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Screenshot from Bubble Ball |
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| Developer(s) | Robert Nay |
| Publisher(s) | Nay Games |
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| Version | 1.3 (iOS)[1] 3 (Android) [2] |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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Bubble Ball is a physics puzzle game developed by a 14-year-old boy, Robert Nay.[3] It was released on December 22, 2010 and in its first two weeks was downloaded 1 million times from Apple iTunes.[4] On January 8, 2011, Ansca Mobile, the company which makes the software developer's kit that Nay used, chose Bubble Ball as its app of the week [5] and it has since surpassed the seven-million mark, removing Angry Birds from its number one spot on the list of free games in Apple app store.[6][7][8]
Bubble Ball is a 72-level puzzle game with puzzles ranging from very simple to really challenging. On each level you are given a range of tools and pieces before you hit the Start button. In addition to planks and ramps that can be created with a set of geometric pieces, there are catapults, accelerators and gravity inverters, which must be carefully positioned to make sure your ball gets to the finish line.
As of January 19, 2011, Bubble Ball got more than two million downloads.[9] Current versions of the application can be downloaded from Apple app store and the Android Market for free.
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Bubble Ball is a puzzle and game of strategy involving the principles of physics that guide a floating bubble from one destination to another.[10][11]
Here, you are given a set number of items ranging from basic shapes to power-ups that can speed the ball or reverse gravity. You can use the shapes made of metal or wood. Wooden pieces are more affected by gravity, while metal pieces remain on the spot you put them. You can also rotate shapes to help guide the ball through the goal.
There are 72 levels in total that can be accessed from the start point. The graphics is rather plain with simple backgrounds and monochromatic shapes. You can change your ball’s color, however. There are a few sound effects when the ball bounces or reaches its destination.
According to All Things Digital, the Wall Street Journal blog network, Robert Nay, 14-year-old from Utah, developed the game with his mother using a software development kit called Corona from Ansca Mobile.[12]
Nay’s mother helped Robert design some of the levels and submit the application to Apple iTunes. In an interview with Good Morning America, Nay said he researched mobile software programming in his local library and started creating his new application in November, 2010. It took him about a month to author 4,000 lines of his Bubble Ball game that crept to the top of free games list on Apple iTunes.[13]