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| Full title | Ping Pong |
| Also known as | Konami's Ping Pong |
| Year of release | 1986 |
| Publisher | Imagine Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) The Hit Squad (UK) |
| Author(s) | Doug Burns, Jonathan M. Smith, Martin Galway |
| Tie-in licence | Konami Ltd (UK) (arcade coin-op: Ping Pong) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K |
| Number of players | 2 - simultaneous |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Cursor, Redefineable keys |
| Type | Sport: Action |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £7.95 |
| Budget price | £2.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Game, Set and Match (Ocean Software Ltd)
Appeared on tape 4, side A of the compilation Grandes Exitos de Konami, Los (Erbe Software S.A.) Appeared on tape 2, side A of the compilation Konami's Arcade Collection (Imagine Software Ltd) Appeared on tape 2, side B of the compilation Konami's Coin-Op Hits (Imagine Software Ltd) Appeared on side B of covertape MicroHobby issue 201: Tape 26 (MicroHobby) Also listed on Wikipedia, Freebase and Lost in Translation |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4 and MSX |
| Score |
8.33 (61 votes) |
| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Year | Encoding scheme | ||
| PingPong.tzx.zip | 20,429 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | 5013156110184 | 1986 | SpeedLock 2 | ||||
| PingPong.tap.zip | 19,093 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | 1986 | |||||||
| PingPong(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 19,499 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-6938-1986 | 1986 | None | ||||
| PingPong(MediumCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 18,514 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | M-6938-1986 | 1986 | |||||
| PingPong(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | 26,342 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | SC06 | 5013156410604 | 1989 | SpeedLock 5 |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
| PingPong.gif | 4,451 | (Loading screen) | |
| PingPong.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) | |
| PingPong.gif | 4,188 | (In-game screen) | |
| PingPong.txt | 6,210 | (English instructions) | |
| PingPong(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 287,901 | (Spanish instructions) | |
| PingPong.jpg | 170,954 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| PingPong(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 121,770 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| PingPong(TheHitSquad).jpg | 83,647 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| PingPong.jpg | 224,113 | (Advertisement) | |
| PingPong(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 313,422 | (Advertisement) | |
| PingPong.ay.zip | 3,120 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
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