------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------[ PONG ]--------------------------------- ------------------------------------ [ ARCADE ]-------------------------------- --------------------------------[by Ice Queen Zero]---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o---------------------o INTRODUCTION o---------------------o OK seriously, who has not heard of Pong? Most people probably know about Pong before they even learned how to walk, talk, or read. You don't even have to be a videogame player to know what Pong is. It is one of the very first games that revolutionalized both the arcade, computer, and gaming ages. Created by Atari in 1972, Pong is an video version of Table Tennis. o---------------------o DISCLAIMER o---------------------o Pong and its characters are trademarks of Atari and all of its copyrights belong to them. This FAQ/Walkthrough is the sole copyright of Andrea "Azul Fria" Castillo aka Ice Queen Zero (or the Zophar Queen if you prefer) and cannot be put on other sites or posted without my given permission nor can it be reproduced w/o proper consent. For more guides by myself visit this link: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/74803.html o---------------------o STORY o---------------------o No story here, it is a simple objective of knocking the ball back and forth and trying to get a goal (knock the ball of the sides of the screen). o---------------------o CONTROLS o---------------------o The controls are fairly simple, you move your paddle up and down in an attempt to bounce the ball back at your opponent via a turn dial. The ball is served automatically. o---------------------o PLAYGROUND o---------------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 00 | 00 | | Player 1 score | Player 2/CPU Score | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | midfield | | 1 | | | | | | | | | Player 1 Paddle | | | | | | | | | o | | | | 2 | | Ball | | | | Player 2/CPU Paddle | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o---------------------o GAMEPLAY o---------------------o 2 paddles are on the screen. You insert the coin and play. You can choose to go at it against the computer which will be difficult since the AI is real strong or you play a two-player game. The two player game I say is very fair since you have better concentration. Sometimes the ball will hit the top and bottom of the screen. This will not go off the screen and count as a score. Instead, it will bounce back into play and still be hit back or cause the player to miss the ball and the opponent scores. When hitting the ball, the spot the ball touches on the paddle will change the angle on the way back so it is possible to bounce the ball up and down several times before it reaches the opponent. The ball gets faster every time the ball is bounced back so it gets real crazy after a while. There is a time limit so whoever has the highest score at the end of the time will be the winner. There is really nothing special about it , just bragging rights. o---------------------o CREDITS o---------------------o Atari whom published the game Nolan Bushnell created the game and started a video game craze with Pong. GameFAQs for hosting You for reading this FAQ. o---------------------o CONTACT ME o---------------------o azulfria[at]hotmail[dot]com [at] = @ and [dot] = . Don't want any email bots. For me and my sisters Youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/PurrfectTrio Thank you for reading -Ice Queen Zero