CyberBall

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CyberBall

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega (JP/US/EU/AU), Tec Toy (BR)

Developer: Sega

Licensor: Tengen, Atari Games

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Peripherals supported: Mega Modem

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-07-28^[2]	¥6,0006,000	G-4027
US	1990-09^[3]	$49.9549.95^[4]
EU	1990
PT	199x
UK	1990	£34.9934.99^[5]^[6]
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
CA	1990
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Arcade Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC Lynx Nintendo Entertainment System ZX Spectrum

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CyberBall, known in Japan as CyberBall: Foot Ball in the 21st Century (サイバーボール), is a Sega Mega Drive football game developed and published by Sega. A port of the titular 1989 Atari Games arcade game Cyberball, the game was first released in the United States in July 1990, and would later be released in Japan, Europe, Australia, and Brazil. The Japanese version supports the Mega Modem for online play.

History

In Japan, CyberBall supports the Mega Modem for online play; Sega had also planned to bring this functionality to the United States via the unreleased Sega TeleGenesis Modem, with CyberBall being one of the first games to support it.^[7] Later it was announced that a special TeleGenesis Modem version of the game would be released separately.^[8]

While the accessory was never released, its code remains in all versions of CyberBall, and was even translated into English. The game checks the region of the Sega Mega Drive it's being played on, and if it detects a Japanese system, unlocks a Modem option on the main menu.^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: CyberBall/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-07: "July 1990" (1990-06-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[10]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

89

^[11]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

80

^[12]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

80

^[13]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

76

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[15]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

40

^[16]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

67

^[17]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[18]

Joystick (FR)

65

^[19]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

27

^[20]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[21]

Mega (UK)

PAL

31

^[22]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[23]

MegaTech (UK)

80

^[24]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

80

^[25]

Player One (FR)

73

^[26]

Power Play (DE)

81

^[27]

Sega Power (UK)

52

^[28]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[29]

Sega Pro (UK)

63

^[30]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

56

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[32]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

36

^[33]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

50

^[4]

	61
Based on 25 reviews

CyberBall

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	76120e96
MD5	e19be4bcb50e4908c5b9af3bd69caa39
SHA-1	4e459751ced8956326602c581b8b169f8e716545

512kB

1990-06

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

References

↑ File:Cyberball MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/ybbcL1B4BBA/m/8OzJeXoZ8XoJ
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 79
↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76
↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 35
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 48
↑ The Cutting Room Floor: CyberBall (Genesis)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 96
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 28
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 303
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 34
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19
↑ Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Player One, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136
↑ Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 34
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 21
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47

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[:File:Cyberball_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:Cyberball MD JP Box.jpg

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[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_20.pdf_p79-4] 4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-5] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p35-6] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 35

[:File:EGM_US_008.pdf_p26-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:EGM_US_010.pdf_p48-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 48

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FCyberBall_.28Genesis.29-9] The Cutting Room Floor: CyberBall (Genesis)

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:CGtC_UK_03.pdf_p96-11] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 96

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p28-12] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 28

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p45-13] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p128-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 128

[:File:EGM_US_011.pdf_p20-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20

[16] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 303

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p34-17] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 34

[18] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1

[:File:Joystick_FR_008.pdf_p92-19] Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p91-20] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-21] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p19-22] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 19

[:File:MegaPlay_US_01.pdf_p30-23] Mega Play, "November/December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p77-24] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 77

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-25] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_006.pdf_p44-26] Player One, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-10.pdf_p136-27] Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p34-28] Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-29] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p21-30] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 21

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-31] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[33] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 47

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CyberBall

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References