Seen before

This idea is not new, i've seen it been executed a LOT before, i even saw multiplayer duel versions of this, when this has been said however, there's nothing specially bad with the game.

What i do however not like, is when you write, and i quote: "The game sprouted from an idea my friend had that was pretty much him just saying "Dude, imagine pong, but in a circle." Obviously I've expanded that idea into this"
First of all, by using teh word "just", making it seem like he didn't come up with much of an idea, i can only suppose you do this, because you refuise to accept that this is his idea, not yours, and that doesn't seem nice, to a person, giving you an idea, never use the word "just".
Second, you say you "expanded" it... you didn't, this game doesn't contain more than that basic idea, really...
I thought about giving you a lower score, for being such a jerk, but i don't think it's fair to the game, which by all means, is decent.

Pong but golden

as I would say its just pong like all of us have said pong with a circle.maybe after so many hits it would change colors or something inventive

pong whit a circle?

is already done in pong the next level.
but theres not really anything special about this game
and its not bad its a simple game.
i think its kind of boring. but that depends on the player.
some people may like it and some not.
since its nothing special i wont give it a high score.

control needs work

If I could control the paddle with the mouse it would be a lot funner. It's really hard to do with the arrow keys.

It's ok for about 2 mins

but after that i wish I was controlling the paddle with the mouse.
Good idea, but the keyboard controls aren't the best for this type of game