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n. A kind of ballpoint pen with a spherical nib that uses water-based liquid or gelled ink.

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Rollerball may refer to:

  • Rollerball pen, a type of ballpoint pen and ink
  • Roller ball (pointing device), a trackball-device invented by Ralph Benjamin
  • Rollerball (1975 film), a science fiction film based on the short story "Rollerball Murder"
  • Rollerball (2002 film), a remake of the 1975 film
  • Rollerball (video game), a 1988 pinball-themed video game for the NES
  • Rollerball (band), Australian band
  • Rollerball (chess variant), a chess variant by Jean-Louis Cazaux, inspired by the film
  • "Rollerball", a song by Scottish band Mogwai from the 1998 EP No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew)
Rollerball (video game)

is a video game produced by HAL Laboratory, Inc. in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System four years after its initial release on the MSX. It is designed to be played by one to four players, in turn. It is an emulation of a pinball machine.

The pinball machine rendered in Rollerball is composed of four screens, which, by proportion, would be about as long as two standard pinball tables if it were a real table. The graphics on two of the four screens are based on various aspects of the New York City skyline. The topmost screen (hereafter called the bonus screen) merely shows some clouds and a blimp. The second screen (the main screen) shows the top of the Empire State Building, while the third screen (intermediate) shows the lower skyline and the Statue of Liberty. The lowest (final) screen shows only a blue backdrop, representing the Ocean.

Rollerball (1975 film)

Rollerball is a 1975 British-American dystopian science fiction sports action film, produced and directed by Norman Jewison, and starring James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay by William Harrison adapted his own short story, "Roller Ball Murder", which had first appeared in the September 1973 issue of Esquire.

Although Rollerball had an American cast, a Canadian director, and was released by the American company United Artists, it was produced in London and Munich.

Rollerball received mostly positive reviews. A remake of the film, directed by John McTiernan, was released in 2002 to overwhelmingly negative reception.

Rollerball (2002 film)

Rollerball is a 2002 remake of the 1975 science-fiction film of the same name. It stars Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, and Naveen Andrews. It was directed by John McTiernan and has a much greater focus on action, with more muted social and political overtones than the original. Unlike the previous film, it takes place in the present rather than in a future dystopian society.

Rollerball (band)

Rollerball is a rock band from Queensland, Australia formed in 1998 and named after the 1975 movie. They have released four full-length albums, SuperStructure, Oversize, Submarine and a European seltitled album which was a compilation based on their first two eps.

Rollerball (chess variant)

Rollerball is a chess variant invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux in 1998. The game was inspired by the 1975 science-fiction movie Rollerball, specifically the futuristic and violent sport (similar to Roller Derby) portrayed in the film.

The board comprises 7×7 squares with the central 3×3 section missing. Pieces generally move clockwise around the board. Each player starts with one king, one bishop, two rooks, and two pawns.

Usage examples of "rollerball".

I think any one of us could beat anyone on Tanith at Rollerball, Chance, the Mirror Game-"

I sat down on the cold and dusty tile floor, exchanged my Rollerballs for low-rider sneaks, and prepared to wait till the Ice Age, if necessary.