Well, this here is a secret insider tip for everyone who is into gamedesign. It is a old and vintage board game, that simply was ahead of its time! You have to “interact” on the board with springy elements, in order to “re-arrange” your enemy. I bet the designers of this “Ball Buster Game” just wished to have automated object tracking, full animation control and much more soundeffects. To be honest… I can’t imagine, that this game really made fun. But strange gameplay and atmosphere, that surrounds this game, is nothing less, than things that abstract arcade games have today. Even the sounds of this analogue goodness is worth listening to. I wonder how long it would take for anyonw, to make a computer-game version out of this.
I figured out, that the game “Ball Buster” was produced by the Mego Company. They have a neat museum online, and are responsible for tons of strange toys. For example this kind of action figure. I am not sure if this Vac Man is also by Mego, but the video is worth watching, promised.
