🏓 Ping Pong Game — Built with C++ & Raylib

A classic two-player Ping Pong game built in C++ using the Raylib graphics library. The game features a real-time AI opponent, smooth paddle controls, collision detection, and a live scoring system — all rendered in a clean, minimal aesthetic.

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📸 Preview

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✨ Features

• Player vs CPU — Control your paddle with keyboard inputs while the AI opponent tracks the ball automatically
• Collision Detection — Accurate circle-rectangle collision using Raylib's built-in CheckCollisionCircleRec
• Live Scoreboard — Real-time score tracking displayed on screen for both the player and CPU
• Ball Reset Mechanic — Ball respawns at the center with randomized direction after each point
• Smooth Rendering — Runs at a locked 60 FPS with a polished two-tone green court aesthetic
• OOP Design — Game entities (Ball, Paddle, cpupaddle) structured using C++ classes and inheritance

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
C++	Core game logic
Raylib	Window, rendering, input, collision
Makefile	Build system
VS Code	Development environment

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Raylib installed on your system
• A C++ compiler (GCC / MinGW on Windows)
• make utility

Build & Run

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Badhri-Prasath-D-R/Ping-pong-game-using-raylib-cpp.git
cd Ping-pong-game-using-raylib-cpp

# Build using Makefile
make

# Run the game
./main        # Linux/macOS
main.exe      # Windows

Windows users: The required DLLs (libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll, libstdc++-6.dll) are included in the repository — no extra setup needed.

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🎮 Controls

Key	Action
↑ Arrow	Move paddle up
↓ Arrow	Move paddle down

The CPU paddle moves automatically to challenge you.

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🧠 How It Works

The game is structured around three C++ classes:

• Ball — Handles position, velocity, boundary bouncing, and score-triggered resets with randomized serve direction
• Paddle — Player-controlled paddle with keyboard input and screen boundary clamping
• cpupaddle (extends Paddle) — AI paddle that tracks the ball's Y position using simple pursuit logic

The main game loop follows the standard Raylib pattern: update game state → check collisions → draw frame.

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📁 Project Structure

├── main.cpp              # All game logic
├── Makefile              # Build configuration
├── main.exe              # Pre-built Windows executable
├── libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll    # MinGW runtime DLL
├── libstdc++-6.dll       # MinGW C++ standard library DLL
└── README.md

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🙏 Acknowledgements

• Built using the Raylib starter template by educ8s
• Raylib — a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming

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📄 License

This project is open source and available for personal and educational use.