Super Dodge Ball Is The Latest Arcade Archives Classic To Hit The Switch

Hmm. Love this series. Maybe I should try out the arcade version!

Guys!!! Do Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, and Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder, as I scream into the void!!

Wait, they haven't run out of games yet?

No constant flickering, no horrendous slowdown? No thank you! /s

"...the home console version is similar but different to the arcade original."

Real helpful. lol

Yes defintiely going to try this, I love the GBA version so getting a chance to play the arcade one would be a joy.

Buy Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun Retro Brawler Bundle and get Super Doge Ball plus all the kunio games!

How come the GBA version isn't mentioned here; I see that as being one of the best ways to play the series honestly.

@doctommaso
This is also better, but worse than the later Neo Geo release if that helps at all!

@Toy_Link It's a shame we never got the Neo Geo version back when they were doing ACA games for the platform, but this'll have to do.

One game closer to chase hq! Xxx

Good news for a Kunio fan like me, this game was previously available for years on PS4 and I had lost hope to see it on Switch. Despite being inferior to the NES version at least in the lore department, I'll be picking it up for sure.

@HotGoomba There are countless arcade games. They could release another 100 and still not come anywhere close to running out.

Wish they'd release the neogeo version. It's by far the best in the series.

So, just how many versions (and sequels) of this game are there, and which is the best? I know of games on...

Arcade
Game Boy
Game Boy Advance
Neo Geo
NES
PC Engine
Super Famicom

I seem to remember the PC Engine one being very good.

Now that Flying Shark is coming to Switch, I think my most wanted arcade game would be Rush 'n' Attack / Green Beret by Konami. I'll admit I have never played a Dodge Ball game, so I think I'll pick this up. The moment I saw more the 2 people a side on the NES, it was a put off lol.

I never knew there was an arcade version of this game! I'd be interested in seeing a comparison with the NES version, which I can't even be bothered to play on NSO because of the horrendous flicker and slowdown.
In an uncompromised arcade form, I bet it would be a fun game to burn a few coins on!

@TG16_IS_BAE
Yeah maybe Chronicles of Mystara will be the next Wii-U port from Capcom? Just kidding. They might as well release it on Switch now. I would love to play Revenge of Death Adder too. I've never played that one.

@BionicDodo For me personally the GBA version is the most colorful looking with fun scaling effects and swift gameplay, it sadly does not have the original Kunio kun licence so the characters look different but the gameplay is all there.

@rdrunner1178 Death Adder is SO GOOD. Dora is BAE lol

i wonder what the difference is

If these were $4.99 I'd buy them all.

@Link935 That was Liam's job with this article, but strangely he was too lazy to detail what the differences are, so we have to guess.

I can tell you this much right here and now, Super Dodgeball, the original technos arcade game is more than ever worth every penny. It's that rare kind of game where the AI is 100% unpredictable, and even if you're really good at the game, it can still beat the crap out of you on the 2nd match or the 8th, it doesn't matter.

It kind of cheats by design, but not in a way that's unexpected. Each round you go deeper, 2, 3... they add +1 big guy you have to destroy, yet they don't up the 3min clock. If so much as one enemy is on a sliver of life when 0 hits, YOU lose. THe little dudes are walking targets, can't catch nor throw the devastating hits, just your captain, protect him and learn to dodge and catch like a master.

Played the hell out of the game in the late 80s and earlier 90s and I could barely finish the game it's that hard, but it never was life sucking hell or demotivating. GO for it.

@BionicDodo Far more than you've listed, but they kind of stayed in Japan. Game Gear had one. The Neo Geo is the only abomination, it's 100% foul, cheats like hell to suck quarters and I don't mean in your usual quarter munching challenging way, it straight up mind reads and does weird stuff even on default (mvs lv4 of 8) difficulty. I'd avoid it. The PCE version is utterly fantastic, I own it too, looks and sounds like this original arcade one. Visually it's the closest home game to the original arcade in looks and sound. Also there were sequels not just on GG but also PC(steam over a decade ago), Wiiware got one, the 360 got this arcade game in a package deal port too. I feel I'm forgetting something, but it's been around the block.