CyberBall

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CyberBall

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (JP/US/EU/AU), Tec Toy (BR)

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental)

Licensor: Tengen, Atari Games

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Peripherals supported: Mega Modem

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2] (American football)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-07-28^[2]	¥6,0006,000	G-4027
US	1990-09^[3]	$49.9549.95^[4]	1109
EU	1990		1109
PT	1990
UK	1990-12^[5]	£34.9934.99^[6]^[7]	1109
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
CA	1990
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions

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CyberBall, known in Japan as CyberBall: Foot Ball in the 21st Century (サイバーボール), is a Sega Mega Drive football game developed and published by Sega. A port of the titular 1989 Atari Games arcade game Cyberball, the game was first released in the United States in July 1990, and would later be released in Japan, Europe, Australia, and Brazil. The Japanese version supports the Mega Modem for online play.

Gameplay

CyberBall is based on American football, but features robots.

Teams

ACBC

Atlantic

Dallas Destroyers
Indianapolis Cyborgs
Miami Terminators
New York Enforcers
Washington Punishers

Central

Chicago Killers
Cleveland Stormers
Houston Spikes
Tampa Bay Razors

Pacific

Atlanta Dynamix
Denver Dominators
Portland Tornadoes
San Diego Conquerors
San Francisco Hitmen

NCBC

Atlantic

Boston Riots
Buffalo Beasts
New England Constables
Philadelphia Guns
Phoenix Phantoms

Central

Cincinnati Blasters
Detroit Rollers
Minnesota Monsters
Pittsburgh Bolts
St. Louis Fighters

Pacific

Las Vegas Bombers
Los Angeles Assassins
New Orleans Showdowns
Seattle Snakes

History

In Japan, CyberBall supports the Mega Modem for online play; Sega had also planned to bring this functionality to the United States via the unreleased Sega TeleGenesis Modem, with CyberBall being one of the first games to support it.^[8] Later it was announced that a special TeleGenesis Modem version of the game would be released separately.^[9]

While the accessory was never released, its code remains in all versions of CyberBall, and was even translated into English. The game checks the region of the Sega Mega Drive it's being played on, and if it detects a Japanese system, unlocks a Modem option on the main menu.^[10]

Production credits

Designer: テリアキファンク^[11]
Programmer: 苦悩中間管理職A^[12], Y^[12], O^[12], パパ^[12]
Gen^[11]
Artist: S.Rimo^[13]
Sound: Tohru Nakabayashi^[14]

Source:

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: CyberBall/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)

Print advert in (JP) #1990-07: "July 1990" (1990-06-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

40

^[15]

(UK)

89

^[16]

(UK)

80

^[17]

(UK)

80

^[18]

(UK)

PAL

76

^[19]

(US)

NTSC-U

68

^[20]

(RU)

40

^[21]

(UK)

67

^[22]

(JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[23]

(FR)

65

^[24]

(UK)

PAL

27

^[25]

(JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[26]

(UK)

PAL

31

^[27]

(US)

NTSC-U

58

^[28]

(UK)

80

^[29]

(UK)

80

^[30]

(FR)

73

^[31]

(DE)

81

^[32]

(UK)

52

^[33]

(UK)

PAL

25

^[34]

(UK)

63

^[35]

(UK)

PAL

56

^[36]

(JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[37]

(RU)

36

^[38]

(US)

50

^[4]

	61
Based on 25 reviews

CyberBall

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Cart Manual EU Manual

Mega Drive, SE (rental; Hent; black)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Technical information

Main article: CyberBall/Technical information.

References

↑ File:Cyberball MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/ybbcL1B4BBA/m/8OzJeXoZ8XoJ
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 79
↑ File:LiverpoolEcho UK 1990-12-31 18.jpg
↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76
↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 35
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 48
↑ The Cutting Room Floor: CyberBall (Genesis)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 5 Spring Special" (JP; 1990-03-20), page 35
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 6 Summer" (JP; 1990-09-10), page 46
↑ Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 6 Summer" (JP; 1990-09-10), page 43
↑ Private correspondence between Dissident93 and Masaru Setsumaru/Tokuhiko Uwabo
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 96
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 28
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 303
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 34
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19
↑ Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Player One, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136
↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 34
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 21
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47

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[:File:VG.26CE_US_20.pdf_p79-4] 4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:LiverpoolEcho_UK_1990-12-31_18.jpg_p-5] File:LiverpoolEcho UK 1990-12-31 18.jpg

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-6] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p35-7] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 35

[:File:EGM_US_008.pdf_p26-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:EGM_US_010.pdf_p48-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 48

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FCyberBall_.28Genesis.29-10] The Cutting Room Floor: CyberBall (Genesis)

[:File:SPEC_JP_05.pdf_p35-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 5 Spring Special" (JP; 1990-03-20), page 35

[:File:SPEC_6.pdf_p46-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 6 Summer" (JP; 1990-09-10), page 46

[:File:SPEC_6.pdf_p43-13] Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 6 Summer" (JP; 1990-09-10), page 43

[14] Private correspondence between Dissident93 and Masaru Setsumaru/Tokuhiko Uwabo

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:CGtC_UK_03.pdf_p96-16] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 96

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p28-17] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 28

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p45-18] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p128-19] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128

[:File:EGM_US_011.pdf_p20-20] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20

[21] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 303

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p34-22] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 34

[23] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:Joystick_FR_008.pdf_p92-24] Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-25] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-26] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p19-27] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19

[:File:MegaPlay_US_01.pdf_p30-28] Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-29] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-30] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_006.pdf_p44-31] Player One, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-10.pdf_p136-32] Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p34-33] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-34] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p21-35] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 21

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-36] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[38] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47

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CyberBall

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Teams

ACBC

Atlantic

Central

Pacific

NCBC

Atlantic

Central

Pacific

History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References