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'''''Ball''''' is the first game in the {{ser|Game & Watch}} series originally released in 1980.
 
'''''Ball''''' is the first game in the {{ser|Game & Watch}} series originally released in 1980.
  
== Blurb ==
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In 1991, a functionally identical game titled ''[[Mario the Juggler]]'' would be released as the final Game & Watch unit.
== Gameplay ==
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The game can be played in two difficulties: Game A and Game B. In Game A, the player must juggle two balls at a time, while in Game B, the player must juggle three balls at once. The player must move the character's arms in order to keep the balls in the air. Dropping a ball just once will result in the game ending, which is unlike later Game & Watch games where the player is given three lives.
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==Blurb==
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===Nintendo website (DSiWare)===
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'''''Brush up your juggling skills by moving the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball, and it’s game over!'''''
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''Nintendo first began releasing the Game & Watch series in 1980. This collection of games was available on portable LCD devices, and each title featured a game and a clock. Each Game & Watch title features two modes of play: GAME A (normal difficulty) and GAME B (more advanced play). While some controls have been changed in the DSiWare version to better suit the Nintendo DSi system, the appearance of the game itself has not been altered.''
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''Brush up your juggling skills with Game & Watch: Ball. Move the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball, and it’s game over!''
  
==Other releases==
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===[[Nintendo DSi Shop]]===
Another Game & Watch title called ''[[Mario the Juggler]]'' is a re-release of ''Ball'', with [[Mario]] replacing the original juggler.
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''Nintendo first began releasing the Game & Watch series in 1980. This collection of games was available on portable LCD devices, and each title featured a game and a clock. Each Game & Watch title features two modes of play: GAME A (normal difficulty) and GAME B (more advanced play). While some controls have been changed in the DSiWare version to better suit the Nintendo DSi system, the appearance of the game itself has not been altered.''
  
''Ball'' is a playable game in ''[[Game Boy Gallery]]'' and can be unlocked in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. Both games featured new graphical variations of ''Ball'', but only ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' had the option to play the original version of the game. ''Ball'' was also re-released as a downloadable [[DSiWare]] game in 2009 under the title ''Game & Watch: Ball''.
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''Brush up your juggling skills with Game & Watch: Ball. Move the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball, and it’s game over!''
  
''Ball'' can also be played as a mini-game in the [[Game Boy Camera]], and as a microgame called "Game & Watch Toss Up" in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''.
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==Gameplay==
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The game can be played in two difficulties: Game A and Game B. In Game A, the player must juggle two balls at a time, while in Game B, the player must juggle three balls at once. The player must move the character's arms in order to keep the balls in the air. Dropping a ball just once will result in the game ending, which is unlike later Game & Watch games where the player is given three lives.
  
A reproduction of the original ''Ball'' LCD device was released for Platinum members of [[Club Nintendo]] in Japan in 2009, and it was later made available in 2011 for Club Nintendo members in North America at the price of 1200 coins, which is more than anything else in the store.
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==Technical details==
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{{Game Technical Details
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|media=Game & Watch<br>Digital download ([[DSiWare]])
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|gamesize=DSi: 13 blocks
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|input=Nintendo DSi
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}}
  
==References==
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==Other releases==
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|''[[Game Boy Gallery]]''
== External links ==
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* {{wp|List_of_Game_%26_Watch_games#Ball|Wikipedia Article}}
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|[[Game Boy]]
* {{sw|Ball|Super Mario Wiki Article}}
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|A remake of ''Ball'' is included as one of the five Game & Watch games in this compilation.
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|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
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|1995
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|''Ball'' is included the sixth unlockable game in this installment of the series. Players can either play a recreation of the original game, or an updated version featuring {{ser|Super Mario}} characters.
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|''Ball'' is included as a minigame on the Game Boy Camera.
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|''Game & Watch: Ball''
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|[[Nintendo DS]] ([[DSiWare]])
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|'''NA:''' April 19, 2010<br>'''JP:''' July 15, 2009<br>'''EU:''' April 23, 2010
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|A recreation of the original ''Ball'' game, released as a digital download on the [[Nintendo DSi Shop]].
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|''Ball''
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|'''NA:''' 2011<br>'''JP:''' 2009
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|A reproduction of the original ''Ball'' unit, available through [[Club Nintendo]]. In Japan it was only available as a reward for Platinum members, while in North America it could be purchased for 1200 coins, more than anything else released for the service.
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==External links==
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* {{wp|List of Game & Watch Games#Ball|''Ball'' on Wikipedia}}
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* {{smw|Ball|''Ball'' on Super Mario Wiki}}
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Revision as of 03:53, 23 June 2016

Ball
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Ball-G'nW.png
The original Ball Game & Watch console
Developer(s): Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform: Game & Watch
Category: Action
Players: 1
Predecessor: N/A
Successor: N/A
Release dates
N. America: 1980
Japan: 1980
Europe: 1980
Ratings
ESRB: E (DSiWare)
CERO: A (DSiWare)

Ball is the first game in the Game & Watch series originally released in 1980.

In 1991, a functionally identical game titled Mario the Juggler would be released as the final Game & Watch unit.

Blurb

Nintendo website (DSiWare)

Brush up your juggling skills by moving the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball, and it’s game over! Nintendo first began releasing the Game & Watch series in 1980. This collection of games was available on portable LCD devices, and each title featured a game and a clock. Each Game & Watch title features two modes of play: GAME A (normal difficulty) and GAME B (more advanced play). While some controls have been changed in the DSiWare version to better suit the Nintendo DSi system, the appearance of the game itself has not been altered.

Brush up your juggling skills with Game & Watch: Ball. Move the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball, and it’s game over!

Nintendo DSi Shop

Nintendo first began releasing the Game & Watch series in 1980. This collection of games was available on portable LCD devices, and each title featured a game and a clock. Each Game & Watch title features two modes of play: GAME A (normal difficulty) and GAME B (more advanced play). While some controls have been changed in the DSiWare version to better suit the Nintendo DSi system, the appearance of the game itself has not been altered.

Brush up your juggling skills with Game & Watch: Ball. Move the juggler’s arms to catch the balls. Drop a single ball, and it’s game over!

Gameplay

The game can be played in two difficulties: Game A and Game B. In Game A, the player must juggle two balls at a time, while in Game B, the player must juggle three balls at once. The player must move the character's arms in order to keep the balls in the air. Dropping a ball just once will result in the game ending, which is unlike later Game & Watch games where the player is given three lives.

Technical details

Technical Details
Media

Game & Watch
Digital download (DSiWare)

Download size

DSi: 13 blocks

Input / compatible controllers

Nintendo DSi

Other releases

Title Cover art Platform Release date(s) Notes
Game Boy Gallery Game Boy 1995 A remake of Ball is included as one of the five Game & Watch games in this compilation.


Game & Watch Gallery 2 Game Boy Color 1995 Ball is included the sixth unlockable game in this installment of the series. Players can either play a recreation of the original game, or an updated version featuring Super Mario characters.


Game Boy Camera Game Boy Ball is included as a minigame on the Game Boy Camera.


Game & Watch: Ball Nintendo DS (DSiWare) NA: April 19, 2010
JP: July 15, 2009
EU: April 23, 2010
A recreation of the original Ball game, released as a digital download on the Nintendo DSi Shop.


Ball Game & Watch NA: 2011
JP: 2009
A reproduction of the original Ball unit, available through Club Nintendo. In Japan it was only available as a reward for Platinum members, while in North America it could be purchased for 1200 coins, more than anything else released for the service.


External links


Game & Watch series logo
Units
Silver Series Ball • Flagman • Vermin • Fire • Judge
Gold Series Manhole • Helmet • Lion
Wide Screen Series Parachute • Octopus • Popeye • Chef • Mickey Mouse • Egg • Turtle Bridge • Fire Attack • Snoopy Tennis
Multi-Screen Series Oil Panic • Donkey Kong • Mickey and Donald • Greenhouse • Donkey Kong II • Mario Bros. • Rain Shower • Lifeboat • Pinball • Blackjack • Squish • Bomb Sweeper • Safebuster • Gold Cliff • Zelda
New Wide Screen Series

Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario's Cement Factory • Tropical Fish • Super Mario Bros. • Climber • Balloon Fight • Mario the Juggler

Tabletop Series Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario's Cement Factory • Snoopy • Popeye
Panorama Series Snoopy • Popeye • Donkey Kong Jr. • Mario's Bombs Away • Mickey Mouse • Donkey Kong Circus
Super Color Series Spitball Sparky • Crab Grab
Micro Vs. Series Boxing • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Hockey
Crystal Screen Series Super Mario Bros. • Climber • Balloon Fight
Later releases
Game & Watch Gallery series
Collections Game & Watch Collection • 2
Modern Super Mario Bros. • The Legend of Zelda
Included in DS Rakubiki Jiten • e-Reader with Shining Imakuni? Pokémon Trading Card (Imakuni?'s Ball) • Game Boy Camera • Kanji Sonomama: DS Rakubiki Jiten • Nintendo DS Digital TV Tuner • Wario Land II