About
Pong is Atari's 1972 arcade sports game, created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise for co-founder Nolan Bushnell and credited with helping launch the commercial video game industry. pong_sdl is a Pong recreation built with SDL and C++, offering local two-player multiplayer, rebindable controls, video settings (V-Sync, windowed/fullscreen), sound effects, and an FPS counter.
How it differs from the original
Adds configurable video and audio settings, rebindable controls, and an FPS counter — features not present in the original arcade cabinet.
Getting started
Ready-to-play Windows builds are available from the project's GitHub Releases or itch.io page; controls default to W/S and the Up/Down arrow keys for the two paddles, with rebinding available in the settings menu.
Known limitations
- gameplay: Ball/Paddle collision is questionable.
- memory: Potential memory leak due to not freeing resources.
Media
Additional notes
- Known issue
- The author notes a potential memory leak from unfreed resources and describes the ball/paddle collision handling as questionable.