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{{Quote
{{GameExplainGBA
|ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>視覚に頼るな!<br>どんと行け~!"<br>"(Don't worry about the zoom! Hit the ball with your heart! Don't depend on your sight! Go with a bang!)
|title=エアーバッター
|Spaceball Description (Rhythm Tengoku)}}
|explain=ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>視覚に頼るな!<br>どんと行け〜!
{{Quote
|titleEN=Air Batter
|ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>視覚に頼らず、かつ飛ばせ〜!"<br>"(Don't worry about the zoom! Hit the ball with your heart! Don't depend on your sight, let's fly!)
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your<br>sight! Go with a bang~!}}
|Spaceball Description (Rhythm Tengoku Arcade)}}
{{GameExplainArcade
{{Quote
|title=エアーバッター
|Ignore the camera's wild zooms!<br>Make the ball zoom wildly away!<br>Don't blink! Don't wipe your tears!
|explain=ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>視覚に頼らず、かつ飛ばせ〜!
|Spaceball Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)}}
|titleEN=Air Batter
{{Game-Nav
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marching Orders
{{GameExplain3DS
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = The Clappy Trio 2}}
|title=Spaceball
{{Game-Nav
|explain=Ignore the camera's wild zooms!<br>Make the ball zoom wildly away!<br>Don't blink! Don't wipe your tears!}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Charging Chicken
{{RhythmGame
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Dog Ninja}}
|number={{Console|GBA}} 4<br>{{Console|3DS}} 28
{{Minigame infobox
|version={{ver|Long}}
|Name = {{PAGENAME}}
|gift={{Console|GBA}} "[[Rhythm_Shiryo_Shitsu#エアーバッター速報 (Air Batter Report)|エアーバッター速報]]" ''(Air Batter Report)''<br>{{Console|3DS}} [[Flow Ball]]
|jname = エアーバッター
|stage={{Stage|GBAstage1}}{{Stage|3DStower1}}}}
|rname = Air Batter
{{Nihongo|Spaceball|エアーバッター|Air Batter}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 1 (4th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 1st in [[Lush Tower]] (28th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.  
|image = <tabber>Rhythm Tengoku=[[File:Spaceball_Card.PNG|240px]]|-|Megamix=[[File:Air_Batter_Title.PNG|240px]]</tabber>
 
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku<br>Rhythm Heaven Megamix
The arrange version, [[Air Batter 2]], appears in Last Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
|Number = 4 (Tengoku)<br>28 (Megamix)
|BPM = 105
| Reward = Inside Spaceball (Tengoku)<br>1 Flow Ball (Megamix)}}
{{Nihongo|'''Spaceball'''|エアーバッター|Air Batter}} is the 4th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 28th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. In this game, the [[Air Batter (character)|Air Batter]] hits baseballs that come out from a flowerpot in a small, green room in space. The camera will zoom in and out, sometimes very far, during gameplay. A sequel, [[Spaceball 2]], is unlocked later on in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Air_Slugging.PNG|thumb|240px]]
[[File:Screenshot GBA Air Batter.png|thumb]]
[[File:Space_ball_3DS.PNG|thumb|240px]]
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Air Batter.png|thumb]]
This game has an odd design. The screen will often zoom out, making this scene difficult to see. The game takes place inside a small green room with a [[Space Umpire|flying saucer]]. As the music plays, a flowerpot will throw out baseballs, which the player must hit by pressing A. The flower pot will occasionally throw high balls which require the player to wait an extra beat before pressing A. Occasionally, the screen will zoom out, requiring the player to track the balls using the music alone.
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Spaceball.png|thumb]]
In this game, the [[Air Batter]] hits baseballs that come out from a flowerpot in a small, green box in space. Ocassionally, the balls are shot higher up, requiring the player to wait an extra beat before hitting it. The [[Space Umpire]] sits in a UFO on the windowsill in the middle of the box. The camera zooms in and out, sometimes very far, during gameplay.
 
In the middle of the game, while the [[Air Batter]] is hidden offscreen by the zoom, he appears to change into a pink/purple costume with a bunny mask. After this, the screen zooms way out, with him changing into a yellow/blue costume and a red spherical head mask which comically emotes as he swings. At the very end, a rice ball is shot out instead.
==Controls==
==Controls==
==== Button Mode ====
{{Controls|At=Swing bat}}
*A: Swing bat
==[[Timing Display]]==
==== Simple Tap ====
{{Timing
*Tap: Swing bat
|just=The ball flies offscreen.
==Timing Notes==
|miss=The ball bounces off the bat with a "doink" and falls down.
*Hit: The ball flies offscreen.
|through=The ball falls in the hole in the floor.}}
*Barely: A "doink" is heard as the ball bounces out of the room. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
==Results==
*Miss: The ball falls in the hole in the floor.
{{Results
==Rating Notes==
|Console=GBA
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''===
|caption=つうしんぼ
====Header====
|cp_DEF_Ng=きほんが できてません。<br>タメが かっこわるい。<br>見た目に たよりすぎです。
*"つうしんぼ" (Scorecard)
|cp_DEF_Hi=タメが しっかりしている!<br>見えなくても できている!
====Try Again====
|caption Alt=Scorecard
*"きほんが できてません。" (The basics are not down.)
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Focus on the basics.)''<br>''(Your grip is uncool.)''<br>''(You can't do it without visuals.
*"タメが かっこわるい。" (The rests are off.)
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Your grip is firm!)''<br>''(You can do it even without visuals!}}
*"見た目に たよりすぎです。" (You're relying too much on the visuals.)
{{Results
====OK====
|Console=3DS
*"う~ん..." (Yeah...)
|caption=Scorecard
*"まぁまぁ、 かな。" (OK, I guess?)
|cp_DEF_Ng=Weak hits.<br>Work on your grip.
*"とりあえず..." (Anyway...)
|cp_DEF_Hi=Solid hitting.<br>Nice grip!}}
*"よしと します。" (You did your best.)
====Superb====
*"タメが しっかりしている!" (The rests are spot on!)
*"見えなくても できている!" (You can do it even when you can't see!)
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
====Header====
*"Scorecard"
====Try Again====
*"Weak hits."
*"Work on your grip."
====OK====
*"Eh. Passable."
====Superb====
*"Solid hitting."
*"Nice grip!"
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''===
{{Epilogue
|Console=GBA
|NG=これで ゆるしてください。
|OK=さらに上を目指して練習だ!
|HI=こんなの もらっちゃったー!
|NG alt=Please have this in forgiveness.
|OK alt=Practice to get even better!
|HI alt=I got this!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=Arcade
|NG=これで ゆるしてください。
|OK=さらに上を目指して練習だ!
|HI=こんなの もらっちゃったー!
|NG alt=Please have this in forgiveness.
|OK alt=Practice to get even better!
|HI alt=I got this!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=C-can I have my ball back?<br>I'll give you my last dumpling...
|OK=Must...train...harder...
|HI=I won first "space"!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Rice Ball
|title=Lunchtime Regrets
|explain=This rice ball was supposed to<br>be my lunch. I didn't mean to<br>knock it into the endless void<br>of space--it was supposed to<br>fill the endless void of my<br>stomach. So...hungry...}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on a high ball in the midpoint of the game.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Simplicity Is Best]]
*[[Game Gamble: Beginner]]
*[[Be a Good Sport]]
*[[Extreme Sports]]
*[[Monster Maw 2]]
*[[Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SpaceballTryAgain.png|"これで ゆるしてください。" (I hope this makes it up to you.)
Screenshot Arcade Air Batter.png|[[Spaceball|Air Batter]]<br>[[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]]<br>[[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]<br>[[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]]
Space Ball OK.PNG|"さらに上を目指して練習だ!" (Practice is the key to reaching new heights!)
Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2.png|[[Air Batter 2]]
SpaceballSuperb.png|"こんなの もらっちゃったー!" (Look what I got!)
Screenshot Arcade Air Batter Extra.png|[[Air Batter Tempo Up!|Air Batter]] [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]<br>[[Extra Remix]] [[File:TempoUpExtra6.png|72px|link=]]
Screenshot 3DS Spaceball.png|[[Spaceball]]<br>[[Left-Hand Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Spaceball Lush Remix.png|[[Lush Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' (Spaceball Tempo Up!)===
==Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]==
<gallery>
{{GameExplainArcade
Air Batter Tempo Up Try Again.png|"It is useless, no!"
|title=エアーバッター[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
Air Batter Tempo Up OK.png|"Ugh!"
|explain=ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>球の速さに負けずにかっ飛ばせ〜!
Air Batter Tempo Up Superb.png|"I did it!"
|titleEN=Air Batter[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
</gallery>
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!}}
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
{{RhythmGame
<gallery>
|name=エアーバッター [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]
Spaceball Game 3DS Try Again.PNG|"C-can I have my ball back? <br>I'll give you my last dumpling..."
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Spaceball Extra.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
Spaceball Game 3DS OK.PNG|"Must...train...harder..."
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 52
Spaceball Game 3DS Superb.PNG|"I won first "space"!"
|version=Extra
</gallery>
|stage={{Stage|GBAextra}}}}
==Rhythm Item==
{{Nihongo|Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]|エアーバッター [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]|Eā Battā [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]}} is 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of Extra in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
===Rice Ball===
 
{{Item
Here, the [[Air Batter]] is colored blue and wears different masks - an orange alien and a blue square head. The tempo is also increased and there's a new arrangement of the music.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Air Batter Extra.png</gallery>{{clear}}
|header = Lunchtime Regrets
===Epilogue===
|item = Rice Ball.png
{{Epilogue
|desc = This rice ball was supposed to be my lunch. I didn't mean to knock it into the endless void of space--it was supposed to fill the endless void of my stomach. So...hungry...}}
|Console=Arcade
==Skill Star==
|NG Image=Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra NG.png
About halfway through the minigame, hit the high ball perfectly to get the skill star.
|OK Image=Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra OK.png
==[[Challenge Train]]==
|HI Image=Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra HI.png
* Simplicity Is Best
|NG=うわつ、ダメだ〜!
* Be a Good Sport
|OK=えい。
* Extreme Sports (Super Hard!)
|HI=やりましたー!!
* Monster Maw 2
|NG alt=Waa, no~!
* Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!
|OK alt=Ei.
==Remix Appearances==
|HI alt=I did it!!}}
<gallery>
==Air Batter 2P==
Air_Slugging.PNG|Spaceball<br>[[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]]<br>[[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]<br>[[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]]
{{GameExplainArcade
Spaceball2gameplay.png|[[Spaceball 2]]
|title=エアーバッター 2P
Air Batter Tempo Up gameplay.png|Spaceball Tempo Up!<br>[[Remix 1 Tempo Up!]]
|explain=ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>視覚に頼らず、かつ飛ばせ〜!
Space_ball_3DS.PNG|Spaceball<br>[[Left-Hand Remix]]
|titleEN=Air Batter 2P
Spaceball Lush Remix 1.png|[[Lush Remix]]
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!}}
</gallery>
{{RhythmGame
==Spaceball Tempo Up!==
|name=エアーバッター 2P
{{Quote
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Spaceball.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
|ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>球の速さに負けずにかっ飛ばせ~!"<br>"(Don't worry about the zoom! Hit the ball with your heart! Don't lose to the speed of the ball!)
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 4
|Spaceball Tempo Up! Description}}
|version={{ver|Two Player}}{{ver|Long}}
{{Game-Nav
|stage={{Stage|GBA2Pstage1}}}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marching Orders Tempo Up!
{{Nihongo|Air Batter 2P|エアーバッター 2P|Eā Battā 2P}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 1 (4th overall) in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = The Clappy Trio Tempo Up!}}
 
{{Minigame infobox
The arrange version, [[Air Batter 2 2P]], appears in Stage 5 in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
|Name = Spaceball Tempo Up!
 
|Image = [[File:Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_title.png|240px]]
The game has a split screen to accomodate the second player.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2P.png</gallery>{{clear}}
|BPM = 157
==Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]==
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku Arcade
{{GameExplainArcade
|Number = 52
|title=エアーバッター2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
|image = [[File:Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_title.png|240px]]
|explain=ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>球の速さに負けずにかっ飛ばせ〜!
|jname = エアーバッター TEMPO UP!
|titleEN=Air Batter 2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
|rname = Air Batter Tempo Up!
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!}}
|Reward = None}}
{{RhythmGame
{{Nihongo|'''Spaceball Tempo Up!'''|エアーバッター TEMPO UP!|Tempo Up!|}} is a variation of this game and the fourth Extra stage in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''. In this variant, the [[Air Batter (character)|Air Batter]] is colored blue and the masks are different - an orange alien and a guy with a square head. The tempo is also increased and there's a new arrangement of the music.
|name=エアーバッター 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]
<gallery>Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_gameplay.png</gallery>
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Spaceball Extra.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 24
|version={{ver|Two Player}}Extra
|stage={{Stage|GBA2Pextra}}}}
{{Nihongo|Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]|エアーバッター 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]|Eā Battā 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of Extra (24th overall) in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.


==Spaceball 2P==
Here, the [[Air Batter]] is colored blue and wears different masks - an orange alien and a blue square head. The tempo is also increased and there's a new arrangement of the music. The game has a split screen to accomodate the second player.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2P Extra.png</gallery>{{clear}}
{{Quote
==Video==
|ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>視覚に頼るな、どんと行け~!"<br>"(Don't worry about the zoom! Hit the ball with your heart! Don't depend on your sight, go with a bang!)
{{#ev:youtube|10VNmihKG0c||inline}}
|Spaceball 2P Description}}
{{#ev:youtube|s8Wt4PIo63M||inline}}
{{Game-Nav
{{#ev:youtube|rmlBuTeHZoA||inline}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marching Orders
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Sneaky Spirits 2}}
{{Minigame infobox
|Name = Spaceball 2P
|BPM = 140
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku Arcade
|Number = 58
|Reward = None
|image = [[File:Spaceball_Card.PNG|240px]]
|jname = エアーバッター 2P
|rname = Air Batter 2P}}
Spaceball also appears in the 2P mode of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' where it is referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Spaceball 2P'''|エアーバッター 2P|Air Batter 2P}} Like [[Karate Man Returns!#Karate Man 2P|Karate Man 2P]], it is splitscreen.
==Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!==
{{Quote
|ズームをきにするな!<br>心でボールを打て!<br>球の速さに負けずにかっ飛ばせ~!"<br>"(Don't worry about the zoom! Hit the ball with your heart! Don't lose to the speed of the ball!)
|Spaceball 2P Tempo Up! Description}}
{{Game-Nav
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marching Orders Tempo Up!
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = N/A}}
{{Minigame infobox|Name = Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!
|jname = エアーバッター 2P
|rname = Air Batter 2P Tempo Up!
|BPM = 140
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku Arcade
|Number = 24
|Reward = None
|image = [[File:Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_title.png|240px]]}}
Spaceball Tempo Up! also appears in the 2P mode of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' where it is referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!'''|エアーバッター 2P TEMPO UP!|Air Batter 2P Tempo Up!}}. The same changes apply.
<gallery>Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!.png</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although the game lacks a conventional practice, the game will actually not start until you hit a few balls correctly. The game was given a tutorial in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade version]] and a practice session in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
*Although the game lacks a conventional [[Practice]], the real game doesn't actually start until the player hits a few balls correctly. The game was given a tutorial in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade version]] in addition to this, and a [[Practice]] replacing it in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
* This game and [[Exhibition Match]] both show up in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', meaning the game has two separate Baseball games.
*The epilogue depicts yellow aliens on a brown rocky planet, which aren't seen during gameplay. [[Martian|A similar looking cyan alien]] appears in [[First Contact]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
* Both Spaceball and [[Hole in One]] appear in the [[Remix 1 (Disambiguation)|first remixes]] of their respective games ([[Remix 1 (GBA)]] and [[Remix 1 (Wii)]], respectively) and [[Lush Remix]].
==Development History==
 
{{Main|Spaceball/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = エアーバッター
|jp=エアーバッター
|mnjp = Air Batter
|rojp=Eā Battā
|us = Spaceball
|mnjp=Air Batter
|mnus = Spaceball
|us=Spaceball
|uk = Spaceball
|mnus=Pun on "space" and "baseball"
|mnuk = Spaceball
|fr=Baseball de l'espace
|fr = Baseball de l'espace
|mnfr=Space baseball
|mnfr = Space baseball
|es=Béisbol espacial
|es = Béisbol espacial
|mnes=Space baseball
|mnes = Space baseball
|de=Baseball im Weltall
|du = Baseball im Weltall
|mnde=Baseball in Space
|mndu = Baseball in Space
|it=Spaceball
|it = Spaceball
|kr=타자
|mnit = Spaceball
|rokr=Taja
|kr = 타자
|mnkr=The Batter}}
|mnkr = Batter
}}
 
== Video ==
[[File:Rhythm Heaven Megamix - Spaceball (Perfect) (English)|thumb|330x330px]]
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 31 August 2024

エアーバッター
ズームをきにするな!
心でボールを打て!
視覚に頼るな!
どんと行け〜!
ConsoleGBA Icon.png Rhythm Tengoku
Air Batter
Don't mind the zoom!
Hit the ball with feeling!
Don't rely on your
sight! Go with a bang~!
ConsoleGBA Icon.png (Translation)
エアーバッター
ズームをきにするな!
心でボールを打て!
視覚に頼らず、かつ飛ばせ〜!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png Rhythm Tengoku
Air Batter
Don't mind the zoom!
Hit the ball with feeling!
Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png (Translation)
Spaceball
Ignore the camera's wild zooms!
Make the ball zoom wildly away!
Don't blink! Don't wipe your tears!
Console3DS Icon.png Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Spaceball
Image
ConsoleGBA Icon.png
Prologue GBA Spaceball.png
ConsoleArcade Icon.png
Prologue Arcade Spaceball.png
Console3DS Icon.png
Prologue 3DS Spaceball.png
Number
ConsoleGBA Icon.png 4
Console3DS Icon.png 28
Version?
Long
ConsoleGBA Icon.png "エアーバッター速報" (Air Batter Report)
Console3DS Icon.png Flow Ball

Spaceball (エアーバッター?, Air Batter) is the 4th Rhythm Game of Stage 1 (4th overall) in Rhythm Tengoku and the 1st in Lush Tower (28th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

The arrange version, Air Batter 2, appears in Last Technician in Rhythm Tengoku.

Gameplay

Screenshot GBA Air Batter.png
Screenshot Arcade Air Batter.png
Screenshot 3DS Spaceball.png

In this game, the Air Batter hits baseballs that come out from a flowerpot in a small, green box in space. Ocassionally, the balls are shot higher up, requiring the player to wait an extra beat before hitting it. The Space Umpire sits in a UFO on the windowsill in the middle of the box. The camera zooms in and out, sometimes very far, during gameplay.

In the middle of the game, while the Air Batter is hidden offscreen by the zoom, he appears to change into a pink/purple costume with a bunny mask. After this, the screen zooms way out, with him changing into a yellow/blue costume and a red spherical head mask which comically emotes as he swings. At the very end, a rice ball is shot out instead.

Controls

  • Ⓐ/Tap: Swing bat

Timing Display

  • Perfect!/Ace!?: The ball flies offscreen.
  • Early!/Late!?: The ball bounces off the bat with a "doink" and falls down.
  • Miss...?: The ball falls in the hole in the floor.

Results

ConsoleGBA Icon.png
つうしんぼ (Scorecard)
GradingNG GBA.png
きほんが できてません。
タメが かっこわるい。
見た目に たよりすぎです。
(Focus on the basics.)
(Your grip is uncool.)
(You can't do it without visuals.)
GradingOK GBA.png
う~ん...
まぁまぁ、 かな。
とりあえず...
よしと します。
(Hmm...)
(Well, I wonder.)
(For now...)
(All right.)
GradingHI GBA.png
タメが しっかりしている!
見えなくても できている!
(Your grip is firm!)
(You can do it even without visuals!)
Console3DS Icon.png
Scorecard
GradingNG 3DS.png
Weak hits.
Work on your grip.
GradingOK 3DS.png
Eh. Passable.
GradingHI 3DS.png
Solid hitting.
Nice grip!

Epilogue

ConsoleGBA Icon.png
GradingNG GBA.png
GradingOK GBA.png
GradingHI GBA.png
Epilogue GBA Spaceball NG.png Epilogue GBA Spaceball OK.png Epilogue GBA Spaceball HI.png
これで ゆるしてください。 さらに上を目指して練習だ! こんなの もらっちゃったー!
(Please have this in forgiveness.) (Practice to get even better!) (I got this!)
ConsoleArcade Icon.png
GradingNG Arcade.png
GradingOK Arcade.png
GradingHI Arcade.png
Epilogue Arcade Spaceball NG.png Epilogue Arcade Spaceball OK.png Epilogue Arcade Spaceball HI.png
これで ゆるしてください。 さらに上を目指して練習だ! こんなの もらっちゃったー!
(Please have this in forgiveness.) (Practice to get even better!) (I got this!)
Console3DS Icon.png
GradingNG 3DS.png
GradingOK 3DS.png
GradingHI 3DS.png
Epilogue 3DS Spaceball NG.png Epilogue 3DS Spaceball OK.png Epilogue 3DS Spaceball HI.png
C-can I have my ball back?
I'll give you my last dumpling...
Must...train...harder... I won first "space"!

Rhythm Item

Rice Ball Lunchtime Regrets
Sprite 3DS Rhythm Item Rice Ball.png
Item holder.png
This rice ball was supposed to
be my lunch. I didn't mean to
knock it into the endless void
of space--it was supposed to
fill the endless void of my
stomach. So...hungry...

Skill Star

The Skill Star appears on a high ball in the midpoint of the game.

Challenge Land

Spaceball appears in the following Challenge Train courses:

Appearances

Air Batter TempoUpExtra4.png

エアーバッター
TempoUpExtraMenu.png
ズームをきにするな!
心でボールを打て!
球の速さに負けずにかっ飛ばせ〜!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png Rhythm Tengoku
Air Batter
TempoUpExtraMenu.png
Don't mind the zoom!
Hit the ball with feeling!
Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png (Translation)
エアーバッター TempoUpExtra4.png
Image
ConsoleArcade Icon.png
Prologue Arcade Spaceball Extra.png
Number
ConsoleArcade Icon.png 52
Version?
Extra
EXTRA
<< Game GBA EX-1.png Game GBA EX-2.png Game GBA EX-3.png Game GBA EX-4.png Game GBA EX-5.png Game GBA EX-6.png >>

Air Batter TempoUpExtra4.png (エアーバッター TempoUpExtra4.png?, Eā Battā TempoUpExtra4.png) is 4th Rhythm Game of Extra in Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).

Here, the Air Batter is colored blue and wears different masks - an orange alien and a blue square head. The tempo is also increased and there's a new arrangement of the music.

Epilogue

ConsoleArcade Icon.png
GradingNG Arcade.png
GradingOK Arcade.png
GradingHI Arcade.png
Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra NG.png Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra OK.png Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra HI.png
うわつ、ダメだ〜! えい。 やりましたー!!
(Waa, no~!) (Ei.) (I did it!!)

Air Batter 2P

エアーバッター 2P
ズームをきにするな!
心でボールを打て!
視覚に頼らず、かつ飛ばせ〜!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png Rhythm Tengoku
Air Batter 2P
Don't mind the zoom!
Hit the ball with feeling!
Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png (Translation)
エアーバッター 2P
Image
ConsoleArcade Icon.png
Prologue Arcade Spaceball.png
Number
ConsoleArcade Icon.png 4
Version?
Two Player
STAGE 1
<< Game GBA 1-1.png Game GBA 1-2.png Game GBA 1-3.png Game GBA 1-4.png >>

Air Batter 2P (エアーバッター 2P?, Eā Battā 2P) is the 4th Rhythm Game of Stage 1 (4th overall) in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).

The arrange version, Air Batter 2 2P, appears in Stage 5 in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).

The game has a split screen to accomodate the second player.

Air Batter 2P TempoUpExtra4.png

エアーバッター2P
TempoUpExtraMenu.png
ズームをきにするな!
心でボールを打て!
球の速さに負けずにかっ飛ばせ〜!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png Rhythm Tengoku
Air Batter 2P
TempoUpExtraMenu.png
Don't mind the zoom!
Hit the ball with feeling!
Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!
ConsoleArcade Icon.png (Translation)
エアーバッター 2P TempoUpExtra4.png
Image
ConsoleArcade Icon.png
Prologue Arcade Spaceball Extra.png
Number
ConsoleArcade Icon.png 24
Version?
Two Player
EXTRA
<< Game GBA EX-1.png Game GBA EX-2.png Game GBA EX-3.png Game GBA EX-4.png >>

Air Batter 2P TempoUpExtra4.png (エアーバッター 2P TempoUpExtra4.png?, Eā Battā 2P TempoUpExtra4.png) is the 4th Rhythm Game of Extra (24th overall) in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).

Here, the Air Batter is colored blue and wears different masks - an orange alien and a blue square head. The tempo is also increased and there's a new arrangement of the music. The game has a split screen to accomodate the second player.

Video

Trivia

Development History

Main article: Spaceball/Development

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese エアーバッター Air Batter
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Spaceball Pun on "space" and "baseball"
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Spaceball
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Baseball de l'espace Space baseball
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Béisbol espacial Space baseball
Flag of Germany.svg German Baseball im Weltall Baseball in Space
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Spaceball
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 타자 The Batter
Rhythm Tengoku (GBA/Arcade)
One Player
KaratekaRhythm DatsumoMarcherAir BatterPachi Pachi SanninshuRemix 1
Shiroi ObakeGame GBA 2-2.pngKossori RatBaikin HakaseGame GBA 2-5.pngRemix 2
Game GBA 3-1.pngGame GBA 3-2.pngUsagi TobiGame GBA 3-4.pngGame GBA 3-5.pngRemix 3
QuizGame GBA 4-2.pngRhythm o ShujiGame GBA 4-4.pngGame GBA 4-5.pngRemix 4
Hopping RoadNinjaGame GBA 5-3.pngGame GBA 5-4.pngTap DanceRemix 5
Bari Bari SanninshuGame GBA 6-2.pngCosmo DanceGame GBA 6-4.pngSuper TapRemix 6

Game GBA 7-1.pngGame GBA 7-2.pngGame GBA 7-3.pngGame GBA 7-4.pngGame GBA 7-5.pngRemix 7
Game GBA 8-1.pngGame GBA 8-2.pngGame GBA 8-3.pngGame GBA 8-4.pngGame GBA 8-5.pngRemix 8
Arcade Exclusive
Game GBA EX-1.pngGame GBA EX-2.pngGame GBA EX-3.pngGame GBA EX-4.pngGame GBA EX-5.pngGame GBA EX-6.png
Two Player
Game GBA 1-1.pngGame GBA 1-2.pngGame GBA 1-3.pngGame GBA 1-4.png
Game GBA 2-1.pngGame GBA 2-3.pngGame GBA 3-3.pngGame GBA 2-5.png
Game GBA 3-5.pngGame GBA 4-3.pngGame GBA 5-2.pngGame GBA 5-5.png
Game GBA 7-1.pngGame GBA 7-2.pngGame GBA 6-3.pngGame GBA 7-5.png
Game GBA 8-5.pngGame GBA 7-3.pngGame GBA 8-4.pngGame GBA 6-5.png
Game GBA EX-1.pngGame GBA EX-2.pngGame GBA EX-3.pngGame GBA EX-4.png
Rhythm Heaven
Built to ScaleGlee ClubFillbotsGame DS 1-4.pngRemix 1
Rhythm RallyShoot-'Em-UpGame DS 2-3.pngGame DS 2-4.pngRemix 2
Game DS 3-1.pngGame DS 3-2.pngGame DS 3-3.pngGame DS 3-4.pngRemix 3
Game DS 4-1.pngGame DS 4-2.pngGame DS 4-3.pngGame DS 4-4.pngRemix 4
Game DS 5-1.pngGame DS 5-2.pngGame DS 5-3.pngGame DS 5-4.pngRemix 5
Game DS 6-1.pngGame DS 6-2.pngGame DS 6-3.pngKarate ManRemix 6
Game DS B-Credit.png
Built to Scale 2Game DS 7-2.pngFrog Hop 2Game DS 7-4.pngRemix 7
Rhythm Rally 2Fillbots 2Game DS 8-3.pngGame DS 8-4.pngRemix 8
Game DS 9-1.pngKarate Man 2Glee Club 2Game DS 9-4.pngRemix 9
Shoot-'Em-Up 2Game DS 10-2.pngGame DS 10-3.pngGame DS 10-4.pngRemix 10
Rhythm Heaven Fever
One Player
Game Wii 1-1.pngGame Wii 1-2.pngGame Wii 1-3.pngGame Wii 1-4.pngRemix 1
Game Wii 2-1.pngGame Wii 2-2.pngGame Wii 2-3.pngGame Wii 2-4.pngRemix 2
Game Wii 3-1.pngBuilt to ScaleAir RallyFigure FighterRemix 3
Game Wii 4-1.pngGame Wii 4-2.pngMicro-RowSamurai SliceRemix 4
Game Wii 5-1.pngFlipper-FlopGame Wii 5-3.pngGame Wii 5-4.pngRemix 5
Game Wii 6-1.pngGame Wii 6-2.pngGame Wii 6-3.pngGame Wii 6-4.pngRemix 6
Game Wii 7-1.pngGame Wii 7-2.pngGame Wii 7-3.pngKarate ManRemix 7
Night Walk
Game Wii 8-1.pngGame Wii 8-2.pngBuilt to Scale 2Game Wii 8-4.pngRemix 8
Game Wii 9-1.pngGame Wii 9-2.pngGame Wii 9-3.pngGame Wii 9-4.pngRemix 9
Figure Fighter 2Micro-Row 2Game Wii 10-3.pngKarate Man 2Remix 10
Two Player
Fork LifterTambourineRingsideMicro-RowFlipper-FlopLaunch PartyTap TroupeKarate Man
Extra Games
The Clappy TrioSneaky SpiritsGame Wii EX-3.gifGame Wii EX-4.gif
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Earth World
Honeybee Land
Karate ManGame 3DS ntrRobot S.pngGame 3DS rvlBadminton S.pngGame 3DS ctrStep S.png
Machine Land
Game 3DS agbHair S.pngGame 3DS ntrChorus S.pngGame 3DS rvlMuscle S.pngGame 3DS ctrFruitbasket S.png
The First Gate
Game 3DS ntrCoinToss L.png
Citrus Land
Game 3DS agbClap S.pngGame 3DS ntrShooting S.pngGame 3DS rvlFlea S.pngGame 3DS ctrInterprerter S.png
Donut Land
Game 3DS agbRabbit L.pngGame 3DS ntrAirboard L.pngGame 3DS rvlBatting L.pngGame 3DS ctrChameleon L.png
The Second Gate
Sick Beats
Barbershop Land

Game 3DS agbGhost S.pngGame 3DS ntrPingpong S.pngGame 3DS rvlGoma S.pngGame 3DS ctrWoodCat S.png
Songbird Land
Game 3DS agbShuji L.pngGame 3DS ntrBlueBirds L.pngGame 3DS rvlBird L.pngGame 3DS ctrDotsamurai L.png
The Third Gate
Game 3DS ctrChicken L.png

Lush Woods
Lush Tower
Game 3DS agbBatter L.pngGame 3DS ntrNinja L.pngGame 3DS rvlGolf L.pngGame 3DS ctrSumou L.pngGame 3DS remix LED.png
Honeybee Tower
Game 3DS rvlKarate 1.pngGame 3DS ntrRobot L.pngGame 3DS rvlBadminton L.pngGame 3DS ctrStep L.pngGame 3DS remix 00.png
Machine Tower
Game 3DS agbHair L.pngGame 3DS ntrChorus L.pngGame 3DS rvlMuscle L.pngGame 3DS ctrFruitbasket L.pngGame 3DS remix 01.png
Citrus Tower
Game 3DS agbClap L.pngGame 3DS ntrShooting L.pngGame 3DS rvlFlea L.pngGame 3DS ctrInterprerter L.pngGame 3DS remix 02.png
Donut Tower
Game 3DS agbRat L.pngGame 3DS ntrIdol L.pngGame 3DS rvlManju L.pngGame 3DS ctrBlanco L.pngGame 3DS remix 03.png
Barbershop Tower
Game 3DS agbGhost L.pngGame 3DS ntrPingpong L.pngGame 3DS rvlGoma L.pngGame 3DS ctrWoodCat L.pngGame 3DS remix 04.png
Songbird Tower
Game 3DS agbTap L.pngGame 3DS ntrFrog L.pngGame 3DS rvlInterview L.pngGame 3DS ctrTango L.pngGame 3DS remix 05.png
Heaven World
Star Land
Game 3DS agbTono L.pngGame 3DS ntrCameraMan L.pngGame 3DS rvlRocket L.pngGame 3DS ctrPillow L.png
Comet Land
Game 3DS agbMarcher L.pngGame 3DS ntrShugyo L.pngGame 3DS rvlSeesaw L.pngGame 3DS ctrBear L.png
Planet Land
Game 3DS agbSpaceDance L.pngGame 3DS ntrBackbeat L.pngGame 3DS rvlBook L.pngGame 3DS ctrTeppan L.png
The Fourth Gate
Game 3DS rvlSword L.png
Mamarin Palace
Left-Hand Tower
Game 3DS agbClap A.pngGame 3DS ntrIdol A.pngGame 3DS rvlMuscle A.pngGame 3DS ctrBlanco A.pngGame 3DS remix 06 2.png
Right-Hand Tower
Game 3DS agbTap A.pngGame 3DS ntrFrog A.pngGame 3DS rvlGolf A.pngGame 3DS ctrDotsamurai A.pngGame 3DS remix 07 2.png
Tibby's Mom

Game 3DS agbSpaceDance A.pngGame 3DS ntrPingpong A.pngGame 3DS rvlManju A.pngGame 3DS rvlKarate 4.pngGame 3DS remix TED 2.png

Shop
Shop No. 1
Game 3DS agbHopping L.pngGame 3DS agbNightWalk L.pngGame 3DS agbQuiz L.png
Shop No. 2
Game 3DS ntrBoxShow L.pngGame 3DS ntrShortLive L.pngGame 3DS rvlKarate 2.png
Shop No. 3
Built to ScaleGame 3DS rvlDate L.pngGame 3DS rvlFishing L.png
Shop No. 4
Game 3DS rvlFork L.pngGame 3DS rvlRap L.pngGame 3DS rvlReceive L.png
Shop No. 5
Game 3DS rvlRobot L.pngGame 3DS rvlRotation L.pngSamurai Slice
Shop No. 6
Game 3DS rvlSort L.pngGame 3DS rvlWatch L.pngGame 3DS rvlKarate 3.png