Ball

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Ball
Developer Nintendo R&D 1
Publisher Nintendo
System Game & Watch
DSiWare
Release Date Game & Watch
April 28, 1980
DSiWare
JP July 15, 2009

Ball is a Game & Watch game. It's part of the "Silver" series.

Information

The player controls a juggler's arms. The player must make sure the juggler catches a ball and throws it up again before it falls to the ground. Game A is the easier of the two. Game B makes the balls move faster.

Legacy

One of Mr. Game & Watch's moves are based on Ball.

Ports and Remakes

  • Gameboy Gallery featured Ball as one of it's games.
  • Ball also appeared in Game and Watch Gallery 2 as an unlockable game. The original Classic Mode as well as four new Modern Modes featuring Yoshi, Mario, Wario and Bowser.
  • A version of Ball was included with the Gameboy Camera.
  • Though not strictly a remake, Mario the Juggler features a very similar play style to Ball, perhaps as a tribute due to Mario the Juggler being the last Game & Watch game released.
  • Ball was ported to the DSi as downloadable DSiWare.