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{{about|the Game & Watch game|other uses of the term "Ball"|[[Ball (disambiguation)]]}} | {{about|the Game & Watch game|other uses of the term "Ball"|[[Ball (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
{{multiframe|[[File:Ball (Classic version).png|200px]] [[File:Ball (Modern, Yoshi).png]]|''Ball''{{'}}s Classic version (left) and Modern version with Light Blue Yoshi (right) in ''Game & Watch Gallery 2''}} | {{multiframe|[[File:Ball (Classic version).png|200px]] [[File:Ball (Modern, Yoshi).png]]|''Ball''{{'}}s Classic version (left) and Modern version with Light Blue Yoshi (right) in ''Game & Watch Gallery 2''}} | ||
'''''Ball''''' is | '''''Ball''''' is the very first game of the [[Game & Watch]] series, being released on April 28, 1980. The [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is involved in some of the later releases of ''Ball'', the first instance being ''[[Mario the Juggler]]'', a ''Super Mario''-themed variation of the game. In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', ''Ball'' is one of the games in the [[Museum|Gallery Corner]]. ''Ball'' also appears in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', where only the Classic version is available by default, unlike most Game & Watch games included in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], and the Modern version can be unlocked by either obtaining five stars on both modes in the Classic version or possessing a star count of 25 or more. Easy Mode seems to be like Game A, while Hard Mode is Game B. The [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]] has a few [[microgame]]s based on ''Ball'': [[Game & Watch Toss Up]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' and [[Ball (G&W)|Ball]] in ''[[Game & Wario]]''. In ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'', there is a ''Super Mario''-themed variation of ''Ball'' different from ''Mario the Juggler''. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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===Modern version=== | ===Modern version=== | ||
The player starts out playing as [[Yoshi]] (depicted as a [[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]] in the [[Game Boy Color]] version), but as they collect more stars, they can later play as [[Mario]], then as [[Wario]], and finally as [[Bowser|King Koopa]] (who is represented by a ''K'' instead of a ''B''), each more difficult than the last. The first mode has Yoshi juggling [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s. The Mario mode has the player juggling a [[Super Star|Star]], a [[Super Mushroom]], and a [[Heart (item)|heart]], actually just like ''Mario the Juggler'' but with the Super Mushroom added. These items have varying arcs of flight as opposed to the fixed patterns of the eggs. The heart is also worth only two points as opposed to three. Wario's mode gives the player the same heart, the same Star, and a [[Wanderin' Goom]] to juggle. The objects have varying arcs of flight, and the Goom occasionally flies offscreen. King Koopa's mode features a [[Koopa Shell]], a [[Boo|Boo Buddy]], and a [[Goomba]] to keep aloft. Like the Wanderin' Goom, the Goomba and shell sometimes fly offscreen. The Boo Buddy also occasionally stops while traveling across its arc. Like the heart, the Goomba and shell are worth only two points apiece. | The player starts out playing as [[Yoshi]] (depicted as a [[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]] in the [[Game Boy Color]] version), but as they collect more stars, they can later play as [[Mario]], then as [[Wario]], and finally as [[Bowser|King Koopa]] (who is represented by a ''K'' instead of a ''B''), each more difficult than the last. The first mode has Yoshi juggling [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s. The Mario mode has the player juggling a [[Super Star|Star]], a [[Super Mushroom]], and a [[Heart (item)|heart]], actually just like ''Mario the Juggler'' but with the Super Mushroom added. These items have varying arcs of flight as opposed to the fixed patterns of the eggs. The heart is also worth only two points as opposed to three. Wario's mode gives the player the same heart, the same Star, and a [[Wanderin' Goom]] to juggle. The objects have varying arcs of flight, and the Goom occasionally flies offscreen. King Koopa's mode features a [[shell|Koopa Shell]], a [[Boo|Boo Buddy]], and a [[Goomba]] to keep aloft. Like the Wanderin' Goom, the Goomba and shell sometimes fly offscreen. The Boo Buddy also occasionally stops while traveling across its arc. Like the heart, the Goomba and shell are worth only two points apiece. | ||
The Yoshi and King Koopa variants of the Modern version of ''Ball'' have [[Bob-omb]]s that sometimes fly down from the sky, while the Mario variant has [[fireball (obstacle)|fireball]]s and the Wario variant has [[Spike Ball|Spiked Balls]]. If a Bob-omb, fireball, or Spiked Ball hits one of the paddles, it causes a Game Over too. At 100 points for Yoshi, 200 points for Mario, 300 points for Wario, and 400 points for King Koopa, [[coin]]s rain down from the sky. Touching the coins with the paddles rewards the player with bonus points. By getting all of the coins, the player receives a 20-point bonus as well. | The Yoshi and King Koopa variants of the Modern version of ''Ball'' have [[Bob-omb]]s that sometimes fly down from the sky, while the Mario variant has [[fireball (obstacle)|fireball]]s and the Wario variant has [[Spike Ball|Spiked Balls]]. If a Bob-omb, fireball, or Spiked Ball hits one of the paddles, it causes a Game Over too. At 100 points for Yoshi, 200 points for Mario, 300 points for Wario, and 400 points for King Koopa, [[coin]]s rain down from the sky. Touching the coins with the paddles rewards the player with bonus points. By getting all of the coins, the player receives a 20-point bonus as well. | ||
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G&WG2 Modern Ball Super Star.png|[[Super Star]] | G&WG2 Modern Ball Super Star.png|[[Super Star]] | ||
G&WG2 Modern Ball Wanderin' Goom.png|[[Wanderin' Goom]] | G&WG2 Modern Ball Wanderin' Goom.png|[[Wanderin' Goom]] | ||
G&WG2 Modern Ball Koopa Shell.png|[[Koopa Shell]] | G&WG2 Modern Ball Koopa Shell.png|[[shell|Koopa Shell]] | ||
G&WG2 Modern Ball Fireball.png|[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]] | G&WG2 Modern Ball Fireball.png|[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]] | ||
G&WG2 Modern Ball Goomba.png|[[Goomba]] | G&WG2 Modern Ball Goomba.png|[[Goomba]] | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*One of the tips for this game is inaccurate; [[Toad]] tells the player they have to catch the characters (the characters being Bob-ombs) and avoid the coins, when it is actually the other way around. This may have been an error in translation; the tip is accurate in the Japanese version. | *One of the tips for this game is inaccurate; [[Toad]] tells the player they have to catch the characters (the characters being Bob-ombs) and avoid the coins, when it is actually the other way around. This may have been an error in translation; the tip is accurate in the Japanese version. | ||
*In ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'', [[Princess Peach]] was planned to be one of the playable characters in Modern Mode, with most of her graphical data still intact. In her variation, she was going to juggle cookies like those seen in ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball|title=''Game & Watch Gallery 2''|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=August 10, 2024}}</ref> | *In ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'', [[Princess Peach]] was planned to be one of the playable characters in Modern Mode, with most of her graphical data still intact. In her variation, she was going to juggle cookies like those seen in ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball|title=''Game & Watch Gallery 2''|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=August 10, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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{{Game & Watch Gallery}} | {{Game & Watch Gallery}} | ||
[[Category:Game & Watch Gallery | [[Category:Game & Watch Gallery series minigames]] | ||
[[Category:Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]] | [[Category:Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]] | ||
