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{{Infobox
|image=[[File:Ball-G'nW.png|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo EntertainmentResearch Analysis and& Development 1|Nintendo EADR&D 1]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|releasedrelease='''[[Game & Watch]]:'''<br>{{releasedrelease|Japan|April 28, 1980|USA|April 28, 1980}} '''[[Nintendo DSi]] ([[DSiWare]]):'''<br>{{releasedrelease|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>{{releasedrelease|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}}<br>{{ratings|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}}
}}
[[File:Ball DSiWare.png|thumb|left|''Ball'''s DSiWare Icon]]▼
'''''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 is 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'''''.▼
 
▲'''''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> andIt is one of the games in the [[Museum|Gallery Corner]] in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''. It is also an unlockable game[[minigame]] fromin ''[[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 was later re-worked into the ''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>▼
 
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 modeMode seems to be like Game A, while Hard Mode is Game B.▼
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 (1 point per catch), while Game B uses three balls to juggle with (10 points per catch). This has, unlike the other Game & Watch games, one chance to play, before a Game Over.▼
 
▲This Game & Watch was later re-workedreworked 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>
''Ball'' is one of the games in the gallery in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', and it appears as a [[microgame]] called [[Game & Watch Toss Up]], in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' and another called Ball at ''[[Game & Wario]]''.▼
 
ItA reissue was oncemade available aton the [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] rewards program for 1,200 coins in 2010.<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=zmP2C3Z9aek]</ref>
 
==Gameplay==
==''Game & Watch Gallery 2''==
===Classic version===
▲In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', the player starts out with only the Classic version (unlike most Game & Watch games in the ''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.
[[File:Ball (Classic version).jpgpng|thumb|left|160px|The Classic version of ''Ball'']]▼
▲The goalplayer iscontrols tothe jugglehands of a doll with the goal of juggling balls for as long as thepossible.<ref>''Ball'' playerinstruction canbooklet, page 4.</ref> If one ball breaks, it's is [[Game Over]]. Game A has two balls to juggle (1one [[point]] per catch), while Game B useshas three balls to juggle with (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===
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Yoshi).png|thumb|rightleft|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Light Blue Yoshi]] variant)]]
The player unlocksstarts thisout afterplaying theiras star[[Yoshi]] count(depicted hasas reacheda 25[[Yoshi or(species)|Light more.Blue TheyYoshi]] startin out playing as athe [[LightGame BlueBoy YoshiColor]] 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 for ''KoopaK'', asinstead inof a ''King KoopaB''), each more difficult than the last. The first mode has the 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 hadhave varying arcs of flight as opposed to the fixed patterns of the eggs. The heart wasis also only worth only two points as opposed to three. Wario's mode gives the player the same Heartheart, athe Spikedsame BallStar, and a [[Wanderin' Goom]] to juggle. The objects have varying arcs of flight, and the Goom will occasionally fly off-screenoffscreen. BowserKing 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 off-screenoffscreen. The Boo Buddy will also occasionally stop while traveling across its arc. Like the Heartheart, the Goomba and shell are only worth only two points apiece.▼
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Mario).png|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Mario]] variant)]]▼
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Wario).png|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Wario]] variant)]]▼
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Bowser).png|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Bowser]] variant)]]▼
▲The player unlocks this after their star count has reached 25 or more. They start out playing as a [[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 the 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 have varying arcs of flight, and the Goom will occasionally fly off-screen. Bowser's mode features a [[Koopa Shell]], [[Boo]], and [[Goomba]] to keep aloft. Like the Goom, the Goomba and shell will sometimes fly off-screen. The Boo will also occasionally stop while traveling across its arc. Like the Heart, the Goomba and shell are only worth two points apiece.
 
The threeYoshi and King Koopa modesvariants of the Modern version of ''Ball'' all 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 bombBob-omb, fireball, or Spiked Ball hithits one of the paddles, it will cause a [[Game Over]] too. At 100 points for the Yoshi, 200 points for Mario, 300 points for Wario, and 400 points for BowserKing 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|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Mario]] variant)]]
▲[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Wario).png|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Wario]] variant)]]
▲[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Bowser).png|thumb|right|The Modern version of ''Ball'' ([[Bowser]]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|leftright|''Ball''{{'}}s DSiWare Iconicon]]
[[File:Game and Watch Ball 2 (DSiWare).jpg|thumb|left|Screenshot of the DSiWare version of ''Ball'']]
▲''Ball'' is one of the games in the gallery in the original ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', and it appears as a [[microgame]] called [[Game & Watch Toss Up]], in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' and another called Ball atin ''[[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===
<gallery widths="160px">
Game and Watch Ball 1 (DSiWare).jpg|ScreenshotAnother screenshot of the Ball [[DSiWare]] Versionversion of ''Ball''
Game and Watch Ball 2 (DSiWare).jpg|Another screenshot
Game and Watch Ball 3 (DSiWare).jpg|Yet another screenshot
</gallery>
▲Ball (Classic version).jpg|The Classic version of ''Ball''
 
===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|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 addition to the four character monogram icons that are actually used in the game, the mode select screen for ''Ball'' also has a "P" icon in its tileset, positioned before the "Y" icon. This may imply that during the development of ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'', [[Princess Peach]] was planned to be one of the playable characters in Modern Mode, andwith havemost aof versionher evengraphical easierdata thanstill Yoshi'sintact. ItIn isher alsovariation, known that Peach's version of ''Ball''she was going to have her 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.
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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]
 
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