AGA no. 1

AGA

AGA no. 2
AGA no. 1

AGA

AGA no. 2
ECS no. 1

ECS

ECS no. 2

MegaBall v2.1 / MegaBall AGA v3.0 / MegaBall AGA v4.0

MegaBall Non-AGA v3.0 / MegaBall 3.0 / MegaBall 4 / MegaBall Non-AGA v4.0

General info

Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2022-03-08

Stats

5,705

Conversions

ECS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Hard Disk Installer

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1992
MegaBall v2.1
Shareware
Budget
1

Notes

Conversion Notes

AGA / ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 1

Features

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1993
MegaBall AGA v3.0
AKA MegaBall 3.0
AKA MegaBall Non-AGA v3.0
Shareware
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English
1
Extremely 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.

Conversion Notes

AGA / ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 2, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

- HD installation is required for gameplay.

- Installation requires 2.1MB HD space.

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1995
MegaBall AGA v4.0
AKA MegaBall Non-AGA v4.0
AKA MegaBall 4
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English
3
Extremely rare

Notes

[1] Written in 68K assembly language. Coding by Ed Mackey. Graphics by Al Mackey. Music by Al Mackey.

[2] MEGABALL V4.0 represents the first commercial release of the game and features support for both OCS/ECS and AGA machines, as well as higher resolution/overscan screenmodes exceeding low-res PAL/NTSC.

Conversion Notes

ECS
Screenshot ECS no. 3

Screenshot ECS no. 4

Screenshot ECS no. 5

Screenshot ECS no. 6

Screenshot ECS no. 7

Screenshot ECS no. 8

Screenshot ECS no. 9

AGA / ECS / OCS
Screenshot AGA no. 3

Titlescreen (OCS/ECS version) [32 colours OCS/ECS]

Screenshot AGA no. 4

Screenshot AGA no. 5

MEGABALL V3.1 Titlescreen (AGA version) [256 colours AGA]

Screenshot AGA no. 6

Screenshot AGA no. 7

Screenshot AGA no. 8

Screenshot AGA no. 9

Screenshot AGA no. 10

Screenshot AGA no. 11

Cheaters never prosper! Players are in for a surprise if they pause the game to gain an unfair advantage.

Screenshot AGA no. 12

Should I load another game board off disk?! Hmmm.....decisions, decisions!!!

AGA / ECS / OCS
Screenshot AGA no. 3

Screenshot AGA no. 4

Screenshot AGA no. 5

Screenshot AGA no. 6

Screenshot AGA no. 7

Screenshot AGA no. 8

Screenshot AGA no. 9

Screenshot AGA no. 10

Screenshot AGA no. 11

Screenshot AGA no. 12

Screenshot AGA no. 13

Screenshot AGA no. 14

Screenshot AGA no. 15

Screenshot AGA no. 16

Screenshot AGA no. 17

Screenshot AGA no. 18

Box: ECS
Box: AGA / ECS / OCS
Box: AGA / ECS / OCS
Disk: ECS
Disk: AGA / ECS / OCS
Disk scan AGA no. 1

Registered Version

Disk scan AGA no. 2

Shareware Demo Disk

Disk: AGA / ECS / OCS
Misc: ECS
Misc: AGA / ECS / OCS
Misc: AGA / ECS / OCS
AGA no. 1

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 81, 2/1996, Page 74)

Manual info

ECS

No manuals found.

AGA / ECS / OCS

No manuals found.

AGA / ECS / OCS

No manuals found.

ECS

No cheats found.

AGA / ECS / OCS

No cheats found.

AGA / ECS / OCS

On any level hold down ‘R-AMIGA’ and ‘P’ for invincibility.

Conversion info

Map info

ECS

No maps found.

AGA / ECS / OCS

No maps found.

AGA / ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 13 No 1 (Jan 1996)
Mark Cocquio
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

ECS

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AGA / ECS / OCS

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