PyPong 2025

A modern, animated version of the classic Pong game built with Python and Pygame.

Features

• Single-player mode: Play against a CPU opponent with moderate AI.
• Pause menu: Press ESC during the game to pause and resume.
• Animated UI: Smooth button animations in the main menu.
• Background music placeholders: Easily replace with actual music files.
• Sound effects placeholders: Add your own sounds for ball hits, scoring, etc.
• Win/Lose screen: Displays a pulsating text animation when the game ends.

Installation

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Python installed on your system.

python --version

If Python is not installed, download and install it from python.org.

Install Pygame

You need Pygame to run the game. Install it using:

pip install pygame

Run the Game

Clone this repository and navigate to the project folder:

git clone https://github.com/BorgorNinja/PyPong.git
cd PyPong

Then, run the game with:

python pong.py

Controls

Action	Key
Move Up	W
Move Down	S
Pause	ESC

How to Add Your Own Sounds

• Replace play_background_music(track_name) with actual sound file loading using pygame.mixer.music.load().
• Modify play_sound(name) to play your own sound effects.

How to Contribute

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-name).
3. Make your changes and commit (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name).
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.