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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (파워볼 AD2001) is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] volleyball game developed by [[HiCom]]. Originally planned for a 1994/1995 South Korean release, issues with the country's then-new software censorship laws led to the game's ultimate cancellation.{{ref|http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost2.htm}}{{ref|http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost.htm}}
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (파워볼 AD2001) is an unreleased [[Sega Mega Drive]] volleyball game developed by [[HiCom]]. Originally planned for a 1994/1995 South Korean release, the dwindling life of the Mega Drive ultimately saw the nearly-completed game cancelled entirely.{{ref|http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost2.htm}}{{intref|Interview: Jason Park (2011) by Hardcore Gaming 101}}
  
 
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{{quote|As far as I know, Powerball was almost completed, but cancelled due to the rapid transition of platforms. After the followup console, the [[Saturn]], was released, no one saw any market value in [[Mega Drive]] games, anymore.|''HiCom programmer Jason Park''|ref={{intref|Interview: Jason Park (2011) by Hardcore Gaming 101}}}}
 
''{{PAGENAME}}'' was the first game developed by [[Samsung]]'s internal game development studios, and was produced to support the company's rebranding of the [[Mega Drive]], the [[Super Aladdin Boy]].{{ref|http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost3.htm}}
 
''{{PAGENAME}}'' was the first game developed by [[Samsung]]'s internal game development studios, and was produced to support the company's rebranding of the [[Mega Drive]], the [[Super Aladdin Boy]].{{ref|http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/korea/specials/special-lost3.htm}}
  

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Power Ball AD2001
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Samsung
Developer: HiCom[1]
Planned release date(s): ,1994[1], 1995[1]
Genre: Sports[1]
Number of players: 1-2
State before cancellation: Late[1]

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Power Ball AD2001 (파워볼 AD2001) is an unreleased Sega Mega Drive volleyball game developed by HiCom. Originally planned for a 1994/1995 South Korean release, the dwindling life of the Mega Drive ultimately saw the nearly-completed game cancelled entirely.[1][2]

Gameplay

History

Samsung announced the game's completion in the January 1995 issue of Game World.[3]

Development

As far as I know, Powerball was almost completed, but cancelled due to the rapid transition of platforms. After the followup console, the Saturn, was released, no one saw any market value in Mega Drive games, anymore.

HiCom programmer Jason Park[2]


Power Ball AD2001 was the first game developed by Samsung's internal game development studios, and was produced to support the company's rebranding of the Mega Drive, the Super Aladdin Boy.[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Power Ball AD2001/Magazine articles.

Screenshots

References