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This article is about the Game & Watch game. For other uses of the term "Ball", see Ball (disambiguation).

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 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 (Wario variant)
The Modern version of Ball (King Koopa variant)

Controls[edit]

(left and right): Move
: Move left
: Move right

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
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.^[1]

References[edit]

Ball coverage on other NIWA wikis:

NintendoWiki

^ https://tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball

External links[edit]

Ball info page on In The Attic, a website dedicated to classic videogames (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine)

[1] ttps://tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball

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 {{italic title}}
 {{about|the Game & Watch game|other uses of the term "Ball"|[[Ball (disambiguation)]]}}
-{{game infobox
+{{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''}}
-|image=[[File:Ball-G'nW.png|250px]]
+'''''Ball''''' 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.
-|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]]
-|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
-|release='''Game & Watch:'''<br>{{release|Japan|April 28, 1980|USA|April 28, 1980}} '''Nintendo DSi ([[DSiWare]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|July 15, 2009|USA|April 19, 2010|Europe|April 23, 2010|Australia|April 23, 2010|China|August 12, 2010}} '''Club Nintendo reissue:'''<br>2010<br>'''Nintendo 3DS ([[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 6, 2011|USA|June 6, 2011|Australia|June 6, 2011|Europe|July 7, 2011}}
-|genre=Puzzle
-|modes=Single player
-|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|pegi=3}}
-|platforms=[[Game & Watch]], [[Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]
-|input={{input|gaw=1|nds=1|3ds=1}}
-|media={{media|gaw=1|dsidl=1|3dsdl=1}}
-}}
-'''''Ball''''' is a [[Game & Watch]] game that was released as part of the Silver series on April 28, 1980. It was 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> It is one of the games in the [[Museum|Gallery Corner]] in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''. It is also an unlockable [[minigame]] in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', which includes an updated "Modern" version of the game. Depending on the publisher, the game has gone by other names as well, including '''''Juggle''''' and '''''Toss-Up'''''.
+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.]]''
-In ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'', the player starts out with only the Classic version of ''Ball'' (unlike most Game & Watch games in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]]). In order to unlock the Modern version, they would first have 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.
+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]]''.
-This Game & Watch was later reworked into the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''-themed ''[[Mario the Juggler]]''; this remake was the last Game & Watch title produced (not counting ''Parachute × Octopus'' released nearly 10 years later).<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>
-A reissue was made available on the [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] rewards program for 1,200 coins in 2010.<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=zmP2C3Z9aek]</ref>
 ==Gameplay==
 ===Classic version===
-[[File:Ball (Classic version).png|thumb|left|160px|The Classic version of ''Ball'']]
+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.
-The player controls the hands of a doll with the goal of juggling balls for as long as possible.<ref>''Ball'' instruction booklet, page 4.</ref> 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.
-{{br|left}}
 ===Modern version===
-[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Yoshi).png|thumb|left|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Yoshi variant)]]
+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 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 will occasionally fly 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 will sometimes fly offscreen. The Boo Buddy will also occasionally stop 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]]s and the Wario variant has [[Spike Ball|Spiked Balls]]. If a Bob-omb, fireball, or Spiked Ball hits one of the paddles, it will cause 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 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.
+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.
 Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.
 <gallery>
-File:Ball_(Modern,_Mario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Mario variant)
+Ball (Modern, Mario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Mario variant)
-File:Ball_(Modern,_Wario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Wario variant)
+Ball (Modern, Wario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Wario variant)
-File:Ball_(Modern,_Bowser).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (King Koopa variant)
+Ball (Modern, Bowser).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (King Koopa variant)
 </gallery>
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 *{{button|gbc|b}}: Move left
 *{{button|gbc|a}}: Move right
-==Appearances in other games==
-[[File:Ball DSiWare.png|thumb|right|''Ball''{{'}}s DSiWare icon]]
-[[File:Game and Watch Ball 2 (DSiWare).jpg|thumb|left|Screenshot of the DSiWare version of ''Ball'']]
-''Ball'' appears as a [[microgame]] called [[Game & Watch Toss Up]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' and another called Ball in ''[[Game & Wario]]''.
-''Ball'' was remade for [[DSiWare]]. It was released on July 15, 2009, in Japan; April 19, 2010, in North America; and April 23, 2010, in Europe and Australia.
-A ''Mario''-themed version of ''Ball'' was included in ''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'', which replaces the main character with Mario or [[Luigi]].
-{{br}}
 ==Gallery==
-===Screenshots===
+===Artwork===
-<gallery widths="160px">
+<gallery>
-Game and Watch Ball 1 (DSiWare).jpg|Another screenshot of the DSiWare version of ''Ball''
+Game and Watch SMB Ball Mario.png|''Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.''
-Game and Watch Ball 3 (DSiWare).jpg|Yet another screenshot
+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 Yoshi Egg.png|[[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Coin.png|[[Coin]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Coin.png|[[Coin]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Bob-omb.png|[[Bob-omb]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Bob-omb.png|[[Bob-omb]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Mushroom.png|[[Mushroom]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Mushroom.png|[[Mushroom]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Heart.png|[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Heart.png|[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
-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|[[shell|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]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Spiked_Ball.png|[[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Spiked Ball.png|[[Spike Ball|Spiked Ball]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Boo.png|[[Boo|Boo Buddy]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Boo.png|[[Boo|Boo Buddy]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi (species)|Light Blue Yoshi]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Mario.png|[[Mario]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Mario.png|[[Mario]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Wario.png|[[Wario]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Wario.png|[[Wario]]
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Bowser.png|[[Bowser|King Koopa]]
+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 Pipe.png|[[Warp Pipe]] (Yoshi variant)
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Warp_Pipe2.png|Warp Pipe (King Koopa variant)
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Warp Pipe2.png|Warp Pipe (King Koopa variant)
-G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Piranha_Plant_Statue.png|[[Fire Pakkun Zō|Piranha Plant Statue]]
+G&WG2 Modern Ball Piranha Plant Statue.png|[[Piranha Plant (statue)|Piranha Plant statue]]
 </gallery>
-==Media==
-{{more media|DSi only|section=yes}}
-==Names in other languages==
-{{foreign names
-|Chi=抛接球<ref>From the iQue DSiWare release</ref>
-|ChiR=Pāo Jiē Qiú
-|ChiM=Throw Catch Ball
-}}
 ==Trivia==
-[[File:Ball logo.png|thumb|right|The original game's logo]]
-*This game can also be played in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', along with the [[Game Boy Camera]], with the player's face instead of the juggler's.
-*This game is the only Game & Watch game [[Mario the Juggler|remade]] after the [[Game Boy]] was released.
 *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>https://tcrf.net/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_2#Ball</ref>
-*[[Mr. Game & Watch]]'s throws in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] have him juggle his opponents and toss them in different directions.
-{{br|left}}
-==External links==
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101214045942/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/qj-O9Ku5rrAk4lKiaT3Kw_VjCxLREhyJ North American website]
-*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-DSiWare/Game-Watch-Ball-263280.html Nintendo UK website]
 ==References==
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 <references/>
-{{Game & Watch}}
+==External links==
-{{DS}}
+*[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)
-[[Category:1980 games]]
-[[Category:Game & Watch games]]
+{{Game & Watch Gallery}}
-[[Category:Puzzle games]]
+[[Category:Game & Watch Gallery series minigames]]
-[[Category:Unlockables]]
-[[Category:Games]]
-[[Category:DSiWare]]
-[[Category:Games not originally in the Mario franchise]]
-[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]

[Edit] Game & Watch Gallery series
Games	Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Mario minigames	Donkey Kong^2,4 • Donkey Kong Jr.^3,4 • Donkey Kong II³ • Donkey Kong 3⁴ • Mario Bros.^3,4 • Mario's Bombs Away⁴ • Mario's Cement Factory⁴
Minigames remade with Super Mario content	Ball² • Boxing⁴ • Chef^2,4 • Egg³ • Fire^1,4 • Fire Attack⁴ • Greenhouse³ • Helmet² • Manhole¹ • Octopus^1,4 • Oil Panic¹ • Parachute² • Rain Shower⁴ • Turtle Bridge³ • Vermin²
Gallery Corner	Message Board • Museum • Music Room
Further info	Gallery (2 · 4) • Pre-release and unused content (4) • Staff (2 · 3 · 4)
Related game	Game & Watch Collection
¹ Game & Watch Gallery ² Game & Watch Gallery 2 ³ Game & Watch Gallery 3 ⁴ Game & Watch Gallery 4

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