#Description:

This is my entry for the GMTK game jam, The theme for GMTK Game Jam 2019 is "only one".
In **Bong**, there is only 1 ball, and 1 paddle. See how far you can get!

I'd like to have got some audio, or background music in for the competition but i ran out of time. The whole thing took about 7-8 hours start to finish, i spent a lot of time messing about with circle drawing algorithms... ugh, math.

#Controls:

**Z key** - Start / Begin game.

**Arrow keys** - Move your paddle

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
AuthorSyphonx
Made withPICO-8
Tagsbong, Game Maker's Toolkit Jam, PICO-8, pong

Comments

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Well made game! The presentation is well done, the sound effects are on point and the game is easy to get into. My only complaint I suppose would be that the paddle is a bit on the speedy side. But even then, it is something that can be easily adjusted to after some time. I could see this getting a mention from Mark Brown.

(+3)

What a brilliant idea! My only issue is that the paddle is a bit difficult to see at times as it's quite thin; Apart from that, this is a really fun game to play!

(+1)

Stellar!  A great "One more time" game and the bounce sound effect is perfect. Very solid, hopefully this gets at least a mention.

(+1)

This is actually a pretty neat time-waster. Nice

(+1)

Super clever idea, fits the theme well! Wish I had thought of it! Put in a good dose bit of fine tuning (ball/paddle speed/size) and aesthetic polish (y'know, game 'juice') maybe mix in some more game modes and I could see this as a mobile game !

(+2)

This is excellent. Not only is it moresome as a game but it's fair. You lose because you screwed up, and that's an excellent sign. Also, of course, the title screen is absolutely banging. Very nicely done.

(+1)

Also I like that the ball always starts by going toward the paddle - it's a small thing, but the game is much better off doing that then if it were to go in a random direction.

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If there was one thing I'd spruce up the main game just a little. I wouldn't have those main menu particles going through the middle circle but maybe they could go around the outside or something like that - or orbit around the outside if that were even possible. But that aside, no complaints.

(+2)

Really enjoy it! Could see this being expanded on by the outer layer taking different shapes to create more dynamic movement