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| Author | Mitchell Philipp |
| Type | Arcade Games |
| Version | 2022 |
| License | Mixed |
| Last Updated | 2022/02/20 |
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Tic-Tac-Pong is a Player vs. Computer game for the GameBoy Advance. It combines the classic video game Pong with the pen-and-paper game Tic-Tac-Toe.
User guide
Place 3 cyan X's in a row on the Tic-Tac-Toe board before the AI get 3 magenta O's in a row.
Gameplay
The player and the AI use their paddles to hit the pong back and forth.
Each you hit the pong with your paddle, it adds energy to your battery battery. If you miss the pong and it hits the wall, your battery will lose a little power.
When your battery is full, you can press `A` to charge your paddle. When you hit the pong with a charged paddle, the pong will speed up and become charged.
When the charged pong passes thru a spot on the Tic-Tac-Toe board, it will place a mark there for the last player to hit it. If the charged pong hits a wall twice in a row, it loses its charge and slows back down.
Get three of your marks in a row to win.
Winning the game
If either player manages to get three of their marks in a row on the board, they win immediately.
If all the spaces on the board are captured, and neither player has three marks in a row, the player with the most marks on the board wins.
Each player's total is displayed in the lower corner of the screen.
Difficulty options
- Trivial - Not even a challenge. The AI will almost always miss the pong.
- Easy - An easier experience. The AI is more likely to miss the pong, and takes longer to make decisions.
- Normal - A medium challenge. Recommended for new players.
- Hard - Above average difficulty. Provides a little extra challenge, with a more skilled AI.
- Expert - Near perfect AI. It will rarely miss.
Controls
Start - Start game
Up/Down - Move paddle up and down
A - Charge paddle
Hold Select - Return to title screen
Screenshots
Media
Tic-Tac-Pong (Mitchell Philipp)
External links
- itch.io - https://mgpalpha.itch.io/tic-tac-pong
- GitHub - https://github.com/MGPAlpha/Tic-Tac-Pong