Super Pong 2000

I loved it! It gets real hard real fast, especially if you don't pick the optimal debuffs in early game. Good job! I managed to get 54, 75 is insane!

Honestly cool and creative game. I haven't seen pong remake like this. I got 66 at best while trying to beat your best. Good job!

Really really nice, I loved how every upgrade you are forced to make the situation worse for yourself xD

Great fun! Only wish I could have navigated the upgrades choices with the arrow keys and not only mouse hover.

@ntmalichi Thanks a lot for playing! 54 is already a very decent score, well done! Yeah, the 75 was a very lucky run I think

@online-play Ooh, 66 is really good! Thanks a lot for playing!

@half-and-half Thanks a lot for playing! :D I am happy you like it.
I actually implemented selecting the upgrades with the arrow keys, but unfortunately it doesnt seem to work in the browser version :/ It does work for the windows version though.

Challenging and funny. Nice idea

This is the best I could do.

Initially I thought this is very easy, I would score more than 100, then came the mandatory choice of more balls.

Crazy idea of making the upgrades actually downgrades, thereby making the players try and decide the lesser harmful one.

First of all, this is DIABOLICAL:

Secondly, this is the best I could do so far:

I am keeping the files on my laptop in case I want to revisit and try again for a better score!

I think I gave it almost 10 tries for sure, and I have to say luck is a big factor in how well the run goes. My best score is from the 3rd try. It seems that downgrade options are chosen at random, so that's a big factor. Sometimes I got the DIABOLICAL choice right in the beginning :') And some "downgrades" are definitely less punishing than the others.

I really enjoyed the game overall!! It feels nostalgic (definitely played something like that as a kid on PC) and super polished (like a complete released game), with cool visuals and sounds; it is also addicting (the competitive spark in me wants to get a higher score, so that also motivates more tries, but it's also just fun); and the concept of downgrades I maybe have seen before, but it still feels fresh and original :) And in my opinion it is still enjoyable, and it could be hard to balance, but you definitely achieved a golden middle (I don't remember the saying in English well... happy medium? xD)

If I try again and get at least 76 I will be sure to let you know >:)

Almost 😅

Very fun game and cool idea to use the theme as game mechanic! I noticed that the downgrades are based on the score. Maybe using a timer here could be a bit more interesting, because this would allow for stategies like adding more balls and increase speed to collect more points early before more downgrades are forced. Also small nitpick: It would be nice to be able to select the downgrade with an arrow key.

But still made a lot of fun!

It seems I keep my throne for now! :D

@nitesh Hehe, thank you for the nice words. The idea of forcing the ball upgrade was actually from a friend of mine when we were playtesting. It was an amazing idea :D

@kanity Im happy you liked it :D 55 is a very respectable score! The forced choice of adding a ball is actually only supposed to appear when your score is multiple of 25 >_

52.. It's a fun game. Old pong tech with some twists. I really like the upbeat music, getting you to the groove~
I wonder if having occasional good upgrades would affect the game positively.

Good work!

What a solid game ... an entry I would likely at some point want to play again... and that doesn't happen that often. God job with this 👍

Damn it, that was close.
Really interesting idea. Was fun to play and try to get less negative "upgrades" :D

Really cool entry! The core idea of "downgrades" is very creative, and adds an interesting twist to the classic Pong mechanics. The CRT effect and minimalist visuals work well with the theme. Nice!