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A jam submission

POVballView game page

A game of pinball, but you view it at the size of the ball. Made in 48 hours for the GMTK game jam 2024
Submitted by executeBaja — 3 hours, 2 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#12883.6673.667
Overall#19253.3443.344
Style#22083.3673.367
Enjoyment#24973.0003.000

Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Play this classic game at a different scale

Development Time

48 hours

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Comments

Submitted

Amazingly chaotic, I love it

Submitted

Great graphics, very disorienting, lol

Submitted(+1)

Very cool idea, took some time to understand what was even happening lol

Submitted(+1)

a cool twist on an old classic! I just wish I could have turned the volumn down

Developer

this is the first time I've done so much sound design in a game, so I absolutely forgot about volume. I'll def fix that post-jam.

Submitted(+1)

Yes dude! This is exactly the madness I needed. I was worried about motion sickness on my game too.

Developer

i call this game "ADHD core", and i love it

Submitted

VOD https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2231965435

So  if anything else, the idea is absolutelly nuts and it's about as trippy an experience as it implies. As a gimmick experience it does its job well, it looks unique and I've never seen anything like it before. That being said, while I appreciate it for what it is, the gameplay feels very random and I can't say much on the interractivity of it. Appreciate the option of disabling flashing lights and effects but couldn't quite tell whether they are toggling or not assuming I was doing it right.

But yeah, can't say this is a game people are expected to get back to, but it is a very unique experience.

Developer(+1)

thanks for streaming my game! I did look at the VOD, and I don't know why the simple effect mode didn't turn on, because it didn't seem to be a problem for anyone else. I will definitely add UI for that post-jam 100%.  you were right tho, it is definitely a one-off novelty thing that I'm not heavily planning on coming back to myself.

Submitted

Good idea, and would have really fit in the GMTK Jam 2023 with the theme Roles Reversed
The font and effects are nice, including the Sound Effects
I think the concept is well implemented

Even if the idea is interesting, I think the concept is kind of flawed in itself, because I think not being able to see the whole game removes an important aspect of the original game
+ can lead to motion sickness + epilepsy

Submitted

Impossible to play on a 21:9 screen :(

Developer (1 edit)

zamn. what does it look like if you try? i know i did some funky screen-sizing stuff to make the raytracing consistent

Submitted

It’s stuck on the warning screen, i can’t read how to proceed. Tried to resize and everything but nothing.

Developer(+1)

press A or L (after clicking on the screen once)

Submitted(+1)

That's sooo sensory-overwhelming :D I got my 30k and I'm proud of it! don't care about your 1mil :D

Submitted

My eyes, ears and sense of balance exploded 10/10

Submitted (1 edit)

That game was soooo goooood!!! Although the controls were a bit confusing so I ended up just spamming the left click and space bar the whole time. See if you can beat my high score: 126,400!!!

I tried to send a screen shot here but it wouldn't let me :(

Developer (2 edits)

mine is 1,114,350 :huff:

Submitted

Wow, interesting concept. Confused, but I weirdly love it.

Submitted

Wow, interesting concept. Confused, but I weirdly love it.

Submitted

Cool idea. Never been this confused in my live about whats happening. But its pretty fun!

Submitted

I liked this game