QPong
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QPong is a Quake II mod created by Team Reaction and released in the summer of 1998.
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[edit] Gameplay
QPong is loosely inspired by Pong, hence the "pong" in "QPong". However, it bears little to no resemblance to Pong in terms of aesthetics and gameplay.
Two to four teams face off in a giant arena, reminiscent of a Pinball table. Each team has a goal. For each team playing, a gigantic (bigger than your player) steel ball is dropped into the middle. Each team tries to roll the ball into the other team's goal. The ball is extremely massive but you can move it using your weapons (super shotgun or railgun would have the largest effect). You can also push the ball, but it will only roll slowly. Should you happen to lie in the path of a quick moving ball, it will crush as well as other players who are not quick enough to get out of the way. In fact, one of the main ways to kill people in QPong is by blasting a ball into them (resulting in instant death). Each time you roll a ball into your opponent's goal, you score on them. Each team starts with a certain number of points (5 is the default). Each time you score on a team, you lower their score by 1. Once a team reaches zero, they are eliminated and are forced to become observers, or they can hop onto another team and play. To make things interesting, some levels include Pinball flippers around the goals to deflect the ball.
Balls use realistic physics. For instance, balls roll according to the laws of friction and motion. Send two balls into each other and momentum is transferred. Balls also roll down hills at an increasing rate.
[edit] Awards
In the summer of 1998, QPong was selected as the Grand-Prize Winner of the PC Gamer Quake II mod contest.[citation needed]
[edit] Continuations and Spin-offs
- Q3Pong - The official sequel by Team Reaction for Quake III.
- PongSource - A QPong-inspired adaptation for Half-Life 2.
[edit] Other Mods by Team Reaction
Quake
- AlienQuake
- SPISPOPD
- Code Red
- Horror Show
Quake II
- Jailbreak
- Gloom
- Countdown
Quake III Arena
- Q3Jailbreak (later known as Jailbreak: Prisoners of War)
- Q3Pong
