---
title: Video Whizball
years:
- '1978'
params:
  specs:
  - label: year of release
    value: '1978'
  - label: companies
    value: Fairchild
  - label: type
    value: game
  - label: media
    value: cartridge
  - label: systems
    value: Fairchild Channel F
  - label: number of players
    value: 1 - 2 players (versus)
  - label: staff
    value: Brad Reid-Selth
  screenshots:
  - title: menu / optionsgame selection
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: knock boulders through your oponent's goal
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: there are now 4 boulders
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: blue player shot green one down
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: blue player has been crushed by a boulder
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: one of the earliest easter egg
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: ''
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  machines:
  - /museum/fairchild-channel-f
  company: /companies/fairchild
  oc_id: 327
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221003023421/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=327
    date: '2022-10-03'
---

Very original concept where you have to push "boulders" (big red squares) in oponent's goal, by firing missiles at them.

If a boulder crushes a player, this player disappears for a few seconds giving a clear advantage to its oponent. Same thing happens where a player is hit by his oponent's missiles.

Though the concept is quite original and the realisation impressive for the Channel-F (multiple boulders bumping into each others, bouncing on the walls and deviated by missiles), the gameplay is quite boring.

You can play against the system or a friend.

Video Whizball is also known as containing one of the earliest easter-egg is videogame history. After a specific manipulation, the name of the programmer appears in the center of playfield (see last screenshot below).