Published by Microdeal in 1987, Airball is a weird and challenging isometric puzzle game where you play a bubble exploring a trap-ridden castle, looking for gems (which convert to a low number of points), and also looking for ‘Inflation Stations’ because the bloody stupid ball has a slow leak and needs to be constantly topped-up with air…

Touch anything dangerous and the bubble will pop, losing you a life. Lose all three lives and it’s game over. At least the pump stations also act like waypoints, so you return to the last one you visited if you die. At least… Airball is a tough game. Touch the wrong pixel and you’ll pop…

Airball on the Atari ST is slightly better than the Dragon 32 original. It just looks so much better and is more varied and playable. It’s still a relatively frustrating experience, although I am glad it exists! 🙂

More: Airball on Wikipedia