
Konami's Ping Pong 1985 Konami
1985
Konami's Ping Pong (c) 1985 Konami.
A playable if simplistic Table Tennis simulation for one or two players. Ping Pong offers three different types of shot; Top spin, Back Spin and Smash. The actual gameplay centers on shot timing and shot choice, with the players' bats moving automatically to track the movement of the ball.
In the single player mode, the player can opt to play the game on any one of five different skill levels.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : GX555
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76496 (@ 2.304 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32
Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Released in June 1985.
This game features Penguin (later renamed Pentarou) in the title screen and as a spectator. He is the main character in Antarctic Adventure and Penguin Adventure on the MSX and also appeared in many other Konami titles like the Parodius and Game Master series.
>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom Disk (1987)
* Computers :
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1985)
MSX (1985)
Commodore C64 (1986)
Amstrad CPC (1986)
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
