Boundish
Boundish is a series of five different two player games, mostly based around
the very first video game ever made, Pong. You can choose to play these games
either versus a CPU opponent, or head-to-head against another player. Player
one is always red, and player two is always blue. The games are:
* Pool Flower
Two players bounce a ball left and right between each other, aiming to get it
past the opposing player to score a point. Players can move up and down the
entirety of the screen, as well as forward and back about a third of the
screen. Circles of varying size float around the screen – if these are hit,
they turn the same color as the last player who hit the ball away.
* Box Juggling
The odd game out of the bunch – this game is instead based on Nintendo’s very
first Game & Watch game, Ball. One player walks left and right at the bottom
of the screen, keeping a box in the air. If the box hits the ground, it’s game
over. Pressing A makes the player push the box back in the air – if the player
hits the box with their head, it still counts as a hit, but the player is
briefly stunned. Power ups and additional boxes appear as the game progresses
to keep things different.
* Power Slider
Two players stand around the edge of a binocular-shaped field. They bounce a
puck between each other, and each time it bounces, it leaves a hole in the
playfield. Players can hold the A Button and let it go just as the puck
approaches them to perform a power shot. Players hug their circular side of
the playfield to take shots at the puck.
* Human League
The screen is divided into two sides, and two human-shaped paddles are on each
side. The game plays somewhat like doubles tennis, in that if the first player
misses the ball, the second player has a chance to recover it. Using Up and
Down moves both players (the second player moves more slowly), while Left and
Right moves the player closer to the net only. Pressing A while holding Up or
Down will make the outer player make a dash for the corner in that direction.
* Wild Go Round
This game has the two players rotating around a vinyl record. The goal is to
get the opponent to drop the ball off the record. Each time a player hits the
ball, the record rotates, and the label changes color. If the label is the
same color as your player, you will score a point. The record’s rotation also
affects the movement of the ball.
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