Ball games (computer game collection)
| Ball games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Screenshot of ball games | |
| Original title | Pro sport 60 |
| Studio | Radofin |
| Publisher | Radofin |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1976/1978 (Interton) |
| platform | 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System and compatibles |
| genre | Sports game |
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer |
| control | Gamepad |
| medium | 2 kB - Cartridge |
| language | English |
Ballgames is a sports game collection for game consoles that contains 60 variants of pong . It was launched in 1976 under various names, including Paddle Games , Pro Sport 60 , Bat & Ball , Super Sport and Olympics , for consoles based on the Signetics 2650A microprocessor . These included the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System , the Interton VC 4000 or the Hanimex HMG 2650 .
Gameplay
Similar to Atari's Video Olympics , this title contains a collection of 60 pong variations that bring popular ball sports to TV . The division is:
- 10 variants of pong
- 10 variants of hockey
- 5 variants of tennis
- 5 variants of volleyball
- 10 variants of basketball
- 20 breakout variants
The variants arise from the different levels of difficulty of the games in five levels (for ball games : beginners, progress, professionals, trick 1, trick 2). The levels of difficulty influence the speed of the ball and the angle of flight; the player himself has the necessary manipulation options at the trick levels. The games can be played alone or in pairs and, depending on the variant, with or against each other.
Development and publication
The game's genesis and release history is sketchy. Ball games for the Interton VC 4000 was released as module number 3. As with many games for the VC 4000, two matching cardboard templates were included for the controller to make operation easier.
reception
In the book Das große Handbuch der Video-Spiele , published in 1984, author Hartmut Huff rated Ballspiele as follows:
- Joke: 3
- Action: 3
- Graphics: 2–3
- Sound: 4–5
- Operating instructions: 1
- Overall rating: 3
"One of the old bestsellers in video games reissued as a multi-variant› ball ‹game equal to a reaction game."
Web links
- Ball games (computer game collection) at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interton (Ed.): Operating Instructions for Ball Games . ( yatho.com [PDF]).
- ↑ Radofin / Acetronics (Ed.): Operating Instructions Olympics . ( yatho.com [PDF]).
- ↑ Welcome to the Interton VC 4000 / Video 2000 Online Museum. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Hartmut Huff: The great manual of video games . Heyne, 1984, ISBN 3-453-41620-1 , pp. 231 ( archive.org [accessed June 1, 2019]).