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| Developer(s) | Atari Games |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Games |
| Platform(s) | arcade, NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST, Atari Lynx, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Xbox Live Arcade |
| Release date | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer (up to 4 players) |
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The standard Cyberball cabinet consists of two monitors, each with two sets of controls for a maximum of four players, but Atari Games released single player and two player versions as well.
The standard configuration allows single player, two player cooperative, two player head-to-head or four player head-to-head play. Playing with two teams of two persons opened up a new dimension of gameplay. Computer controlled avatars ran offensive patterns in very specific ways before reaching their assigned passing spots. Human players, however, could exploit the fact that a number of offensive plays started with identical formations. By choosing one play, but moving their avatars in imitation of a similar but different play, the offensive team could disguise their intentions before suddenly breaking for their assigned pass locations. This offensive flexibility forced defending players to quickly recognize plays and move to break them up by rushing to what they guessed was the intended passing spot. Most often, the timely use of the defender's turbo, a short-term speed boost usable once per play, would determine whether the play resulted in a missed pass, an interception, a long gain, or a score. This ability to improvise in four player mode built the popularity of Cyberball, leading to many tournaments across the United States for a period of time.
Cyberball was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 by Jaleco. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by Jaleco was founded as Japan Leisure Corporation on October 3 1974. Tengen intended to release it unlicensed, but Jaleco purchased rights to publish it first. It has also been ported to numerous other platforms, including the Commodore Amiga and Atari Lynx. The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The Atari Lynx was a Handheld game console released by Atari Corporation in 1989
Cyberball 2072
Atari Games released Tournament Cyberball 2072 in 1989, which included the following changes:
- New "Game Breakers" mode
- Added Rookie mode
- Bugfixes, in particular the onside kick
- Added 100 additional plays
- Introduced the powerback
Owners of the original Cyberball cabinets could upgrade to Cyberball 2072 via an Atari Games-produced piggyback board which updated the old Cyberball units to the Tournament version. For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. Onside kick (sometimes onsides kick) is a term used in American and Canadian football for a type of kickoff, and in some circumstances and leagues
Tournament Cyberball developed such a following in the late 80's that many fans of the game from all over the world still play regular matches today using emulators, as well as tournaments and leagues using physical machines in arcades.
Cyberball 2072 was released in Midway Arcade Treasures 2, a disc featuring a collection of arcade games, for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in October of 2004. Midway Arcade Treasures 2 is the second collection of classic arcade games published by Midway for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation.
It was also released on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 on September 5, 2007. Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to digitally distribute video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]
External links
- Cyberball at the Killer List of Videogames
- Tournament Cyberball 2072 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Cyberball at World of Spectrum
- Cyberball at MobyGames
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