Super Dodge Ball: all version differences

6 documented differences between the releases of Super Dodge Ball, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.

Category × version

CategoryFamicom/NESNES (NA)Famicom (JP)Arcade (NA)PC Engine (JP)
Gameplay10001
Content02110
Graphics00010

Version differences

  • GameplayFamicom/NES

    The Famicom version is a rearrangement rather than a straight port: every player has individual stats and special "magic" shots, and there is a two-player versus mode plus a four-player practice mode with a multitap. Each side has at most three players inside the court.1

  • ContentNES (NA)

    The NES version adds two teams, India and the USSR, a "Bean Ball" mode and stage music specific to each country.2

  • ContentNES (NA)Famicom (JP)

    In the NES version the final opponent is the USSR rather than Japan, which moves to the semifinal, and the African team is named Kenya.1

  • ContentArcade (NA)

    In the North American arcade version the player's team is the USA: the tour starts in the USA and the final is played in Japan.1

  • GraphicsArcade (NA)

    For the Western release the Japanese high-school teams Nekketsu and Hanazono became the American teams Dallas and Chicago, with changed skin tones and hair colors.2

  • GameplayPC Engine (JP)

    The PC Engine version, developed by KID, keeps the arcade teams and stages but adds individual stats, life gauges, power shots for every player and a quest mode in which rival captains can join the player's team.2

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Sources

  1. 1ja.wikipedia.org
  2. 2en.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13