Double portion of LSD Pong
Tuesday, March 17, 2009Posted by
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The title says it all - today I would like to share with you two versions of the classic Pong game that both look as if their respective creators enjoyed experimenting with LSD a little too much.
I found the first remake while reading my daily portion of Exophase. It is not so much a full game yet, but a tech demo showcasing what can be done with the new PSP game engine by A_Nub. The chances are that it will soon become a regular game with cool graphical effects. If you have a PSP, download it from the release thread - static screens don't fully show how trippy this game is. If author adds pulsating plasma background, people will get high by just playing it.
Speaking of plasma, watching Gnarly Pong in action made me recall equally trippy game for PC called Plasma Pong and I have realised that unfortunately I never mentioned it here on Barts News. Essentially, the game is good, old Pong with added fluid dynamics and funky visual effects. It is quite fun to play in short bursts.
While googling for more information, I found out that the notice on author's page suggests that Atari was unhappy with him using their trademark. On a positive note, though, author promises a new title to make up for that and the original game can be still found in many places over the internet, for example here.
You owe it to yourself to read more detailed review here and see Plasma Pong in action in this video, because similarly to Gnarly Pong the beauty of the game manifests itself best in motion.
[via Exophase]
I found the first remake while reading my daily portion of Exophase. It is not so much a full game yet, but a tech demo showcasing what can be done with the new PSP game engine by A_Nub. The chances are that it will soon become a regular game with cool graphical effects. If you have a PSP, download it from the release thread - static screens don't fully show how trippy this game is. If author adds pulsating plasma background, people will get high by just playing it.
Speaking of plasma, watching Gnarly Pong in action made me recall equally trippy game for PC called Plasma Pong and I have realised that unfortunately I never mentioned it here on Barts News. Essentially, the game is good, old Pong with added fluid dynamics and funky visual effects. It is quite fun to play in short bursts.
While googling for more information, I found out that the notice on author's page suggests that Atari was unhappy with him using their trademark. On a positive note, though, author promises a new title to make up for that and the original game can be still found in many places over the internet, for example here.
You owe it to yourself to read more detailed review here and see Plasma Pong in action in this video, because similarly to Gnarly Pong the beauty of the game manifests itself best in motion.
[via Exophase]
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