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08-27-2022, 11:15 AM
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Playing with the BoysSomething a little more low-key from the retro fun-fans over at Hamster this week, as the labyrinthine Arcade Archives (https://www.destructoid.com/metro-cross-arcade-archives-hamster-ps4-switch-namco-retro/) has been bolstered with the arrival of Video System's hard-spikin' Super Volleyball on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to the arcade market in 1989, before receiving home ports on the Sega Mega Drive and the TurboGrafx-16, Super Volleyball is an incredibly typical take on the high-jumping beach sport. Two teams of four players battle it out on a very basic 2D plane, with each team representing one of eight global nations.
While Super Volleyball features neat animation and some neat picture-in-picture cutscenes, it has a generally clunky vibe and seems dated, even by 1989 standards. The same year would see other sports titles such as Midway's Arch Rivals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Rivals), Technos' WWF Superstars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWF_Superstars), and Sega's Super Monaco GP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Monaco_GP). By comparison, Video System's release feels several years out of time and is admittedly a tough recommend in 2022.
You can check out the action in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber Victory-Class Star Destroyer. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LckZxkh6D4) Super Volleyball is available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, priced at around $8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LckZxkh6D4
The post Super Volleyball gets its spike on in the Arcade Archives (https://www.destructoid.com/super-volleyball-arcade-archives-hamster-retro-ps4-switch/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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Playing with the BoysSomething a little more low-key from the retro fun-fans over at Hamster this week, as the labyrinthine Arcade Archives (https://www.destructoid.com/metro-cross-arcade-archives-hamster-ps4-switch-namco-retro/) has been bolstered with the arrival of Video System's hard-spikin' Super Volleyball on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Released to the arcade market in 1989, before receiving home ports on the Sega Mega Drive and the TurboGrafx-16, Super Volleyball is an incredibly typical take on the high-jumping beach sport. Two teams of four players battle it out on a very basic 2D plane, with each team representing one of eight global nations.
While Super Volleyball features neat animation and some neat picture-in-picture cutscenes, it has a generally clunky vibe and seems dated, even by 1989 standards. The same year would see other sports titles such as Midway's Arch Rivals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Rivals), Technos' WWF Superstars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWF_Superstars), and Sega's Super Monaco GP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Monaco_GP). By comparison, Video System's release feels several years out of time and is admittedly a tough recommend in 2022.
You can check out the action in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber Victory-Class Star Destroyer. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LckZxkh6D4) Super Volleyball is available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, priced at around $8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LckZxkh6D4
The post Super Volleyball gets its spike on in the Arcade Archives (https://www.destructoid.com/super-volleyball-arcade-archives-hamster-retro-ps4-switch/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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