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arcade pong game
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309points
71comments
#193of 3,515 in 2024
Top 6%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
23 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 51 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Idea: 6 for, 2 againstDesign: 7 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive gameplay
From 5 comments
I never thought that I would spend so much time in a ping pong game, really amazing work.
rajkumardongre on HNThis is sooo much fun!
tbreschi on HNThat was fun to play!
frankbinette on HNThis is dope AF. Thanks for sharing!
blinding-streak on HNThat was a lot of fun! Thank you :)
osm3000 on HN
Satisfying sound design
From 2 comments
Very cool, nice design, much of the satisfaction comes from the sounds ++
fallinditch on HNI love Arkanoid and other pong-alikes, so also I'm curious about seeing how deflection angles on paddle location hit would play. Great design, music and play!
dole on HN
Bullet-hell pong twist is clever
From 2 comments
Bullet Hell Pong. Brilliant. Is there a win state? I just kept on playing until I hit the back button…
tlh on HNI dig it. Nice twist to it.
drivingmenuts on HN
Objections
No clear win state or end goal at first
From 2 comments
Bullet Hell Pong. Brilliant. Is there a win state? I just kept on playing until I hit the back button…
tlh on HNAwesome game! Best pong variant I've played! Would be great to have an end goal. I managed to maintain a 200pt lead up to 1300pts and decided to give up cause I didn't know how…
simplify on HN
No light-theme mode
From 1 comment
That was really cool. Nice of you to include a warning, but I wish there was a light-theme mode (or may be there was one and I missed it).
asicsp on HN
Hard to start a game on mobile
From 1 comment
My progression: Ok. Oh it’s like that? I got you. Oh fuck you. Oh fuuuuck you!! Love this. Really need a paddle input device on the iPhone.
mapster on HN
Requests
Local or multiplayer two-player mode
From 3 comments
Fun. Are there plans for local two player mode? Also, when was this made? The copyright notices say 2011.
waltbosz on HNSame question... would like to play someone at home.
tibanne on HNthis is absolutely great, multiplayer version?
aavshr on HN
Paddle input for touch devices
From 1 comment
My progression: Ok. Oh it’s like that? I got you. Oh fuck you. Oh fuuuuck you!! Love this. Really need a paddle input device on the iPhone.
mapster on HN
Left/right controls option
From 1 comment
I liked it but would suggest maybe changing the orientation so you can use left/right instead of up/down. i was playing way better once i rotated my keyboard so i could use two…
w-ll on HN
Questions
How does the win condition work?
From 2 comments
Bullet Hell Pong. Brilliant. Is there a win state? I just kept on playing until I hit the back button…
tlh on HNWhen there are no balls left in play, the game is over. If you have more points at game over, you win.
umvi on HN
Is the ball angle based on paddle hit position?
From 2 comments
Very cool! The physics seem very different from classing pong / arkanoid physics, where the angle is determined by which part of the paddle was hit. Instead it seems like it's…
jsnell on HNI've never "studied" "paddle dynamics" in these games, and when implementing pong, always just reflected, which doesn't provide good game play, but pong is always a "I'm trying…
apgwoz on HN
When was this made?
From 2 comments
Fun. Are there plans for local two player mode? Also, when was this made? The copyright notices say 2011.
waltbosz on HNTo me it looks like they wrote the base game in 2011 and then spent the past few weeks finishing it off.
nebulous1 on HN
Alternatives named
Plasma Pong
From 1 comment
The best pong game to date was Plasma Pong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGJO5bydch4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_Pong Remake:…
29athrowaway on HN
Arkanoid
From 1 comment
Very cool! The physics seem very different from classing pong / arkanoid physics, where the angle is determined by which part of the paddle was hit. Instead it seems like it's…
jsnell on HN
Curve Ball 3D
From 1 comment
There's an old 3d pong game from the flash era where you put spin on the ball. https://www.crazygames.com/game/curve-ball-3d
hombre_fatal on HN