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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameboy Soul | #68 | 4.095 | 4.095 |
| Gameplay | #90 | 3.716 | 3.716 |
| Graphics | #94 | 4.108 | 4.108 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #115 | 3.649 | 3.649 |
| Overall | #163 | 3.498 | 3.498 |
| Quirkiness | #233 | 3.270 | 3.270 |
| Secondary Theme Interpretation | #467 | 2.149 | 2.149 |
Ranked from 74 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Nobody makes pinball games anymore and its a huge shame because they're tonnes of fun, hope you enjoy!
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Great job, this was fun! I was trying to get the ball through the slots on the topmost part of the screen, but couldn't get it to happen. The mystery remains. T.T
You gotta hit the fly first! 5 times!
Can't go wrong with good ol' Pinball. Loved the palette choice and the art! The soundtrack is pretty fun, catchy and fits the overall quirkiness of the game (it reminds me a bit of Mario Paint lol) but i have to say that maybe i prefer the Space Rangers 3D approach to pinball sound design; all sorts of beeps and boops going on all over the place + jingles rather than continuous music? Of course it's just taste, i enjoyed the music nonetheless when i played through the game, like, half a dozen times. Great stuff all around, good job!
WOW. JUST WOW. I first was impressed by the pixel art on the itch page and the machine. Then I played. And it was one surprise after another! The music and audio is fantastic it really does feel like you are playing pinball at an old school arcade! The second screen/map with the duck was such a cute surprise. This game has the gameboy soul. Great work
Thanks so much for your kind words! A full version of the game is now available to wishlist on Steam -
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5319740/Frogball/
FROGBALL!! I had to play it, it has frogs and pinball. A and S as inputs were a bit weird for me, but I got used to it. Always up for a nice pinball game. They really did make way more pinball games back then. Great job on the graphics too.
Thanks so much for your kind words! A full version of the game is now available to wishlist on Steam -
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Couldn't really get far but it was a very clean execution of pinball. Very good.
Wow! What a game! I love this palette - it's so comfortable and easy on the eyes. The table is nice and easy to read, and the ball felt good to control. Reminded me of the Banpresto pinball games that moved up stacked tables to give a sense of progression - it makes it feel more gameboy-ish somehow that the screen doesn't scroll.
Feels great, looks great. The level of polish here is impressive. I'll definitely recommend this to my friends! My high score was 48k, which felt great for a second try.
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Feels so much like the Pokemon Pinball I remember playing as a kid!! It definitely captures the GameBoy vibe really well, great job!
I played this on stream today (recording here) in case you’re interested in watching someone play your game. I wasn’t able to make it very far probably due to lack of skill or knowing when to use the tilt, but I had a good time.
There are not enough stars in space for the game boy soul on this entry. Literally played so much Pokémon pinball as a kid on my Gameboy color. Had forgotten and this really took me back. Graphics were very cute and the music again was very gameboy. Yes very good, I like!
Thanks so much for your kind words! A full version of the game is now available to wishlist on Steam -
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Awesome, I've added it to the wishlist!
GREAT game! Might be the most polished game I've played so far it felt like a completely finished game. Really played like some classic Gameboy pinball games like Pokemon Pinball and Kirby's Pinball Land. OBSESSED with the water effect on the start screen, that was so good! Loved this game, thanks for making it!
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Great job! really loved it
Amazing
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The music slaps! What a wonderful soundtrack. The SFX are just amazing! Well done everyone. Top SCORE!
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very good pinball game ! lot of polish here ! lovely music and graphics ! that was fun !
Nice game, extremely well made! Bravo
Thank you so much! A full version of the game is now available to wishlist on Steam -
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5319740/Frogball/
So cute! It really looks like a Game Boy game, both in terms of the music and the visuals.
I also really like how you've set up your Itchio page :)
As a pinball enjoyer, I must thank you for making one for the jam!
It's pretty neat, got 8k score or so but I'm really in need of a ball save for the first seconds! The tilt wasn't very satisfactory either, but I can see myself playing a lot more.
Thank you so much! A full version of the game is now available to wishlist on Steam -
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5319740/Frogball/
Had me play for hours on end (and return to the game multiple times). There is such a nostalgic feeling on little pinball games like this one. Loved it, for real.
Maybe the music is kinda repetitive/too simple, but I love the whole experience anyway! 10/10 would recommend.
Our sound designer actually surprised me with a second unique track to play during the levels but I didn't have time to refactor to include it (without just randomly picking a song on start). Once the jam is over i'll make sure its added! Thanks for your kind words!
A full version of the game is now available to wishlist on Steam -
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5319740/Frogball/
Love this pinball game! Also love the arcanoid on the 2nd "level", tho i didn't get any further i am sure all other content is really good! Great job!
solid pinball game. i kind of suck at pinball usually, but i managed to get to the top tier on one play– assuming the third level is the top? i even broke all the blocks and killed the duck up there. would have been fun to put in my initials, but every time i get game over i’m pressing buttons and it just puts in AAA. there was one time before that i managed to stop pressing buttons before the game over and i put in T on the first initial and then pressing A once confirmed all of the initials so it ended up TAA. my score was only 5400 on that one, but i guess it saved those initials because there’s a score of 201810 with TAA and my score was up around 170k when i last looked at it before my game ended. i guess i’m too dumb to put in initials.
i really love the title screen. i would have liked to see more stuff like that, but pinball was fun too.
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Sorry to hear you had some trouble with the leaderboards, I've not had anybody else mention issues but you never know how hardware and browser differences will affect functionality. It's *supposed* to be up/down to select characters and left/right to change position, with "A" to accept or "B" to cancel. Love to see the high score though, very well done! Its the highest one i've seen posted so far
no worries, i just had to vent about my stupidity (and brag about my score) lol!
This makes me want to design a pinball game of my own. Love it.