1.6 Test your version of Pong for bugs and imbalances

When reading some of the reviews on bugs and glitches found within the retheme, I've found that the music doesn't loop when the program says for it to loop, so I've changed when the sound starts to play, I've also found out that the ball would randomly disappear from the screen when hitting the paddle …

1.5 Add some sound effects to your version of pong

Potential sound effects my version of pong Victory (Scrapped)Power up enabled (Scrapped)Game over (Scrapped)Background Music (Moved Forward) (Image above, audio placement for power up)When designing the potential audio for the power up, I knew I wanted something that sounded like something is about to happen, so when listening to the sound, it gives the feeling …

1.4 Add new thematic mechanics to the game

Primary in-game mechanic idea Decreased torpedo speed (a pixel art designed oil rig will represent the the power up icon) When thinking about which mechanics that I liked out of the ideas that I came up with, I thought primarily about the power up that would decrease the torpedoes speed, and cause the game to …

1.3 Apply a theme to the standard version of Pong

Brief description of my ideas Naval Battle, which would use ships for paddles and torpedoes as the ball. The background would consist of a ocean theme, and obstacles would include islands and rocks.Tank Battle, which would use tanks for paddles and cannon shells as the ball, would be on a grasslands area with mud paths …

1.2 Build a standard version of Pong

Behind the scenes of Pong Firstly, when I was creating the first program line for pong it felt simple, however as it continued onward's it began to become more complicated as more and more attention was required into putting in the code. Gradually overtime, the game began to take shape and form the basic version …

1.1 Analyse the requirements of the project

History of Pong Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games. It is a table tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. The game was originally manufactured by Atari, which released it in 1972. Allan Alcorn created Pong as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell.Pong was the first game designed by Atari. Bushnell hired Allan Alcorn because of his experience …