videoball
Videoball
Community
- There's this forum that is dead: http://forum.videoball.net/
- There's a Discord server where games actually et organised: https://discordapp.com/invite/c6HN5t6
- There's a Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Videoball
- I guess there's a Steam forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/277390/discussions/
Mods
Platforms
Linux
I've had no luck getting it running properly with Wine. ame launches, but online crashes things, and the controller is not detected.
It now works great in Steam via Steam Play!
Guide
Pro Strats
- 'You'll want to turn XInput off if you want to play a six-player local game, by the way.'
Terms
The field is divided into thirds. 1st zone is closest to your own goal, etc. Level refers to shot level 1(smallest)–3(biggest)
Shot name | Level | Ball Zone | Player Zone | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
Down Town | Any | 3rd | 1st | |
Grand Jam | 3 | 3rd | 1st | Colloquial, not tracked |
Grand Slam | 1st | 1st | Must be a reversal of opponent's Lv. 3 shot from their 1st zone | |
Home Run | 3 | 1st | 1st | |
Jam | 3 | 3rd | 3rd | |
Slam Dunk | Any | kick-off | Any | |
Touchdown | Anything else |
Trivia
- The game's font it 'Gotham Ultra Italic'.
See Also
- VIDEOBALL ("slow action: tuning a three-minute game"), a lecture - 2016 talk by Tim Rogers.
- The 2017 Failure Workshop - 2017 GDC panel. Videoball part starts at ~30 minutes.
videoball.txt · Last modified: 2021/08/27 15:08 by rjt