Flong!

by mil
co-authored: @akeean
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.68
Theme: Combine 2 Incompatible Genres. We combined the classic Pong with a tapping control-sheme like Flappy Bird.

Controls: *W* for Player 1, *Arrow Up* for Player 2.

We were here for the fun and to learn a lot. And we did. It was our first Ludum Dare.

Tech stuff:
* Unity
* Visual Studio
* Notepad++/Visual Studio Code
* Inkscape
* Photoshop
* Git/Github

Video:

Comments12

Jequed
Jequed23 Apr 2018, 19:46
Love the concept! The bird often got stuck in the bottom, though.
akeean24 Apr 2018, 00:01
Thanks for the review! We noticed the top & bottom wall issues (and the fact that we forgot to put in a exit button), no time to put in a fix today or tomorrow. :-/
fashionbatman
fashionbatman24 Apr 2018, 21:31
Great use of the theme! Taking away the precise movement of pong made it so much more interesting. Good job!
yscik
yscik25 Apr 2018, 21:03
The sound effects are truly amazing :D
Kevar
Kevar25 Apr 2018, 21:47
Wow, that was a really refreshing game. Perfectly fits the theme, the execution is simple but solid, and I've really enjoyed the "mouth" sound design :D.

You could make some different level with a variation of the concept: taking a game mechanics of another game and translate it to a control for pong (for example: a variation around Space Invaders could ask the player to shoot the racket, etc.). There is definitely room for an interesting exercise here :).
Vasco Freitas
Vasco Freitas26 Apr 2018, 11:53
Nice idea, having the paddles with "Flappy Bird control" :) I feel like the ball/bird would sometimes move too slow, and it would get stuck moving only at the bottom of the screen. Anyway, good job :)
jiukka26 Apr 2018, 16:34
i like concept and the sound effect is just amazing ^^. but sometimes the bird passed through the players when they moove.
Animaster
Animaster26 Apr 2018, 16:44
Nice idea but sometimes bird moving too slow and you cant give it more speed.
Iluvatar
Iluvatar26 Apr 2018, 16:53
Simple but fun. One can't play this for a long time, but it can entertain you for a few minutes. It can also get a bit annoying when you lose to that stupid bird, haha. Just like that Flappy Bastard.
GettingRekt
GettingRekt26 Apr 2018, 17:12
Nice concept and solid execution. Good job with this first entry!
Issac27 Apr 2018, 00:12
Good concept and good execution. I think it would be nice if the bird sped up after a while -- some of the points dragged on a bit. If you had two really good players, they could go on forever :smile:
riordan
riordan27 Apr 2018, 19:07
The sound effects made me chuckle, I admit.
It's simple but an interesting take on classic Pong. Quite entertaining.

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