<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
7-man	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
using	O
robotic	O
avatars	O
of	O
different	O
speeds	O
,	O
sizes	O
,	O
and	O
skill	O
sets	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
Cyberball	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
Atari	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
Cyberball	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
cabinet	O
with	O
two	O
monitors	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
controls	O
for	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
could	O
play	O
against	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
or	O
head-to-head	O
on	O
opposing	O
monitors	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Atari	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Cyberball	B-Application
in	O
both	O
the	O
same	O
large	O
dual-monitor	O
cabinet	O
titled	O
Tournament	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
two-player	O
cabinet	O
titled	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
shipped	O
in	O
1989	O
were	O
several	O
conversion	O
kits	O
to	O
modify	O
existing	O
cabinets	O
to	O
Tournament	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
or	O
the	O
2-player-only	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer-controlled	B-Application
avatars	O
run	O
offensive	O
patterns	O
in	O
very	O
specific	O
ways	O
before	O
reaching	O
their	O
assigned	O
passing	O
spots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ability	O
to	O
improvise	O
in	O
four	O
player	O
mode	O
built	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Cyberball	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
many	O
tournaments	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Atari	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
four-player	O
Tournament	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
2-player	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
following	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Cyberball	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
,	O
the	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Cyberball	B-Application
cabinet	O
required	O
a	O
technician	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
PCB	O
by	O
adding	O
several	O
jumper	O
wires	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
ROM	O
daughter	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyberball	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Tournament	O
Cyberball	B-Application
2072	I-Application
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
,	O
Skyler	O
Miller	O
gave	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
NES	O
is	O
n't	O
able	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Cyberball	B-Application
,	O
so	O
this	O
adaptation	O
ironically	O
ends	O
up	O
feeling	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
primitive	O
version	O
of	O
football	O
than	O
a	O
futuristic	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Megatech	O
praised	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
being	O
a	O
decent	O
conversion	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
