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{{GameExplainGBA
{{GameExplainGBA
|title = エアーバッター
|title=エアーバッター
|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〜！
|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〜！
|titleEN = Air Batter
|titleEN=Air Batter
|explainEN = Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your<br>sight! Go with a bang~!
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your<br>sight! Go with a bang~!}}
}}
{{GameExplainArcade
{{GameExplainArcade
|title = エアーバッター
|title=エアーバッター
|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〜！
|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〜！
|titleEN = Air Batter
|titleEN=Air Batter
|explainEN = Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!}}
}}
{{GameExplain3DS
{{GameExplain3DS
|title = Spaceball
|title=Spaceball
|explain = Ignore the camera's wild zooms!<br>Make the ball zoom wildly away!<br>Don't blink! Don't wipe your tears!}}
|explain=Ignore the camera's wild zooms!<br>Make the ball zoom wildly away!<br>Don't blink! Don't wipe your tears!}}
{{Game-Nav
{{RhythmGame
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marching Orders
|number={{Console|GBA}} 4<br>{{Console|3DS}} 28
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = The Clappy Trio 2}}
|version={{ver|Long}}
{{Game-Nav
|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]]
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Charging Chicken
|stage={{Stage|GBAstage1}}{{Stage|3DStower1}}}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Dog Ninja}}
{{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]]''.
{{Minigame infobox
|Name = {{PAGENAME}}
|jname = エアーバッター
|rname = Air Batter
|image = <tabber>Rhythm Tengoku=[[File:Spaceball_Card.PNG|240px]]|-|Megamix=[[File:Air_Batter_Title.PNG|240px]]</tabber>
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku<br>Rhythm Heaven Megamix
|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]] 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. It's arrange variant, [[Air Batter 2]], is unlocked later on in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
The arrange version, [[Air Batter 2]], appears in Last Technician 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 the [[Space Umpire]]. As the music plays, a brown flowerpot will throw out baseballs, which the [[Air Batter]] 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.
==Rating Notes==
{{Results
{{Results
|Console = GBA
|Console=GBA
|caption = つうしんぼ ''(Scorecard)''
|caption=つうしんぼ
|cp_DEF_Ng = きほんが　できてません。''(Focus on the basics.)''<br>タメが　かっこわるい。''(Your grip is uncool.)''<br>見た目に　たよりすぎです。''(You can't do it without visuals.)''
|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。
|cp_DEF_Hi = タメが　しっかりしている！''(Your grip is firm!)''<br>見えなくても　できている！''(You can do it even without visuals!)''}}<br />
|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！
 
|caption Alt=Scorecard
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Focus on the basics.)''<br>''(Your grip is uncool.)''<br>''(You can't do it without visuals.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Your grip is firm!)''<br>''(You can do it even without visuals!}}
{{Results
{{Results
|Console = 3DS
|Console=3DS
|caption = Scorecard
|caption=Scorecard
|cp_DEF_Ng = Weak hits.<br>Work on your grip.
|cp_DEF_Ng=Weak hits.<br>Work on your grip.
|cp_DEF_Hi = Solid hitting.<br>Nice grip!}}
|cp_DEF_Hi=Solid hitting.<br>Nice grip!}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''===
{{Epilogue
<gallery>
|Console=GBA
SpaceballTryAgain.png|"これで ゆるしてください。" (I hope this makes it up to you.)
|NG=これで ゆるしてください。
Space Ball OK.PNG|"さらに上を目指して練習だ！" (Practice is the key to reaching new heights!)
|OK=さらに上を目指して練習だ！
SpaceballSuperb.png|"こんなの もらっちゃったー！" (Look what I got!)
|HI=こんなの もらっちゃったー！
</gallery>
|NG alt=Please have this in forgiveness.
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]===
|OK alt=Practice to get even better!
<gallery>
|HI alt=I got this!}}
Air Batter Tempo Up Try Again.png|"It is useless, no!"
{{Epilogue
Air Batter Tempo Up OK.png|"Ugh!"
|Console=Arcade
Air Batter Tempo Up Superb.png|"I did it!"
|NG=これで ゆるしてください。
</gallery>
|OK=さらに上を目指して練習だ！
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
|HI=こんなの もらっちゃったー！
<gallery>
|NG alt=Please have this in forgiveness.
Spaceball Game 3DS Try Again.PNG|"C-can I have my ball back? <br>I'll give you my last dumpling..."
|OK alt=Practice to get even better!
Spaceball Game 3DS OK.PNG|"Must...train...harder..."
|HI alt=I got this!}}
Spaceball Game 3DS Superb.PNG|"I won first "space"!"
{{Epilogue
</gallery>
|Console=3DS
==Rhythm Item==
|NG=C-can I have my ball back?<br>I'll give you my last dumpling...
{{Item
|OK=Must...train...harder...
|HI=I won first "space"!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Rice Ball
|name=Rice Ball
|title=Lunchtime Regrets
|title=Lunchtime Regrets
|item=Rice Ball.png
|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...}}
|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==
==[[Skill Star]]==
About halfway through the minigame, hit the high ball perfectly to get the skill star.
The Skill Star appears on a high ball in the midpoint of the game.
==[[Challenge Train]]==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
* Simplicity Is Best
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
* Be a Good Sport
*[[Simplicity Is Best]]
* Extreme Sports (Super Hard!)
*[[Game Gamble: Beginner]]
* Monster Maw 2
*[[Be a Good Sport]]
* Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!
*[[Extreme Sports]]
*[[Monster Maw 2]]
*[[Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Air_Slugging.PNG|Air Batter<br>[[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]]<br>[[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]<br>[[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]]
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]]
Spaceball2gameplay.png|[[Air Batter 2]]
Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2.png|[[Air Batter 2]]
Air Batter Tempo Up gameplay.png|Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]<br>[[Extra Remix]] [[File:TempoUpExtra6.png|72px]]
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=]]
Space_ball_3DS.PNG|Spaceball<br>[[Left-Hand Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Spaceball.png|[[Spaceball]]<br>[[Left-Hand Remix]]
Spaceball Lush Remix 1.png|[[Lush Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Spaceball Lush Remix.png|[[Lush Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]==
==Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]==
{{GameExplainArcade
{{GameExplainArcade
|title = エアーバッター[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right]]
|title=エアーバッター[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
|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〜！
|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〜！
|titleEN = Air Batter[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right]]
|titleEN=Air Batter[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
|explainEN = Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!}}
}}
{{RhythmGame
{{Game-Nav
|name=エアーバッター [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marcher Tempo Up!
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Spaceball Extra.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Pachi Pachi Sanninshu Tempo Up!}}
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 52
{{Minigame infobox
|version=Extra
|Name = Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]
|stage={{Stage|GBAextra}}}}
|Image = [[File:Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_title.png|240px]]
{{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)]]''.
|BPM = 157
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
|Number = 52
|image = [[File:Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_title.png|240px]]
|jname = エアーバッター [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]
|rname = Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]
|Reward = None}}


{{Nihongo|'''Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]'''|エアーバッター [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]|Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]}} is a variation of this game and the 4th '''Extra''' stage in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''. In this variant, the [[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.
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}}
<gallery>Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_gameplay.png</gallery>
===Epilogue===
{{Epilogue
|Console=Arcade
|NG Image=Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue Arcade Spaceball Extra HI.png
|NG=うわつ、ダメだ〜！
|OK=えい。
|HI=やりましたー！！
|NG alt=Waa, no~!
|OK alt=Ei.
|HI alt=I did it!!}}
==Air Batter 2P==
==Air Batter 2P==
{{GameExplainArcade
{{GameExplainArcade
|title = エアーバッター 2P
|title=エアーバッター 2P
|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〜！
|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〜！
|titleEN = Air Batter 2P
|titleEN=Air Batter 2P
|explainEN = Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't rely on your sight, and let it fly~!}}
}}
{{RhythmGame
{{Game-Nav
|name=エアーバッター 2P
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marcher 2P
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Spaceball.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Shiroi Obake 2P}}
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 4
{{Minigame infobox
|version={{ver|Two Player}}{{ver|Long}}
|Name = Air Batter 2P
|stage={{Stage|GBA2Pstage1}}}}
|BPM = 140
{{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)]]''.
|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|'''Air Batter 2P'''|エアーバッター 2P|Air Batter 2P}} Like [[Karate Man Returns!#Karateka 2P|Karateka 2P]], it is splitscreen.
The arrange version, [[Air Batter 2 2P]], appears in Stage 5 in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
<gallery>Air_Batter_2P_gameplay.png</gallery>
 
==Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]==
The game has a split screen to accomodate the second player.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2P.png</gallery>{{clear}}
==Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]==
{{GameExplainArcade
{{GameExplainArcade
|title = エアーバッター2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right]]
|title=エアーバッター2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
|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〜！
|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〜！
|titleEN = Air Batter 2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right]]
|titleEN=Air Batter 2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right|link=]]
|explainEN = Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!
|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!}}
}}
{{RhythmGame
{{Game-Nav
|name=エアーバッター 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px|link=]]
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Marcher 2P Tempo Up!
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Spaceball Extra.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = N/A}}
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 24
{{Minigame infobox
|version={{ver|Two Player}}Extra
|Name = Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]
|stage={{Stage|GBA2Pextra}}}}
|jname = エアーバッター 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]
{{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)]]''.
|rname = Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]
|BPM = 140
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)
|Number = 24
|Reward = None
|image = [[File:Air_Batter_Tempo_Up_title.png|240px]]}}


Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]] also appears in the 2P mode of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' where it is referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]'''|エアーバッター 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]|Air Batter 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]}}. The same changes apply.
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}}
<gallery>Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!.png</gallery>
==Video==
{{#ev:youtube|10VNmihKG0c||inline}}
{{#ev:youtube|s8Wt4PIo63M||inline}}
{{#ev:youtube|rmlBuTeHZoA||inline}}
==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)|GBA]] and [[Remix 1 (Wii)|Wii]], respectively) and [[Lush Remix]].
==Development History==
==Video==
{{Main|Spaceball/Development}}
[[File:Rhythm Heaven Megamix - Spaceball (Perfect) (English)|thumb|center|330px]]
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = エアーバッター
|jp=エアーバッター
|rojp = Eā Battā
|rojp=Eā Battā
|mnjp = Air Batter
|mnjp=Air Batter
|us = Spaceball
|us=Spaceball
|fr = Baseball de l'espace
|mnus=Pun on "space" and "baseball"
|mnfr = Space baseball
|fr=Baseball de l'espace
|du = Baseball im Weltall
|mnfr=Space baseball
|mndu = Baseball in Space
|es=Béisbol espacial
|es = Béisbol espacial
|mnes=Space baseball
|mnes = Space baseball
|de=Baseball im Weltall
|it = Spaceball
|mnde=Baseball in Space
|mnit = Spaceball
|it=Spaceball
|kr = 타자
|kr=타자
|rokr = Taja
|rokr=Taja
|mnkr = Batter}}
|mnkr=The Batter}}
{{Game Navigation}}
{{Game Navigation}}
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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
MedalPerfectWii.pngGift
ConsoleGBA Icon.png "エアーバッター速報" (Air Batter Report)
Console3DS Icon.png Flow Ball
STAGE 1
<< Karateka Rhythm Datsumo Marcher Air Batter Pachi Pachi Sanninshu Remix 1 >>

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.

  • Screenshot Arcade Air Batter Extra.png

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.

  • Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2P.png

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.

  • Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2P Extra.png

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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
Karateka • Rhythm Datsumo • Marcher • Air Batter • Pachi Pachi Sanninshu • Remix 1
Shiroi Obake • Game GBA 2-2.png • Kossori Rat • Baikin Hakase • Game GBA 2-5.png • Remix 2
Game GBA 3-1.png • Game GBA 3-2.png • Usagi Tobi • Game GBA 3-4.png • Game GBA 3-5.png • Remix 3
Quiz • Game GBA 4-2.png • Rhythm o Shuji • Game GBA 4-4.png • Game GBA 4-5.png • Remix 4
Hopping Road • Ninja • Game GBA 5-3.png • Game GBA 5-4.png • Tap Dance • Remix 5
Bari Bari Sanninshu • Game GBA 6-2.png • Cosmo Dance • Game GBA 6-4.png • Super Tap • Remix 6

Game GBA 7-1.png • Game GBA 7-2.png • Game GBA 7-3.png • Game GBA 7-4.png • Game GBA 7-5.png • Remix 7
Game GBA 8-1.png • Game GBA 8-2.png • Game GBA 8-3.png • Game GBA 8-4.png • Game GBA 8-5.png • Remix 8
Arcade Exclusive
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
Two Player
Game GBA 1-1.png • Game GBA 1-2.png • Game GBA 1-3.png • Game GBA 1-4.png
Game GBA 2-1.png • Game GBA 2-3.png • Game GBA 3-3.png • Game GBA 2-5.png
Game GBA 3-5.png • Game GBA 4-3.png • Game GBA 5-2.png • Game GBA 5-5.png
Game GBA 7-1.png • Game GBA 7-2.png • Game GBA 6-3.png • Game GBA 7-5.png
Game GBA 8-5.png • Game GBA 7-3.png • Game GBA 8-4.png • Game GBA 6-5.png
Game GBA EX-1.png • Game GBA EX-2.png • Game GBA EX-3.png • Game GBA EX-4.png
Rhythm Heaven
Built to Scale • Glee Club • Fillbots • Game DS 1-4.png • Remix 1
Rhythm Rally • Shoot-'Em-Up • Game DS 2-3.png • Game DS 2-4.png • Remix 2
Game DS 3-1.png • Game DS 3-2.png • Game DS 3-3.png • Game DS 3-4.png • Remix 3
Game DS 4-1.png • Game DS 4-2.png • Game DS 4-3.png • Game DS 4-4.png • Remix 4
Game DS 5-1.png • Game DS 5-2.png • Game DS 5-3.png • Game DS 5-4.png • Remix 5
Game DS 6-1.png • Game DS 6-2.png • Game DS 6-3.png • Karate Man • Remix 6
Game DS B-Credit.png
Built to Scale 2 • Game DS 7-2.png • Frog Hop 2 • Game DS 7-4.png • Remix 7
Rhythm Rally 2 • Fillbots 2 • Game DS 8-3.png • Game DS 8-4.png • Remix 8
Game DS 9-1.png • Karate Man 2 • Glee Club 2 • Game DS 9-4.png • Remix 9
Shoot-'Em-Up 2 • Game DS 10-2.png • Game DS 10-3.png • Game DS 10-4.png • Remix 10
Rhythm Heaven Fever
One Player
Game Wii 1-1.png • Game Wii 1-2.png • Game Wii 1-3.png • Game Wii 1-4.png • Remix 1
Game Wii 2-1.png • Game Wii 2-2.png • Game Wii 2-3.png • Game Wii 2-4.png • Remix 2
Game Wii 3-1.png • Built to Scale • Air Rally • Figure Fighter • Remix 3
Game Wii 4-1.png • Game Wii 4-2.png • Micro-Row • Samurai Slice • Remix 4
Game Wii 5-1.png • Flipper-Flop • Game Wii 5-3.png • Game Wii 5-4.png • Remix 5
Game Wii 6-1.png • Game Wii 6-2.png • Game Wii 6-3.png • Game Wii 6-4.png • Remix 6
Game Wii 7-1.png • Game Wii 7-2.png • Game Wii 7-3.png • Karate Man • Remix 7
Night Walk
Game Wii 8-1.png • Game Wii 8-2.png • Built to Scale 2 • Game Wii 8-4.png • Remix 8
Game Wii 9-1.png • Game Wii 9-2.png • Game Wii 9-3.png • Game Wii 9-4.png • Remix 9
Figure Fighter 2 • Micro-Row 2 • Game Wii 10-3.png • Karate Man 2 • Remix 10
Two Player
Fork Lifter • Tambourine • Ringside • Micro-Row • Flipper-Flop • Launch Party • Tap Troupe • Karate Man
Extra Games
The Clappy Trio • Sneaky Spirits • Game Wii EX-3.gif • Game Wii EX-4.gif
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Earth World
Honeybee Land
Karate Man • Game 3DS ntrRobot S.png • Game 3DS rvlBadminton S.png • Game 3DS ctrStep S.png
Machine Land
Game 3DS agbHair S.png • Game 3DS ntrChorus S.png • Game 3DS rvlMuscle S.png • Game 3DS ctrFruitbasket S.png
The First Gate
Game 3DS ntrCoinToss L.png
Citrus Land
Game 3DS agbClap S.png • Game 3DS ntrShooting S.png • Game 3DS rvlFlea S.png • Game 3DS ctrInterprerter S.png
Donut Land
Game 3DS agbRabbit L.png • Game 3DS ntrAirboard L.png • Game 3DS rvlBatting L.png • Game 3DS ctrChameleon L.png
The Second Gate
Sick Beats
Barbershop Land

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

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

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

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