On The Ball
This is a puzzle/pinball-type game where the ball stayed stationary, and your objective was to turn the screen to get the ball to go in the right direction. The screen moved 360 degrees to accomplish this. "Come on, man, surely that ball is moving, right?" Nope. You can see in the video that there are multiple obstacles to prevent you from getting to the finish line before time expires. For example, the red/yellow "X" blocks take time away from the counter. There are also many ways to acquire points in order to rack up your score. While it may seem like turning the screen like this would play tricks on your mind, once you get used to what's going on, it all computes. I guess it's not accurate to lump this game in the pinball category, because it isn't pinball, but I'm not sure what to call it; it was a unique and interesting concept that doesn't fit a category.
System: Super Nintendo
Release Year: 1992
Fun game.
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