I, Ball
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I, Ball is a shoot 'em up computer game created for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in 1987 by Firebird. It was programmed by Timothy Gloss. The C64 version features music written by Rob Hubbard, based on a tune by Cabaret Voltaire called "Whip Blow".
The player takes the role of the eponymous Ball and gameplay takes the form of a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up. It was also one of the first games to feature a wide range of power-ups (via power discs). The Spectrum version also featured some memorable synthesised speech.
It was followed by a sequel, I, Ball 2, released later the same year.