7th Grade Whiz Kid Releases iPhone Game – Pong

Back in May, we wrote about an iPhone game developed by a 12-year old called Moo Cow Fury. The game incorporates a cow, poop and fire … typical 7th grade stuff … but still solid  considering the kid isn’t even in high school.

Well we recently came across another “whiz kid” application … also developed by a 7th grader … called Pong – iPhone Edition [iTunes]. Although Pong does not contain poop, farts, fire or vomit … it’s a heck of a 70’s tribute game and should earn your consideration regardless of the developer’s age.

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AtariPong Meet Jonah Grant. By day he’s a typical 7th grader … but at night he becomes a whiz kid app developer. Pong is Jonah’s first iPhone app release and regardless of this rookie developer’s age … it’s a hit! Pong was originally released in 1972 by Atari and quickly became the first commercially successful video game. 37 years later, Jonah’s Pong is a very worthy game for all ages to enjoy. The gameplay is smooth and realistic … the user interface is clean and friendly … and the icon, logo and game graphics are outstanding – this is one sharp looking Pong application.

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Screenshot Being the whiz kid and dedicated developer he is, Jonah is already coding Pong to make it even more kick ass. Soon, Pong will accommodate two person gameplay, wirelessly on separate devices via Bluetooth … and Jonah is planning to integrate the hottest rage – the OpenFeint social gaming platform.

Bluetooth Technology – OpenFeint Platform – Objective-C Language … crazy techie stuff and totally impressive for a kid who still has to be in bed by 9:30pm. So what the heck … support Jonah by visiting the App Store and downloading Pong – iPhone Edition [iTunes] for only 99 cents … plus you can catch up with Jonah on Twitter @jonahman2003 – just be sure to tweet him before 9:30pm!

June 14, 2009 | Filed Under Games 

Comments

  • Haha 9:30… was up @ 3AM working on Pong 1.1 😛

  • Glad people like my UI and icons 🙂

  • Agreed! Very tight work … congrats!

  • 7th Grade Rocks!

  • Andrew

    7th Grade Rocks!

  • LaToya

    7th grade rocks!

  • 7th Grade Rocks!

    Hey, Pong is the best game ever o/

  • Wes

    7th grade Rocks!

  • Wes

    oops i forgot that i already have the app…… i got it yesterday:(

  • my kids will be 7th graders next year, so they would definitely say 7th Grade Rocks!

  • Ryan

    7th grade rocks!

  • 7th Grade Rocks!

  • Ungeheier

    7th Grade Rocks!

  • 7th grade rocks!

  • Andrew

    After getting this game from KRAPPS and Jonah, I'd like to thank both of you very much for being generous. However, I did notice that this application is actually a reskinned edition of the iCodeBlog sample game: iTennis. I checked to see if Jonah here is the man/boy/bear/pig behind iCodeBlog, and sure enough, he isn't. Hmm.

  • nickweintraut

    awwww schnapp! i have to finish my 3d game! competition! yeah, poop and fire is just weird.

  • nickweintraut

    awwww schnapp! i have to finish my 3d game! competition! yeah, poop and fire is just weird.

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