Super Dodge Ball/Gameplay

Inner-court players
These players comprise the majority of your team. They are average in every way: speed, defense, and offense. They can move around the court fairly swiftly, and are capable of throwing the ball with moderate power, but they can't perform any power throws, nor can they withstand too many hits from opponents. Three of these players will occupy the inner court, along with the team captain.

Team captain
This player is the most important member of your team. (In the Japanese version, this is Kunio himself, and thus the main character.) He is much more powerful than the other members of the team, both offensively and defensively. He is capable of withstanding many more hits than the regular players, and he is the only member of the team capable of performing a power shot. He isn't necessarily any faster than his teammates, in fact his large size is an unfortunate liability because he is a bigger target. For that reason, you'll want to try to shield him with other players if you have no alternative. Losing him from the match will make it much harder for you to compete, especially in the later stages of the game.

Outer-court players
Three players are positioned around the outside edge of the opponent's side of the court. Likewise, you will see three opponents positioned around the outside edge of your side of the court. These outer players aren't as useful, but they do have a role to play throughout the game. For one thing, if a ball goes out of bounds, it is fair game for any of these outside players to run over and pick the ball up. From there, they can either attempt to hit an opponent inside the court, or pass the ball to another teammate. While they aren't capable of running with the ball, they are allowed to jump and they're still capable of doing a small amount of damage, especially to players who are stunned and trying to catch their breath.

Rules

 * The object is to remove all four of your opponent's inner court players before they remove all of yours. Players are removed when they are hit too many times with the ball and lose all of their stamina.
 * Note that in later rounds of single player games, the computer-controlled teams will have more than four members to eliminate, although no more than four will ever appear in the court at one time. Once an opponent player is removed, they will be replaced by a new player.
 * Each round is played in 3 minutes. If a player fails to defeat the opponent within that time, the player's game is over.
 * In a two player game, both players lose if the game is tied. Otherwise, the player with more remaining teammates is the winner and advances to the second round of a single player game.
 * There is a 15 second possession rule. If you do not throw the ball at an opponent within that time, possession of the ball automatically transfers to the opposing side.  Passing the ball does not count.
 * If an inner player steps over the lines of the court while still in possession of the ball, that player immediately drops the ball for the nearest opposing player to collect..
 * The only exception to this is for players who jump. It is possible to jump over the line and throw the ball at an opponent in mid-air.  If you land before throwing the ball, the ball is dropped when you land.

Techniques
There are five types of shots in the game. They are listed here in order of weakest to strongest: