Henkan Pachinko by AnaGF

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made by AnaGF for LD35 (JAM)
Make the ball reach the golden box at the bottom!

Instructions:
Click on boxes to change its shape between square and triangle.
On each level you have a limited number of shifting moves.
When your boxes are ready, launch the ball!
If you get stuck or you lose the ball, retry!

Good luck!

Credits:
Developed by Ana Guillen Fernandez & Manuel Guillen Fernandez

Ana: Art, Programming, Game Design
Manuel: Art, Game design, Audio Hunting

Music:
"DIYTechNOOO" by mathgrant
"Oceans a Return" by Gonzalo Varela
"Electric Donkey Muscles" by RoccoW

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.34 444
Fun(Jam) 3.46 253
Graphics(Jam) 3.25 584
Humor(Jam) 2.44 542
Innovation(Jam) 3.05 549
Mood(Jam) 2.98 638
Theme(Jam) 3.34 555

Feedback

Marcellus
18. Apr 2016 路 13:31 UTC
4 levels only and ... AN ADD BEFORE YOU CAN PLAY THE GAME ? What the hell guys !

Game is nice, too short but nice, too bad we can't rate the music it was the best part.

It's the first time I see adds before playing a ludum entry.

Here is an enlarge your penis pic to support my comment.

http://www.virilityex.net/images/buy/virility-ex.jpg
馃帳 AnaGF
18. Apr 2016 路 13:37 UTC
Thanks for the comment. Ads removed, Gamejolt puts ads on all games by default, forgot to quit them
Hyoga-3D
18. Apr 2016 路 13:45 UTC
Great use of the theme, the game mechanics works pretty nice, maybe this would create a good mobile game, because is very simple and addictive, good job.
Marsouin
18. Apr 2016 路 13:59 UTC
Funy game ! Gg
Linver
18. Apr 2016 路 14:42 UTC
You should, I think,
1. Make ingame background and textures moar monotonous, but moar contrast - it slow level decide.
2. Add new shape switchers or interactive objects - moar and moar boxes is bad idea.
3. Try to reach 5-9 objects on one pizzle. (by human's short memory size)
jdmazz
18. Apr 2016 路 21:32 UTC
Music was quite good. Background art was good. I actually enjoyed the game. I did want more levels, but it's LD, so I understand. Really, if problem is that four levels isn't enough, that's a good sign IMHO. I actually think it was max fun.
DragonZBW (SparkLight Games)
18. Apr 2016 路 23:38 UTC
Clever idea! Very nice
Crimson713
19. Apr 2016 路 00:01 UTC
Nice idea. I liked the visuals and the music.
JohnGalt
19. Apr 2016 路 00:10 UTC
Neat and fun!
BarkingCat
19. Apr 2016 路 00:13 UTC
Game is short, music is great, and I don't know why, but it reminds me of Peggle.
ceosol
19. Apr 2016 路 00:47 UTC
That was a really fun physics game. Nice job!
cabezotta
19. Apr 2016 路 02:32 UTC
Fun game! Very simple but effective use of the theme!
馃帳 AnaGF
19. Apr 2016 路 07:00 UTC
Thanks for the comments and votes!
Some of the ideas you have posted are really good, maybe I could develop this further and design more levels.
Munchy2007
19. Apr 2016 路 10:24 UTC
Good looking game, loved the music
monaarc
19. Apr 2016 路 10:32 UTC
MORE LEVEL PLEASE ! It's too short !
I noticed something disturbing when you shift back to the initial shape of a plateform it's considered like a shift, so you have to click on "retry" and restart all the configuration you made.

The graphics and music are cooooooool :)

Now add more kind of plateforms and levels with 2, 3, 4, 5 balls and this will be a very nice mobile game !
馃帳 AnaGF
19. Apr 2016 路 11:55 UTC
I had not enough time to make more levels, but I may upload a post-jam version some day or another!
Kinth
19. Apr 2016 路 12:42 UTC
Fun little game, a refreshing take on the theme. I love the background image on the machines.

It is a little too short and a it easy but an idea with a lot of potential.
Fumiko
19. Apr 2016 路 14:15 UTC
I like the background texture, really nice
Rafos Games
19. Apr 2016 路 14:32 UTC
I like how you use the theme, it's fun. I hope you update the game with more levels.
GrooveMan
19. Apr 2016 路 19:46 UTC
Vibrant and cute! The choice of music was really good; puzzle games like this need rather driving music to keep the energy up.
Adipson
20. Apr 2016 路 08:57 UTC
nice ambiant and atmosphere ! nice work
Rakowu
20. Apr 2016 路 11:24 UTC
Funny and nice game. Good engine and logic. Best part was when I had to retry becouse of that:

http://imgur.com/gallery/fLQWgZC/new

Good job :D
馃帳 AnaGF
20. Apr 2016 路 11:55 UTC
Nice screenshot. Sometimes shit happens.
Arvydas
20. Apr 2016 路 14:02 UTC
Pretty fun game! Though I will say it was a bit easy for me XD Some levels I was able to win with a few shifts left. Overall, good, fun game!
Anikki
20. Apr 2016 路 14:45 UTC
Simple but enjoyable.
Crosstales
20. Apr 2016 路 22:45 UTC
The game is nice and looks polished!
Good work!
WeaverDeveloper
21. Apr 2016 路 01:36 UTC
Pretty fun, but much too short.
lightspeedlucas
21. Apr 2016 路 03:25 UTC
Looks very polished, had fun playing it! Well done.
joemid
21. Apr 2016 路 03:41 UTC
Beat the game- I could keep going!
mrStrings
21. Apr 2016 路 03:48 UTC
Hello! Loved the octopus drawings :)
The puzzle design is interesting even though it's rather simple. Would be awesome if you expanded it into more levels to see how deep the concept can be (I'm curious about it).

By the way, what does the title mean?

Also, sorry for the merchandising, but just in case you are interested in playing our game and find nothing in my profile, that's because it's in my teammate's account.
You can check WolfBit here:
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=87729
馃帳 AnaGF
21. Apr 2016 路 09:17 UTC
Thanks for the comments!
Well, about the title... Pachinko is a japanese gambling game, where a small ball falls in something simillar to a pinball. It is a completely random game, but we thought it could be nice a game that consists on changing a Pachinko's obstacles, so we decided to keep the reference.
Henkan means something similar "to transform". The truth is we tried lots of titles, and maybe "Henkan Pachinko" isn't coherent on japanese (because we don't know japanese), but sounded good and had some relation with the game.
codeartisticninja
21. Apr 2016 路 09:49 UTC
Neat little puzzler.. could be better with more levels and mechanics..
panurge
21. Apr 2016 路 10:03 UTC
Really enjoyable - great mood and a simple but sweet concept. The difficulty curve of the puzzles was pitched just right. You could make a nice full game from this basis. Good work!
ekkiiiii
21. Apr 2016 路 11:27 UTC
Makes me think of the countless hours I spent playing Peggle - big compliment! I like that you removed something usually so essential to this type of game ("the randomness") and I did not think anything was missing at all. I'd play more of it. The UI could have used more work to make the game feel more polished.
hregrin
21. Apr 2016 路 12:53 UTC
Nice game, cute graphics, simple controls. What's more to ask? Great job :)
bar0net
21. Apr 2016 路 14:53 UTC
Curious little puzzler. Very original
celia14
21. Apr 2016 路 22:16 UTC
Fun and cute! Too bad there's not more levels, I was just starting to get addicted. :)
luquio
21. Apr 2016 路 23:27 UTC
nice use of physics and the shapeshift of the boxes! I would suggest to make the number of shifts availables a Little more visible cuz i discovered it on level 3, maybe should read carefully the description haha
pixelpotions
22. Apr 2016 路 00:05 UTC
Fun game. Would have loved to see more levels but a solid entry nonetheless.
bigbatardyt
22. Apr 2016 路 00:21 UTC
simple but really effective
sararyCow
22. Apr 2016 路 01:08 UTC
Great! I would love to see more levels, the game ends when things are turning interesting. I see a lot of potential here.
RafaSKB
22. Apr 2016 路 01:46 UTC
Nice puzzle and surprisingly challenging. I love the background painting too :)
Tchaikovsky Lins
22. Apr 2016 路 05:09 UTC
Really a great game!!

Nice art, great music and clever puzzles. Would be wonderful if there are more levels, I'd play all, but great job guys! ^_^
KitsuDev
22. Apr 2016 路 11:02 UTC
i love the game and the art, is not so hard but i enjoyed the game a lot!
Deconstructeam
22. Apr 2016 路 11:23 UTC
Quite simple but well executed! Some levels I could solve them without using all my shifts, I'd like it to be a little more demanding in that aspect haha. But it's a game really easy to understand and you can play it with very little explanation, that's a victory on design already. Way to go!
vctr_seleucos
22. Apr 2016 路 13:36 UTC
Short but well made game, nice idea for the theme. Maybe for a second version you can add new mechanics or feature that stop/change de movement of the ball. Also, for a new version look for other music: after a while it's pretty annoying for a puzzle-game. Good job!
Naca
22. Apr 2016 路 14:16 UTC
Nice entry. Simple yet effective mechanic. I think it could be easily expanded by adding some levels and increasing their complexity. Even a level editor could be implemented... y'know, give the community the tools and they'll do the work. Well, maybe I'm looking away too much :D
DevelopTech
22. Apr 2016 路 14:16 UTC
Great and easy to understand concept. You have done a great job.
I think there are few easy things you can change in order to inprove the gameplay:

1 - Posibility of undo a shapeshift and recover a movement. It turns a bit tedious to have to restart an entire level because of a mistake.
2 - More levels. It's known that there is not enough time in a game jam for including many levels but you can take it into account for a post-jam version.
3- And if it is that the case: Try to include different materials (ice, sand...) with different behaviours.
JoseArias
22. Apr 2016 路 14:32 UTC
Muy buen juego, bastante entretenido y aunque no haya muchos niveles se capta la idea y lo que puede llegar a ser.

Muy buen trabajo :)
Xanjos
22. Apr 2016 路 15:49 UTC
You can actually pass the last two levels using just one shift but other than that this was pretty fun to play and would definitely love to see some more levels.
axoona
22. Apr 2016 路 20:07 UTC
short but interesting, there's a good potential if you add some more levels.
I really liked the graphics
jakkarn
22. Apr 2016 路 21:19 UTC
Good music, just enough challenging to make it fun. With many levels it would be a nice and addicting game, especially as a mobile app!
ObsessiveNotion
22. Apr 2016 路 21:30 UTC
Nice concept. Was a bit too easy because there wasn't much variety
Fonserbc
22. Apr 2016 路 22:20 UTC
Even though there are not many levels, I enjoyed the design of those. They made me smile :)

Buen trabajo!
wg_phancock
22. Apr 2016 路 23:14 UTC
Interesting mechanic and nice art/music. I'd like to see more elements than just boxes that turn into triangles, like things you have to rotate or circles that turn to ovals, etc. Some pachinko ringing style sound effects would really add to it too.
fin_nolimit
22. Apr 2016 路 23:17 UTC
My daughter Jasmine played your game and loved it!! She was able to finish all the levels and had no problems with the controls!!! She said your art was amazing!!!! Fantastic job
Ithildin
23. Apr 2016 路 01:30 UTC
Nice idea! Levels were well thought of, you need to add more!

Graphics are a bit trickier to rate, the background drawing and the materials alone are good, but the mix feels a bit odd.

Good entry, congrats!
Pickens Inc.
23. Apr 2016 路 09:38 UTC
Lovely little pachinko game. Nice simple use of shapeshift. Cute yet really nice art.
Oliver_MB
23. Apr 2016 路 09:54 UTC
When I was kid I played similar games. It's very fun! I love the background :D
Andreas Brandt
23. Apr 2016 路 13:47 UTC
Nice entry, a little bit too short, the music is great, it's a cool idea overall, good job :)
mermeladaGames
23. Apr 2016 路 15:14 UTC
Really good game, simple and addictive. I felt sad when i completed all levels hahaha. Nice work ^^
APantaloni
23. Apr 2016 路 16:59 UTC
Short but enjoyable puzzle game. I'd love to see this developed further
pjimmy
23. Apr 2016 路 18:06 UTC
Nice, clever game
TheMeorch
23. Apr 2016 路 20:54 UTC
Nice work on this! I like how the solutions are rarely what you'd first thing when looking at each level.
It would be a nice feature to be able to see which blocks have been shifted. And of course I'd love to see more levels!
bazkur98
24. Apr 2016 路 14:11 UTC
Hey I really enjoyed this, I only wish it was longer :)
Some sort of scoring might of been nice and if you could come up with a way to randomly generate the layouts would be really cool but always leave your fans wanting more I guess :)
Felladrin
24. Apr 2016 路 17:47 UTC
Enjoyable puzzle game! Funny songs, fit the game mood. Keep it up!
Khaoz_Fang
25. Apr 2016 路 06:15 UTC
Very nice idea and graphics!
PeachTreeOath
25. Apr 2016 路 06:23 UTC
awww I was hoping for more levels
Cerno_b
25. Apr 2016 路 18:28 UTC
I like the idea.

The graphics and music are good. Physics works well. Sometimes I have the feeling that the levels could have been thought out a little better. For instance, I was able to complete the last one with two balls left.

All in all, a solid entry. Maybe you can polish a bit and release it on an app store?
Brian Mayberry
26. Apr 2016 路 01:28 UTC
Just about the perfect entry. Nailed all the categories, and there's really only nit-picks to make about the details, solid entry.
Fabraz
26. Apr 2016 路 02:40 UTC
Surprisingly addictive!
Pietro Ferrantelli
26. Apr 2016 路 07:35 UTC
Good physics puzzler, the mechanics works well and the execution is nice. The graphics and especially background image is eye-candy and the audio fits the rest of the entry well. Enjoyed it a lot and played until the end, you could add more levels without any problems I think.
ployer
27. Apr 2016 路 03:17 UTC
fantastic. I would add, if you click on the same object it shouldn't count as using a shift. clicking it again would be like an undo. great concept, alot of potential. add more levels with some other shapes and this could be great
Mathias Olsson
27. Apr 2016 路 03:37 UTC
Great game. Well done. Reminds me of the old game "The Incredible Machine".
SHLFStudios
27. Apr 2016 路 19:43 UTC
simple mechanic. would like to see more to it, like scoring if you didn't use all shifts, etc. keep fleshing this one out more and you may have something here
puppetmaster
27. Apr 2016 路 19:55 UTC
Great game! Love the music! Keep up the good work!
Digitaldude555
27. Apr 2016 路 19:56 UTC
Very short game, I think the mechanics were too basic to make more levels, it would get repetitive and unexciting quickly, maybe add different shapes or multiple balls. Over all pretty good. I liked the music too it suits the game.
Sabina Lis
27. Apr 2016 路 23:37 UTC
Nice to play! Would have loved to try more levels with increasing dificulty, thanks!
Aaranos
28. Apr 2016 路 00:50 UTC
A bit short but it is pretty fun. A variety of different types of blocks could make it a good candidate for a full project.
deathray
28. Apr 2016 路 02:27 UTC
Good game, although a little too easy. The music was really good, but too fast for a contemplative game like this. I also liked the graphics.
Foxtacy
28. Apr 2016 路 06:53 UTC
Yours right there is a GREAT puzzle. And your musician did an AWESOME job on the soundtrack, this is easily one of my favorite entries so far :D
Black Horn Studios
28. Apr 2016 路 10:55 UTC
Viendo los cr茅ditos os contesto en castellano :). Me parece que hab茅is aprovechado muy bien la jam para terminar sacando un producto nuevo. Nos agrada mucho la idea y os animo a continuarla. 脷nico tip es que resulta curioso que se pueden acabar las pantallas con menos intentos de los que se ofrecen, se comprende porque es un juego de jam y no hay tiempo para afinar. Pero pensad simplemente en poner un sistema de estrellas 1-2-3 para que el jugador lo termine y para que se autoexija a posterior a completarlo del modo optimo. Un saludo, enhorabuena por completar el juego.
SantiHisteria
28. Apr 2016 路 13:54 UTC
Interesting idea! I like it... it's simple and funny. Perfect to play in the metro! ;-)
OrangePop
29. Apr 2016 路 00:49 UTC
This satisfies that human need to play more Pachinko. Nice job
flummox3d
29. Apr 2016 路 06:12 UTC
Really liked the puzzles, solved two of them without using all available shifts. The music is really catchy. Nice work! :)
forestgamer007
29. Apr 2016 路 20:36 UTC
80 is maximum points to get Innovation: 4/10 Fun: 6/10
Theme: 5/10
Graphics: 6/10
Audio: 5/10
Humor: 0/10
Mood: 0/10
Coolness: 5/10
Overall: 31/80
Good Game
DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!
30. Apr 2016 路 16:03 UTC
Good arcanoid with limited platform shifting.
Rock Eaters
01. May 2016 路 07:02 UTC
Nice pachinko :)
KairosXIII
03. May 2016 路 03:58 UTC
Clever puzzle game, nice take on theme. Love the art in the background.
medidog
04. May 2016 路 05:43 UTC
Short and really nice game, would be much better if shapeshifting could vary in terms of just block to triangle. Right now, everything feels like it is average, but normally the game has a better potential than what it is right now. Overall, great achievement!
Uson Chen
05. May 2016 路 15:03 UTC
It's pity that the background "animal" is just a background~
abuzreq
07. May 2016 路 18:02 UTC
Nice game,you need to add more levels though !
Also could add things like two balls from multiple sources,
and a bonus if the player managed to win a level while saving some of the shape shifts.
The music was good and so was the art.
josemwarrior
09. May 2016 路 01:19 UTC
Veamos... el juego ha sido divertido, lo suficiente para no despegarme de el, y olvidarme de todo hasta que me lo he pasado. As铆 que objetivo cumplido para una jam. :D

Quiz谩 el "tema" no ha sido demasiado original. Puesto que he visto varios juegos usar esta misma idea, pero en este caso esta muy bien ejecutado.

Cosas que me han gustado:
- La elecci贸n de la m煤sica.
- El dibujo del pulpo, y el dise帽o de todos los elementos, parece una maquina de verdad.
- El dise帽o de niveles ha sido lo suficientemente inteligente para jugar con mi inteligencia.

Cosas que no me han gustado:
- Muy corto :D (Pero no es exigible puesto que es una jam y no se puede pedir m谩s.)
- El tutorial, el texto esta semitransparente, no indica bien como jugar, me ha costado entenderlo.

Cosas que me gustar铆a ver en un futuro:
- Much铆simos mas niveles. :DD
- El fondo de la maquina animado, con 2 o 3 frames.
- Efectos de sonido.
- Cuando la bola toque un elemento que este se encienda. Emita luz y sonido.
- Mas elementos de coordinaci贸n, como bloques que se muevan.
- Que por donde tiene que caer la bola forme parte del decorado de la mesa, como la boca de un monstruito o algo as铆.
yuigoto
09. May 2016 路 07:03 UTC
The game is really nice, the level design is really clever too. It's a shame the game's short :<, more levels would make it even better! :)

Gotta say I like the graphics and the simple, direct-to-the-point, mechanics. It makes playing simple, fun and more open to everyone. ;)

Needs more levels! :P
euske
09. May 2016 路 07:58 UTC
I wish it had more levels.
RealityCheck
09. May 2016 路 15:27 UTC
Nice but short game. Kinda wish there were a few more levels. Also, it wasn't clear which way the ramp would go sometimes, as I wanted it to go one way, but it turned out to go the other so I had to retry. On one of the levels we had three shifts available, but I only did one and that was all that was needed. I don't know if that was by default, or I just found an exploit. Still it was fun while it lasted.
Tanton-H2X
09. May 2016 路 18:41 UTC
full of brainwave power!very interesing!
it let me remind a old game which i play when i was a child, and the how great the decorative art,everything was fit together much innovation and harmony! espically the break down of the sense of rhythm,very cool and fantastic.
( third level & final level are the most cool level i feel,all not to hard but fun enough)
馃帳 AnaGF
10. May 2016 路 11:13 UTC
Thank you all for the votes and feedback!
It has helped us to learn a lot. We have enjoyed this LD, we are thinking about making a post-jam version, though we have not much time.
Ratings are good, we thought we had worse results since this edition has had a really good level, when I was trying and voting I rarely found a game which rating should be less than 3 stars. Thanks to all the people who played and voted :)