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Video Whizball
1978
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year of release 1978
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companies Fairchild
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type game
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media cartridge
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systems Fairchild Channel F
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number of players 1 - 2 players (versus)
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staff Brad Reid-Selth
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knock boulders through your oponent's goal null
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there are now 4 boulders null
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blue player shot green one down null
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blue player has been crushed by a boulder null
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one of the earliest easter egg null
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https://web.archive.org/web/20221003023421/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=327 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).