Pong isn’t exactly a thrilling game.

But it’s far more enjoyable when you know that your opponent will get hurt if they lose.

That’s the premise of the PainStation, a device that requires players to keep their left hand pressed down on two buttons while they play with their right hand.


If they take their hand off the buttons, they lose the game, but if they lose a point and the right icon is hit, their hand is shocked, burned or whipped.

‘It’s a hardcore way of playing pong,’ explains one of the players.

And hardcore is the word. There’s a reason it comes with a health warning.



Play it long enough and this machine will leave you bleeding from open whip-wounds and with third degree burns.

This is what lies in store if you play PainStation (Picture: izismile.com)

We still want a go.

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