Octoball Derby

Octoball Derby is a minigame featured in A Link Between Worlds. Operated by a Derby Boy and a Derby Girl, the aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by swinging off 30 pitches "thrown" by Octo, the proprietors' pet Octorok.

The Circle Pad controls Link's stance. The farther up the Circle Pad is held, the lower the ball can be hit, perfect for hitting ground balls. Conversely, the farther down the Circle Pad is held, the higher the ball can be hit, perfect for hitting pop flies. Leaving the Circle Pad untouched is perfect for hitting line drives. The A button is used to swing the bat. Timing the A button is also key to the game. The earlier the A button is pressed, the ball heads closer to right field; the later the A button is pressed, the ball heads closer to left field. However, swinging the bat too early or too late will keep Link from hitting the ball at all.

Hitting a red pot will score one point. Hitting a gold pot will score five points. Upon three consecutive successful hits of either type of pot, a Crow will appear; hitting the Crow will scrore twenty points. Hitting a Sand Crab will cause all previously-hit pots to respawn; a Sand Crab will also not interrupt a pot-hitting streak when it comes to spawning a Crow. Failing to hit a target with a ball, or failing to hit the ball at all, will score no points and interrupt any current pot-hitting streak. Hitting Octo will not only fail to score any points and interrupt a pot-hitting streak, but will cause Octo to "throw" the next pitch instantly, leaving little reaction time.

Once the game is over, the player will win whatever score they've accumulated at the rate of 1 Rupee per point. The first time the player scores at least 100 points, the Derby Boy will give the player a Piece of Heart.

Trivia

 * Despite Octoball Derby taking place in Lorule, the enemy species used in the game are more common in Hyrule.
 * The Octoball Derby's English name is an allusion to a home run derby. The minigame's Spanish and French names in the North American version of the game appear to imply their location being a sports stadium.
 * If Link has a rod equipped to his first item slot, he will use that staff as his bat.