Flong! by Mil

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made by Mil for LD 41 (JAM)

Flong!

Theme: Combine 2 Incompatible Genres. We combined the classic Pong with a tapping control-sheme like Flappy Bird.

Controls: W for Player 1, Arrow Up for Player 2.

We were here for the fun and to learn a lot. And we did. It was our first Ludum Dare.

Tech stuff: * Unity * Visual Studio * Notepad++/Visual Studio Code * Inkscape * Photoshop * Git/Github

*Video: * https://youtu.be/sta8VVJNTBs

Ratings

Overall 984th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 808th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 895th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 606th 3.583⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1018th 2.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 423th 3.139⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1016th 2.676⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Jequed
23. Apr 2018 · 19:46 UTC
Love the concept! The bird often got stuck in the bottom, though.
akeean
24. Apr 2018 · 00:01 UTC
Thanks for the review! We noticed the top & bottom wall issues (and the fact that we forgot to put in a exit button), no time to put in a fix today or tomorrow. :-/
fashionbatman
24. Apr 2018 · 21:31 UTC
Great use of the theme! Taking away the precise movement of pong made it so much more interesting. Good job!
yscik
25. Apr 2018 · 21:03 UTC
The sound effects are truly amazing :D
Kevar
25. Apr 2018 · 21:47 UTC
Wow, that was a really refreshing game. Perfectly fits the theme, the execution is simple but solid, and I've really enjoyed the "mouth" sound design :D.

You could make some different level with a variation of the concept: taking a game mechanics of another game and translate it to a control for pong (for example: a variation around Space Invaders could ask the player to shoot the racket, etc.). There is definitely room for an interesting exercise here :).
Vasco Freitas
26. Apr 2018 · 11:53 UTC
Nice idea, having the paddles with "Flappy Bird control" :) I feel like the ball/bird would sometimes move too slow, and it would get stuck moving only at the bottom of the screen. Anyway, good job :)
jiukka
26. Apr 2018 · 16:34 UTC
i like concept and the sound effect is just amazing ^^. but sometimes the bird passed through the players when they moove.
Animaster
26. Apr 2018 · 16:44 UTC
Nice idea but sometimes bird moving too slow and you cant give it more speed.
Iluvatar
26. Apr 2018 · 16:53 UTC
Simple but fun. One can't play this for a long time, but it can entertain you for a few minutes. It can also get a bit annoying when you lose to that stupid bird, haha. Just like that Flappy Bastard.
GettingRekt
26. Apr 2018 · 17:12 UTC
Nice concept and solid execution. Good job with this first entry!
Issac
27. Apr 2018 · 00:12 UTC
Good concept and good execution. I think it would be nice if the bird sped up after a while -- some of the points dragged on a bit. If you had two really good players, they could go on forever :smile:
riordan
27. Apr 2018 · 19:07 UTC
The sound effects made me chuckle, I admit.
It's simple but an interesting take on classic Pong. Quite entertaining.