Contest: New Game Center Achievements for Bust A Marble! PRIZE: $20 iTunes Gift Card Step 1: Download and play Bust A Marble for FREE on iPad/iPhone/iPod Step 2: Try to earn some of the current Game Center achievements Step 3: Suggest one or more NEW Game Center achievements in this thread (give it a name and description) Step 4: If you win, collect your iTunes Gift Card! Step 5: Check out those new achievements in a future release of the game! Example of a name and description: Name: Line 'em up! Description: Bust all of one color marble in a horizontal line across the screen We will select AT LEAST ONE achievement from the ones submitted (maybe more!). Contest closes on Wednesday, March 30, 5:00 pm Eastern Time (US). PS - It's a game for all ages, so gotta be tasteful... PPS - Here are the current achievements that are in the game: "Electrified" - Use the lightning bonus item 10 times in level "Feeling Refreshed" - use the refresh bonus item 10 times in level "Takin' Your Time" - use the clock bonus item 10 times in level "Bust a Marble" - break 7 or more marbles at once "Junior Marble Buster" - score 10,000+ "Seasoned Marble Buster" - score 50,000+ "Major Marble Buster" - score 80,000+ "Marblizer" - bust 50 marbles in a single turn "Lucky 7" - build up your bonus to 7X "On Fire" - keep fire effect going for one minute "The Quickie" - complete level in less than 5 seconds "Pretty in Pink" - bust a pink marble PPPS - By participating in the contest, you agree to have us use your ideas for awesome achievements in our game! Thanks!
Ring of fire Ring of fire Bust one continuous chain of marbles, that goes all the way around the edge of the screen. Insert creative achievment here Open the app Dynomite Get a chain of at least 20 Roasting on a open fire Get a chain across the bottom of the screen Go Blue Take out 250 blues You'll shoot your eye out kid Make an X across the center of the screen It got exploded Make your first chain Final Four make your final move in a level a chain of four You are the champion of the GAME Beat the game
It would be helpful to see a list of current achievements here so we could check our ideas against the list.
Great question! We'll select winner(s) based on: 1) creativity (of both name and achievement) 2) practicality (can the player actually achieve it, can it be coded, etc) Thanks!
Luck of the Irish- Bust 500 Green Marbles Marbles at Midnight- Play and complete a game after midnight The Column Buster- Destroy a column of vertical marbles On the Mark: For level one make your score exactly 1,000 points (this can be applied to other levels as well. Goodness Gracious Great Marbles of Fire- Maintain a fire combo for 2 minutes straight I Guess You Won't Need This- Start the game with the tutorial off Icarus-Bust over 30 yellow marbles in one move 777- Maintain a 7x bonus streak for 30 seconds Try Try Again- Lose on the first level Right at the Edge- Beat a level with 10 seconds left on the clock
Indus Collector- Bust over 500 blue marbles (Indus was the name of the river near where marbles originated) You know these are not free: Bust 500,000 marbles Sea Floor: Create a horizontal line of blue marbles at the bottom of the game board that reach side to side The World Does Not End With You- Score 2012 in a game
--Cluster Buster-- Bust 50 clusters of at least 9 marbles each. (Total, not in one game.) --Gut Buster-- Get to level 20. --Insane Chain-- Get a chain of 25 marbles. --Speed Run-- Beat 10 levels in a row with a time bonus of 500. --Variety is the Spice-- Use all the different kinds of powerups in a single level. --Addiction! (OR) Time for a Break-- Play 10 games in a row. --Chameleon-- Make a chain of a different color 5 times in a row without using the same color twice. --(Secret Achievement) Dot Your I's-- Tap a marble. --(Secret Achievement) Cross Your T's-- Bust a horizontal chain. --(Secret Achievement) THE GAME-- (requirements: lose a game) description: You just lost. --Collective Rainbow-- Bust every color of marble 250 times. (Total) --Collective Double Rainbow-- Bust every color of marble 500 times. (Total) --Bingo Novice-- Get 30 straight 5-chain combos. (Total) --Bingo Senior-- Get 90 straight 5-chain combos. (Total) --(Secret Achievement) Time Out!-- Pause the game within 5 seconds of losing. --Socialite-- Get interrupted by notifications during a game 5 times. (Total) --Lightningrod-- Hit the same tile (not sure what else to call the area occupied by one marble) with lightning twice in one level. --Amnesia-- Use 5 refresh items in a row in one level. --Overkill!-- Beat a level with over 1000 more points than needed. --(Secret Achievement) Mirror Image--Play a game upside-down. --Seeing Double-- Match one of your high scores. --Symmetry--Bust a shape that has one half symmetrical to the other half and that's split by the middle of the screen. (This one would probably be hard to code, but it sounds fun to get ) --Foundation-- Bust all of the marbles in the bottom two rows in one level. --Archer (OR) The Nachos Are That Way!-- Bust a chain in the form of an arrow. --TAKE A BREAK! (Please.)-- Play the game for 3 hours. (Total) --Obssession-- Play the game for an hour straight. --Flickering Flame-- Start a fire 15 times in one level. --Monochrome-- Bust only one color during a whole level. --Minimalist-- Beat a level using only 3-chain combos. --Deaf and Blind-- Play a game with no sound and with the lowest level of brightness. --(Secret Achievement) Narcoleptic-- Put your iPod in 'sleep mode' in the middle of a level. --On a Roll (see what I did there? )-- Beat a level in less than 15 seconds 15 times in a row. --(Secret Achievement) Self-Conscious-- Check the high scores 30 times. (Total) --Thorough-- Bust a marble on every single tile in one level. --Marble Busting Machine-- Get a high score. --(Secret Achievement) Paralyzed-- Don't bust any marbles in a level. --Rainbow-- Bust 6 combos in a row in the order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. --Almost 3-D-- Have at least 3/4 of the screen covered in red and blue marbles. --Greener on the Otherside...-- Have 1/2 of the screen be covered in at least 3 times as many green marbles as the other side. --The Ocean-- Have at least 3/4 of the screen covered in blue and/or purple marbles. --The Ocean of Fire-- Have at least 5/8 of the screen covered in red marbles while a fire is going. --Tanning-- Have at least 3/4 of the screen covered in orange marbles. --Poppycock! (as in the kind of popcorn)-- Have 5/8 of the screen covered in yellow. --You're Not Playing Tetris Anymore-- Bust 20 tetris block shaped chains. --Steady Hand-- Don't cancel a single chain in a whole level. --(Secret Achievement) Need... Vitamin... B...-- Cancel 50 chains in one level. --(Secret Achievement) Losing Your Marbles-- Lose 30 games in one day. --A Bust A Day Keeps The Doctor Away-- Bust at least one marble every day for a month. --Dried Up-- Earn all achievements. (this achievement was inspired by my lack of inspiration ) Here's my last attempt at the contest: --Armageddon-- Be in x7 multiplier and on fire, have the lightning powerup active, and bust a chain of 15 marbles all at the same time. --Active Fault Line (as in where earthquakes usually originate)-- Bust 2 chains of at least 5 marbles in a row in the exact same spot. --Replaceable-- Have a chain of marbles be replaced by at least 3/4 of the same color of marbles in the tiles that were previously occupied. --Exploiter-- Bust a chain of 14 marbles during the tutorial. --I Am Only A Man-- Lose 100 times. (Total) --R-O-B-O-T-- Lose on the same level 10 times in a row.
Dash the Halls with Bags of Marbles- Play On Christmas Day It's the Marble Mash- Play On Halloween Roses are Red, Marbles are Blue- Play On Valentines Day Drop The Marble - Play on new Years Eve I have no idea if such an achievement is do able but thought I would put up the ideas just because
@bitsandpixeltester Looks like it's you vs. me And what is a column of horizontal marbles? Columns are vertical.
square dance bust marbles in a square shape im sticking with my shapes oooh ok..not all the time powerless dont use any powerups in one game
You all are definitely thinking of ones that our team would not have come up with! We're going to have a hard time deciding on the winner(s) of this contest next week!