Although making something difficult simple is almost always better for the end user, dumbing something down leaves no one happy. VS. Racing 2 is a fast paced super serious racing game that…
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If you love something, set it free… Well, it seems the developer of Blocky Jump! mustn’t have liked Flappy Bird because Blocky Jump! is basically Flappy Bird, just set in…
Dungeon style RPG’s are so popular it’s crazy. With numerous story lines and visual differences to choose from, you’d think people would get lost searching for the right game… they don’t, and…
Earth is an interesting planet to live on. With numerous different countries, people, and ways of living, though we may hate our neighbor, all up we all love this planet…
Aroow is the first game from the Trim Studio Team and is already one step ahead of the majority for game design and quality. Although just a little too difficult for…
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Drive Ahead! by Dodreams – Review
Do you like cars? Probably. Do you like Monster trucks! Of course! Drive Ahead! may be one of the most brutal monster truck battle games we’ve ever seen. In this…
Just for starters, if you ever find a zoo like this, let us know, we’ll be there tomorrow…! …or at least within the next few days or so…😉 Rodeo Stampede…
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Trio by Ketchapp – Review
For people thinking about making a game, there is one key difference… – actually there are many key differences💧 – between a game that is “just difficult” and a game…
Star Loop is a game created by “what may be” the fastest developer team in the world! In our initial interview we mentioned how the icon didn’t really show users the…
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Redungeon by Nitrome – Review
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore a real life dungeon filled with monsters, traps, and of course lots of treasure? Well, if you have, we recommend you try playing this…
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NinjAwesome by GameResort – Review
“Ninja are Awesome” do we all agree? Yes? Good, end of review… What!? NinjAwesome may just be the most fitting name for a ninja game we’ve ever seen. With a simple…
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Leap Day by Nitrome – Review
Do you remember playing Sonic the Hedgehog on your old gameboy, or Nintendo DS before smartphones took over the portable gaming market? For some those old days may seem better than the…
Tiny Striker is by far one of the most addictive games we’ve ever reviewed on Edamame Reviews. This game is so amazingly designed, so carefully crafted to keep you hooked,…
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Rolling Sky by Cheetah Technology – Review
When was the last time you played a runner game that wasn’t endless? Where the track or course didn’t change? It’s been quite some time since we’ve reviewed a runner with an end, so…
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Aroow by Trim Studio – Review
Aroow is an extremely well made game for a new developer team – Seriously, this game is awesome – unfortunately, it’s missing in one key area, “Playability” In both the graphical department…
When we first reviewed Star Loop our sub heading was something like, “So close it’s painful! (Never judge an app by its icon!)” Well, things have changed… This is our Re-Review…
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Ketchapp Basketball by Ketchapp – Review
Simple is best. A lot of the time this popular phrase is used when complicated ideas or concepts pop into random conversation, but what if the idea or concept in question…
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Ore Miner by Studio Techtrics – Review
Do you sometimes find yourself aimlessly tapping on your desk for no apparent reason? Why not you put those “Taps” to better use? Today we’ve got a game where all you ever really do…
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Tiny Striker by Fat Fish Games – Review
Tiny Striker is – as you’d expect – a PK based soccer game you can quickly play on the fly. One game takes around 30 seconds to 1 minute depending on…
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Crossing Skies by Pedro Moniz – Review
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play Flappy Bird from the “Bird’s” perspective? Funnily enough we have, and today we were lucky enough to find out!…
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Monster Kick by Appsolute Games – Review
Have you ever failed at something “insanely simple” and felt like an idiot? Normally when this happens we create a strong vow somewhere deep down to never try whatever it…
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iA Iconic by iA Labs GmbH – Review
Have you ever looked at the letter (ℑ) and thought, “Wow, that looks like an ear!” or mistaken the letter (λ) for a running man? If you have, maybe you should try for a job at “iA…
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Woodland Way by Appsolute Games – Review
Do you just love the feel of speed? Are slow paced puzzle games like torture? If so, we’ve just found the game you were born to play! Otherwise, we’ve found something… Crazy…😓…
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Tiny Chick by ZPLAY – Review
Have you ever sat down and had a serious discussion with a small child? If you haven’t you should really try it sometime, because the fantastically crazy, “out of the box”…
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Silly Slide by Planet of the Apps
Adding a little humor almost always makes things better. Today we’ve got a game so similar to Arrow by Ketchapp, we could nearly call this game a clone… This is our review…
Octagon is the first game from the polygon family we’ve featured on Edamame Reviews that is actually playable. If you’re in need of a game you can enjoy, here it is. –…
This is amazing! Just 3 days ago we reviewed what may be “The best retro style top down shooter” for your smartphone, Space 8-bit. Today we’ve found its equal and opposite, a super…
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Octagon by Lukas Korba – Review
Do you remember Super Hexagon? This truly impossible game has been referred to countless times on Edamame Reviews as our benchmark for “Impossibleness.” Today we’ve got another game from the polygon family that is actually…
Space 8-bit. may be the most retro game we’ve ever reviewed one Edamame Reviews. This game will make your brand new smartphone look like an antique. Today we’d like to…
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Space 8-bit. by SAB Games – Review
“They” are back… Do you remember “Them?” A month or two ago Edamame Reviews was bombarded by numerous different space shooter type games from indie studios around the world. Today we’ve got…
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One Tap Tennis by Chillingo – Review
Do you like Tennis? We do! …or at least “some of us” do… So when the Chillingo team released their newest title, One Tap Tennis – a Tennis game that is supposed to be playable…
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Color Switch by Fortafy Games – Review
Today we’ve got another immensely famous game we haven’t had the chance to review… Up until now! This is our review of Color Switch – a “strangely” addictive minimalist color game you…
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Risky Road by Ketchapp – Review
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an ambulance driver? Besides being able to “legally” speed and ignore traffic lights, you’re also carrying a casualty that could be…
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Instincts by Appsolute Games – Review
Instincts are interesting. In a sense “Instincts”, our pre-installed automatic responses, are what keep our world in order. (Unless… Unless it’s the illuminati😱) So what should we expect from a new game…
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Gravity Square! by Kongregate – Review
“Do good ideas ever expire?” If we were asked this question, our answer would have to be, “It depends on the circumstances.” Some ideas have a lifespan of decades, while others only…
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Arrow by Ketchapp – Review
When you add two brilliant things together “often” you’re left with something better. We’ve said this way too many times, but it’s true. Today’s game is a mixture of two…
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Smash Fu by Bit Free Games – Review
⚠️Before reading this review, we have one warning⚠️ The game we are about to show you contains extreme levels of “Smash!” which may cause some “Overly Excited” readers to accidentally smash…
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Enclose by The Mascoteers – Review
We’ve said this way too many times, but secretly, we’re hoping this won’t be the last… “We may have found the coolest cross between Pong and Breakout ever!” …again😅 Enclose…
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slither.io by Steve Howse – Review
Normally, Edamame Reviews is pretty high up when it comes to new games. Normally we’re able to find what’s trending NOW, and are able to bring it to your attention……
I think this is the second time we’ve said this… If you’re a developer who is only ever going to visit Edamame Reviews once. Read This Interview. It will no…
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Ink Slime by xiao xiao – Review
Jam and Doughnuts, Pancakes and Icecream, Milk and Chocolate. Adding two great things together “almost” always gives you something better. So what about Ink, Slime, and Ninja Stars? This is…
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Pixie Arena by Pasquale Ambrosini – Review
Normally we don’t review shooters. Why? Because people either love them, or hate them, and because on mobile, we haven’t found any we really love… Until today… This is our…
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Loop Drive 2 by Gameguru – Review
The almighty, the legendary, the ultimate! In almost every racing game we’ve ever played, “somewhere” you’ll find the figure 8 race track… except in Loop Drive 2… Loop Drive 2 is…
If you need a “retro” space shooter for your smartphone get Astro Attack. Though there are plenty of “modern” or “semi modern semi retro” space shooters, when it comes to well made purely retro…
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Mars Mountain by Bulkypix – Review
Mars Mountain by Bulkypix is probably one of the most unaddictive games we’ve played to date. Seriously, this game could be almost classified as annoying (in a bad way)! So for…
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Astro Attack by James Bowling – Review
Astro Attack is our 3rd space shooter review this month – Don’t forget to check out our reviews of Dual Blast and Hexavoid – and frankly, it’s probably both the best, and…
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BARRIER X by Pinkapp – Review
BARRIER X by Pinkapp is a game that would make Terry Cavanagh – The creator of Super Hexagon – very proud. Up until now at Edamame, our bench mark for impossibleness has always…
Making an arcade machine out of a smartphone or tablet “should” be easy. Seriously, looking from a purely hardware perspective, the tech in the smartphone or computer you’re reading this article on…
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Dual Blast by Game Attack – Review
After just reviewing the most modern space avoider available, we guessed it would be a cool idea to find the opposite extreme and review “The Coolest Retro Space Shooter Available!” and so…
Hexavoid is probably the most modern looking space shooter / avoider style game we’ve ever seen… Though the game system is a classic top down avoider, if someone were to ask…
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Hexavoid by Fabmika Games – Review
“You have been chosen…” Yeah? At least that’s what it says in the description of Hexavoid, the first avoider game in a long time that actually gets you to do more…
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Kick Hero by Macaron – Review
If you had to go and fight a whole bunch of rough and tough bandits, what would be your weapon of choice? Personally we’d probably choose a tank – you…
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Curvulate by DeadCool – Review
DeadCool games is a pretty awesome developer. The games these guys come up with have always been cool – well, their name is Dead”Cool” – but in our opinion, they all…
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Basket Fall by Kumobius – Review
When you combine two ideas, you almost always get one of two things, something awesome, or a pile of junk… So, what would happen if you combined cut the rope,…
Do you like those awesome scenes in movies where cars screech around, neatly sliding in between two cars to complete a perfect park? It sure “looks” awesome, but personally, doing it in real life dosen’t sound good……
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Triangle Dash! by BoomBit – Review
Have you ever tried bouncing a rubber ball – or handball – in a narrow hallway? If you have you’ll probably remember how hitting a wall would send your ball whizzing up…
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Nom Cat by Lucky Kat Studios – Review
In the past we’ve reviewed quite a few games that seem to twist your brain in ways it’s not supposed to go… Most of the time these annoyingly difficult games…
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HoPiKo by Laser Dog – Review?
The evil Nanobyte virus is out, gaming is over… It seems Edamame Reviews will just have to close down… Thanks guys for following us! We’ll never forget you. (Just when…
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Tomb of the Mask by Happymagenta – Review
Where do you get your inspiration from? Is it from randomly browsing the web, going out doors, or chatting with inspirational people? Who knows, you may get your inspiration from eating…
When you were little, did you like playing in boxes? Most of the time the large boxes we played in were made of cardboard and positioned somewhere in the middle…
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Path, the game by Parrot Games – Review
Do you remember those old remote control cars that could move forwards backwards and only ever turn right? They were challenging toys to drive, especially through the obstacle courses we’d make…
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Boom Dots by sven magnus – Review
Some things never change, Boom Dots by sven magnus is a game as old as time “literally.” Set up a moving target and shoot at it… Honestly, there isn’t all that much more…
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Keep Inside by Emre Rothzerg – Review
When you’re all alone, with nothing to do, and no one to talk to, it can get pretty boring. For centuries Game Developers have tirelessly developed better and better “Single Player” games like solitaire,…
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Ultimate Briefcase by Nitrome – Review
We want to hire you! …Um, not the “you” reading this review – though we’re sure you’re awesome – but the Insane Briefcase Guy (Tucker) in today’s game, Ultimate Briefcase……
For those of you who are serious about becoming a game developer, here’s an interview you need to read… Our interview with the Animade team is no doubt the most deep and inspiration…
Bumper Tank Battle alongside Wrong Way Racing were a lot of fun for us to review. Both of these games were absolutely crazy – in a good way – and we would definitely…
Most people by the age of 5 know quite a few things about excavators, trucks, cars and tanks. Kids love these big machines and know absolutely everything there is to…
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Ready Steady Bang by Cowboy Games – Review
Ok, before we start this review we have a WARNING… The game we are about to present to you is entirely based on your reaction time. In fact if your reaction time is slower than…
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Wrong Way Racing by Jared Bailey – Review
Everyone reading this, please raise your right hand… Ok, was that hard? For most people, probably not, but for the unfortunate driver of the black car in Wrong Way Racing, this simple…
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Clash Royale by Supercell – Review
Umm, so does anyone reading this NOT know Clash of Clans…? If you don’t, here’s the link to its official website. For those who do – probably 99.9% of all readers – here comes our…
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Cops & Robbers! by BoomBit – Review
How long was it since you last played Cops and Robbers? Well, we guess it depends on how old you are… Today we’d like to share with you a new…
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2 Cars by Ketchapp – Review
Does anyone remember how we were once talking about dual core brains? We first started using the ‘phrase’ in our review of Double Trouble, a seriously difficult game you’d have to be a bit…
Do you believe that anything is possible? Of course you need to be sensible, no matter how hard I try, I’m never going become a goldfish nor a car for that…
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REC by Callipix – Review
Did you like Tiny Wings? If you did, REC is another one of those games bound to fascinate you for hours. Developed by the Callipix team, REC is a game based on…
Games and reality are very different. The moves you use in games every day are actually pretty impossible when you do the math, and most people accept it as ‘normal’ or ‘a…
Surfingers is a game that looks like a surfer’s dream come true. In this simple 2D surfer, you as the player have the ability to control the one and only…
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Brickies by Ink Vial Games – Review
So have you ever played Breakout? If you haven’t there’s an easy way to try it. Type into google “Atari Breakout” and then hit images. The awesome little game that appears…
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Super Hexagon by Terry Cavanagh – Review
Super Hexagon, it’s finally here! Our review of the game we most often quote in our reviews as the hardest game available… For the brave, for the fearless, for those who can afford…
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Stack Heroes by Callipix – Review
So, has anyone reading this NOT played Tetris? Probably not… Stack Heroes is an awesome stacker game which is basically the opposite of Tetris. When you’re on a losing streak in Tetris, it’s pretty…
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Roller Polar by Nitrome – Review
Ok, for those of you who couldn’t tell from the title and the app icon, Roller Polar is one of the funniest games we’ve played in quite a while. Starting off with…
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Bouncy Bits by PlaySide – Review
If you were around when we reviewed Bounce The Bounce you’ll probably remember how difficult we found playing it. Bouncy Bits by PlaySide, the creators of Fishy Bits, is pretty much the exact same game,…
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Mr Jump by 1Button SARL – Review
If your brain is like a computer, and you find memorizing long sequences a breeze, we may have just found your ideal game! If not, we’ve still found a cool game, just it’s probably going to be…
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One More Dash by SMG Studio – Review
“Just one more try!” Have you ever silently thought this to yourself as you guiltily move your finger toward the retry button? If not, here’s a game that’ll be hard to resist playing “just…
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Let’s Go Rocket by Cobra Mobile – Review
Let’s Go Rocket is a simple game that is best described as a rocket trying to safely get through a small planet’s asteroid belt in one piece. Sometimes NASA’s rockets collide…
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Go Ballistic by NORMAN ROZENTAL – Review
Throwing a bucket of lava on a house fire, and using a hose to blast away flood waters are probably both bad ideas. In fact, you’re pretty much powering up the enemy. Go…
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Into the Dim by Happymagenta – Review
If you decided to make a game right now, what kind of graphics would you choose use? More than likely you wouldn’t use 8 bit images, especially if you’re trying to make…
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The Ball Game by Panopera – Reviews
Have you ever thought that soccer looked beautiful? Honestly, until we played The Ball Game, yes this is this game’s actual name, we had never thought of soccer that way, now…
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Double Trouble Chase by BoomBit – Review
If you’re in to computers at all, you’ll have probably heard of a “dual core processor” these chips act as the brain of your device, and in the case of a…
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Dashy Crashy by :DUMPLING design – Review
Do you remember having nightmares where the brake in your car wouldn’t work? These sorts of dreams are terrifying, especially the night before you go for your learner license… Dashy Crashy…
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Jump Nuts by Affalai – Review
It’s that time of year, when excited kids jump like nuts around the living room swinging their Christmas gifts around by the ribbons. Unfortunately Jump Nuts isn’t an almighty app that…
So another Flappy Bird clone, is that what you’re thinking? Because this game is filled with some shocking new features that may just bring that old game you’ve played way too many times,…
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Hamza Meer’s review of .PXL
At first glance, you see the minimal graphics and wonder what could be special about this game, well after playing it for longer than I’d care to admit, I loved…
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Hamza Meer’s review of Shadows
Shadows is a very difficult minimal game that’s got that “The Line” feeling to it! Take your red cube through the most dangerous levels and avoid obstacles that literally blow…
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Hamza Meer’s review of Darthy
Ahh Darthy, I actually waited quite long for this game to come out, and it was definitely worth the wait! Although it’s very similar to everyday platformers, certain features of…
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Fishy Bits
We were very serious when we said that this game was the new Flappy Bird, in fact the game itself is practically just a renewed flappy bird, but this time, done…
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One More Line
“Ahh, come on! I’m so going to win next time!” Ever thought or said this? Well, it’s a phrase used almost daily at Edamame Reviews. One More Line by SMG Studio is one…
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Spider Square
Hyped up after rewatching spiderman for the first time in years, do you wish you also could go out and swing through cities on ropes made of webs? Well here’s…
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Grove Planet
If you constantly find yourself tapping on the edge of your desk in tune to the beat, we may have found your next favourite game. Similar to Cookie Clicker, and Mucho Taco,…
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Dead Center
Dead Center is simply an amazingly addictive game. If it weren’t for the ads that appear every 15 games or so, not very often considering it is a free game,…
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BRICKCRASH !!
For many developers pong is one of the first real games they ever make. Though simple and rather repetitive, after being played for hours on end, Pong has a special spot in the…