side scrolling, ball kicker platform game

17 August 2010, 15:09

Hi! Im looking for a game i used to play like 12 years ago. Its a side scrolling platform game, with a boy as protagonist. He was able to attack with balls (soccer balls, basketballs, baseballs, beachballs etc.)
There was a level set in a jungle. Thats all i can remember.

Hope someone can help me.

antonvaltaz · 17 August 2010, 15:11

Soccer Kid?

http://hol.abime.net/1993/screenshot

s2325 · 17 August 2010, 17:05

Marko's Magic Football? http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586304-marko/images

Retro1234 · 17 August 2010, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

Marko's Magic Football? http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586304-marko/images

They ripped off Soccer Kid!

TCD · 17 August 2010, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boo Boo

They ripped off Soccer Kid!

It's really interesting. Those two games doesn't seem to be related (different developer, artists and publisher), yet they are too similar that it can be just coincidence. Trying to find out what's going on there atm

s2325 · 17 August 2010, 18:05

It's different - it's almost unplayable on MegaDrive and unplayable on GameGear. But maybe it's just me.
[ Show youtube player ]

TCD · 17 August 2010, 18:12

Yet the gameplay elements (especially the 'ball control') are very similar. A bit hard to believe that two developer teams came up with the same idea at about the same time without any connection.

s2325 · 17 August 2010, 18:19

What about Hurricanes [ Show youtube player ] or Go Go Beckham [ Show youtube player ]

Retro1234 · 17 August 2010, 18:33

Not to go to off Topic

SoccerKid and Marko seem to have many similarities the GamePlay the scenery..............
Also Soccer Kid was released for SNES but not Sega this looks like a Sega version some how.
Those other games are just other games

TCD · 17 August 2010, 18:34

@s2325
Okay, Go Go Beckham is a late one, so it surely was 'inspired' by one of the others, but wtf is going on with Hurricanes as well

Three different platform games that feature a football player that has almost identical ball 'attacks' within one year? Anyway, I leave it at that

Just another video game oddity

Thanks for the links btw

@Boo Boo
Actually Hurricanes looks a lot like the one that AnonA is looking for, so the OT wasn't that useless

s2325 · 17 August 2010, 18:39

I think Hurricanes for MegaDrive [ Show youtube player ] is game which AnonA is looking for.

Graham Humphrey · 17 August 2010, 19:01

So he hasn't realised this is an AMIGA board then (despite the site's name and my announcement at the top of this particular sub-forum)

17 August 2010, 20:19

I know its an AMIGA board, and no, the game im looking for is neither Hurricanes, nor the others. You could shoot with all kind of balls, not just soccer ball. Now, that I think about it, the kid had a cap.

lilalurl · 17 August 2010, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnonA

I know its an AMIGA board

We sometimes have some visitors who don't know (arrive here by searching looking for a game name on Google) and some people here are a bit bothered by that.

Anyway, a bit far fetched, but perhaps, if you have mixed memories, it could be one of the Charlie Chimp games:
http://hol.abime.net/2994
http://hol.abime.net/5217

Cap
Kid (well, chimp kid)
Various balls are featured (check this video near 0:45: [ Show youtube player ] )

Photon · 17 August 2010, 21:10

Would be cool to have a tag feature on HOL. I heard it's all the rage now to tag things! hr hr.

TCD · 17 August 2010, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Would be cool to have a tag feature on HOL.

There is. Multiple actually. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=54506
Not sure if we should add 'Platformer - Football' for one game though...

17 August 2010, 15:09	#1
AnonA Posts: n/a	side scrolling, ball kicker platform game Hi! Im looking for a game i used to play like 12 years ago. Its a side scrolling platform game, with a boy as protagonist. He was able to attack with balls (soccer balls, basketballs, baseballs, beachballs etc.) There was a level set in a jungle. Thats all i can remember. Hope someone can help me.

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17 August 2010, 15:11	#2
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	Soccer Kid? http://hol.abime.net/1993/screenshot

17 August 2010, 17:05	#3
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Marko's Magic Football? http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586304-marko/images

17 August 2010, 18:05	#6
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	It's different - it's almost unplayable on MegaDrive and unplayable on GameGear. But maybe it's just me. [ Show youtube player ]

17 August 2010, 18:12	#7
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Yet the gameplay elements (especially the 'ball control') are very similar. A bit hard to believe that two developer teams came up with the same idea at about the same time without any connection.

17 August 2010, 18:19	#8
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	What about Hurricanes [ Show youtube player ] or Go Go Beckham [ Show youtube player ]

17 August 2010, 18:33	#9
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Not to go to off Topic SoccerKid and Marko seem to have many similarities the GamePlay the scenery.............. Also Soccer Kid was released for SNES but not Sega this looks like a Sega version some how. Those other games are just other games

17 August 2010, 18:34	#10
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	@s2325 Okay, Go Go Beckham is a late one, so it surely was 'inspired' by one of the others, but wtf is going on with Hurricanes as well Three different platform games that feature a football player that has almost identical ball 'attacks' within one year? Anyway, I leave it at that Just another video game oddity Thanks for the links btw @Boo Boo Actually Hurricanes looks a lot like the one that AnonA is looking for, so the OT wasn't that useless

17 August 2010, 18:39	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I think Hurricanes for MegaDrive [ Show youtube player ] is game which AnonA is looking for.

17 August 2010, 19:01	#12
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	So he hasn't realised this is an AMIGA board then (despite the site's name and my announcement at the top of this particular sub-forum)

17 August 2010, 20:19	#13
AnonA Posts: n/a	I know its an AMIGA board, and no, the game im looking for is neither Hurricanes, nor the others. You could shoot with all kind of balls, not just soccer ball. Now, that I think about it, the kid had a cap.

17 August 2010, 21:10	#15
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Would be cool to have a tag feature on HOL. I heard it's all the rage now to tag things! hr hr.

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