Terminal Ping Pong 🏓

A simple, fun ping pong game playable entirely in your terminal. Built with Rust and powered by ratatui for a beautifully responsive TUI (Text User Interface).

Currently, you can play against a basic AI opponent, a friend locally, or just watch AI vs AI in screensaver mode. It's fast, minimal, and runs right inside your terminal window.

Now with a customizable settings screen: choose your favorite color theme and set default difficulty for each mode!

🎥 Demo

🖼️ Settings & Theme Preview (click to expand)

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✨ Features

• 🖥️ Single-player mode vs. computer (AI)
• 👥 Local multiplayer (play with a friend on the same keyboard)
• 🤖 Screensaver mode (AI vs AI, endless pong)
• � Multiple color themes — pick your favorite in the settings
• 🛠️ In-app settings: adjust default difficulty for each mode
• �🎮 Real-time terminal-based gameplay
• � Smooth and colorful UI using ratatui
• 🚀 Written in Rust for performance and reliability because I wanted to

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🧑‍💻 Getting Started

Requirements

• Rust (latest stable recommended)
• A terminal that supports ANSI escape codes

Installation

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/terminal-pingpong.git

Clone the repository and build:

git clone https://github.com/IshmamR/terminal.pong.git
cd terminal.pong
cargo run --release

Then play directly in your terminal!

🎯 Controls

• Up Arrow / Mouse scroll up: Move paddle up
• Down Arrow / Mouse scroll down: Move paddle down
• Space: Power move (for pro players 😉)
• Q: Quit

🛠 Tech Stack

• Language: Rust
• UI: ratatui
• Rendering: Crossterm-based backend

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🚧 Roadmap / Planned Features

• 🎮 Local multiplayer support (same terminal)
• 🧠 Computer difficulty levels (adjustable in settings)
• 🌈 Screensaver mode — AI vs AI with endless pong
• 🎨 Theme selection and live preview in settings
• 💾 Save settings to SQLite database (persistent preferences)
• 🌐 Network multiplayer (play with a friend remotely)
• 🏆 High scores / stats

📜 License

MIT.

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