How about a game of two-on-two volleyball? What's that you say? It's raining outside? You have a trick knee? Your dog ate your sneakers? None of these excuses wash with Volleybound, because all you need to play is a joystick. Your C-64 supplies the rest.
As in real volleyball, the object of Volleybound is to keep the ball in the air on your side of the net, and make it hit the floor on your opponent's side of the net. You can play against either the computer or a friend. With a joystick plugged into port 2, select the number of players. Pull back on the joystick to increase the number, push forward to decrease the number, and press the fire button to make your selection. When playing against the computer, you must also select a difficulty level from one, the easiest, to three.
The yellow team is controlled by a joystick in port 2, the green team by the computer or a joystick in port 1. The two players on a team move in unison.
As the game starts, one team is randomly chosen to serve first. When your team is serving, move the players so one is under the ball and press the fire button. During a volley, hit the ball by moving one of your players underneath. If the ball is too high, press the fire button and your players will jump and intercept it.
You win a point when you have the serve and your opponent lets the ball hit the floor. You win the serve when your opponent serves and lets the ball hit the floor.
The rules of Volleybound differ slightly from those of real volleyball. Here, a team can hit the ball any number of times before sending it over the net. Also, the ball can't go out of bounds; it bounces off the walls and ceiling instead.
The first player to score 15 points wins. Press the fire button on joystick 2 to play again.
To freeze play, press the Commodore key. To continue, press it again. The run-stop key exits to Basic.
The next time it's raining . . . or you can't find your shoes, serve up Volleybound!
