Cameltry
Is a 1990 maze video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in April 1990. It was ported to the FM Towns, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and X68000.
Also recorded as On The Ball
Cameltry
- Date
- 1989
- Genre
- platformer · racing video game
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Is a 1990 maze video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in April 1990. It was ported to the FM Towns, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and X68000.
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The Super NES version was published in North America and Europe as On the Ball.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Cameltry • Developer — Taito • Publisher — Taito • Released — April 1990 • Genre — Maze • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, FM Towns, X68000
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Training course In Cameltry, the player moves a ball through a maze by rotating the maze itself around the ball in other to reach the finish line and advance to the next level. They must compete against the clock and navigate obstacles from breakable bricks to bumpers. If the timer runs out, the game is over, unless players may wish to continue playing by inserting another coin into the machine any time.
Release
Release
The game runs on Taito's F1 system hardware and uses the same optical rotary system from in Taito's 1986 arcade game Arkanoid. It was ported in 1992 to the Super NES, and in 1993 to the FM Towns computer. The Super NES release was titled On the Ball in North America and Europe, and was compatible with the Super NES Mouse.
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Dated record
History of the object
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1989
Cameltry published.
1989
Cameltry is recorded as published in 1989.
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Cameltry is associated with Japan.
Country
Reception
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Cameltry on their May 15, 1990 issue as being the eleventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
Legacy
Legacy
In 2005, Taito released an updated version for the Nintendo DS in Japan called Mawashite Koron, which made its way to North America and Europe in 2007 under the name Labyrinth. A version of the game is also available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows, as part of the Taito Legends 2 collection, and for the PlayStation Portable, as part of the Taito Legends Power-Up collection with the remake version was included in the latter. Another updated version was released for iOS in 2009 and Zune HD in 2010. In March 2020, the game has been included as part of the Antstream Arcade cloud gaming service. On March 26, 2026, the arcade version of the game was released as part of the Taito Milestones 4 collection for the Nintendo Switch. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as their Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in June 2026.
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