RealSports Volleyball
Realsports Volleyball is a volleyball video game written by Bob Polaro and Jim Huether for the Atari 2600 and published by Atari, Inc. In 1982. Polaro also programmed the Atari 2600 port of Defender.
RealSports Volleyball
- Model
- RealSports
- Date
- 1982
- Genre
- sports video game
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Realsports Volleyball is a volleyball video game written by Bob Polaro and Jim Huether for the Atari 2600 and published by Atari, Inc. In 1982. Polaro also programmed the Atari 2600 port of Defender.
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• Title — RealSports Volleyball • Developer — Atari, Inc. • Publisher — Atari, Inc. • Artist — Alan Murphy • Programmer — Bob Polaro Jim Huether • Series — RealSports • Released — November 1982 • Genre — Sports (volleyball) • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Atari 2600 • Illustration — The blue player has just served the ball.
Development
Development
RealSports Volleyball is an enhanced version of programmer Bob Polaro's never released game Volleyball. He asked to make several improvements on it, including better animations and more colourful backgrounds. It is part of the RealSports series of games.
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• Games #44
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Reception
Reception
Steve Davidson gave a favorable review to the game in Arcade Express in 1983, and called it "a triumph" (8/10). The game won The Video Game Update magazine's 1982 Awards of Excellence in the "Best New Sports Game" category.
Legacy
Legacy
The intellectual property rights for the game passed to Hasbro Interactive and were subsequently bought by Infogrames in 2001, which was subsequently renamed Atari SA. It was then re-released for the Atari Flashback 3 in 2011, which was the first console of the Flashback series made by the AtGames company. As of 2021, the game has been included on all subsequent Flashback consoles, including the Flashback 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and X.
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- 1.AtariAge. RealSports Volleyball.
- 2.RealSports Volleyball. Atari Mania.
- 3.Availability Update. The Video Game Update. 1. 9. December 1983. 0890-2143.
- 4.Backiel, Al. DP Interviews Bob Polaro. Digital Press.
- 5.Jainschigg, John. The History of RealSports. Retro Gamer. Future plc. 183. 44–49. August 2018.
- 6.Davidson, Steve. The Hotseat: Reviews of New Products. Arcade Express. 1. 25. July 17, 1983.
- 7.Availability Update. The Video Game Update. 1. 10. January 1983. 0890-2143.
- 8.GAMES Magazine #44. October 1983.
- 9.Purchese, Robert. Atari Flashback 3 console: 60 games, £50 - Two pads, looks like Atari 2600. Eurogamer. Gamer Network Limited. September 7, 2011.
- 10.Pescovitz, David. Atari Flashback 4 console. Boing Boing. December 3, 2012.
- 11.AtGames Digital Media Inc. Atgames Atari Flashback 5 User Guide. 2014.
- 12.AtGames Digital Media Inc. Atgames Atari Flashback 6 User Guide. 2015.
- 13.Fenech, Steven. Play classic games like Space Invaders, Frogger and Pong on your TV with Atari Flashback 7. Tech Guide. February 15, 2017.
- 14.Falcone, John. Flashback 8 Gold is Atari fans' SNES Classic alternative. CNET. July 17, 2017.
- 15.Atari Flashback 9 User Guide. ATGames. 2019.
- 16.Adcock, Dan. Atari Flashback X Review. Pixelated Gamer. 2020.
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