| I, Ball |
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| Release Date | 1987 |
| Original Publisher | Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £1.99 |
| Features | Beeper Speech |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Screen Movements | Vertical Scrolling |
| Groups | Silver Range |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 80.00% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 76.7% (42 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain) | (1988) |
Authors/Contributors
| Timothy Closs (UK) | - ? | ||
| Kevin Wallace (UK) | - ? | ||
| Steinar Lund (Norway) | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #39 - 1987/Apr | page 112 |
Known Errors
| The introductory digitized voice is partially corrupted. The data is stored on the loading screen, and Firebird published the game by using the Bleepload loader, which places a counter and other text on the screen, overwriting the code. |
Series "IBall"
| 1. | I, Ball | (1987) | by Firebird Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | I Ball II | (1987) | by Firebird Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 20 Chart Busters | (1988) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | 30 Red Hot Hits | (1989) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Action Pack | (1990) | by Prism Leisure Corporation PLC (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| IBall.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English | ||
 | IBall_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| IBall(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Firebird BleepLoad) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| IBall.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| IBall.gif | 5,606 | Original | Running screen | |||
| IBall.jpg | 303,628 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| IBall_Back.jpg | 276,290 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| IBall.txt | 2,476 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| IBall.png | 196,049 | Original | Game map | |||
| iball.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| I, Ball (1987)(Firebird Software).pok | 206 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| IBall(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 66,116 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| IBall(MCMSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 8,610 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #39-1987/Apr | page 112 | - Review: 90% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #131-1987/Jun | page 14 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #62-1987/May | page 55 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #19-1987/Jul | page 72 | - Review: 7/10 |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #4-1988/Jan | page 139 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #42-1987/Jul | page 57 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 54 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #46-1987/Nov | page 114 | - Feature - Sprite & Sound | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #47-1987/Dec | page 59 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Sinclair User | issue #112-1991/Jun | page 21 | - Hack/Poke | |
| YS Smash Tips | issue 1988/Aug | page 25 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #26-1988/Feb | page 46 | - Hack/Poke | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #29-1988/May | page 30 | - Hack/Poke |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #11-1988/Aug | page 15 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 42 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #77-1988/Aug | page 49 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #9-1988/Aug | page 28 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #10-1988/Sep | page 40 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #32-1988/Aug | page 12 | - Full-page ad (20 Chart Busters) |
Links
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive | (Information - in English) | |
| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
| Speccy Screenshot Maps | (Information - in English) | |
| The Tipshop | (Information - in English) | |
| UVL | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
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| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
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