New Addiction?

August 21, 2001 9:21 PM

New Addiction? You bet. 3-D Pong using shockwave. It's pretty sweet. I feel like I should be listening to the soundtrack of "Tron" while I play it.
posted by jcterminal (19 comments total)

i think my employer hates you.
posted by donkeysuck at 9:43 PM on August 21, 2001

I think it's horribly obvious that the computer cheats a lot. *grumble grumble*
posted by solistrato at 9:44 PM on August 21, 2001

Oh yeah, I can feel the burn already. This is soooo good. Thanks!
posted by JParker at 10:00 PM on August 21, 2001

Reminds me of Shufflepuck Cafe!
posted by Fofer at 11:50 PM on August 21, 2001

i'm officially putting in my request for i.q. points lost. time i can spare, but i was saving my points to buy a set of steak knives.
posted by tewedle at 12:58 AM on August 22, 2001

Oh, I linked this in my second "What I did during my MeFi vacation" post.

I can beat the computer. neener neener. It usually takes around 440-450 points to beat it. Then again, I lost one where I scored 465 to the computer's 472.
posted by NortonDC at 3:37 AM on August 22, 2001

Dang, I couldn't be a goalie in the NHL. I keep getting beat in the corners. Ugh.
posted by briggsb at 5:56 AM on August 22, 2001

Well, there goes the rest of my free time.....
posted by briank at 7:23 AM on August 22, 2001

The game's easier if you compile code or do something processor/hard drive intensive since it'll slow down on the client-side. Hehe.. Just a thought.
posted by PWA_BadBoy at 7:56 AM on August 22, 2001

And this game has basically been the source of non-productivity for about 3 coworkers at my office since I emailed it to them last week.
posted by PWA_BadBoy at 7:57 AM on August 22, 2001

Someone has to say it.. but 'not as good as the original' ;-)
posted by wackybrit at 8:34 AM on August 22, 2001

Is it me, or does the computer get 40 points per win and the user only 20 points? Damn technology.
posted by kmrtshppr at 12:32 PM on August 22, 2001

The 40/20 split is real. Keeps it challenging, eh?
posted by NortonDC at 1:03 PM on August 22, 2001

what about your high scores? i just got 464. i lost 3 (or was it 4) points the whole match. my previous best was 430, but i usually score in the 250 range. job? what job?
posted by pup at 3:14 PM on August 22, 2001

My best so far is 513. The computer got 337.
posted by NortonDC at 6:47 PM on August 22, 2001

I think my best so far is 0, but I might be exaggerating. I only played three-quarters of a game because I didn't win a single point.
posted by Option1 at 10:28 PM on August 22, 2001

If you played past the first ball, you scored. Serving the first ball gets the human player a single point. The computer receives no points for scoring.

See, you're doing better than you thought.
posted by NortonDC at 4:39 AM on August 23, 2001

The computer cheats.
posted by Mocata at 3:18 AM on August 24, 2001

"THE COMPUTER WON"


Did this for way too long.
posted by smokinscott at 4:57 PM on August 24, 2001