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24 alternatives to I implemented Pong as a cellular automaton
This project recreates the classic Pong game using cellular automaton rules rather than traditional programming. Instead of direct paddle and ball control, the game emerges from the behavior of cells following simple… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I implemented Pong as a cellular automaton launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2018 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I made many small web games in the past with Unity or Phaser. But this time I wanted to make something completely on my own. So I coded a basic game framework in plain JavaScript, and used it to make Almost Pong. This was a really fun project that taught me a lot about JavaScript, and I plan to make more minimalist games with this framework. Interesting fact: Almost Pong doesn't load any assets, all sprites and sounds are generated with code. Happy to answer questions, and please let me know if you have any feedback on the game. Thanks!
2022 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →
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LLM-generated real-time commentary for Pong. Contribute to pncnmnp/xpong development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Building a 1D-Pong game is a bit of a rite of passage at the Chaos Communication Congress. I was inspired by a version I saw at 38C3 and built my own interpretation for 39C3. Lots of people enjoyed playing it and even Elliot Williams featured it in his 39C3 Hackaday Podcast. And I can attest: it's truly fun because it's sooo simple at first sight - but wait until the speed increases... Not a bad work to fun created ratio for such a little project. I used the opportunity to play around with Claude Code on my preexisting codebase to publish a nice-ish repo on GitHub. It worked great without…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · aperocky.com · its alternatives →
- 6PWPong Wars▲490
The eternal battle between day and night, good and bad. Written in JavaScript with some HTML & CSS in one index.html. Feel free to reuse the code and create your own version.
2024 · pong-wars.koenvangilst.nl · its alternatives →
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I found a cellular automaton which creates some interesting patterns similar to those found in nature.
2025 · byronknoll.com · its alternatives →
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A collection of code samples for the Uno Platform. Contribute to unoplatform/Uno.Samples development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I need your feedback guys, your contributions are welcome too.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · cgmnt-achilles-tortoise-piglet.netlify.com · its alternatives →
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Neural CAs model self-organizing pattern formation on grids. Now the grid is gone. Each cell is an agentic particle that can move freely in space and change its state. While each particle follows a simple shared rule, many together can grow complex morphologies or form intricate patterns. The resulting particle system as a whole can regenerate from damage and exhibits surprising emergent behavior. Try cutting the lizard and watch it heal itself!
Jun 2026 · selforg-npa.github.io · its alternatives →
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TypeScript playground: https://www.typescriptlang.org/play?#code/KYDwDg9gTgLgBDAnmY...
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive cellular automaton simulator with AI
2025 · life.angen.ai · its alternatives →
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🏓 Pong in 512 bytes. (boot sector). Contribute to mat-sz/pongloader development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A game that takes up pong's gameplay to renew it!
2020 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Pong Quest▲56A classic pong quest through unique levels full of twists!
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, just wanted to share a fun, vibe-coded Friday night experiment: a little playground for writing cellular automata in a subset of Rust, which is then compiled into WGSL. Since it lets you dynamically change parameters while the simulation is running via a TUI, it's easy to discover weird behaviors without remembering how you got there. If you press "s", it will save the complete history to a JSON file (a timeline of the parameters that were changed at given ticks), so you can replay it and regenerate the discovery. You can pan/zoom, and while the main simulation window is in…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Single player 'pong' on water with obstacles
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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