201 · Super Dodge Ball
This ain't elementary school and it sure as heck ain't gym class. This is Super Dodge Ball. Control your team of six players to pummel the opposing team into submission using only the ball and your team's unique skills. Each player has his own special attacks and each team has their own unique attributes.
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SHOW NOTES
Super Dodge Ball Longplay
Super Dodge Ball Arcade
Super Dodge Ball Arcade Remake
Kunio Kun
ESPN The Ocho
Super Dodge Ball Advance
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Show notes
- Thrash, Bash, and Smash the Competition
- NES Longplay
- Introductions
- Dodgeball, quite possibly the most famous made up sport
- Overview
- The objective of each match is to defeat the rival team by throwing a dodge ball at its members. Each character has a life gauge that is gradually depleted as he gets struck by dodge balls. When their life reaches zero, they will be eliminated.
- Gameplay
- The menu letting you select mode and difficulty at the same time. It’s usually a little more procedural
- Members of each team individual names and stats
- So do you put a lot of thought into your team positions and which team to be or do you just try out each team with the defaults.
- It’s always appreciated to have these stats and customization for those who play more often than we can.
- The variety in movement and throws is the appeal. You can make this a basic boring game of catch, or you can learn the moves
- The Power Throws
- They have to do with timing. Can feel random. Don’t guarantee a hit either. Surprising how many different ones there are.
- Progression and difficulty
- The courts change and the teams are all divided by country. But in terms of feeling progression that is tied to the difficulty
- Bean Ball
- More freestyle, no teams, hit anyone
- And yet when you lose all sense of the rules it’s less fun to play this version of dodgeball?
- Sequels and Spinoffs
- EGL
- Super Sushi Pinball
- A mag advert for Super Dodge Ball teased this game. It tragically never came out. It’s never too late!
- CSG Imagesoft spent nearly a million dollars to develop the game and prepare its marketing campaign, which would use the tagline: "Finally a game that tastes as good as it plays."
- Super Sushi Pinball
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