Great Volleyball

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Great Volleyball
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)
Developer: Sanritsu
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR), Korea Oacs (KR)
Genre: Sports (volleyball)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1987-03-29 ¥5,0005,000 G-1317 US 1987-08 5070 EU 1987 5070 UK 1987 £22.9522.95 5070 BR 19xx 023170 KR 19xx GB-1006

Great Volleyball (グレートバレーボール) is a sports game developed by Sanritsu and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It was released internationally as part of the Great series of sports games.

Gameplay

Gameplay

The game is an indoor volleyball game using an isometric view of the court. It can be played by one or two players. There are eight teams, representing different countries, and teams consist of six players. After selecting a team, players get points that can be allocated to three categories:

• Service: Increases the speed of serves.
• Spike: Increases the speed of spikes.
• Receiving: Increases the movement speed of players.

On the title screen, one-player games are started by pressing on the first control pad, and two-player games are started by pressing on the second control pad.

Matches are divided into sets, and the team to win two out of three sets wins the match. Sets are won by earning 15 points and scoring two consecutive points. Each set opens with a serve, where one player from the serving team stands on the edge of the court. The player moves using the D-Pad, tosses the ball by pressing , then serves the ball by holding the D-Pad while pressing . The team that serves the ball can earn a point if the ball lands on the opposing team's side of the court (or if the opposing team knocks the ball out of bounds). The team can serve again if they score a point. The opposing team gets to serve the ball (but does not earn a point) if the ball lands on the serving team's side of the court (or if the serving team knocks the ball out of bounds). Teams switch sides of the court with each set (with the team on the left side of the court always getting the opening serve); on the third set, teams switch sides again when one team reaches 8 points. After an error has been made (losing a point or a serve), a player can call a timeout (up to two times per set) by pressing before the judge blows the whistle, during which the player can reallocate team points.

When receiving the ball, the player can initially move the three players closest to the net using the D-Pad. Pressing alternates between all three forward players moving together or only two players moving together (with the third tailing from a distance). The players in the back become controllable if the ball reaches them. The ball casts a shadow, so the player can predict where it will land and move the players to intercept it. As the ball is coming down, the player can hit the ball by pressing .

The player can set the ball (push it back into the air toward an opposing team member with both hands) by holding the D-Pad toward the opposing team member and pressing . This can be used to set up a spike (hard hit) or dink (light tap). The player can jump by pressing . While in the air, the player can spike the ball by holding the D-Pad , , or toward the net and pressing or dink the ball by holding the D-Pad away from the net (including the diagonal directions) and pressing . The defending team can block a spike or a dink by pressing when the players are in position.

Modes

Team selection and point assignment

Tournament bracket

Practice mode

The game has the following modes:

• Practice: A practice mode where the player can practice serving or spiking.
• Goodwill Match (one-player) or 1P vs 2P (two-player): A single match between two teams. Players get five points that be can assigned to team features. In one-player games, the player competes against a computer player (and chooses both teams); in two-player games, the two players compete against each other (and choose their own teams).
• Tournament Play: A tournament where players must win three matches to win. Players are eliminated after losing a single match. Players get four points that can be assigned to team features, and winning a game earns another two points that can be spent. In one-player games, the player competes against computer players; in two-player games, both players take turns playing games against computer players and finish with a match against each other (unless one or both players are eliminated first).

Teams

Great Volleyball features eight national teams:

• USA
• USSR
• China
• Korea
• Japan
• Brazil
• Cuba
• France

Production credits

• Music: Tokuhiko Uwabo

Source:

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Great Volleyball/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score (UK) 71 (UK) PAL 71 (UK) PAL 55 (UK) 71 (DE) 80 (UK) PAL 55 (UK) PAL 25 (UK) 71 (UK) PAL 55 (FR) 55 (FR) 60

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Great Volleyball

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Master System, EU ("No Limits")
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Technical information

ROM dump status

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