It involves a set of ball characters with faces and unique personalities that race around a series of vertical obstacle courses in order to win medals.

Watsham, with the help of programmers Carl Wade and Ian Dunlop, created a prototype in two weeks and was approved by Acclaim to make the game.

[6] N64.com first revealed its development in 1997 with details such as its tentative title "Wrecking Balls" and having similar gameplay to Putty Squad.

[7] Development began in March 1997 and concluded in early June 1998, programmed into a 4 megabyte cart.

Following Acclaim's bankruptcy, Throwback Entertainment bought at auction part of their catalog in 2006, including Iggy's Reckin' Balls.