Gnop! - MiniLD58

[purplehuman]

This is my entry for MiniLD58 game jam themed "Pong".

Gnop! is basically Pong with a little twist. Instead of two paddles controlling one ball, there's one paddle controlling two balls. The balls are gaining speed every ten seconds, so you're trying to survive as long as possible. Use your mouse to move the paddle.

If you survive more than 50 seconds, "Nice job!"

If you survive more than 80 seconds, "You're a great player!"

If you survive more than 100 seconds, "Truly wonderful!"

I'm not sure if "Truly wonderful!" is humanly possible though. Edit: I can confirm that "Truly wonderful!" is possible. I made 101 seconds once.

Update: Fixed a bug. It doesn't matter if the mouse leaves the window anymore. And added a fullscreen option.

Here's a screenshot:

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Here's the game:

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[davisdude]

Good, except that you have to press space too much, and it's not clear from the get-go that you need to use the mouse.

[Kingdaro]

I like the idea of this. Managed to get 122 seconds.

[davisdude]

Another suggestion- I would suggest using love.mouse.setRelativeMode. I found it sort of annoying that the mouse would leave the window and cause me to lose.

[purplehuman]

Another suggestion- I would suggest using love.mouse.setRelativeMode. I found it sort of annoying that the mouse would leave the window and cause me to lose.

Thanks davisdude, I agree with all of your points. I will try to fix them all, after the jam ends. Unfortunately I entered the game in the jam in this condition.

[purplehuman]

I like the idea of this. Managed to get 122 seconds.

Thanks. Wow, 122 seconds! That's impressive!