Tag: PONG

Tennis players are often in superb physical condition. That's not quite the case in Ragdoll Tennis, however. In this game, you're a blocky ragdoll. Actually, I can almost say you're the paddle (or "racquet," even though it hardly looks like one) because that's the part you really control. The ragdoll just comes along for the ride and makes things more difficult. To hit the ball, your paddle ...

Quick! Think of the most tired video game concept you can possibly think of. If you're as old as me, you probably thought about Pong. Fun in its day, Pong is now almost a joke when compared to the modern video games of the early 1990's. But, what if you flip the concept on its head, and instead of controlling the paddle, you control the ball? This is one of my favorite trends of late: taking a ...

Pong is such a classic game, what could possibly be done to make it feel fresh and creative? How about using browser windows as game elements? This version of Pong by Stewdio launches three pop-up windows when you press the P (for play) button -- two paddles and a "ball". You can play against the computer using the arrow keys to move your paddle up and down, or you can choose to play against ...

Remember Pong? Wouldn't it be great if rather than playing it on some kind of video game system or computer, you could just play it like a Choose Your Own Adventure book? Like, literally in a book. Cool, eh? I suspect a few of you just thought "wow, cool!" while many of the rest of you thought "um, what?". It's okay, I'm distinctly in the "um, what?" camp, but I can see why someone might really ...

This one's only for Windows, but it's too much fun to pass up. Plamsa Pong is just Pong, but with the dreamy realtime fluid dynamics capable with today's modern machines to liven up the look and gameplay. There are some little twists on the game as well, including the ability to shoot plasma and shockwaves (very handy). Did I mention the plasma isn't just for looks? Those fluids affect gameplay ...

Pong is about as simple as games get, but what if 30 people are trying to control the paddle at once? That's the premise of Massively Multiplayer Pong, a Flash game in which you and a few dozen other people play an endless game of pong against a few dozen other people, but with only two paddles and one ball. Though in essence little more than a cute experiment in the wisdom of crowds, Massively ...