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 is his entry for the Super Competition #1. 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 assists the Bob-Ball. 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 #1 (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. Despite all of these positive reviews, SMBMM gave the game a negative review, as he heavily criticized the fact that it's a Breakout clone, with the only positive thing about it being the graphics. Mors gave Bob-Ball a 4/10, as he criticized the uninteresting and boring gameplay, but praised the graphics and music.
Bob-Ball currently holds an average score of 6.3 at the main site.
Download
 Download Bob-Ball from MFGG's main site File Size: 5.79 MB
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