Version 2.1 is finally out! We took advantage of a delay for the physical cartridge edition to add a lot of contents to the game, and the ROM is now filled to the brim! So what's new?

• Alternate ball styles and player costumes (Initially 4 ball colors and 2 colors per player) to fit your style! (Chosen at the baller select screen)
• Rogueball! Choose your path across each floor, raise your stats, unlock treasures, and survive as long as you can!
  
• Treasures! Additional ball styles and player skins (colors, custume, shadow) can be unlocked by opening chests in Rogueball. Total of 8 extra balls and 16 skins to unlock!
  
• New 2 player modes: Purist (no items) and Moonballer (slow ball as in bonuses) for additional fun!
• Added a second high scores table specific to Rogueball, to track your exploits!
• Steam leaderboards (for Competition and Rogueball scores) can now be viewed from within the game. (Access Show High Scores from the Options menu)

Note: Alternate balls and player skins do not affect gameplay - they simply look great and are fun!

[ 2023-07-15 00:09:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Every millennium the great demon king Azmodean opens a rift to the mortal realm to overtake it. The only way to save the world is by climbing the ranks of his Extreme Volleyball Infernal League! Are you game enough?

Authentic 8-bit graphics and sound!

Extreme Volleyball Infernal League was created for a true 8-bit era console, the SEGA Master System. The Steam version is a faithful port of the original, built to run natively on modern hardware and with Steam integration, but we also bundle the ROM for use with emulators and flash cartridges.

Rules

The demon imposes rules somewhat different from standard volleyball. In this league, players have 5 HP of life. When the ball touches the ground, the player on that side of the net looses life, so be careful not to miss the ball! Items are also spawned during the game to help conquer your opponent. After each round, you get bonus points for your remaining life (1000 per HP) and if your life gauge is still full, a perfect +10000 bonus.

Items

Fire: Throw a fireball to your opponent
Slow: Slows down the opponent for approx. 15 seconds
Shields: Summon a shield for help. (Insurance for one missed ball)
Cloud: Jump a lot higher and fall slower when jump button held.
Sprint shoes: Run faster!
Sticky: The ball sticks to you once! Walk up to the net and do an air jump to smash it!

Controls

Supports Game controllers, and Keyboard. Menus can be navigated using a mouse or touchscreen, but a keyboard or game controller is required to play.
The keyboard ESC key always opens the Pause menu in game and doubles as a Menu Back / Close menu key. For local multiplayer, the controller used to select a 2-player vs. mode match from the menu will assigned to player 1.

If playing with a keyboard in single player modes, or against a player with a game controller, keys are assigned as such:

Move player / menu cursor move: WASD / Arrow keys
Jump / Menu select: Z / F / SPACE / ENTER / PAGE-UP / Numpad 0
Use item / Menu back : X / G / SHIFT / PAGE-DOWN / Numpad 1

When no game controllers are connected, local 2-player matches are still possible. In such cases, 2-player keyboard mode will be automatically enabled when selecting a 2-player vs. mode match. Refer to the in-game 2-player mode information dialog for key mapping info.