Hypaball

Hypaball is a futuristic two-player sports game released in 1985. Players compete as the human-controlled Hawks against the human- or CPU-controlled Vipers.

Each team selects three players from a pool of 10, with differences in strength, agility, and speed. Two players remain airborne while a third stays on the ground to recover a dead ball. Players pass and catch the ball before shooting at a moving basket in the arena's center.

Control is shared between the ground player and the airborne player closest to the ball. Both move left and right together, while only the airborne player responds to vertical movement. Possession lasts just 2.5 seconds, keeping matches fast and frantic.

Game Details

• Developer: Marc E.H. Dawson and Paul Salmon
• Publisher: Odin Computer Graphics Ltd.
• Release date: December 31, 1985
• Platforms: Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and ZX Spectrum
• Genres: Action and sports