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Title: [Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: CupHead on December 27, 2003, 10:47 AM
http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-178.htm (http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-178.htm)

Level 8 is supposedly next to unbeatable.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Newby on December 27, 2003, 10:53 AM
Naw, me and my buddies have gotten level 9-10 .... my friend is really good at getting to level 10 and losing. I'll look for screenshots.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: warz on December 27, 2003, 02:32 PM
Got to level 7!
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: UserLoser. on December 27, 2003, 04:16 PM
(http://www.userloser.net/files/pong.png)

Heh, i probably could have beaten it.  it scored on me on the first level :o, level 7, and once on level 8
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Probe on December 27, 2003, 07:02 PM
i cant get past level 6 =(
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: CupHead on December 27, 2003, 08:03 PM
I got to level 9 with 4 lives left, but it was insanely hard.  I didn't even manage to score a point against this one.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: UserLoser. on December 27, 2003, 08:24 PM
Damnit - addicted to this now, can't get past level 8... once again on my last few games the computer(flash/script/whatever) scored on me on level 2!!

Edit: Quitting now, farthest: Level 8, Score: 26955, Red balls left: 2
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Naem on December 27, 2003, 09:00 PM
level 8 is tough. some balls were bouncing off the wall 5 times before they got to the other side and the comp would still hit it :/
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Naem on December 27, 2003, 09:15 PM
I am convinced level 8 is Ksharp on the other end.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Naem on December 28, 2003, 08:28 PM
Well I finally beat level 8. Level 9 takes some real CPL calibur to beat, of which I have none.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: UserLoser. on December 28, 2003, 08:30 PM
Have any of you guys tried 3dPong (http://www.addictinggames.com/3dpong.html)?  It's very similar to the curve ball game, and a bit more challenging because the ball is smaller, and is faster
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Naem on December 30, 2003, 11:12 AM
Quote from: UserLoser. on December 28, 2003, 08:30 PM
Have any of you guys tried 3dPong (http://www.addictinggames.com/3dpong.html)?  It's very similar to the curve ball game, and a bit more challenging because the ball is smaller, and is faster

That one is too easy. With good timing you can always win on the first hit, providing the bug doesn't happen where you serve and the ball goes backwards instead of forward.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: warz on January 01, 2004, 06:44 PM
How so?
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Naem on January 02, 2004, 01:02 AM
Serve the ball perfectly forward. Move paddle to left or right side of screen. With good timing, flick the paddle over to the other side of the screen to hit the ball (after computer hits it back). It will go bouncing left and right very fast and the computer almost never hits it.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: SNiFFeR on January 05, 2004, 12:11 PM
addicting  :(
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: 13-yr-Old-Newb on January 06, 2004, 08:06 PM
Curve Ball is extremely easy.  3d pong is much more challenging, alot faster and the computer isnt shit.
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: UserLoser. on January 07, 2004, 06:42 PM
Quote from: 13-yr-Old-Newb on January 06, 2004, 08:06 PM
Curve Ball is extremely easy.  3d pong is much more challenging, alot faster and the computer isnt shit.

Really?  How far did you get and what was your score, show a screenshot for proof
Title: Re:[Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: GoSS on January 08, 2004, 11:42 AM
I love that game, another good game is Redline Rumble @ http://www.shockwave.com/
Title: Re: [Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: TehUser on May 31, 2005, 10:52 AM
It's been a long time since this thread was active, but I was playing this game the other day and wrote a C# program to play for me.  The program is only good enough to get to level 8 (rates about a 7.5 would be my guess).  Can be fun to watch when you're bored though.  It works by continually taking screenshots and searching the image for the ball as best it can.  The problem is that the ball changes sizes, so there's no easy way to look for it.  If anyone has ideas for how to speed up the search, I'd be interested in hearing the details.

Meanwhile, because it's useful, here's the function to take a screenshot of a window.


static public Bitmap GetWindowByTitle(String strTitle)
{
Int32 hWindow = Convert.ToInt32(FindWindowEx(0, 0, null, strTitle));

Int32 hSourceDC, hDestinationDC;
Int32 hBitmap, hOldBitmap;
RECT myRect = new RECT();
Int32 scrWidth, scrHeight;

Bitmap myBitmap = null;

if (hWindow != 0 && Convert.ToBoolean(IsWindow(hWindow)))
{
hSourceDC = GetWindowDC(Convert.ToUInt32(hWindow));
if (Convert.ToBoolean(hSourceDC))
{
Int32 rectSuccess = GetWindowRect(hWindow, ref myRect);
if (Convert.ToBoolean(rectSuccess))
{
scrWidth = myRect.Right - myRect.Left;
scrHeight = myRect.Bottom - myRect.Top;

hDestinationDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hSourceDC);
if (Convert.ToBoolean(hDestinationDC))
{
hBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hSourceDC, scrWidth, scrHeight);
if (Convert.ToBoolean(hBitmap))
{
hOldBitmap = SelectObject(hDestinationDC, hBitmap);
BitBlt(hDestinationDC, 0, 0, scrWidth, scrHeight, hSourceDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
myBitmap = Bitmap.FromHbitmap(new IntPtr(hBitmap));
DeleteObject(SelectObject(hDestinationDC, hOldBitmap));
}

DeleteDC(hDestinationDC);
}
}

ReleaseDC(hWindow, hSourceDC);
}
}

return myBitmap;
}
Title: Re: [Flash Game] Curve Ball
Post by: Newby on June 02, 2005, 11:41 PM
Topic bumper! =p