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Platform
NES
Genres
Action · Sports
Player Perspective
Top-down · Side view
Developers
Million · Technos Japan
Publishers
Arc System Works · CSG Imagesoft
Release date
June 1, 1989

Summary

Super Dodge Ball on the NES takes the arcade classic and adds a surprising amount of depth for a 1989 console title. You can play solo or with a friend, and the game boasts multi‑dimensional, high‑resolution graphics that feel richer than the original arcade board. Each of the seven team members—one hulking captain and six smaller players—has its own stats, and the captain can unleash a faster, more damaging "Power Shot" that changes the tide of a match. The control scheme is clever: the left button throws or catches, the right button passes or ducks, and pressing both makes you jump, while double‑tapping the joystick dashes you forward for a stronger throw. The NES version also introduces two brand‑new squads, India and the USSR, plus a quirky "Bean Ball" mode that swaps the dodgeball for a bean‑shaped projectile. Even the soundtrack gets a cultural twist, with stage music ranging from a Japanese folk tune to a mash‑up of Beatles hits for England. All of these tweaks make the home version feel like a fresh, more strategic spin on the beloved dodgeball showdown.

Storyline

Super Dodge Ball opens with a showdown between the Dallas and Chicago teams to decide who will represent the United States in a global dodge‑ball tournament. In single‑player mode you control Dallas while the computer runs Chicago; in two‑player mode the first player takes Dallas and the second player takes Chicago. After securing the U.S. spot, the victorious squad moves on to the World Cup, facing off against teams from England, Iceland, China, Africa (Kenya in later versions) and Japan. Each foreign team fields more than four offensive players, though only four appear on the court at a time, and fallen members are promptly replaced by backups. Defeating Japan earns the team the World Cup trophy from a ninja, and the cycle restarts with a new match against England.

Edited by Maya Carter

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