Useless trivia: you all know that Blodia looks like a rip-off of Pipe Dream / Pipe Mania. But most people don't know that Pipe Dream is a rip-off of an original game called Diablo, which Blodia is actually a legit port 
Not useless! I never knew about Diablo -- I gotta check it out. I played a game on Apple ][ (or maybe early IBM PC?) that was very similar to Blodia (perhaps it was a Diablo clone?). Actually, there were lots of wonderful puzzle games I used to play back when I was a kid -- none of which have ever made it to consoles in any way, shape or form.
Also, IIRC, the credits in Blodia / Timeball pre-date the release of Pipe Dreams (which was 1990, give or take a year?).
Anyway, the point is that Blodia / Timeball is a fun game! AND, you can speed up the ball using the TURBO feature -- how appropriate for a game on the TurboGrafx-16!
ANECDOTE: I travel a lot on the plane to visit my family throughout the year. Over the years, I can't tell you how many hours I've enjoyed playing Timeball on a TurboExpress! All of the puzzle games have been great fun on the plane: Tricky Kick (but sprites are WAY too tiny), Chew Man Fu (the big sprites are really nice on the small screen), Boxyboy (tiny sprites), Klax...
