Sugarcane

The machine suddenly transforms into a giant robot and runs away. Both you and your opponent just stand and stare at the robot shaped hole now left in the wall. Nerdy fan does a fist pump and murmurs, "aww Yiss, Awptimis Prine."\n\nTHE END

You ease the paddle up and then pass the ball back and forth for a bit. Finally it comes down at an angle, you go to meet it, edge-bump, sending it zig-zagging back to your opponent whose sweaty palms slip on the knob giving you 5-6.\n\n[[Continue...|5-6 up win part 2]]

The ball is launched toward your opponent who comes down on top of it causing it to move down and then back up, and finally from the top of the screen in a downward motion.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-7 up lose a part 1]], [[down|7-6 down win c part 1]], [[stay|7-6 stay win a part 2]]?

You hear a noise and see a short-haired, athletic woman, in red jogging shorts and a white t-shirt, carrying a hammer. Everyone turns around as she runs towards the machine and throws the hammer into it, destroying the game.\n\nTHE END

The ball is served to you and you knock it straight toward your opponent. He does the old "edge" bump and sends it careening to your side, up, down, and then up again at high speed.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|7-5 up win part 1]], [[down|6-6 down lose part 1]], [[stay|6-6 stay lose a part 1]]?

The roof seems to open from the middle as a flying saucer comes down. A beam of light from the saucer envelops the Pong machine and it starts to rise. It floats up into the flying saucer which takes off never to be seen again.\n\nTHE END

Your opponent starts spinning his knob faster and faster. The paddle moves off the top and then back onto the bottom. It's so fast it's like an impenetrable wall, and you eventually miss the ball losing the point at 5-6.\n\n[[Continue...|5-6 down lose part 2]]

You stay and let the ball come to you. In fact, you're almost certain you won't miss. At the last minute your opponent smacks the machine. HARD. The ball jumps over your paddle and you lose the point to tie the game 6-6.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 stay lose a part 2]]

The ball is zig-zagging at frightening speed as you try to track it. At the last moment you move down but move too far and you lose the point for a tie at 6-6. You give him an imaginary tip-of-the-hat.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 down lose part 2]]

The ball is served to you in a downward motion which should be easy considering you're also near the bottom of the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|5-7 up lose b dead]], [[down|5-7 up lose b dead]], or [[stay|5-7 up lose b dead]]?

You move your paddle near the top this time, and the ball is served to your opponent who bats it upward towards your paddle.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|5-7 stay lose b dead]], [[down|5-7 stay lose b dead]], or [[stay|5-7 stay lose b dead]]?

You set your paddle near the top this time, and the ball is served to your opponent who bats it down toward the bottom of the screen.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-6 up win part 1]], [[down|5-7 down lose b part 1]], [[stay|5-7 stay lose b part 1]]?

The ball comes up on you fast but you meet it as it rebounds off the top screen causing it to come down while your opponent wasn't paying attention. You win the point 6-5. You give your opponent a look like "Get your head in the game!"\n\n[[Continue...|6-5 up win b part 2]]

You move your paddle near the upper-middle this time, and the ball is served to your opponent who bats it downward towards your paddle.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|5-7 down lose b dead]], [[down|5-7 down lose b dead]], or [[stay|5-7 down lose b dead]]?

The ball is served to your opponent and he makes it go upward toward you, but your paddle is only in the middle of the screen.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|7-6 up win a part 1]], [[down|7-6 down win a part 1]], [[stay|6-6 stay lose b part 1]]?

Your opponent jumps up to kick the machine and everything freezes. The whole room seems to rotate as your opponent kicks the machine in destroying it, matrix style. Apparently he doesn't like losing.\n\nTHE END

You think you can go up under the ball as it comes down, only you just succeed in overshooting it and your player wins the point at 6-7. You mutter under your breath but otherwise make no sound.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 up lose a part 2]]

This time the ball is served toward you near the center of the screen vertically.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 up lose a dead]], [[down|6-7 up lose a dead]], or [[stay|6-7 up lose a dead]]?

Your paddle is sitting near the bottom of the screen and the ball is served to you also going in a slightly downward motion.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-5 up win b part 1]], [[down|6-5 down win part 1]], [[stay|5-6 stay lose part 1]]?

The ball is served to you and you hit it nearly straight toward your opponent. He does the old "edge" bump and sends it careening to your side, up and down, at high speed upward toward you.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|5-7 up lose a part 1]], [[down|5-7 down lose a part 1]], [[stay|6-6 stay win part 1]]?

The ball comes to you, and you easily bump it from the bottom. It goes up sharply, then down, then up, and down again. Your opponent returns it and you then actually bump it down sending it past him and tying 5-5. You flash a smile.\n\n[[Continue...|5-5 up win part 2]]

a glowing blue light starts tracing the contours of the cabinet, and then it seems to pixelize and finally disappears, apparently deresing Tron style.\n\nTHE END

Your paddle is in the upper middle of the screen. The ball starts coming your way and seems to be going in a slight upward direction.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-5 up win a part 1]], [[down|5-6 down lose part 1]], [[stay|6-5 stay win part 1]]?

Your opponent pulls out a revolver and proceeds to shoot the cabinet repeatedly. Apparently he doesn't like losing. So if he can't win, nobody can.\n\nTHE END

You play it cool and let the ball come to you. As it does, it bounces off of your paddle and to your opponent, who tries the same thing but the ball barely misses his paddle, giving you 6-5. He gives you a look of recognition, "Well Played."\n\n[[Continue...|6-5 stay win part 2]]

Thinking you'll bump the ball from the bottom, you ease the paddle down a bit. Right as it comes you move up too far just missing it, tying the score 5-5. You hope the pained look on your face is undetectable by your opponent.\n\n[[Continue...|5-5 up lose part 2]]

The ball is served to you and you hit it nearly straight. He "edge" bumps it and sends it careening to your side, up and down, until it's sailing at a high speed upward.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|7-5 up win part 1]], [[down|6-6 down lose part 1]], [[stay|6-6 stay lose a part 1]]?

You move your paddle near the top this time, and the ball is served to your opponent who bats it upward towards your paddle.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going]], [[down|7-6 down win e part 1]], [[stay|7-6 stay win d part 1]]?

You have a brilliant idea and stick your fingers in the coin slot, soon your fingers appear on the screen and you push the ball past your opponent and you win the point tying the game 6-6.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 up win part 2]]

You set your paddle near the top this time, and the ball is served to your opponent who bats it down toward the bottom of the screen, and it starts coming back up.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-6 up win part 1]], [[down|5-7 down lose b part 1]], [[stay|5-7 stay lose b part 1]]?

With the ball just under your paddle, you knock it down to the bottom. By making it go in a zig-zag pattern your opponent can't reach it in time. The score is 6-4 and your opponent isn't happy, but he stares at you for a moment and gets ready.\n\n[[Continue...|6-4 down win part 2]]\n

An interactive adventure in the style of choose your own adventures.

So you do want to move up? [[Yes|6-7 up lose d part 1]], [[No|still going j]].

You don't want to move up? [[Yes|still going i]], [[No|6-7 up lose d part 1]].

Well make up your mind, I haven't got all day! [[Of course, where else would I move?|6-7 up lose d part 1]].

The ball is launched toward your opponent who comes down on top of it causing it to bounce down, back up, and finally from the top of the screen in a downward motion.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-7 up lose a part 1]], [[down|7-6 down win c part 1]], [[stay|7-6 stay win a part 1]]?

It's still coming toward you.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going b]], [[down|still going b]], [[stay|still going b]]?

And yep, still coming.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going d]], [[down|still going d]], [[stay|still going d]]?

It's still going up.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going c]], [[down|still going c]], [[stay|still going c]]?

Your paddle is sitting toward the bottom of the screen and the ball is served to you also going in a slightly downward motion.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|5-6 up win part 1]], [[down|4-7 down lose part 1]], [[stay|5-6 stay win part 1]]?

The ball gets served back to him and he returns a zig-zag volley back at you.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-6 up lose part 1]], [[down|7-5 down win part 1]], [[stay|7-5 stay win part 1]]?

While it's going up you swing your paddle up but it misses the ball. You lose the point and are now at 6-5. You smash the console with your fist as your opponent sneers. A few more people gather around the machine.\n\n[[Continue...|6-5 up lose part 2]]

You figure you have it by staying but wiggle the knob back and forth to track properly. You wiggle it too much and lose at 4-6. More people come up behind and a few go behind your opponent to support him.\n\n[[Continue...|4-6 stay lose part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent who returns it in a near straight line toward the middle of the screen. You're near the top.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 up win a dead]], [[down|7-6 up win a dead]], or [[stay|7-6 up win a dead]]?

You turn the knob counter-clockwise and ease the paddle up to meet the ball. It hits the top, comes down, hits bottom, then comes back up. Your opponent hits and you match it's movement. You return it, but his hand jerks and he loses 7-6.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 up win a part 2]]

You decide to stay where you are and wait for the ball, only it unexpectedly hits the top of the screen and goes past you nowhere near your paddle, you lose tying the game 6-6. You look a bit confused, and he half-shrugs.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 stay lose b part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent who returns it in a near straight line toward the middle of the screen. You're near the top.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-7 up lose c part 1]], [[down|7-6 down win d part 1]], [[stay|7-6 stay win c part 1]]?

Lines seem to form in the machine and then separate to reveal a man standing in what appears to be an arcade cabinet suit. He lifts up the portion where the monitor shows through and you notice him and he salutes you and walks out. \n\nTHE END

You go up and manage to hit the ball to the other side. He then returns your shot and you go bat it around for a few seconds. The ball ends up breezing past you, losing the point at 5-7. He pretends to flip you off minus the finger.\n\n[[Continue...|5-7 up lose b part 2]]

You hear a small buzzing sound and wood chips start flying off the machine. Holes appear which you can see through (even in the monitor), and then the whole thing crumbles to dust, which was apparently the work of magic termites.\n\nTHE END

The ball is served in your general direction slightly downward.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 down win d dead]], [[down|7-6 down win d dead]], or [[stay|7-6 down win d dead]]?

Your paddle is in the upper middle of the screen. The ball starts coming your way and seems to be going in a slight upward direction.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-5 up lose part 1]], [[down|7-4 down win part 1]], [[stay|6-5 stay lose part 1]]?

You decide to stay in place, only it's pure luck that the ball catches your paddle on the top corner. Your opponent then attempts to meet it only to twitch and miss the ball, giving you the point at 5-6. Your fans murmur.\n\n[[Continue...|5-6 stay win part 2]]

You set your paddle at the top this time, and the ball is served to your opponent who bats it down toward the bottom of the screen, which starts coming back up.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|4-7 down lose dead]], [[down|4-7 down lose dead]], or [[stay|4-7 down lose dead]]?

Since you're not all the way down on the bottom you try to move the paddle even further down as the ball comes over, but sails cleanly over the top of it and you lose the point at 4-7. You shout, "aww man!" as you're losing pretty badly.\n\n[[Continue...|4-7 down lose part 2]]

The ball gets served back to him and he returns a zig-zag volley back at you. Your paddle is sitting towards the bottom of the screen ready for the next move.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-4 down win dead]], [[down|7-4 down win dead]], or [[stay|7-4 down win dead]]?

Your opponent is feverishly trying to match your moves as your paddle hits the ball every time. It shoots back to him and he returns it for what seems like minutes, when you decide to end it. It's too fast for him to catch, giving you 7-4.\n\n[[Continue...|7-4 down win part 2]]\n

Pong designer Al Alcorn pushes through the crowd, fiddles at the bottom of the cabinet, and then watches as 4 casters pop out of the bottom. He then wheels the machine away never to be played again.\n\nTHE END

Moving down to reach the ball you realize too late that it's going to bounce off the bottom and move just past your paddle. You lose the point, at a score of 4-5. It's still too early in the game to be worried, so you relax a bit.\n\n[[Continue...|4-5 down lose part 2]]

The ball is next served to your opponent and He moves down from the top batting the ball back to your side, but it's a pretty straight line from the middle and your paddle is still there.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|5-5 up win part 1]], [[down|4-6 down lose part 1]], [[stay|4-6 stay lose part 1]]?

With that last point something triggers in the machine. Suddenly numbers flash on the screen counting down from 10. Finaly it gets to 3-2-1 and before your very eyes it blasts off with rocket fire shooting out of the bottom.\n\nTHE END

\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going e], [[down|still going e]], [[stay|still going e]]?

You see it moving up and down hearing that beep-boop-beep sound. As soon as it gets close you crank the dial counter-clockwise and slam the ball. Not knowing what hit him until he lost the point at 7-5, you flash him a look of surprise.\n\n[[Continue...|7-5 up win part 2]]

The ball is launched toward your opponent who comes down on top of it causing it to slam to the bottom then bounces back to the top. It, lastly, comes down from the top of the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-5 up win dead]], [[down|7-5 up win dead]], or [[stay|7-5 up win dead]]?

Watching the ball you notice your opponent's sneaky smile turns into a look of befuddlement. He thought he had you. The ball shoots from your paddle in a straight line back past him. You win the point tying the game at 6-6.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 stay win part 2]]

The ball is served toward you in an upward motion, and your paddle is two-thirds of the way down the screen.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-7 up lose b part 1]], [[down|6-7 down lose a part 1]], [[stay|7-6 stay win b part 1]]?

Ted Dabney, co-founder of Atari, Inc, simply appears out of thin air. He pushes you and your opponent away from the machine. He then messes with the control knobs, and the machine seems to phase out as if it were a hologram turning off.\n\nTHE END

Your paddle is approximately in the middle of the screen and the ball is drifting downward toward the bottom of the screen in your direction. You're super confident you can return the shot.\n\nDo you wish to move [[up|4-5 up lose part 1]], [[down|4-5 down lose part 1]], [[stay|5-4 stay win part 1]]?

A couple more rounds show that you and your opponent are really well matched. Now the score is tied at 4-4 and you have at least one fan. He's wearing glasses and looks like he designs games like these.\n\n[[Continue...|4-4 b]]

You decide to stay but start getting a little nervous as it comes closer. When it almost gets to you, your hand twitches and you miss it tying at 5-5. A grimace crosses your face but as far as anyone can tell you're just concentrating.\n\n[[Continue...|5-5 stay lose part 2]]

Out of nowhere a piano drops onto the machine smashing it to bits.\n\nTHE END

The ball hits the top near the corner, goes back down, and you hit the ball squarely. Now you and your opponent are furiously trading shots, but he misses as you do another zig-zag move for 7-6. You throw your fist in the air a few times.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 down win e part 2]]

You set your paddle back to the middle as the ball is served to you. Moving down to meet the ball, it rebounds towards your opponent. He then returns the ball and you move upward to meet it.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-5 down win dead]], [[down|7-5 down win dead]], or [[stay|7-5 down win dead]]?

You watch the ball as it comes speeding towards you. At the last minute, you spin the knob clockwise knocking it back in the same motion That your opponent misses, giving you the point at 7-5. You grin but your opponent doesn't find it amusing.\n\n\n[[Continue...|7-5 down win part 2]]

The ball gets served to you as you follow it to the top of the screen and then back down.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 down win e dead]], [[down|7-6 down win e dead]], or [[stay|7-6 down win e dead]]?

The machine explodes for no apparent reason. Luckily no one was hurt. Everyone goes home because the match cannot continue.\n\nTHE END

By Keith Weatherby II

You and your opponent continue back and forth pretty evenly. It gets pretty close to the wire at 8-9 and finally ties 10-10. The ball comes down and you move up to meet it, trying to make it look like you're going to hit the bottom. \n\n[[Continue...|win part 2]]

It's still coming toward you.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going a]], [[down|still going a]], [[stay|still going a]]?

You try to move your paddle up really quickly and overshoot the ball losing 5-7. Your opponent chuckles, and you re-evaluate your skills.\n\n[[Continue...|5-7 up lose a part 2]]

Instead of moving the paddle up, you concentrate really hard. At first nothing happens and then gradually it increases in height until the ball can't pass it. You just wait until your opponent misses winning the point at 6-5.\n\n[[Continue...|6-5 up win a part 2]]

An orange portal seems to open in the floor under the machine. As it falls through a blue one opens in the top and the machine continues to fall from ceiling to floor back to ceiling, causing the machine to fall forever.\n\nTHE END

You go down and nick the ball on the corner sending it speeding across. Your opponent just can't keep up as he's getting tired. He misses it giving you the ball at 7-6. Your fans throw up a small cheer.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 down win d part 2]]

On the previous point, the machine starts making slot machine winning noises and the coin-return starts spitting out quarters. The crowd instantly dives for free money, thereby stopping you from finishing the game.\n\nTHE END

You stay where you are but wiggle the paddle a bit as the ball hits the top and then comes down to meet you. You return, and your opponent just misses the ball, for the point at 7-6. The crowd behind you reduces their volume to whispers.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 stay win b part 2]]

The ball is served towards your opponent and he hits it on the top sending it in a zig-zag pattern towards you.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|win part 1]], [[down|win part 1]], [[stay|win part 1]]?

It's very very close now.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going g]], [[down|still going g]], [[stay|still going g]]?

A gray runs in and fires a ray-gun at the machine. The machine then disintigrates, and the alien runs out of the arcade.\n\nTHE END

You stand in a smokey arcade. While it's been a while since pong was created, it's still fairly popular. You're hoping to keep up your winning streak as you step up to the machine and await a challenger.\n\n[[Continue...|Challenger]]

The ball is served in your general direction moving slightly downward.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|lose part 1]], [[down|lose part 1]], [[stay|lose part 1]]?

You're near the top but your hand happens to twitch causing the paddle to go all the way to the top, but since the ball is in the middle you lose that point 6-7. You smack the console, angry at yourself.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 up lose c part 2]]

The machine starts making a strange noise and then disappears. In the next minute a large blue box appears in it's place, with the word "Police" on it. A man steps out of the doors and oddly enough he looks British.\n\nTHE END

Following the ball until the last moment you yell "Red light!". The ball stops, and you move your paddle, then yell "Green Light!" and it bounces back toward your opponent who misses it completely causing the game to be tied 6-6.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 down win part 2]]

The ball is served to you in a downward motion which should be easy considering you're also near the bottom of the screen.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|7-6 up win c part 1]], [[down|6-7 down lose b part 1]], [[stay|6-7 stay lose b part 1]]?

A smoke alarm goes off and the sprinkler system turns on shorting the Pong machine and making every one leave the building including you and your opponent.\n\nTHE END

You stay figuring you're already near the bottom and it's going downward but end up missing the ball because it managed to slip under you losing at 5-6. You then move towards the middle. You sigh and your opponent's fans snicker.\n\n[[Continue...|5-6 stay lose part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent who hits it back. the ball goes down toward the bottom of the screen and then up towards you, who's about in the middle.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 stay lose b dead]], [[down|6-7 stay lose b dead]], or [[stay|6-7 stay lose b dead]]?

You stay where you are, sure that you'll hit the ball, but instead it manages to slip under that space between your paddle and the bottom of the screen. You lose the point at 6-7.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 stay lose b part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent and he makes it go upward toward you, but your paddle is still in the middle of the screen.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|5-7 up lose b part 1]], [[down|6-6 down win part 1]], [[stay|5-7 stay lose a part 1]]?

Somebody accidentally trips and spills a drink they were holding on the machine. Soon you hear a hissing type of sound and see steam or smoke rising from the machine. It begins to melt, until it's a puddle leaving you staring.\n\nTHE END

This time the ball is served toward you At the middle of the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 down win c dead]], [[down|7-6 down win c dead]], or [[stay|7-6 down win c dead]]?

You ease the paddle down and meet the ball head-on. It returns to your opponent who's hand twitches and causes him to miss it. You score at 7-6. You think if he does this enough you'll win easy, then remind yourself not to get cocky.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 down win c part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent who returns it close to a straight line toward the center of the screen. You're near the top.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 down win a dead]], [[down|7-6 down win a dead]], or [[stay|7-6 down win a dead]]?

Almost there!\n\nDo you want to move [[up|still going f]], [[down|still going f]], [[stay|still going f]]?

The machine has a yellow cabinet and the hole with the monitor has a shape like a windshield wiper had wiped away the yellow. You settle at the controls, spin it a few times, and plunk your quarter in. Exchanging volleys, you tie at 2-2.\n\n[[Continue...|4-4 a]]

You let the ball come to you. It bounces back and forth across the screen straight every time. In order to make it go somewhere else you smack the corner and send it careening into your opponent causing him to miss, giving you 7-6.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 stay win a part 2]]

This time the ball is served to you in the middle of the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 stay win a dead]], [[down|7-6 stay win a dead]], or [[stay|7-6 stay win a dead]]?

Everything freezes except you as you notice suited men with nice hats come in. They notify you that your oppponant was "off-plan", mess with the Pong machine, then leave. You realize you have now won the game just before everything resumes.\n\nTHE END

You and your opponent continue to exchange shots. It gets close 8-9 and finally it's tied 10-10. The ball comes down and you move up making it look like you're going to bump. Expecting you to edge bump, he gets ready, but you hit it normally. \n\n[[Continue...|lose part 2]]

You slide the paddle downward and meet the ball, easy as pie. Your shot is also returned and you bat it back and forth, until he miscalculates and moves opposite the ball and loses 7-6. He shakes his head but then continues.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 down win a part 2]]

Pong Adventure!

The ball is served to you in an upward direction. Your paddle is two-thirds of the way down the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|5-7 up lose a dead]], [[down|5-7 up lose a dead]], or [[stay|5-7 up lose a dead]]?

It goes up to the top and then back down, but your opponent spins the knob quickly making his paddle go down. Looks like you're about to win but his paddle smacks the ball which shoots back to you, and you're too slow. You lose the game 10-11.\n\nYOU LOSE!!!

The ball is served to your opponent and he hits it on the bottom sending it upward toward you.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 up win b dead]], [[down|7-6 up win b dead]], or [[stay|7-6 up win b dead]]?

Just as anticipated the ball hits your paddle then goes down toward your opponent. A few ball swaps later and it passes him giving you 7-6. You form your hands into a gun shape and point them up. He's not smiling now as more people watch you.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 up win b part 2]]

You produce a magnet and proceed to put it near the window of the cabinet. The ball starts going in the direction of your magnet and then you just drag it for the point. The score is now 6-5 in your favor. Your opponent raises an eyebrow.\n\n[[Continue...|6-5 down win part 2]]

You decide to go up as you're sure it's going to bounce off the bottom, and sure enough it does, only you don't follow it well and you overshoot a bit to lose the point at 4-5. Your opponent starts getting fans behind him now.\n\n[[Continue...|4-5 up lose part 2]]

Suddenly a fat, older, woman with a rolling pin grabs your opponent by the ear, and from the conversation you glean that it's his mother and he was supposed to pick up some groceries. He's dragged out leaving the game unfinished.\n\nTHE END

The ball is next served to your opponent and he moves down from the top batting the ball back in your direction, but it's a pretty straight line from the middle to your paddle.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|5-5 up win part 1]], [[down|4-6 down lose part 1]], [[stay|4-6 stay lose part 1]]?

You try to move down to hit it on the top of the ball as it bounces off the bottom, but are too late as the ball makes it past you. You're now at 5-7. Your opponent's fans stifle some snickering.\n\n[[Continue...|5-7 down lose b part 2]]

The ball goes down and hits the bottom of the screen and you're sure it's going to hit the middle of the paddle, but to your dismay it goes just above and past you losing at 5-7. You throw a fist down on the console with a loud crack.\n\n[[Continue...|5-7 stay lose b part 2]]

You set your paddle back to the middle. The ball is served to you and you move down to meet it which rebounds and heads toward your opponent. He returns your shot and you move up to meet it.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-5 stay win dead]], [[down|7-5 stay win dead]], or [[stay|7-5 stay win dead]]?

The ball is bouncing wildly up and down, but you're confident and decide to stay where you are. Hitting your paddle squarely in the middle, it zooms back past your opponent giving you 7-5. Nerdy Fan gives you a thumbs up.\n\n[[Continue...|7-5 stay win part 2]]

You try to move down really fast overshooting and miss the ball to lose the point at 5-7. There are cracks in your resolve now, and you're starting to think you may end up losing.\n\n[[Continue...|5-7 down lose a part 2]]

The ball is served toward you in an upward motion, and your paddle is two-thirds of the way down the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|5-7 down lose a dead]], [[down|5-7 down lose a dead]], or [[stay|5-7 down lose a dead]]?

Nolan Bushnell co-founder of Atari, Inc, and originator of Pong comes in with a dolly, unplugs the machine, puts it up onto the dolly and wheels it out, never to be heard from again.\n\nTHE END

Noticing it's going to hit the top you start to ease the paddle down slowly, but you go too far and the paddle misses the ball causing you to lose the point. The score's now 6-7. Your opponent's fans cheer, while your fans remain silent.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 down lose a part 2]]

Three rough guys come in and walk over to your opponent and proceed to beat him to a pulp. Apparently he owed them money. You guess he won't be finishing the game any time soon, so you go home.\n\nTHE END

You mess with the knob a little bit and now you're settled in the middle where the ball actually bounces off. Your opponent tries to bump it but misses, an easy point win for you at 7-6. Nerdy Fan looks at your opponent and says "Eat it!".\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 stay win c part 2]]

The monitor of the Pong machine starts flickering and flashing different colors. It then goes out completely. While you can still hear the beep-boop of the ball hitting walls, you can't finish a game you can't see.\n\nTHE END

The ball is served to you in a downward motion which should be easy considering you're also near the bottom of the screen.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|5-7 stay lose a dead]], [[down|5-7 stay lose a dead]], or [[stay|5-7 stay lose a dead]]?

You decide to chill as the ball hits the bottom, comes up to the middle, rebounds off your paddle, up to the top, and then back down just skimming over your opponent giving you the point at 5-4. Nerdy fan looks as if he knew you'd get it. \n\n[[Continue...|5-4 stay win part 2]] \n

The ball is served in your general direction slightly downward.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 stay win c dead]], [[down|7-6 stay win c dead]], or [[stay|7-6 stay win c dead]]?

The next ball is served to your opponent. It moves down, hits his paddle, and heads back towards you. It's a pretty straight line across the middle.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|5-5 up lose part 1]], [[down|6-4 down win part 1]], [[stay|5-5 stay lose part 1]]?

A man with a showy suit, a cloak, and a top hat comes in and throws his cloak over the machine, which then seems to disappear as he removes it. He then bows and leaves.\n\nTHE END

You move back to the middle, the ball is served to you, you move down to meet the ball which rebounds and heads toward your opponent. He returns the ball and you start moving up to meet it.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|7-6 up win b part 1]], [[down|7-6 down win b part 1]], [[stay|6-7 stay lose a part 1]]?

The ball hits the top near your paddle and you smack it down by hitting the corner. It appears to be too much and your opponent misses it. Forming a hand into a gun-like shape you blow on your finger as if cooling it off. More people gather.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 down win b part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent and he hits it on the bottom sending it upward toward you.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 down win b dead]], [[down|7-6 down win b dead]], or [[stay|7-6 down win b dead]]?

You try to match the ball's position with your paddle, but it's moving at odd angles. At the last moment you push your paddle up too far and miss, tying 6-6. Your opponent mock shoots you with his fingers, but you're not amused.\n\n[[Continue...|6-6 up lose part 2]]

You follow the ball up but not far enough and it bounces off the top over your paddle. You lose the point 6-7. The crowd makes a collective "awww" since you clearly could not have hit the paddle even if you wanted to.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 up lose b part 2]]

It's that _II_ close.\n\nYou want to move up? [[Yes|6-7 up lose d part 1]], [[No|still going h]].

The ball is served towards your opponent and he hits it on the top sending it in a zig-zag pattern towards you.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 up lose b dead]], [[down|6-7 up lose b dead]], or [[stay|6-7 up lose b dead]]?

The ball is served to your opponent and he hits it on the top sending it in a zig-zagging pattern towards you.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 down lose a dead]], [[down|6-7 down lose a dead]], or [[stay|6-7 down lose a dead]]?

The ball gets served to you as you follow it to the top of the screen and then back down.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 up lose d dead]], [[down|6-7 up lose d dead]], or [[stay|6-7 up lose d dead]]?

The ball hits the top of the screen and starts going back downward when you push your paddle all the way to the top, and you miss the ball just barely for a score of 6-7. Your opponent gives you a thumbs up.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 up lose d part 2]]

You think because it's moving downward you're going to get it but the ball doesn't move down that far and you lose the point at 6-7. Your opponent doesn't do anything except fiddle with the knob a little bit.\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 down lose b part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent who hits it back. The ball goes down toward the bottom of the screen and then up towards you, who's about in the center.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 down lose b dead]], [[down|6-7 down lose b dead]], or [[stay|6-7 down lose b dead]]?

Someone mentioned your opponent was a world famous tennis champion. At the same time he pulls out a real tennis racket and starts magically controlling his paddle with it. You have no chance as he plays to the point win at 6-5.\n\n[[Continue...|6-5 stay lose part 2]]

A punk kid with a switch-blade shows up and stabs the arcade cabinet. The cabinet starts whistling as it deflates, as if it were some sort of inflatable. The deflated cabinet lies in a pile on the floor much to your chagrin.\n\nTHE END

The ball gets served back to him and he returns a zig-zag volley back at you.\n\nDo you want to move [[up|6-6 up lose part 1]], [[down|7-5 down win part 1]], [[stay|7-5 stay win part 1]]?

Your opponent says the magic words, "Hocus Pocus by Focus!", wiggles his fingers, and magically wins the point. In fact you didn't even see it happen it was just suddenly at 5-6. More people gather behind you.\n\n[[Continue...|4-6 down lose part 2]]

Your opponent gets ready expecting you to edge bump it, but you hit it normally. It goes down then back up as he spins the knob real fast. He's too late. The ball hits the top, goes back down, and goes past his paddle. You win at 11-10!\n\nYOU WIN!

You hear a horn blaring. It gets louder and louder until a truck smashes through the right wall, and then runs into the Pong machine and pushes it out the left wall.\n\nTHE END

A man and woman, obviously a magic act, stands beside the machine and opens an empty cabinet. The woman steps in, the man closes it, re-opens it and she Disappears. He recloses it, re-opens it, and she reappears. They bow and leave.\n\nTHE END

The ball is served to your opponent and he hits it on the bottom sending it upward toward you.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|6-7 stay lose a dead]], [[down|6-7 stay lose a dead]], or [[stay|6-7 stay lose a dead]]?

You decide to stay and see which way the ball goes. it hits the top of the screen, bounces, and slips just under your paddle losing 6-7. He doesn't seem to notice and simply spins his dial a bit to set up for the next serve.\n\n\n[[Continue...|6-7 stay lose a part 2]]

The machine grows legs and simply walks out of the arcade. Both you and your opponent stand there dumbfounded.\n\nTHE END

Your challenger approaches the machine wearing a sleeveless jean-jacket over a white t-shirt, regular blue-jeans and a cigarette in his left ear. Walking up with an attitude, you see you're going to have to take him down a peg or two.\n\n[[Continue...|2-2]]

You stay in place and the ball manages to hit the corner of your paddle and goes back to Your Opponent who also hits it back. It goes on for several seconds until the ball breezes past you, losing the point at 5-7. Then He does a little dance.\n\n[[Continue...|5-7 stay lose a part 2]]

You move up to meet the ball and after several exchanges your opponent again misses the ball giving you 7-6. You remove your hands from the console, rub them, and then put them back on the machine.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 up win c part 2]]

The ball is served to your opponent who hits it back as the ball goes down toward the bottom of the screen and then up towards you, which is about in the middle.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 up win c dead]], [[down|7-6 up win c dead]], or [[stay|7-6 up win c dead]]?

The ball gets served to you as you follow it to the top of the screen and then back down.\n\nDo you want to go [[up|7-6 stay win d dead]], [[down|7-6 stay win d dead]], or [[stay|7-6 stay win d dead]]?

You decide to stay, and the ball hits the top and then barely taps the corner of your paddle. You and your opponent trade shots until you catch the ball in the corner sending it speeding past him. Now you're at 7-6.\n\n[[Continue...|7-6 stay win d part 2]]