Score: 5
"Nostalgia wins, repetition does not."
date: March 29, 2009
The "Pong" system was the very first game machine I got, and despite the fact that it was cool back in those pre-Nintendo days, the fact is that Pong is an insanely boring game. I'm giving you points mainly because you did such a good job of mimicking the feel of the original, but the submission itself is kinda boring. Some suggestions and things the original had that you don't.
1. Music was mentioned. Perhaps something with a techno feel? At the very least, sound effects.
2. Crank up the speed a bit, add some color. The original wasn't black & white, unless the game machine was a really bad variant on some PC game.
3. Be creative. You can make a Pong-style game and keep nostalgia intact without the need to replicate Pong. You did a great job on your other submission (Chrono Trigger Quest) and there's no reason you can't do something a little more interesting here. Know what I'm saying?
March 29, 2009
Author's Response:
I agree music would be nice I'm going to work on that later. I'm about to publish an update that will allow you to control the blips direction with your paddle. I'll see about color, though as I mentioned before (i believe) this was originally just a test of my raw AS 2.0 knowledge. I'll add some techno music with my following next update.
