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MegaBall AGA v3.0
AGA/ECS/OCS
alias MegaBall 3.0 alias MegaBall Non-AGA v3.0
MegaBall AGA v3.0 - Double Barrel Screenshot
Information Review Manual Cheatcode 1 weblink
10 screenshots Boxscan 2 diskscans Miscshot Conversion Gamemap
Information
Year of the first release1993LicenseShareware
Number of disks (or CD)1PublisherMackey Software - Worldwide
Number max of players2Budget publisher
Simultaneous max players1DeveloperMackey Software
LanguageEnglish
ArtistsCoder : Ed Mackey
Graphician : Al Mackey
Graphician : Amy Grixti
Graphician : Beth Grixti
Graphician : Betty Mackey
Graphician : Bill Grixti
Graphician : David Putzier
Graphician : Dena Ballard
Graphician : Doris Ballard
Graphician : Ed Mackey
Graphician : Jan Thomas
Graphician : Jim Kieran
Graphician : Sue Rankin (Susan Rankin)
Musician : Al Mackey
Language in manualEnglish
HardwareAGA
ECS
OCS
Amiga original gameyes
Have cheatcodeno
Have SPS releaseno
WHD installnoWHD information
HD installyesHD notes
Genre
CategoryReaction & Navigation
SubcategoryReaction & Navigation - Bat & Ball - Hit Tiles
Dimension2D
QuickmatchBreakout / Pong / Table Tennis
QuickmatchCoding - 68000 Assembly Language (68K ASM)
QuickmatchEnhanced Graphics - Overscan Mode (PAL/NTSC)
ScrolltypeNone
ViewpointTop Down
Conversion hardware
Conversion notes
Classic compilation
Relationshiphas an updated version: MegaBall 4
has an updated version: MegaBall AGA v4.0
has an updated version: MegaBall Non-AGA v4.0
is a sequel to Ball
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Rarity: Extremely rare Extremely rareExtremely rareExtremely rareExtremely rare
Notes:  

[1] Written in 68K assembly language. Coding by Ed Mackey. Graphics by Al Mackey; game boards designed & created by Ed & Betty Mackey, Sue Rankin, Doris & Dena Ballard, Jim Kieran, Jan Thomas, David Putzier and Bill, Amy & Beth Grixti. Music by Al Mackey.

[2] MEGABALL V3.0 was the first release of the game to feature support for AGA machines, as well as higher resolution/overscan screenmodes exceeding low-res PAL/NTSC.

[3] Reportedly, MEGABALL V3.1 was an exclusive release for new registered users only, who received 2 disks including the game disk (AGA + OCS/ECS releases of MEGABALL V3.0 with updated titlescreen) plus a music disk - that previously needed to be purchased separately for a small shareware fee - at no extra cost.

Known releases: V3.0 (22-Nov-93), V3.1 (30-Jan-94)


TRIVIA:
A fake version of MEGABALL 3 (with real coding credits removed) was released to the scene in 1994 by Hawkeye Soft, who were notoriously lame for hacking other games that year and taking credit for work that wasn't their own (e.g. Tetrix II; see HERE). Other fake versions - MegaBall v3.3 and v3.8 - were also released by hackers and can easily be identified by the dodgy spelling and grammar used in the version history logs contained in the AmigaGuide docs.


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