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{{about|the Game & Watch game|
{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Ball-G'nW.png|250px]]
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|genre=Puzzle
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'''''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
[[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 was released as a part of the Silver series on April 28, 1980. 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'''''.
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 goal is to juggle the balls as long as the player can. If one ball breaks, it is [[Game Over]]. Game A has two balls (one 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 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>
''Ball'' appears as a [[microgame]] called [[Game & Watch Toss Up]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' and another called Ball in ''[[Game & Wario]]''.▼
▲It was once available at [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] for 1,200 coins.
==Gameplay==
===Classic version===
[[File:Ball (Classic version).png|thumb|left|160px|The Classic version of ''Ball'']]
▲The
▲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 Mode is Game B.
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===Modern version===
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Yoshi).png|thumb|left|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (
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''
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Mario).png|thumb|left|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Mario variant)]]▼
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Wario).png|thumb|left|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Wario variant)]]▼
[[File:Ball_(Modern,_Bowser).png|thumb|left|The Modern version of ''Ball'' (Bowser variant)]]▼
▲The player starts out playing as a [[Yoshi (species)|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 (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 only worth 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 off-screen. Bowser's mode features a [[Koopa Shell]], a [[Boo]], and a [[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
Unlike in the Classic version, music is featured, with the tempo changing depending on the speed of the game.
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==Controls==
*{{button|gbc|pad}} (left and right): Move
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*{{button|gbc|a}}: Move right
==Appearances in other games==
[[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]].
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
<gallery widths="160px">
Game and Watch Ball 1 (DSiWare).jpg|
Game and Watch Ball 3 (DSiWare).jpg|Yet another screenshot
</gallery>
===Sprites===
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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]]
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==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
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==Trivia==
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*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.
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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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