Saturday, July 5, 2008

Pimp my Pong - rumbling paddle fun with Wii remote

Thanks to a code that Captain_Hero sifted from the early Wiimote
Demo source, the homebrew developer grafted rumble feedback plus Wii
remote control to an old arcade classic. What resulted became Pimp my
Pong, and it was named so, because coder Captain_Hero hopes to add
interesting features that could only be Wii-inspired or simply all out
fun.

Rumble feedback kicks in every time the ball bounces off a
paddle, and tumble will also nudge in when a ball is lost. The author
says that Wiimote cursor control has been added to the left bar, so
players will have to prime their senses for incoming balls from the
right.

We also noticed that coder PaRaDoX has a feature-filled Pong
game in the works, and that the other homebrew game will feature online
multiplayer on its next release. We'll keep an eye out for that, but
right now, you can simply install this game in your HBC SD card, and
give it a go.

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