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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: jr2 on August 17, 2007, 11:55:17 am

Title: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: jr2 on August 17, 2007, 11:55:17 am

I Stumbled Across this... careful, it's very fun, IMHO!

http://www.plasmapong.com/

For Windows XP/Vista or Mac

Singleplayer:

Left-click = blower
Right-click = vacuum
Mouse U/D = your pong paddle up/down

This supposedly has multi... but the AI is pretty good.  And, the soundtrack rocks!

EDIT: It does have multi, but not over the Internet... :(

Multiplayer:

Player 1 controls:
D = blower
A = vacuum
W/S = paddle up/down

Player 2 controls:
Cursor <- = blower
Cursor -> = vacuum
Cursor U/D = paddle up/down

NOTE: When you use the vacuum, if you capture the pong ball, and then release the vacuum, it sort of 'explodes' and launches the ball very nicely.  ;)

Screenshots (http://www.maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=153038) on maj.com


(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1853/plasmapong2007081712505vr1.jpg)

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: Agent_Koopa on August 17, 2007, 01:36:48 pm

I've already played it. It's not too fun. All you do is hold down the mouse button and blow the ball at the opponent. They won't be able to deflect it.

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: jr2 on August 17, 2007, 02:03:14 pm

Eh?  What version did you play?  Latest is 1.3c, and the AI is pretty good.  *shrugs*  Try it again for me?  It's easy for the first 5-10 levels perhaps.

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: akenbosch on August 17, 2007, 03:29:08 pm

neat! it has online scores!

im commandersnipes on the scoreboard, taka is doomcat.

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: jr2 on August 17, 2007, 03:40:47 pm

You can play vs taka in multi mode.  ;)

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: akenbosch on August 17, 2007, 04:02:02 pm

finished...

me: 10
taka: 8


he would like too add...

"you just changed the plasma settings in sandbox mode to confuse me"

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: jr2 on August 18, 2007, 03:42:09 am

Is taka your older or younger brother?

Tell him to stop being a sore looser.  :p

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: Polpolion on August 18, 2007, 10:23:11 am

Meh. I would rather play normal pong.

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: Mars on August 18, 2007, 11:42:48 pm

I'd play it... if they ported it to linux.

Playing in WINE = hell

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: jr2 on August 19, 2007, 01:08:08 am

Hmm, well, it's been ported to Mac OS X, so Linux shouldn't be too far behind...

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: Aardwolf on August 24, 2007, 10:25:55 pm

Ah Plasma Pong... fun times

Title: Re: Must try... Plasma Pong :)
Post by: Scuddie on August 24, 2007, 10:49:01 pm

Quote from: jr2 on August 19, 2007, 01:08:08 am

Hmm, well, it's been ported to Mac OS X, so Linux shouldn't be too far behind...

That doesn't mean anything.  Porting from linux to OSX is fairly easy.  Not so easy the other way around.