{{GameExplainGBA|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〜！|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~!}}{{GameExplainArcade|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〜！|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~!}}{{GameExplain3DS|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!}}
{{Nihongo|'''Spaceball'''|エアーバッター|Air Batter}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 28th 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 zooms in and out, sometimes very far, during gameplay. It's arrange version, [[Air Batter 2]], is unlocked later on in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
{{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]]''.
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 in the middle of space 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==
{{Controls|At=Swing bat}}
{{Controls|At=Swing bat}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing|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.}}
{{Timing
{{clear}}
|just=The ball flies offscreen.
|miss=The ball bounces off the bat with a "doink" and falls down.
|through=The ball falls in the hole in the floor.}}
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results|Console=GBA|caption = つうしんぼ ''(Scorecard)''|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_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!)''}}
{{Results
{{Results|Console=3DS|caption=Scorecard|cp_DEF_Ng=Weak hits.<br>Work on your grip.|cp_DEF_Hi=Solid hitting.<br>Nice grip!}}
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]]==
The Skill Star appears on a high ball in the midpoint of the game.
The Skill Star appears on a high ball in the midpoint of the game.
==Challenge Land==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Challenge Land#Simplicity Is Best|Simplicity Is Best]]
Screenshot Arcade Air Batter 2.png|[[Air Batter 2]]
Air Batter Tempo Up gameplay.png|[[Air Batter Tempo Up!|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=]]
{{GameExplainArcade|title=エアーバッター[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right]]|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]]|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!}}
{{Nihongo|'''Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]'''|エアーバッター [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]|Eā Battā [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]}} is a version of this game and the 4th '''Extra''' Stage in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''. Here, 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.
{{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)]]''.
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}}
===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|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〜！|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~!}}
Spaceball also appears in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' where it is referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Air Batter 2P'''|エアーバッター 2P|Eā Battā 2P}} Like [[Karate Man Returns!#Karateka 2P|Karateka 2P]], it is splitscreen.
{{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)]]''.
|title=エアーバッター2P[[File:TempoUpExtraMenu.png|72px|right]]|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]]|explainEN=Don't mind the zoom!<br>Hit the ball with feeling!<br>Don't lose to the speed and let it fly~!}}
Air Batter [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]] also appears in the [[Two-Player Menu|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]]|Eā Battā 2P [[File:TempoUpExtra4.png|72px]]}}. The same changes apply.
{{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)]]''.
<gallery>Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!.png</gallery>{{clear}}
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}}
==Video==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although the game lacks a conventional [[Practice]], the game will actually not start until the player hits 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-themed 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]]''.
*The name of this game is either a pun on the word "baseball," or it could be a parody of the 1987 film ''Spaceballs''.
==Development History==
*The aliens in the Superb epilogue are similar to the one in [[First Contact]], except gold-colored.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 arcade version in addition to this, and a Practice replacing it in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
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