Ping! was a 2005 PC game from CC & SH. Ping! revolves around a character of the same name, who is a small, green ball. His girlfriend, Pingella, has been kidnapped by the Boxx Empire, and he must battle their forces to save her.
Gameplay[]
Players control Ping! with the arrow keys. Once he starts moving in a direction, he cannot be stopped until another direction is pressed. The space bar drops "Coin Bombs", which are small traps that can defeat enemies. Players can collect diamonds to receive points.
Development[]
The idea for Ping! was developed after Steven Hunt had read an article detailing that a Jaguar game called "Pong 2000" was supposed to be in development, where Pong was an anthropomorphic ball in a platforming environment to save his girlfriend. After the game apparently had not been released, he took the idea and went forward with it. Initially there was supposed to be a "prequel" game called Ping (without the exclamation point), where players knocked the character between two Boxx Soldier paddles, like Pong. Ping was scrapped after development on Shady's Poopong began.
Enemies[]
- Boxx Soldier (First Appearance)
- Drop Boxx (First Appearance)
- Boxx Lancer (First Appearance)
- Bro Boxx (First Appearance)
- Boxx Wizard (First Appearance)
- Xxombie (First Appearance)
Bosses[]
- Bloxx (First Appearance)
- Square Admiral (First Appearance)
- Boxx Golem (First Appearance)
- Boxx King (First Appearance)
Release[]
Ping! was released in mid 2005 as a downloadable title for PC. It was later included on the disc release "CC & SH Smash Hits" in 2006.