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{{about|the Game & Watch game|other uses of the term "Ball"|[[Ball (disambiguation)]]}}
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
{{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''}}
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'''''Ball''''' (originally titled '''''Toss-Up''''' in North America)<ref>{{cite|author=Phil Salvador|date=June 13, 2024|url=https://gamehistory.org/mego-time-out-commercial/|title=Is this the first Nintendo commercial?|publisher=Video Game History Foundation|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627061609/https://gamehistory.org/mego-time-out-commercial/|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> is a [[Game & Watch]] game originally released as part of the Silver series on April 28, 1980. It was the very first Game & Watch game. It is featured as one of the games in the [[Museum|Gallery Corner]] in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''. ''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 in order to unlock the Modern version, the player first has to either obtain five stars on both modes in the Classic version or possess a star count of 25 or more. Easy Mode seems to be like Game A, while Hard Mode is Game B.
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|released='''[[Game & Watch]]:'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|April 28, 1980|USA|April 28, 1980|Europe|N/A}}<br>'''[[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]]:'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|July 15, 2009|USA|April 19, 2010|Europe|April 23, 2010}}
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|media='''DSi Version:'''<br>DSiWare Download
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'''''Ball''''' is the very first game of the ''[[Game & Watch]]'' series<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/ball.htm ''Ball'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref>, and an unlockable game from ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. Depending on the publisher, the game has gone by other names as well, including '''Juggle''' and '''Toss Up'''.
This Game & Watch was later re-worked into the ''Mario''-themed ''[[Mario the Juggler]]''; interestingly, this remake was the last Game & Watch title produced.<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/mario_the_juggler.htm ''Mario the Juggler'' info page on In The Attic, discussing its ''Ball''-basis] Retrieved 13 November 2010</ref>


The goal is to juggle the balls as long as the player can. If one ball breaks, it's [[Game Over]]. Game A has two balls, while Game B uses three balls to juggle with. This has, unlike the other Game & Watch games, one chance to play, before a Game Over.
This Game & Watch game was later reworked into the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-themed ''[[Mario the Juggler]]''. A different ''Super Mario''-themed variation of ''Ball'' similarly appears in ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''


''Ball'' is one of the games in the gallery in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', and it appeared as a [[microgame]] called [[Game & Watch Toss Up]], in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''.
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]]''.


It is also available at [[Club Nintendo (Customer Rewards Program)|Club Nintendo]] for 1200 coins.
==Gameplay==
===Classic version===
The player controls a character who has to juggle balls for as long as possible. If one ball breaks, it is [[Game Over]]. Game A has two balls to juggle (one [[point]] per catch), while Game B has three balls (10 points per catch). This has, unlike the other Game & Watch games, one chance to play, before a Game Over.


==''Game & Watch Gallery 2==
===Modern version===
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', The player starts out with the classic version (unlike most Game & Watch games in ''Game & Watch Gallery series''). In order to unlock the modern version, they would first have to obtain five stars on both easy and hard mode in the classic version. Easy mode seems to be like Game A, while Hard is Game B.
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.


===Modern Version===
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.
Only unlocked after the classic version of Ball is conquered. The player starts out playing as [[Yoshi]], but as he/she collects more Stars, the player can later play as [[Mario]], [[Wario]], and then [[Bowser]] (However, the game uses a K to represent Bowser, suggesting that he is named Koopa in this game), each more difficult than the last. The first mode has Yoshi juggling [[Yoshi Egg]]s. The Mario mode has the player juggling a [[Star]], a [[Super Mushroom]], and a [[Heart]], actually just like [[Mario the Juggler]], besides the mushroom. These items had varying arcs of flight as opposed to the fixed patterns of the eggs. The heart was also only worth two points as opposed to three. Wario's mode gives the player the same Heart, a Spiked Ball, and a [[Wanderin' Goom]] to juggle. The objects had varying arcs of flight and the Goom would occasionally fly off-screen. Koopa's mode features a [[Koopa Shell]], [[Boo]], and [[Goomba]] to keep aloft. Like the Goom, the Goomba and shell would sometimes fly off-screen. The Boo would also occasionally stop while traveling across its arc. Like the Heart, the Goomba and shell are only worth two points apiece.


The three modes of Modern Version Ball all had [[Bob-omb]]s that sometimes fly down from the sky. If a bomb hit one of the paddles, it would cause a [[Game Over]] too. At one hundred points for Yoshi, 200 points for Mario, 300 points for Wario, and 400 points for Bowser, [[Coin]]s will 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.
Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.
<gallery>
Ball (Modern, Mario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Mario variant)
Ball (Modern, Wario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Wario variant)
Ball (Modern, Bowser).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (King Koopa variant)
</gallery>
 
==Controls==
*{{button|gbc|pad}} (left and right): Move
*{{button|gbc|b}}: Move left
*{{button|gbc|a}}: Move right
 
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Game and Watch SMB Ball Mario.png|''Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.''
Game and Watch SMB Ball Luigi.png|''Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.''
GWSMB SleepModeArtwork Ball.png|''Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.'' sleep mode artwork
</gallery>
 
===Sprites===
<gallery>
G&WG2 Modern Ball Yoshi Egg.png|[[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Coin.png|[[Coin]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Bob-omb.png|[[Bob-omb]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Mushroom.png|[[Mushroom]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Heart.png|[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Super Star.png|[[Super Star]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Wanderin' Goom.png|[[Wanderin' Goom]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Koopa Shell.png|[[shell|Koopa Shell]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Fireball.png|[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Goomba.png|[[Goomba]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Spiked Ball.png|[[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Boo.png|[[Boo|Boo Buddy]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Mario.png|[[Mario]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Wario.png|[[Wario]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Bowser.png|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]
G&WG2 Modern Ball Warp Pipe.png|[[Warp Pipe]] (Yoshi variant)
G&WG2 Modern Ball Warp Pipe2.png|Warp Pipe (King Koopa variant)
G&WG2 Modern Ball Piranha Plant Statue.png|[[Piranha Plant (statue)|Piranha Plant statue]]
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Ball logo.png|thumb|140px|left|The original game's logo.]]
*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.
*This game can also be played in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', along with the ''Game Boy Camera'', with the player's face, instead of [[Mr. Game & Watch|Mr. Game & Watch's]].
*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>https://tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball</ref>
*This game is the only Game & Watch game remade after the [[Game Boy]] was released.
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*The game was also rerealesed again as a reward in the club ninteno program for 1200 coins.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20211007045502/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/ball.htm ''Ball'' info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames] (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)
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Latest revision as of 20:25, July 2, 2024

This article is about the Game & Watch game. For other uses of the term "Ball", see Ball (disambiguation).
Classic version of Ball. Yoshi variant of the modern version of Ball
Ball's Classic version (left) and Modern version with Light Blue Yoshi (right) in Game & Watch Gallery 2

Ball (originally titled Toss-Up in North America)[1] is a Game & Watch game originally released as part of the Silver series on April 28, 1980. It was the very first Game & Watch game. It is featured as one of the games in the Gallery Corner in the original Game & Watch Gallery. 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, and in order to unlock the Modern version, the player first has to either obtain five stars on both modes in the Classic version or possess a star count of 25 or more. Easy Mode seems to be like Game A, while Hard Mode is Game B.

This Game & Watch game was later reworked into the Super Mario-themed Mario the Juggler. A different Super Mario-themed variation of Ball similarly appears in Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

The WarioWare series has a few microgames based on Ball: Game & Watch Toss Up in WarioWare: Touched! and Ball in Game & Wario.

Gameplay[edit]

Classic version[edit]

The player controls a character who has to juggle balls for as long as possible. If one ball breaks, it is Game Over. Game A has two balls to juggle (one point per catch), while Game B has three balls (10 points per catch). This has, unlike the other Game & Watch games, one chance to play, before a Game Over.

Modern version[edit]

The player starts out playing as Yoshi (depicted as a 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 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 Eggs. The Mario mode has the player juggling a Star, a Super Mushroom, and a 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 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-ombs that sometimes fly down from the sky, while the Mario variant has fireballs and the Wario variant has 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, coins 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.

Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.

  • The Modern version of Ball (Mario variant)

    The Modern version of Ball (Mario variant)

  • The Modern version of Ball (Wario variant)

    The Modern version of Ball (Wario variant)

  • The Modern version of Ball (King Koopa variant)

    The Modern version of Ball (King Koopa variant)

Controls[edit]

  • +Control Pad (left and right): Move
  • B Button: Move left
  • A Button: Move right

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

  • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

    Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

  • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

    Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

  • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. sleep mode artwork

    Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. sleep mode artwork

Sprites[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • 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.[2]

References[edit]

Ball coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Phil Salvador (June 13, 2024). Is this the first Nintendo commercial?. Video Game History Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2024. (Archived June 27, 2024, 06:16:09 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ https://tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball

External links[edit]

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