hey GBM! nice seeing you here.
i'm also itching for a dpad launch button. really, all face buttons including dpad could trigger ball launch, as there's no other command to dedicate to the buttons.
the ball patterns are a little tricky to discern at a glance, but it is functional and i'm not getting confused often. if there's any bandwidth to devote to overhauling the patterns, this would make the user experience all the better.
Thanks, gg, for an excellent port of a great Pico-8 title. I hope to see more Pico games come to Playdate