Pong [Delphinid Edition]

Pong is, quite possibly, one of the most iconic and influential games in the history of the industry. This game was released by Atari in 1972. It was originally an assigned training exercise given to Allan Alcorn by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell and co-founder Ted Dabney were so impressed, they decided to manufacture it. Allan Alcorn based the concept of the game off of another game (Tennis for Two) which had been released on the unprecedented first home console, Magnavox Odyssey. Bushnell had seen the Odyssey at a tradeshow and soon after Atari released Pong in the very first arcade cabinet. Pong ended up being a major commercial success and was eventually released in its own home console. In fact, the game was so successful that almost every electronics manufacturer at the time attempted releasing their own version of the game. There was such an influx of Pong clones that the video game industry crashed in 1977!

This is a Pong clone.  Now with Delphinids! Use one of the most iconic game mechanics against your best podmate, playing as two Transient Orcas punting a very unlucky seal.

Controls 

(Keyboard and Mobile compatible)

Player 1 (leucistic/white orca):

W - Move Upward

S - Move Downward

OR touch the space above and below the orca to move in respective directions

Player 2 (normal orca):

UP ARROW - Move Upward

DOWN ARROW - Move Downward

OR touch the space above and below the orca to move in respective directions

Credits

Pixel art for the game was influenced by the work of many.  Some of these influences are sprite sheets of orcas from published games, such as those for various Ecco the Dolphin games and (randomly) a Sonic the Hedgehog game.  Shirukiba on DeviantArt and their pixel work on Dolphins were also a majorly helpful reference resource!   Player 1's sprite is loosely based off of a currently living (as of 2024) Leucistic Transient Orca, named Frostbite or "Frosty".