# Pong! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2002, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625 "2002-09-09T09:24:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShadowWarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@ShadowWarrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowWarrior)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/1 "2002-09-09T09:24:07Z")
Excellent game I found over the weekend: [http://www.pdmedia.net/games/curveball/index.htm](http://www.pdmedia.net/games/curveball/index.htm) the hi-score doesn’t work, do I can’t tell how well I’m doing - post your hi-scores here: 22000ish Level 7 ---
**Author:** ![New\_Improved\_Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f17d59/32.png) [@New\_Improved\_Scott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Improved_Scott)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/2 "2002-09-09T17:12:17Z")
15210, level 6. I’ve seen this game somewhere else, but with a smaller ball, and none of those curve balls. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/3 "2002-09-09T21:24:17Z")
17,000 and a bit, level 6. And I’ve seen the version Scott speaks of as well. But this one’s much more fun! Wee! ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/4 "2002-09-10T01:00:27Z")
Go try a few games of 3D Pong. Same game played a bit differently. It is the first game [here.](http://www.kickgranny.com/toc.htm) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/5 "2002-09-10T01:06:21Z")
Whoops, link did not work the way I wanted. Click on Flash and Shockwave games then 3D Pong. ---
**Author:** ![MarsDragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@MarsDragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarsDragon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/6 "2002-09-10T01:26:37Z")
20830, level 7. I find this game a lot easier than 3d Pong, probably because of the bigger ball. The curves make it wonky, though. ---
**Author:** ![MarsDragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@MarsDragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarsDragon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/7 "2002-09-10T01:41:19Z")
20830, level 7. I find this game a lot easier than 3d Pong, probably because of the bigger ball. The curves make it wonky, though. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/8 "2002-09-10T06:51:48Z")
Tremble in fear, mere mortals! High Score: 28395 ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/9 "2002-09-10T06:52:57Z")
Oh, level 9. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowWarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@ShadowWarrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowWarrior)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/10 "2002-09-10T08:24:47Z")
damn, I was feeling all superior till I read black knight’s post… oh well, back to the bouncy ball… ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/11 "2002-09-11T05:15:05Z")
Taste flaming death, vile dogs! I am supreme master! Mwahahahahahaha! (hey, I’m not really good at anything else, let me have my moment) I have gotten a new high score: 30670 Proof: [http://www.d.umn.edu/~katz0068/proof.JPG](http://www.d.umn.edu/~katz0068/proof.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowWarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@ShadowWarrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowWarrior)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/12 "2002-09-11T08:22:50Z")
30670!!! How? What level was that on? Even on lvl 7, the ball moves so fast that I can only return it by flailing away madly and hoping for a random bounce… ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/13 "2002-09-11T16:13:06Z")
That was level 9. And yup, that’s pretty much my technique. Being horribly uncoordinated, I’ve learned to flail around randomly in a remarkably fortuitous manner. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![New\_Improved\_Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f17d59/32.png) [@New\_Improved\_Scott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Improved_Scott)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pong/127625/14 "2002-09-16T03:00:04Z")
WTG Blacknight, hours of playing let me crack 20k, but 30k is a sweet score.