I noticed a weird bug where the ball went through the paddles sometimes, the devs really should fix that on the next patch...
There's something so cosmically hilarious in the fact the CEO of Atari saw what would become one of the most influential piece of tech to ever be made as a ''fucking piece of trash'', and the main developer, Allan Alcorn, thought of it just as a side project where he did some things haphazardly to make his bosses weird-ass demands happy. It grounds the legend around Pong while being even more inspiring un a way.
It wasn't the first arcade machine, it wasn't the most creative thing you could do with the tech even back then, but damn if those beeps and boops aren't charming as hell and if playing alone isn't some of the most oddly interesting fun you could have with a game like this, even if sometimes hitting the ball when it respawns is even harder than when another player hits it back...
I could go on about Pong for 4000 words... except actually no, I couldn't; it's Pong, and beyond its unbelievably important historical value and rich history, it's still a game, and even more than half a century later, it still holds up as one.
A legacy that other games from back then and soon after do share, but one still worth praising nonetheless...
There's something so cosmically hilarious in the fact the CEO of Atari saw what would become one of the most influential piece of tech to ever be made as a ''fucking piece of trash'', and the main developer, Allan Alcorn, thought of it just as a side project where he did some things haphazardly to make his bosses weird-ass demands happy. It grounds the legend around Pong while being even more inspiring un a way.
It wasn't the first arcade machine, it wasn't the most creative thing you could do with the tech even back then, but damn if those beeps and boops aren't charming as hell and if playing alone isn't some of the most oddly interesting fun you could have with a game like this, even if sometimes hitting the ball when it respawns is even harder than when another player hits it back...
I could go on about Pong for 4000 words... except actually no, I couldn't; it's Pong, and beyond its unbelievably important historical value and rich history, it's still a game, and even more than half a century later, it still holds up as one.
A legacy that other games from back then and soon after do share, but one still worth praising nonetheless...
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atari jumpscare? these short reviews are easy to digest, we will be reading whatever you cook next. You're probably worried about spamming the "friend reviews" section or burying your more complete reviews, atleast I'd be in your place so I understand that xD
@PitSolitayrh Pretty much honestly xD, but I wasn't planning to review many of the games included to begin with, there's just so much to play and I really don't think I'd have something remotely interesting to say about each and every one, so I don't think I'll clutter any feeds, but I apologize if I ever do... And also, thank you so much for the kind words! :DDDD
DeemonAndGames
2 months ago