Cyberball NES manual

Cite as: Cyberball NES manual
Original: https://archive.org/details/cyberball-nes-hiresscans
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Archived: https://archive.org/download/cyberball-nes-hiresscans/Cyberball%20-%20Manual%20(Searchable)_djvu.xml
Accessed: 2026-11-06
Licence: proprietary; scan for research citation only
Credit: Jaleco (booklet). 600 dpi scan in the Internet Archive item "cyberball-nes-hiresscans"; the pin is the searchable scan's OCR, as DjVu XML.
Notes: The booklet packed with Jaleco's NES cartridge (product code NES-4Y-USA). The date is the item's.

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The NES booklet is Jaleco USA's, licensed by Nintendo, with the copyright line "Cyberball © 1991 TENGEN" and Cyberball as a registered trademark of Atari Games. It offers a one-player game against the computer, a two-player game head to head (2-DUEL), and a two-player game on the same team (2-TEAM), each as a Rookie or an Advanced game.	`inside cover (image 2)inside cover (image 2)inside cover (image 2)p. 10 (image 10), Getting Startedp. 10 (image 10), Getting Started`	Manual
The NES booklet's rules: the computer picks four of over 100 offensive plays and 12 defensive formations for each down. The defusion line is always the 50-yard line, and the offense usually has five downs to reach it or score before the ball explodes, probably destroying a player and turning over possession. After a touchdown a passed conversion scores one point and a run two, and a failed one brings a laser-firing craft to eradicate the offensive player nearest the ball. Defusing the ball and scoring earn cash, from which a new player can be bought to replace a severely damaged one.	`p. 7 (image 7), General Flow of the Gamep. 8 (image 8), Defusing the Ballp. 9 (image 9), Defusing the Ballp. 9 (image 9), Defusing the Ballp. 9 (image 9), Defusing the Ballp. 9 (image 9), Conversionsp. 9 (image 9), Conversionsp. 9 (image 9), Moneyp. 9 (image 9), Money`	Manual