Ball Jacks

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Ball Jacks
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Namco
Developer:
Sound driver: Namco sound driver
Genre: Sports[1]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,0006,000 T-14163
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1078-50
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£34.9934.99[3][4] 1078-50

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Ball Jacks (ボールジャックス) is a 1993 game for the Sega Mega Drive by Namco released exclusively in Japan and Europe. It is a "sports game" with a unique sport involving grabbing balls from a conveyor belt on an end of the screen and dropping them into another. Whether or not this is a renamed port of another game is presently unknown.

Production credits

  • Game Design: Tommy
  • 2nd Game Design: Roki.-
  • Program: Tommy
  • Graphic Design: Crystal.K
  • Sound Compose: Kawagen[5], H.Umino
  • Special Thanks: Mwaki, Makotomas, Akina
Source:
In-game credits
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[6]


Magazine articles

Main article: Ball Jacks/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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FI advert (1993)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
50
[9]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
49
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[12]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
75
[13]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
60
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
25
[15]
Mega (UK) PAL
9
[16]
Mega Force (FR)
84
[17]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
38
[18]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
69
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
63
[3]
Player One (FR)
76
[20]
Play Time (DE) PAL
40
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
40
[4]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
58
[22]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
37
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[24]
Video Games (DE) PAL
28
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
53
Based on
21 reviews

Ball Jacks

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
BallJacks MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual

Technical information

Main article: Ball Jacks/Technical information.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  2. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 18
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 92
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 72
  5. https://vgmdb.net/forums/showpost.php?p=71442&postcount=5
  6. File:Ball Jacks MD credits.png
  7. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 24
  8. Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-08), page 22
  9. Consoles +, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 188
  10. Dengeki Mega Drive, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-xx), page 30
  11. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 24
  12. Famitsu, "1993-05-07,14" (JP; 1993-04-23), page 39
  13. Hippon Super, "June 1993" (JP; 1993-05-01), page 39
  14. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 100
  15. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 15
  16. Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 57
  17. Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110
  18. MegaTech, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-19), page 64
  19. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 111
  20. Player One, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 142
  21. Play Time, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-04), page 109
  22. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 60
  23. Sega Force Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 54
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  25. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 102
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