The best darn arcade game of allMay 17, 2009
I just played a brilliant arcade game. It’s apparently extremely rare, and I had never seen it before. In fact, I hadn’t ever heard of it. It’s called Stone Ball.
It’s simplistic; two player teams of cavemen armed with clubs hit a stone ball around a field in a comedic, brawling version of soccer. The controls are flawless, the animation amazing for its release year of 1994, and it is absolutely hilarious with two or more players.
The cavemen can guide the ball around the field while using beat ‘em up style moves to keep their opponents out of the way while they try to knock the ball into a goal. They can execute flying tackles and beat the opposition into the ground. The zaniness ramps up when a rogue ostrich steals the ball and both teams are force to chase it madly around the field. You can almost hear the Benny Hill music. We had five people gathered around the cabinet all laughing and cheering at nigh uncouth volumes. It was great!
I got the images from the International Arcade Museum. This article is about the only information I could find on it.
— Alan Henager @ 8:57 PM