| Developer | Sensible Software |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ocean Software |
| Release Year | 1987 |
| Genre | Shoot 'em up |
| SID Music | đĩ Martin Galway |
| Floppy Format | wizball.d64 |
| Verified Hits | 56 Views |
| Downloads | âŦ 27 |
Verified 35-Track GCR single-sided disk image (.D64) packed into a clean .ZIP. 100% compatible with VICE emulator, TheC64, Ultimate II+, MiSTer FPGA, or real 1541 floppy drives via ZoomFloppy.
đ STORY & PREMISE
The sinister villain Zark has robbed the vibrant world of Wizworld of all its natural pigments, plunging the realm into monochromatic grayscale. Wizard Wiz and his loyal canine companion Nifta (transformed into a bouncing green sphere and a loyal reticle cat) must take flight to hunt down color spheres and paint the cosmos back to life.
đŽ GAMEPLAY MECHANICS & SECRETS
Wizball features one of the most uniquely brilliant control schemes ever designed. Initially, Wizball can only bounce helplessly. By shooting pearls, players earn upgrade tokens to purchase anti-gravity thrusters, directional steering, lasers, and summon the friendly Cat satellite. While steering Wizball, the Cat collects falling color droplets into cauldrons until the required red, green, and blue ratios are restored to each level.
⥠TECHNICAL WIZARDRY & MOS 6581 SID SOUNDTRACK
Jon Hare and Chris Yates achieved silky-smooth multi-directional scrolling and peerless physics. Martin Galway composed what is universally regarded as his magnum opus: a legendary 12-minute high-energy symphonic chiptune soundtrack that pushed the 6581 SID chip to its theoretical physical limit.
đšī¸ CONTROLS & JOYSTICK CONFIGURATION
Joystick Port 2: Rotate and bounce. Fire shoots pearls. Wiggle left/right rapidly to highlight top icon upgrades and press Fire to activate.
đ HISTORICAL LEGACY & CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Awarded an unprecedented 96% Gold Medal in Zzap!64 and routinely ranked among the top 5 greatest Commodore 64 games of all time.