Bob-Ball
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| Developer(s) | Q-Nova |
| Announce Date | March 25, 2015 |
| Release Date | April 7, 2015 |
| Genre | Minigame |
| Players | 1 |
| Input | Standard keyboard |
| Medium | GameMaker: Studio |
| Platform | Windows |
| Status | Completed |
Bob-Ball is a Breakout clone fangame made by Q-Nova. It's his first fangame to be submitted at MFGG, and his entry for the Super Competition. It didn't win the Super Competition, as it didn't earn any votes. Most of the graphics are custom and drawn from Q-Nova, along with one music track which is composed by Q-Nova (and it's also his first music track that he has composed).
Synopsis
In the skies, a Bob-Ball (which is a sub-species of a Bob-Omb) found a magical bar, that can move and contains a spring inside. The Bob-Ball decided to clear up brick blocks (which have been floating at the sky for too long), with the help of the magical bar. However, someone has set a timer on the Bob-Ball without any reason, so the Bob-Ball can't be breaking the brick blocks forever.
Gameplay
As with most Breakout games, the player controls the paddle, which assits a Bob-Ball (which is a sub-species of the Bob-Ombs). The Bob-Ball can break brick blocks and bounce off the paddle. Once all the brick blocks are destroyed, a new set of brick blocks is generated. Unlike any other Breakout game, this game contains a timer. Once the timer reaches zero, the Bob-Ball explodes and the game ends. If the paddle misses the Bob-Ball, fifteen seconds of time is lost. Sometimes if the Bob-Ball breaks a brick block, a powerup is revealed which causes a temporary effect.
Powerups
- Mushroom - The paddle stretches, which makes it harder to miss the Bob-Ball
- 1-up Mushroom - Gives the Bob-Ball fifteen extra seconds of time
- Fire Flower - Engulfs the Bob-Ball in fire, which prevents the Bob-Ball from bouncing off brick blocks
- Ice Flower - Creates a ice bridge below the paddle, which saves Bob-Ball from falling
- Carrot - The Bob-Ball earns bunny ears, which makes the Bob-Ball fall slower
- Boomerang Flower - Two boomerangs are thrown from below, which destroys brick blocks that are in it's path
Reception
While it didn't win the Super Competition (as it didn't earn any votes), Bob-Ball received positive reviews in the main site. They praised the powerups and graphics, but they criticized the music. But all of the reviews gave it a score of seven out of ten, expect for SMBMM's, which gave it a score of three out of ten (as he heavily criticized the fact that it's a Breakout clone).
Download
 Download Bob-Ball from MFGG's main site File Size: 5.79 MB
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