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Videocart-20: Video Whizball

Video Whizball is a game where players control paddles that have to protect a goal from being entered by whizballs. To protect their goal, the player's paddle can fire missiles which can be aimed straight or…

1 March 1978

Videocart-20: Video Whizball is a sport developed by Fairchild Semiconductor, released 1 March 1978 on Fairchild Channel F.

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What Videocart-20: Video Whizball is

Videocart-20: Video Whizball is a sport game developed by Fairchild Semiconductor and released in 1978. It is available on Fairchild Channel F only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Video Whizball is a game where players control paddles that have to protect a goal from being entered by whizballs. To protect their goal, the player's paddle can fire missiles which can be aimed straight or angled up or downward. Missiles that hit whizballs can help propel them to start going in an opposite direction. If one of the missiles or whizballs hits the player's or the opponent's paddle, it will temporarily disappear leaving the respective goal undefended. The game is won when either one of the players gets to a previously selected score. The game contains 72 game variations of this basic premise. Variations include having from 1 to 4 whizballs, and 6 different game types: Basic…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Videocart-20: Video Whizball come out?
Videocart-20: Video Whizball was released on 1 March 1978 for Fairchild Channel F.

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