Written as a 16-line BASIC program published in PC Magazine, PChallenge can be described as Pong without the second player, or Breakout without the bricks, or both. The player controls a paddle, which can be moved across the bottom of the screen to deflect a moving ball and bounce it off the walls; if all ten balls are lost, it's game over. The paddle comes in 3 selectable sizes, and the speed of the ball is controlled by an adjustable drag factor: the longer the game, the faster the action.
