Play Dodge Ball Online

I picked up Dodge Ball for the Game Boy when it came out in 1990, a title from Nintendo that fit right in with the portable system's early library of straightforward action games. It was a time when you could find a game for almost any sport, and this one took the schoolyard classic and shrunk it down to fit in your pocket.

You control a team of kids on a single screen court, running back and forth to catch the ball or dodging when it's thrown at you. The main goal is to hit all the opposing players with the ball to win the match. A key mechanic is that you can pass the ball between your own teammates to set up a better shot, and if you're holding the ball, you can charge up a powerful throw. The game moves quickly, and the computer opponents get surprisingly aggressive, making you time your throws carefully. It feels like a fast and chaotic scramble that captures the unpredictable energy of the real game.