Temporarily lengthens the paddle and gives it a fast movement burst, helping you reach difficult returns.
LEFT: Q · RIGHT: /
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RETRO PONG
ReadyLocal multiplayer · low latency
ABILITIES
Dash and Charge
Arms your next paddle hit. The returned ball launches faster and becomes harder for the opponent to control.
LEFT: E · RIGHT: .
HOW TO PLAY
Keyboard controls
Left paddle
WSMoveQDashECharge
Right paddle
↑↓Move/Dash.Charge
On touch screens, drag your side of the court to move.
GAME MODES
READY
Choose a match
Player name
No account or password. This name is stored only in this browser and shown to the other player.
Settings
Everything applies immediately, including to a ball already in play. Build: Firebase instant rooms 10
The room host controls colour, ability and paddle skins, ball speed and every other match setting for all players.
Appearance
Accent profile
Orange · 28° · 72%
Accent hue
28°
0°360°
The horizontal rail selects any hue. Keep Match both sides enabled to apply the exact selected colour to every paddle; turn it off only when you want a contrasting second-side colour. The vertical control adjusts how muted or vivid the palette appears.
Abilities
Control skin
Reactor
Changes only the in-game Dash and Charge control design. The R button now explains what each ability does.
Paddles
Paddle skin
Apex
The selected preview and the in-match paddle use the same cached sprite. Original paddle dimensions are unchanged.
Opponent
AI difficulty
Pro · 60
ROOKIECASUALPROELITEINSANE
Raises reaction speed, aim, paddle pace and how often the AI spends its dash and charge.
Match
Ball speed
Fast · 625
CALMNORMALFASTEXTREME
A charged hit still accelerates the ball past this setting.
Play to
Takes effect on the next match.
Display
Visual effects
The game already scales its own resolution and bloom to hold the frame rate. Drop this only if you want a cleaner picture.
Retro mode
Pick a look. Visual only — nothing about the match changes.
Paused
The match is waiting exactly where you left it.
Player 1 wins
73
Closest match yet.