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Cheer Pinball by hakimallazi

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made by hakimallazi for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

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In Cheer Pinball, you're not just playing for points—you’re playing for the love and cheers of your tiny, overly dramatic fans. !Can you keep your fans hyped, or will you send them into a pint-sized meltdown? Time to find out!

Controls: A (Left Flipper) D (Right Flipper). Space - Spring to launch your ball.

As we can't host this in Ludum Dare due to (SharedArrayBuffer), please head to https://exoddinary.itch.io/cheer-pinball to play or download the file (with shader-enabled).

Extra Dev Story: Thank you to everyone who played our game! We originally planned to feature tiny creatures in a more meaningful way, but with time running short, we ended up using them as the cheering crowd for our pinball game instead. It wasn't exactly what we intended, but it worked in the end! We almost didn’t make it, starting late and facing challenges with 3D in Godot for the first time. Still, with just one day left, we pulled through and built something playable. Thanks for giving it a go!

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Credit: Izokia : Dev (Hawaii) Exoddinary : Artist (Malaysia) Ling Lin : Composer (US)

Itch.io https://exoddinary.itch.io/cheer-pinball
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/cheer-pinball

Ratings

Overall 995th 2.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 889th 2.925⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1063th 2.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 854th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 620th 2.824⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Humor 838th 2.406⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 969th 2.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

RascarCapackDev
07. Oct 2024 · 20:14 UTC
a good looking, good and simple pinball game. the theme could have been incorporated better. It was fun to give it a spin
v1ris
08. Oct 2024 · 16:24 UTC
having some trouble downloading/playing online...
Rodgems
08. Oct 2024 · 16:25 UTC
Fun - love a pinball game!

I do think the flippers move a little slow, and often just end up catching the ball as they come back down. Also could definitely lean into the theme a little more - maybe some textures on the board to theme it or something similar. A great effort overall though!
BigDippers
08. Oct 2024 · 16:26 UTC
Congrats on submitting, clean pinball game. Would've been nice to see it fit the theme more.
v1ris
08. Oct 2024 · 16:26 UTC
nvm figured it out! i got 10000 points, really nice pinball game :) i agree with others, maybe the tiny creatures could have been inside/part of the design of the pinball machine itself rather than just cheering you on outside of it
Flaterectomy
08. Oct 2024 · 16:29 UTC
It's a pinball game and that's clearly what it is! The flippers are a little slow to really slap that ball around, though it could be the web client not reacting as fast as I'd like.

A couple of times the ball sorta got stuck at the end after firing it and it fell back down to the launcher. I feel the machine would've been more interesting with a more asymmetrical design, perhaps.

The art is simple but clear, the soundtrack is good. The theme-inclusion feels a little removed from the game itself.

Nice work overall!
Fleur
08. Oct 2024 · 16:29 UTC
My fans are there for me and happy about how many points I make and that's all that matters. Really nice simple but cool game, congrats!
evindor
08. Oct 2024 · 16:30 UTC
Cool pinball machine! Had fun playing, was very funny when I got stuck in the launch line, or managed to get the ball back in there. Great work!
BogdanB
08. Oct 2024 · 16:30 UTC
liked it!
Griperis
08. Oct 2024 · 16:32 UTC
Fun idea and concept. But the fans seem meaningless, at least in my playthrough. When I hit the ball and play the game, the fans are always cheering, there is no punishment or the cheering doesn't stop if you just wait and don't do anything. It would be cool if it was tied down to the score or some multiplier based on recent hits.

Also The provided .exe doesn't work for me.
whyitss
08. Oct 2024 · 16:34 UTC
Simple, enjoyable and well done. Maybe could fit the theme a bit more but it was still fun!
rkhadder
08. Oct 2024 · 19:50 UTC
nice classic pinball - congrats on your submission!
pencildash
09. Oct 2024 · 00:37 UTC
Simple classic pinball game. Maybe add a color change or feedback on ball hit the objects . Also change skull color on each hit for higher score.
Lussard Studio
14. Oct 2024 · 16:47 UTC
Nice pinball game !
Maybe you could consider adding camera shake effect and some feedback to make it more juicy ?
The physics work well overall!
Judith Hantisse
15. Oct 2024 · 02:11 UTC
Nice job submitting your game! The game works well :) I think a bit more feedback on what gives you points or not could be a nice addition as I was a bit confused sometimes, my points would still go up while the ball was still in the launching area.
ljol3
15. Oct 2024 · 03:35 UTC
what an odd culture these orange men live in
leckert
15. Oct 2024 · 04:46 UTC
Love the graphics and sounds! It would be cool to up the juice as others have mentioned above -- faster flippers and making the fans respond more to events in the game would make the gameplay even more satisfying!
Pachino55
18. Oct 2024 · 21:09 UTC
Simple, but cool game