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{{about|the Game & Watch game|other uses of the term "Ball"|[[Ball (disambiguation)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Ball-G'nW.png|250px]]
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|genre=Puzzle
|modes=Single player
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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]]''.▼
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>
==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'' (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
[[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'' (King Koopa 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 the Yoshi juggling [[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 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|Boo Buddy]], and a [[Goomba]] to keep aloft. Like the Wanderin' Goom, the Goomba and shell will sometimes fly off-screen. The Boo Buddy 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
*{{button|gbc|
*{{button|gbc|a}}: Move right
[[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
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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]]
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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 (
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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*[[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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▲==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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