Balls
Games
mobile puzzle game
SHOW HN2014
163points
64comments
#144of 2,272 in 2014
Top 7%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 7 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Original, elegant gameplay and physics
From 3 comments
Well executed, original, emergent and possibly highly addictive! I imagine you'd get the rotational equivalent of Tetris Syndrome after playing this for too long! The gravity…
muxxa on HNBalls has an interesting game play that I haven't seen before. The physics work very well. My only issue is that there is no option to remove the sound and haptic feedback. I…
chrisBob on HNStuff like this blows my mind - such simplicity and yet great elegance and feel. Although, as a programmer you are always surrounded by stuff which you feel is amazing and far…
shubhamjain on HN
Polished design
From 2 comments
Technical question here, since it's not open source. Do you use only UIKit components (like UIView with UIKitDynamics) or are you using SpriteKit/Coco2D? I'm impressed with the…
dimillian on HNThis is totally unrelated but we have such similar handwriting that I could convince myself I wrote your sketches at the beginning. Love the game! Great job.
tylermac1 on HN
Objections
Hard to find in App Store search due to generic name
From 3 comments
Looks great. The name got me thinking about App discovery however. I search for 'Balls' and got many hits, most irrelevant and uninteresting. Then I searched for the exact title…
jobvandervoort on HNWow, great game! I can image this being a hit on the app store. Sometimes the rotation feels a little awkward, but with a bit more polish this could be a huge hit. I also think,…
axx on HNThere's nothing wrong with that for people who choose to use it that way. But it kills discoverability (well, more accurately, there is no discoverability) for people who may…
obviouslygreen on HN
Difficulty ramps up too fast
From 2 comments
Well executed, original, emergent and possibly highly addictive! I imagine you'd get the rotational equivalent of Tetris Syndrome after playing this for too long! The gravity…
muxxa on HNWow, great game! I can image this being a hit on the app store. Sometimes the rotation feels a little awkward, but with a bit more polish this could be a huge hit. I also think,…
axx on HN
No option to turn off sound and haptics
From 1 comment
Balls has an interesting game play that I haven't seen before. The physics work very well. My only issue is that there is no option to remove the sound and haptic feedback. I…
chrisBob on HN
Requests
Add sound and haptics off option
From 1 comment
I will add turn off button in the next update. Thanks!
ivanpashenko on HN
Open source the project
From 3 comments
Very nice, congratulations on releasing it. Is it open source?
intruder on HNPretty fun, any chance of open sourcing it? Might be a good way for early Swift devs to get a foray into game development.
niix on HNPlease say yes OP
ts95 on HN
Slow-motion effect for bomb balls
From 1 comment
Well executed, original, emergent and possibly highly addictive! I imagine you'd get the rotational equivalent of Tetris Syndrome after playing this for too long! The gravity…
muxxa on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 1 comment
Very nice, congratulations on releasing it. Is it open source?
intruder on HN
Why iOS 8+ only?
From 1 comment
Any specific reason why it's iOS 8+ only? I wanted to try the performance on older devices
ergl on HN
Which resources were used to learn Swift?
From 2 comments
Really interested in the resources used to learn Swift?
derptacos on HNWould you recommend any course/site/tutorials/resources etc. for learning Swift? P.S. Nice game!
jhadi on HN
Alternatives named
Bust a Move
From 1 comment
Very nice twist on the Bust a Move[0] gameplay. It reminds me of something that the creator of flappy bird said about how he looks to develop games that can be played with one…
bliti on HN
Tetrisphere
From 1 comment
Balls reminds me of Tetrisphere for Nintendo 64. Neat.
pwenzel on HN