Garfield Ping Pong

Garfield Ping Pong was one of those simple Flash games you'd find online in the early 2000s. It belonged to a wave of casual titles featuring familiar characters doing everyday things, in this case playing table tennis. The game didn't try to be complicated; it was just there for a few minutes of distraction.

You control Garfield's paddle with your mouse, sliding it left and right to hit the ball back at Odie or another opponent. The main goal is to keep the rally going and score points by making your opponent miss. The ball speeds up as you play, and you can sometimes angle your shots by hitting the ball with different parts of the paddle. The difficulty creeps up steadily, turning a relaxed volley into a frantic back-and-forth. It feels like a straightforward test of your reflexes and timing.