Smart Ball is an adventure developed by Game Freak, released 13 September 1991 on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Smart Ball is
Smart Ball is an adventure game developed by Game Freak and released in 1991. It was published by Epic/Sony Records. It is available on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game involves going through 8 stages (broken up into two parts each) of side-scrolling action. At the end of each stage is a boss monster that must be disposed of. Jerry moves by sliding across the ground and can latch on to walls and climb them. Jerry can also jump, stretch out to cling to ceilings, and also move at a faster pace. Jerry can consume balls that he finds during a stage and can then fire them out of his body at enemies blocking his path. Enemies can also be defeated by jumping on them and then flattening Jerry's body on them. Also, there are flowers that contain items for Jerry to collect. Items include life, which refills health, a 1-up that adds an extra life, and a…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Smart Ball launched on 13 September 1991, within three weeks of Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Road Rash and Metroid II: Return of Samus.
Released around the same time: Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Road Rash, Metroid II: Return of Samus.
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When did Smart Ball come out?
Smart Ball was released on 13 September 1991 for Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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