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Based on the classic Atari Pong (1972).

Instructions

1. User Interface Navigation: Mouse / Keyboard (Arrows/Enter) / Controller (Left Stick + Button0)
2. Gameplay (One Player Mode):
   • Keyboard:
     • W/S or Up/Down Arrows to move up and down
     • Pause/Menu: P or Esc
   • Controller:
     • Left or Right Stick Up/Down to move up and down
     • Pause/Menu: Back or Start
3. Gameplay (Two Players Mode):
   • Keyboard:
     • Left Player: W/S to move up and down
     • Right Player: Up/Down Arrows to move up and down
     • Pause/Menu: P or Esc
   • Controller:
     • Left Player: Left Stick Up/Down to move up and down
     • Right Player: Right Stick Up/Down to move up and down
     • Pause/Menu: Back or Start

Game rules

Just like table tennis, but shorter rounds: First to 7 points wins, unless deuce (both players reach 6 point), then play until one player is 2 points ahead, then that player wins.

First serve direction is random. Alternate serve direction every 2 rounds, unless deuce, then alternate serve direction every 1 round.

Features

• One Player mode (versus bot).
• Two Players mode (local versus).
• Full Keyboard+Mouse/Controller support.
• Custom-made SFX.
• Custom-made art and animation.
• Finite State Machine implementation.

One player mode

For this mode, using my custom Finite State Machine. I have implemented a Simple Reflex Agent for the bot paddle. Its behavior follows this state diagram:

• Idle is the start state. It detects if the ball is coming away or toward from the bot paddle, then transition to the Prepare or Intercept state, respectively.
• Prepare moves the bot paddle to the center of the y-axis for maximum ball coverage, then wait until the ball is coming toward the bot paddle to transition to Intercept state.
• Intercept predicts where the ball will be in the next 60 physics frames, then tries to intercept the projected ball's y-coordinate if its x-coordinate matches that of the bot paddle. Transitions to Prepare immediately when the ball bounces away.

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