# Q\*bob - bouncing game

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [May 24, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206 "2008-05-24T07:49:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@mook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mook)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/1 "2008-05-24T07:49:56Z")

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Hi all,

I’d love some feedback on my new game Q\*bob, it’s a game where ou basically bounce around and squash the orange guys while avoiding the green guys, loosely based on my earlier game Splodge:

[www.flashbynight.com/qbob](http://www.flashbynight.com/qbob)

I just put the game up, so it should be easy to get a hi score

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**Author:** ![Templarian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/templarian/32/7152_2.png) [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/2 "2008-05-24T14:34:35Z")

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wow that is really fun and graphics are pretty decent.

Nice game man. I love that he roles when you push down.

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**Author:** ![glosrfc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/glosrfc/32/8334_2.png) [@glosrfc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glosrfc)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/3 "2008-05-24T16:38:58Z")

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Interesting game - what I liked was that it loads quickly. Only one improvement I think I’d make and that’s to substitute the Up arrow key for the Space key. Two reasons - if Down is synonymous with crouching, then Up is synonymous with jumping. Secondly, it makes it possible to play the game with one hand.

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**Author:** ![travis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/travis/32/13217_2.png) [@travis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travis)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/4 "2008-05-24T19:31:41Z")

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Fun stuff, how many stages are on the first level? I agree with glosrfc.

(Sweet high score)

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**Author:** ![mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@mook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mook)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/5 "2008-05-25T08:34:59Z")

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Thanks guys! That’s good feedback.

> Only one improvement I think I’d make and that’s to substitute the Up arrow key for the Space key. Two reasons - if Down is synonymous with crouching, then Up is synonymous with jumping. Secondly, it makes it possible to play the game with one hand.

Wow, someone once told me you should always allow two-hand action in a game.

Anyway, I can set it so that it is spacebar OR up arrow to jump, so that should work out pretty well.

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**Author:** ![mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@mook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mook)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/6 "2008-05-25T08:44:09Z")

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> Fun stuff, how many stages are on the first level?

Four stages on every level with something new on all the first nine levels

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**Author:** ![rumblesushi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/7 "2008-05-25T17:55:00Z")

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I like it. I agree with glos, you want the up arrow to jump, seeing as down is crouch, and it would feel more intuitive.

The only slight problem is, the levels become much easier if all you do is crouch and roll around, which sort of takes the fun out of the game a bit, as the whole point is it’s “bouncy”.

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**Author:** ![travis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/travis/32/13217_2.png) [@travis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travis)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-bob-bouncing-game/261206/8 "2008-05-25T21:03:56Z")

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[QUOTE=mook;2330862]

Anyway, I can set it so that it is spacebar OR up arrow to jump, so that should work out pretty well.[/QUOTE]

That would work. I find the two handedness very annoying esp. since all it is, is jump. I can do that one handed.
