EPISODE 19: Tournament Cyberball 2072

#PA2038, Published by Atari Corp.

In this episode I cover the first of two American-rules football games for the Atari Lynx, Tournament Cyberball 2072, released in 1991. Included are statistics for the game and a run-down on how to play it, along with reviews and ratings, some fun facts and trivia, and some listener feedback about the game. In the previous episode, Monty and I discussed the differences between soccer and American football (I’m still unclear about that). In today’s episode, we banter about the differences between robots and androids. Such fun!

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TOURNAMENT CYBERBALL 2072 VITAL STATISTICS

Release Date: October of 1991.

Initial Retail Price: $38.99-$39.95 in the US and £27.49 in the UK.

Cartridge Information: 256kB mono curved lip-style cartridge.

Game Genre: Top-down-view 2-dimensional scrolling futuristic sports game for 1 player, or for up to 4 players (cooperatively or competitively) using the ComLynx cable.

Alternate Titles: Tournament Cyberball and Cyberball 2072. The splash screen displays the title as Tournament Cyberball 2072.

Screen Playfield Orientation: Landscape (horizontal).

Based On: The arcade cabinet Cyberball 2072, released by Atari Games in 1989. The arcade game was released either in two-player cabinets with one screen, or in four-player cabinets with two screens. The latter version was called Tournament Cyberball 2072.

Sequel to: The arcade cabinet Cyberball, created by John Salwitz and released by Atari Games in September of 1988, which was based on the American field sport of football.

Ports to Other Systems: Cyberball 2072 was also ported to the XBox 360 in 2007.

Game Levels: Six 5-minute periods.

Number of Players: 1-4 (with ComLynx support).

Packaging: A full-color standard flap-tab regular-size box (5 3/8″ by 4 3/8″ by 7/8″) with parallel verbiage on the back in both English and French. It was released in both English and French variants. The French variant was identical to the English box, but it also included the ‘DEFI LYNX’ brochures including the Atari Lynx shaped brochure and free DEFI LYNX pins (pin’s gratuit).

Instruction Manual: Tournament Cyberball 2072 was packaged with a full color poster, 22” high by 17” wide. The front of the poster includes an exact copy of the box cover art, with a yellow triangular banner added at the upper left with the words See reverse side for instructions in a large black font tilted upwards at a 45 degree angle. The back of the poster includes an illustrated comic book-style list of basic instructions with parallel verbiage in both English and French. The posters were folded several times in order to fit in the small Lynx boxes.

TOURNAMENT CYBERBALL 2072 CREDITS

Publisher: Atari Corporation

Licensee: Tengen, Inc.

Developer: Blue Sky Software

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