====== 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 ====
  * [[http://forum.videoball.net/t/videoball-map-packs/105|VIDEOBALL map packs!]]
  * [[http://forum.videoball.net/t/videoball-plus-mod/106|VIDEOBALL PLUS mod]]

===== Platforms =====
==== Linux ====
<del>I've had no luck getting it running properly with Wine. ame launches, but online crashes things, and the controller is not detected.</del>

It now works great in Steam via [[steam#Steam Play]]!

===== Guide =====
==== Pro Strats ====
  * https://storify.com/meauxdal/advanced-videoball-tips-and-techniques
  * '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  ||||

  * https://steamcommunity.com/app/277390/discussions/0/352788552264574141/?tscn=1468982230

===== Trivia =====
  * The game's font it 'Gotham Ultra Italic'.

===== See Also =====
  * [[yt>_IpF7CnZVi8|Videogames Are Better Than Sports: A Thought Experimental Journey into VIDEOBALL]] - 2016 talk by [[Tim Rogers]].
  * [[yt>9xDErljZo8Q|VIDEOBALL ("slow action: tuning a three-minute game"), a lecture]] - 2016 talk by Tim Rogers.
  * [[yt>H67itWCG1JY|The 2017 Failure Workshop]] - 2017 GDC panel. //Videoball// part starts at ~30 minutes.
  * [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2130956003|How to play with more than 4 players (LOCAL)]]

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