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{{about|the Game & Watch game|other uses of the term "Ball"|[[Ball (disambiguation)]]}}
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{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Ball-G'nW.png|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo EntertainmentResearch Analysis and& Development 1|Nintendo EADR&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}}
|designer=
|engine=
|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}}
|genre=Puzzle
|modes=Single player
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|pegi=3}}
|platforms=[[Game & Watch]], [[Nintendo DS#Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|input={{input|gaw=1|nds=1|3ds=1}}
|media={{containermedia|gaw=1|dsidl=1|3dsdl=1}}
|price=200 Nintendo Points
}}
'''''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]]''; this remake was the last Game & Watch title produced (Not counting ''Parachute x 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>
 
'''''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'''''.
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.
 
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.
''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!]]''.
 
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>
It is also available at [[Club Nintendo (Customer Rewards Program)|Club Nintendo]] for 1200 coins.
 
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>
==''Game & Watch Gallery 2''==
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', The player starts out with only 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 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 is Game B.
 
==Gameplay==
===Modern Version===
===Classic version===
The player unlocks this after their star count has reached 25 or more. They start out playing as [[Light Blue Yoshi]], but as they collect more Stars, they can later play as [[Mario]], then as [[Wario]], and finally as [[Bowser]] (who is represented by a K for ''Koopa'', as in ''King Koopa''), 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]]'', but with the Super Mushroom added. 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. Bowser'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.
[[File:Ball (Classic version).png|thumb|left|160px|The Classic version of ''Ball'']]
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.
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===Modern version===
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.
[[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 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 (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 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.
 
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)
File:Ball_(Modern,_Wario).png|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Wario variant)
File: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
 
==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]].
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==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
<center><gallery widths="160px">
File:Game and Watch Ball 1 (DSiWare).jpg|ScreenshotAnother screenshot of the Ball [[DSiWare]] Versionversion of ''Ball''
File:Game and Watch Ball 23 (DSiWare).jpg|Yet another screenshot
</gallery>
File:Game and Watch Ball 3 (DSiWare).jpg
 
</gallery></center>
===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|[[Fire Pakkun Zō|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|140px|leftright|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 [[Mr.the Game & Watch]]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.
*The Club Nintendo re-release version didn't come with a stand at the back of the system like the original version did.
*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>
*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. It's actually the other way around.
*[[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.
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==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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