Advanced Pong

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.87
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.04
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★30%
Hello all!

This game is obviously styled after pong. I decided, what better game to make on one screen, than the first successful video game ever? I just made better graphics, and added some power up things. These enable the user to completely destroy the computer he/she is playing against, because the computer can't use power ups. The game's simplicity and multiple goals (beating the computer and getting power ups) makes it very fun, whether you want to play it for a couple minutes, or for an entire hour. Feel free to post high scores!

I used Code New Roman as the font in the game, just so I don't get in trouble with Open Font Library or whatever.

Comments21

Spacemyname
Spacemyname8 Dec 2014, 00:37
CPU's AI needs higher difficulties, it was too easy (Especially with a high mouse DPI)
Gandalf1209author8 Dec 2014, 01:13
Thanks, I'll definitely add some higher difficulty post-mortem. I'll have some links to newer things when they get released, so stay tuned!
davesoft8 Dec 2014, 21:19
A nice Pong :)
qleonetti8 Dec 2014, 21:23
I like the idea of the power up in a pong game :)
Gandalf1209author8 Dec 2014, 22:20
Thanks dave and qleonetti!
Jupiter_Hadley
Jupiter_Hadley9 Dec 2014, 03:15
Simple game, but love the power up ideas. I Included it in part 1 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/v6qOf-i7cO4
Hermitli9 Dec 2014, 12:05
well done~ I love it. A classic game with new game play.
hazzahazzam
hazzahazzam10 Dec 2014, 06:29
Never seen an upgradeable pong before, nice twist on pong!
Geckoo1337
Geckoo133710 Dec 2014, 17:40
Another pong. Why not? Well done ++
CodeNMore10 Dec 2014, 23:17
Cool game, like the colors!
Gandalf1209author11 Dec 2014, 02:45
Thanks CodeNMore! The background color was actually viewer suggested, and the other colors were made to go well together.
Slothmachine
Slothmachine11 Dec 2014, 16:47
Nice pong. Congrats for coding a game :)
fil00dl14 Dec 2014, 21:46
nice power-ups and especially the slow-mo
ShellfishGames17 Dec 2014, 22:14
Good idea, makes the whole pong concept much more interesting. I'd like if the powerups were moving though, maybe just vertically to make the whole game a little more dynamic. Also the visuals could be improved obviously, a more interesting background or slightly better sprites - but then again, the game is fun and that's what counts right? :)
Gandalf1209author21 Dec 2014, 03:31
Hey, thanks Shellfish. I will still willingly improve this game. I like the idea of moving powerups. I'm not too good with art, but I could try to make better sprites, and probably a better background.

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