Josh's PONG (2022)

This Pong clone is my first game, for Windows, made in Stencyl.

Made in October 2022 for Fundamentals of Game Technology assignment. (Semester 1)

How to Play:

There are 2 sides, Orange and Blue. Players can control either side or both (2 players). The player can also play against an AI controlled side, or watch both AI sides battle each other.

• Either side must reach a score of 15 to win. They earn 1 point for each ball is scored at the opponent’s goal.

• The ball will increase in velocity the more times it hits the paddles.

 

There are abilities that either side can use:

Shoot Wave:

• Shoot a wave in a straight line. Used to change the direction and push the ball from afar. Disappears after touching the ball. Has a 5 second cooldown after a shot.

Shoot Bricks:

• Shoot a brick in a straight line that stops before the middle line. Used to block and change the direction of the ball when it hits. Has a 1 second cooldown after a shot. Has a limited ammo reserve of 4 bricks per player.

Shoot Ball Decoys:

• Shoot 2 fake balls at a random angle and speed to distract the opponent. Fake balls will not score points, and will disappear after hitting the opponent, or their wave and bricks. Has a 10 second cooldown after a shot.

Turbo Mode:

• Speeds up the paddle movement speed of both players and the ball’s velocity. It lasts for 20 seconds, and has a 20 second cooldown after the effect ends.

Controls:

P1 Controls	P2 Controls	Action
W	Up arrow	Move up
S	Down arrow	Move down
D	Left Arrow	Shoot Wave
Q	Page Down/End/Forward Slash	Shoot Ball Decoys
A	Right Arrow	Shoot Brick
Spacebar	Enter	Turbo Mode
Tab	P	Pause
1	0	Control Bot

 

Credits:

• Stencyl - Game Engine

• Adobe Photoshop – Art and Sprites

• Adobe After Effects – Animations and VFX

• Valve, Counter Strike - SFX

• Star Wars – SFX

• Various video games – SFX

• Audacity – Audio Converting/Editing

• Monster Crafter OST – Music
  

• Mr Yap Chin Kein
  

Portfolio: https://joshuayeohkeatkeong.wixsite.com/joshgametech/pong

GitHub: https://github.com/JoshuaYeoh1/Pong

Trivia:

This is my first time programming a game, and Stencyl really helped me understand how coding will roughly look like but simplified. This made me interested in picking the programmer path in gamedev. I also managed to utilize what I have learned in Adobe After Effects to create the VFX and Animations.