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dawgfan
05-10-2005, 01:09 PM
Was anyone else here a big fan of the Cyberball arcade game?

I'm thinking this is a game that is ready to be revived and updated for the new consoles, especially with online play becoming so popular. I think this game concept has the potential to be a big hit if done properly.

Or am I off my rocker?
mrsimperless
05-10-2005, 01:24 PM
I played this on MAME a couple of years back. I think it even had 2-player support. Still good times!
rkmsuf
05-10-2005, 01:25 PM
Power Back can pass!
Honolulu_Blue
05-10-2005, 01:35 PM
Loved that game.

I think it could be time to spruce it up a bit. Add some more management-type aspects and career aspects to the game, give it a little more atmosphere, and I think you've got yourself a winner. With EA sports gobbling up every football trademark on this planet (and others), it seems like it would be high time for another developer to go in this type of direction.

In a similar vein, a spruced up management/career type Bloow Bowl game would be grand. I know there was some recent PC game like that, Chaos League or something, but from most accounts it fell a bit short and installed some whacky-ass program on your PC making it a no-go from the get-go.
dawgfan
05-10-2005, 01:44 PM
I think it could be time to spruce it up a bit. Add some more management-type aspects and career aspects to the game, give it a little more atmosphere, and I think you've got yourself a winner. With EA sports gobbling up every football trademark on this planet (and others), it seems like it would be high time for another developer to go in this type of direction.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

I think the on-field gameplay is pretty solid - it's a nice impression of football while not quite being football exactly, which gives you the freedom to change things around for the sake of fun.

The graphics could obviously be updated in a major way, really get creative and in-depth with the mechanics of the robots, and you could go wild with the settings and really beef up the audio (though I'd still want to keep some of the original elements).

You could really play up the user vs. user aspect with online play, and emphasize league play and dynasty modes. There's great potential to really expand the resource management element of the game regarding replacing damaged robots and how much money you have to spend. You could work in customization of the robots to better suit your particular style of play while remaining within budget.
MizzouRah
05-10-2005, 01:58 PM
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?t=33257&highlight=Cyberball

Loved that game.


Todd
dawgfan
05-10-2005, 02:09 PM
Man, I would love to be involved in re-making that game. I wonder what Atari, aka Infogrames would want financially to allow another publisher to license the rights to it...

I'll be in big trouble if a good condition Cyberball: Tournament Edition stand-up cabinet comes up for sale. I'd be hard-pressed not to buy one.
rkmsuf
05-10-2005, 02:12 PM
Man, I would love to be involved in re-making that game. I wonder what Atari, aka Infogrames would want financially to allow another publisher to license the rights to it...

I'll be in big trouble if a good condition Cyberball: Tournament Edition stand-up cabinet comes up for sale. I'd be hard-pressed not to buy one.




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stevew
05-10-2005, 02:16 PM
I always hated how i would save up a ton of money to buy improvements and they would last for 1 stinking game. But yeah, an update, if done correctly, would be studly. A new Tecmo bowl would be nice as well. Even if it went side to side.
Calis
05-10-2005, 02:22 PM
While they're at it, go ahead and remake Speedball also.

Or at least give us a Deathrow sequel.
dawgfan
05-10-2005, 03:09 PM
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I saw that one already. Problem is it's the 2-player version, not the 4-player tournament version.

Though, for $700 I'm still tempted...
gstelmack
05-10-2005, 03:09 PM
I always hated how i would save up a ton of money to buy improvements and they would last for 1 stinking game. But yeah, an update, if done correctly, would be studly. A new Tecmo bowl would be nice as well. Even if it went side to side.
Tecmo Bowl is in a new classic arcade pack coming out for Xbox. It was talked about in the latest OXM.
Glengoyne
05-10-2005, 04:43 PM
They pop up on Ebay every now and then. I just don't have a place for one. A few of my buddies and I played all the time.

I loved blowing guys up.
jackyl
05-10-2005, 04:52 PM
It's still played online via MAME and Kalierra. There's a hardcore group of about 30-40 guys that have been playing each other for years.

Here's the link to their website.

http://cyberball.infotecturesolutions.com/
robbgmaier
05-10-2005, 11:31 PM
As I have said before, I am willing to drive a great distance and buy the beer if someone wants to invite me to their home to play for several days :)
MizzouRah
05-11-2005, 11:05 AM
It's coming to the psp!!!!!!!!

Midway Arcade Treasures will include several older games including: Spy Hunter, Sinistar, Defender, Paperboy, 720, Klax, Joust, Marble Madness, Toobin', Rampage, Gauntlet, Rampart, Wizard of Wor, Xybots, Championship Sprint, Arch Rivals, Cyberball 2072, Xenophobe, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Mortal Kombat 3.
dawgfan
05-11-2005, 11:07 AM
No kidding - I'll have to ask around the office to see if I can find out more about how the licensing of that title works...
JeeberD
05-11-2005, 11:11 AM
Arch Rivals is on that list too...I loved playing that game. Punching the PG in the face so that you could steal the ball and then taking it all the way for a dunk was great...
MizzouRah
05-11-2005, 02:09 PM
Defender is one of my favorite games of all time. I remember pouring tons of quarters into the machine at the bowling alley that was down the street from where we lived when I was a kid. To have that on my psp is going to be golden!


Todd
dixieflatline
05-11-2005, 02:56 PM
Cyberball was also <a href=http://www.consolegameworld.com/game.php/id/3055/>released</a> for the sega genesis. More teams and divisions so you could play an entire season. Save up money then upgrade your WR in a key game. The only problem was player upgrades only lasted for that game. You can probably get it for under $700 though.
Honolulu_Blue
05-11-2005, 03:05 PM
Cyberball was also released (http://www.consolegameworld.com/game.php/id/3055/) for the sega genesis. More teams and divisions so you could play an entire season. Save up money then upgrade your WR in a key game. The only problem was player upgrades only lasted for that game. You can probably get it for under $700 though.
I used to play Cyberball on the Genesis all the time. It was a pretty fun game, but it really has the capacity for so much more...
dawgfan
05-11-2005, 03:06 PM
Yeah, I might look at picking up a cartridge on eBay. I'd still like to have the tournament-edition cabinet though...
Tigercat
05-11-2005, 03:22 PM
How about some MUTANT LEAGUE FOOTBALL? Which gave us such great features such as "Bribe Ref" "Kill Ref" and "Kill QB"(Before the play).
Ramzavail
05-11-2005, 05:11 PM
Cyberball was better than MLF with Bones Jackson and all.