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November 2017 GameDev Challenge: Pong!

Started by October 31, 2017 06:12 PM
27 comments, last by racsoth 6 years, 10 months ago

Pong Challenge!

Make a single player Pong, with a twist. 

Horizontal rectangle video game screenshot that is a representation of a game of table tennis.

 

Game Requirements

  • The game must have:
    • Start screen
    • Key to return to the start screen
    • Score system
    • AI Player
    • Graphics at least for the UI and players
    • Sound effects for ball and paddle and when a player scores
    • A unique gameplay element that makes your Pong game stand out from others
  • The actual gameplay must happen on a single screen (no camera translation)

Art Requirements

  • The game must be 2D
  • The art must be your own

Duration

4 weeks - November 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017

Submission

Post on this thread your entries:

  • Link to the executable (specifying the platform)
  • Screenshots: if the screenshots are too big, post just a few, if they are small, you can post more, just don't take the entire space
  • A small post-mortem in a GameDev.net Blog, with a link posted in this thread, is encouraged, where you can share what went right, what went wrong, or just share a nifty trick
  • Source-code link is encouraged

Admin for GameDev.net.

I like it. Time to put my thinking cap on.

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I love short and sweet challenges like this with classic games. Does it need to be on any specific game engine?

Any (or no) game engine is fine. :)

- Jason Astle-Adams

I like it too, fits perfect for the next challenge which will come after that ;)

Can I use my game editor to create it?

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Yes. :)

- Jason Astle-Adams

Awesome!

I'm already a week late to this, but hey, sounds fun.

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