U.S. Championship V'Ball

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Description

U.S. Championship V'Ball, renamed Super Spike V'Ball for its NES conversion, is a lesser-known coin-op. It challenges players to bump, set, and spike their way to a beach volleyball championship. Teams of two travel the USA and the world, visiting venues like Chicago, Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Australia. This game can be played by 1-4 players simultaneously, although on the NES a Satellite or Four Score device (and extra controllers) are required for three or four players.

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Alternate Titles

• "V'Ball: U.S. Championship Beach Volley" -- Japanese Arcade / Sharp X68000 title
• "Super Spike V'Ball" -- North American / European NES title

User Reviews

A surprisingly engaging experience	NES	Feem (45)
Buckets of fun	NES	Brian Niemeyer (4)

Critic Reviews

1UP!	NES	Dec 06, 2019	88 out of 100	88
Raze	NES	Oct, 1991	84 out of 100	84
Mean Machines	NES	Jun, 1991	83 out of 100	83
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		80
neXGam	NES	2002	7.5 out of 10	75
The Video Game Critic	NES	Jun 30, 2001	B	75
All Game Guide	NES	1998		70
Questicle.net	NES	Sep, 2013	B-	67
Nintendo Magasinet (Sweden)	NES	Feb, 1992	3 out of 5	60
Your Sinclair	Arcade	Oct, 1988	Unscored	Unscored

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References

Two of the playable characters are named Billy and Jimmy, a direct reference to the Double Dragon games, also developed by Technos.

Releases

The game was released in both a standalone one-game format, and together with Nintendo World Cup on a single game cart that was packaged with the NES Sports set, which contained the NES, four controllers, and a four-player adapter.

Related Web Sites

• Howard & Nester do Super Spike V'Ball (A regular feature in Nintendo Power magazine, Howard & Nester was a comic strip about two game whizzes who would one-up each other, while disclosing hints and tips, in the settings of various recently-released games for the NES platform. In the March/April 1990 two-page installment, Nester learns the downside of playing too close to the net.)