Colorful Pong Game

A vibrant, animated version of the classic Pong game built with Rust and Macroquad.

Features

• Rainbow Visual Effects: Animated rainbow colors throughout the game with smooth color transitions
• Enhanced Menu: Beautiful menu with animated stars, floating particles, option boxes with glow effects, controls display, version info, and credits
• Particle System: Explosive particle effects on paddle collisions
• Trail Effects: Beautiful glowing trails following paddles and ball
• Menu System: Choose between 1-player (vs AI) or 2-player modes with visual feedback
• Smooth Animations: Fluid movement and visual effects
• Glow Effects: Glowing paddles and ball with dynamic lighting
• Screen Shake: Impact effects on collisions
• Audio System: Framework ready for music and sound effects (can be extended with audio files)

Controls

Menu

• Arrow Keys / W-S: Navigate menu options
• Enter / Space: Select option

During Game

• 1 Player Mode:

  • Left paddle: W (up) / S (down)
  • Right paddle: AI controlled

• 2 Player Mode:

  • Left paddle: W (up) / S (down)
  • Right paddle: Arrow Up / Arrow Down

• Pause: P or ESC to pause/resume the game

Installation

Make sure you have Rust installed. Then run:

cargo run

Building

To build a release version:

cargo build --release

The executable will be in target/release/rust_pong_v3.

Requirements

• Rust 2021 edition or later
• Macroquad game framework
• Rand crate for random number generation

Game Rules

• First player to reach 7 points wins
• Ball speeds up after each paddle hit
• Ball bounces off top and bottom walls
• Score when ball passes opponent's paddle

Menu Features

The menu includes:

• Animated Background: Rainbow gradient that smoothly transitions
• Stars Field: 30 animated stars that fall from top to bottom with varying brightness
• Floating Particles: 15 colorful particles that float around the screen
• Option Boxes: Visual boxes for menu options with glow effects when selected
• Controls Display: Shows game controls on the right side
• Version Info: Displays version number in the top-left corner
• Credits: "Made by cyberguicode" with rainbow animation
• Copyright: Footer with copyright information

Audio System

The game includes an audio system framework (src/audio.rs) that can be extended to play music and sound effects. To add audio files:

1. Place your music files (WAV or OGG format recommended) in an assets/ folder
2. Use macroquad::audio::load_sound_from_file() to load them
3. Use play_sound() with appropriate parameters
4. For royalty-free music, check resources like:
   • Pixabay (pixabay.com/music)
   • Freesound (freesound.org)
   • OpenGameArt (opengameart.org)

The audio system is structured to support:

• Background music for menu
• Background music for gameplay
• Sound effects for paddle hits
• Sound effects for scoring
• Sound effects for menu navigation

Enjoy the colorful, aesthetic Pong experience!

"그러므로 보라 내가 그를 타일러 거친 들로 데리고 가서 그의 마음에 말하며"