Unstable Marbles by Marc Grabow
Deliver a few VERY unstable marbles to the goal.
One-button gameplay.
People voices when they get splashed with paint are from my 4yr old daughter - all votes in audio will be for her :)


Some levels are tricky - be very careful with the accelerator!
| Link | https://42bytes.itch.io/unstable-marbles |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/unstable-marbles |
Ratings
| Overall | 227th | 3.564⭐ | 41🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 170th | 3.632⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 344th | 3.145⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 41th | 4.263⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 327th | 3.303⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 32th | 4⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 50th | 3.855⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 240th | 3.303⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 25🗨️ |

I encountered a slowdown seconds before crossing the level 5 flag. Not sure if it was intended, but it created a photo finish feel :)

The slowdown in Level 5 I noticed as well but it wasn't really planned - to be honest I payed zero attention to performance optimisation, so it is probably because of all the sprites and particle effects happening at that point.
I love the sound design, "You're deeegusting"
The wheels are evil, just plain old evil.
I missed something that would make me feel more confident I was guilty of the mistakes. Many times I tipped over without really understanding why, which made it a bit more frustrating than necessary, not leaving me with the itchy feeling "Oh, I will finish this level THIS time" that usually these games are about.
edit: Now that I read the other comments, I had the slowness on the last level also.
"Oh no! You've lost!" Adorable. :D
Pros:
- It's kawaii,
- Cute graphics and audio
- So glad to see kids enjoying gamedev with their parents!
- Actually quite challenging gameplay
- Fun in it's simplicity
Cons:
- Wish there were more to level design
- My truck got stuck sometimes (especially on second level)
Great job!
EKHEM.... technically, you used daugher to record sounds! You havent made them yourself! That's against COMPO rules :joy: JK
Thanks everyone else for playing as well!
Although I guess it's totally intentional, I would have liked the veicle to be a little more edgy.
When I realized that the routs were oval I laughed a lot.

I did it! Physics and voice acting are top notch :smile:
Cool game. It was fun to try it out.