Speedball was released in November 1988 for the Amiga and Atari ST and later ported to MS-DOS, Commodore 64, and the Master System.

[2] The game is played by two teams on an enclosed court with a goal at each end, similar to that of ice hockey or five-a-side football.

Two game modes are supported: knockout (face increasingly tougher teams controlled by the computer in best of three matches) and league.

Coins can be traded at the end of each game for different bonuses, such as extra time or several enhancements for all members in the player's team, including a permanent increase to any of their stats.

Speedball received scores of 862 (MS-DOS) and 834 (Atari ST) out of 1000 from ACE, 79% from Mean Machines and 57% from Power Play.

[6] The One magazine in 1991 rated the game five out of five stars for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC.