Ball on keys by ludum1118

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made by ludum1118 for LD 42 (COMPO)

Ball on keys is a game in which you click keys on the keyboard in order to create borders around them.

And there is also a ball.

Cover Image

Border around the key will be created on the side in which the arrow is pointing.

Game was made using python 3 and its graphic library tkinter in Notepad++,

bfxr and musiclab for making music, Paint.NET for making graphics.

To run the game extract it and open main.exe file.

Ratings

Overall 725th 1.881⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 718th 1.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 577th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 715th 2.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 694th 1.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 556th 1.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 485th 1.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 597th 1.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

ZZR
13. Aug 2018 · 15:15 UTC
File not found, what a pity.
🎤 ludum1118
13. Aug 2018 · 15:15 UTC
@zzr fixed it
BitJester Media
13. Aug 2018 · 15:16 UTC
Yes, first exe link is broken.
Downloaded with the source code, but I don't have winrar
🎤 ludum1118
13. Aug 2018 · 15:20 UTC
@bitjester-media first link is fixed, no need for winrar
GameJMunk
13. Aug 2018 · 15:29 UTC
A little confusing in the start, but overall very nice game with good innovation.
Sentmoraap
13. Aug 2018 · 20:42 UTC
Interesting concept. Extra hard on non QWERTY keyboard, the game uses characters not physical positions. It would be nice to restart the game without having to close and re-open it. I like the game over sound, it sounds sad but funny sad.
Sentmoraap
13. Aug 2018 · 20:42 UTC
Interesting concept. Extra hard on non QWERTY keyboard, the game uses characters not physical positions. It would be nice to restart the game without having to close and re-open it. I like the game over sound, it sounds sad but funny sad.
Xwilarg
14. Aug 2018 · 00:41 UTC
It took me a while to understand how the game work, the idea is great but maybe a bit too hard from my point of view (but I guess I should know my keyboard better...)
LastLeaf
14. Aug 2018 · 15:57 UTC
Impressive concept. It is hard for me but I still feel the idea is interesting. Good job!
Suchista
14. Aug 2018 · 16:50 UTC
It's a nice (and quite hard) game, but a little tutorial would be appreciated
Mieeh
14. Aug 2018 · 22:23 UTC
Hard to grasp at first but after some time it got a grasp on the game, nice seeing a tkinter game! I've tried python+tkinter before (years ago) and never realized you could create games like this with it!
Great job!
outstar
15. Aug 2018 · 16:47 UTC
Hey, a better tutorial would be appreciated, I didn't quite get the controls at first and prompt messages weren't helpful. Also, is there any way to restart it or quit it? When I lose it, pressing escape just causes a sound :) Good luck in the jam!
🎤 ludum1118
15. Aug 2018 · 17:56 UTC
@outstar thanks for your feedback. There were a lot of comments about controls not being clear, but when you open the game it says on the bottom in yellow letters how to play; can you elaborate on what isn't clear about those instructions. Also in description it says `Border around the key will be created on the side in which the arrow is pointing.` With regards to resetting sorry time ran out before i could add that.
posho
16. Aug 2018 · 01:44 UTC
I love that the game feels and sounds like an old DOS game. At first I got very confused until I payed extra attention to the screen, and to my surprise, the map IS keyboard!

This is a really interesting concept and it is unlike anything I've seen before so I believe some fleshing out could probably lead to something really cool.

If I had anything to suggest you to improve is to give an indication on the map about where the keys would be. Most of the time I ended up trying to calculate which key was related to the wall I wanted to create, but with a fast ball moving around it becomes kind of hard.

Overall this is a great concept and I would tell you to improve on it. Congrats!

Here's a small gift:

![Animate_2018-08-15_20-43-11.png](///raw/fc4/b1/z/19ea5.png)

**[Edit]** Hey, by the way... I saw you rated my game before I had the chance to edit the page. I would appreciate it if you went back to it and gave it a proper review if possible. Sorry for the hassle.
DarkGuardsman
03. Sep 2018 · 19:54 UTC
Good concept, with a little work could be a great game.