I'm ashamed to say I spent most of yesterday night trying to break 2000 points Love the game, but my reflexes are non-existent


One thing I really like is how each game is different -- almost genetic! It all depends on the sequence of powerups you get. And of course, it was a very polished entry; congrats again!

Some ideas for new power ups:
- Bubble size reduced (perhaps the bubble could also start off bigger than it is currently)
- Life meter (Start with 1 HP max, with an increasing allowance as you move forward)
- Companions (bubbles that rotate around you like the shells in mario kart and can protect you, popping if they hit an enemy)
- Bad luck (spawns tough enemies around you)
- Enemy recoil (your shots knock enemies back)

Suggestions:
- Servant of the Lord already mentioned this, I believe; it would be nice if Esc paused the game instead of closing it
- On-screen display of current powerups (could be little icons in the corner)
- Don't know if this should be another game type entirely, but how about announcing the waves (wave 1, wave 2, etc)... And perhaps allowing the player to restart from a wave that was previously cleared (starting at score 0). The game could be like 100 waves deep, and the ability to restart would allow us to train for certain enemy types!

(You'll notice most of those suggestions are to make the game easier... lol )

Thanks for the suggestions, I agree with most of them. Here are some things that I was thinking:

-Red spinning enemies are a little to difficult in certain scenarios
-Not a huge fan of having health, but I think I might add a shield powerup that allows you to be hit without dying
-There needs to be an intermediate enemy after the green bubbles, so the beginning of the game is a little more exciting
-Special power that shoots bullets in all directions (Cooldown based perhaps)

I'm also hoping to implement some graphical improvements.

Kiwibonga, what all are you planning to do to your game?

Those sound good

I'm honestly thinking of going commercial... I hope the people who said "I would totally buy this if it was a full game" were serious! It seems like it would be a good project to learn about mobile programming, if I can somehow acquire a mobile device and license. I would have to rework it a lot though, and that could take some time; the bitmap level format was convenient to get levels out quickly, but definitely not flexible enough for a "serious" application (bouncing, for instance, requires different pixel colors depending on whether the bars are horizontal or vertical, and the bugs are hard to fix when platforms aren't 100% level -- the file sizes are not worth the trouble).

Wanna assemble an "indie bundle?"

It does sound like an interesting option for fast deployment, but I don't have the budget for it now... I'm most likely going to publish for desktops/netbooks first, and then take it from there. My C++ framework is cross-platform in theory, so the only non-trivial port would be to iOS...

That's cool, I hope the game gets noticed! Do keep us updated!

Hi there,

Here's a little reworked version of my entry: Download (ZIP, 15 MB)

I fixed a few bugs and added a (big) level... Also you can change the resolution of the game by editing the ini file; see readme.txt.

Stay tuned for a commercial release... Hopefully by the end of the year!