❤️ Couples Pong Game ❤️

Controls:

Player 1 (Left - Red Paddle): W (up) and S (down) keys

Player 2 (Right - Cyan Paddle): Arrow Up and Arrow Down keys

🎮 Gamepad: D-Pad or Left/Right Analog Stick (up/down)

Gamepads auto-assign when connected. Player 1 gets first gamepad, Player 2 gets second.

🎯 Advanced Ball Control:

💡 Hit Direction: Where you hit the ball on your paddle matters!

🔝 Hit the top of your paddle → Ball goes UP

🎯 Hit the center → Ball goes STRAIGHT

🔽 Hit the bottom → Ball goes DOWN

⭐ Use this to aim for power-ups and control the game!

Game Rules:

🎯 First to 10 points wins!

⏱️ Timer tracks your game time

📈 Game gets harder every 30 seconds

🏆 Score by getting the ball past your opponent

🎁 Power-Ups:

Power-ups appear randomly during the game. Hit them with the ball to activate!

⚡ Super Speed - YOU move faster for 5 seconds

📏 Bigger Paddle - YOUR paddle grows bigger for 5 seconds

❄️ Freeze - Freezes YOUR OPPONENT for 3 seconds (they can't move!)

👻 Invisible Ball - Ball becomes hard to see for 4 seconds

🎯 Multi-Ball - Creates 2 extra balls instantly

🌀 Curve Ball - Ball moves unpredictably for 5 seconds

🐌 Slow Motion - Ball slows down for 5 seconds

💡 Tip: Power-ups help the player who hits them with the ball!

🔥 Special Features:

🎲 Combo System - Chain paddle hits for bonus points!

• Hit the ball 3 times in a row = +1 bonus point when you score

• Hit the ball 6 times in a row = +2 bonus points when you score

• Your combo resets if you miss or if 3 seconds pass without hitting

🧱 Moving Obstacles appear after 5 total points

✨ Particle Effects on every hit

📊 Difficulty Levels increase over time

🌟 Ball Trail effect for better tracking

Shortcuts:

SPACE - Start/Pause the game

R - Restart the game

? - Show this help menu

ESC - Close this menu