FootPong

About

FootPong is classic Pong with a Portuguese football soul. Two paddles, one ball, and a rally that gets faster every hit — first to score wins, then do it again.

Built in 2 days with Godot 4.6 and ~170 lines of GDScript. No tutorial, no template just learning by shipping.

Features

• Player vs Defender — control the striker (W/S), block with the defender (arrow keys)
• Ball acceleration — 7% faster on every paddle hit. Rallies get intense fast
• Real-time HUD — score tracking with countdown timer between goals
• Pause menu — ESC to pause with a custom blur shader overlay
• Portuguese football theme — Fifica team logo and Vitória de Setúbal-inspired palette
• Complete game loop — main menu → gameplay → pause → score → replay

Controls

W / S	Player paddle (up / down)
↑ / ↓	Defender paddle (up / down)
ESC	Pause / Resume

Development

FootPong is my first original game — built as part of The 20 Games Challenge. The goal was simple: ship something complete. Main menu, gameplay, pause, score tracking, replay loop — the full cycle.

What I learned along the way:

• Godot scene structure and node instancing
• Input handling and the signal system
• UI/HUD with CanvasLayer
• Shader programming — my first shader (pause menu blur

7 scripts. ~170 lines. Built in 2 days. This project taught the fundamentals that made everything after it possible.

Credits

• Development: lel1guy
• Engine: Godot 4.6
• Font: Public Pixel
• Assets: Custom + free sprites

Links

• Source code on GitHub