Atari’s Pong Quest turns the classic paddle game into an RPG

Atari is taking a break from building hotels because … well, the world is taking a break from hotels. In the interim, the publisher is bringing back one of the original gaming franchises. Pong Quest is a new entry in the ball-and-paddle series that remixes the action with a role-playing quest.

Pong Quest is launching this spring for Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game has you playing as a paddle person (a human in the shape of a paddle). And it’s your job to take on other paddle people in the noble combat sport of Pong. In the trailer, you can see a clown paddle and something that looks like a witch. And, of course, you can unlock cosmetics to reflect your own personal paddle style.