...RickyD uses xml extensively to configure all aspects of the game, from objects to tiles and sound, maps are also written in xml, so they can be easily edited. Creating completely new maps is very easy, just create a new tileset and use a tool like tiled to put everything together.
RickyD uses the brand new SDL 2.0 and the matching libraries SDL2_image, SDL2_mixer and SDL2_ttf.
Shadow Pong is a clone of the classic Pong game, written in C/C++ with the help of the SDL libraries (SDL and SDL_image). It is a very simple program but it can still be fun none the less. It was written more as a learning tool, rather than a good game,