Pong Help

SilentFox · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:34 pm

Hi all
for my grade 11 class we are making a video game and that really i got most of the things just that there are many basic things that i need to know can you help me?

Cervantes · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:56 pm

To put it bluntly, if you want an answer, you'll have to ask a question.

Your only question there was "can you help me?", to which our only response is "yes". We can't do any more than that until we know what it is you need help with.

ericfourfour · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:22 pm

Pong is a game with two players and each player has their own paddle. Their paddles are aligned on the left and right sides of the playing field. Their is a ball that bounces between the paddles and the goal is to not let the ball pass your paddle. If the ball passes your paddle you lose.

Here is some more info on pong.

If you ask a specific question, you will recieve a specific answer. If you ask a non-specific (opposite of specific?) question you will get a non-specific answer. I'd suggest narrowing down what you want to know instead of just saying, "pong help", a bunch of rambling, and then asking "can you help me?". You will get much better and useful feedback.

SilentFox · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:52 am

well really just that i do no the basics to making the game pong just that i really wanna no how to start it.

Tony · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:43 am

SilentFox wrote:

i really wanna no how to start it.

You could start by noticing that "no" is not a verb.

If you want to "know" how to start a pong game, then drawing your game screen is a good start. Getting to move player paddles is the next logical step. Introducing the ball is one after. Having the ball bounce off the paddles will actually make the game somewhat playable.

shoobyman · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:14 pm

I'm sorry, but you gotta ask specific questions, I made a pong game, so I know what yo would need to make one. the problem is i don't know which part of the game you need help making, and your useless rambling that sounds like you stuck random words together really pisses me off

sorry for swearing

TokenHerbz · **Posted:** Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:35 am

have variables for the paddles y axis so the user can move the paddles up and down with the input.

next you need ball x/y chords, along with valocity to move it. have the ball in an instant movment, and option is to increase the speed each time it is reflected.

to reflex the ball, just times the velocity by -1.

its really basic, if you know how pong works, its easily understandable and easily applied into code.

good luck...

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