ddaniels Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Well, if I'm giving out the award for best graphics for a baseball game, I'd have to go with Mattel's World Series Baseball for the ECS computer. You have to consider the time period '83 and what's currently available and NOTHING compares to the graphics of this game. This game had many, many first, 3d and multiply camera angles. The reason many people may not be familiar with this title is because when it was released the ECS computer and Mattel for that matter were going bye bye (out of business). Too bad this game didn't come out a little earlier as this may have helped push sales for the ECS. I still remember the "teaser" commercial for this game back in '83 (which I still can't find on the net no matter how hard I look). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Accolade's HardBall for the original (black and white) Mac is my favorite from the classic era. It was the first baseball game that had intuitive controls and a true save feature. It is essentially Pete Rose Baseball with better controls and smoother gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee9977 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Mattel Electronic Baseball. Better than any very early console version imo. And you can take it with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I guess I've liked each of my Baseball games better than the one before it. But the one I spent the most time with, by far, was the M-Network game "Super Challenge Baseball" on the 2600. At least I think that's what it was called. I usually played it against myself, over and over. NES Bases Loaded was good graphically but I didn't like the selection of teams, gameplay was ok. RBI 3 on Genesis I didn't play that much, but a good game. "Best" baseball game I ever had was Hardball 6 on the PC, but that's getting more modern. Hmm... come to think of it, I had a baseball game for every major platform I owned, except the 7800 (thankfully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I've always most enjoyed Atari 5200 Baseball. My best friend swears by Baseball Simulator 1.000 for the SNES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazerati Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well, if I'm giving out the award for best graphics for a baseball game, I'd have to go with Mattel's World Series Baseball for the ECS computer. You have to consider the time period '83 and what's currently available and NOTHING compares to the graphics of this game. This game had many, many first, 3d and multiply camera angles. The reason many people may not be familiar with this title is because when it was released the ECS computer and Mattel for that matter were going bye bye (out of business). Too bad this game didn't come out a little earlier as this may have helped push sales for the ECS. I still remember the "teaser" commercial for this game back in '83 (which I still can't find on the net no matter how hard I look). oh man would i LOVE to see the commercial because after i saw it in 83 i COULDN'T wait to get the game then i ran out and bought the ECS and would call all over looking for the baseball game and i never did get it i only had Mind Strike and Scooby Doo for the ECS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Home Run. Only because I'm still bitter about George Plimpton punkin' my system on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 One of the games in the "Hardball" series for the Commodore 64 was bad with their physics. With a runner already at third base, going home, and the ball all the way in the right field (or was it left field), the guy could gun it home and tag you out. Another game I can't remember the name of for the Commodore 64 had a problem with stats. This was around 1984 or 85. I got stuck with the Oakland Athletics due to a pick out of a hat. I've loved them ever since. They had Jose Canseco. He struck out EVERY time you swung, but if you bunted he'd get a base hit every time. My friends banned me from bunting with him. I'm used to be a big fan of Baseball Stars, but I've become somewhat disillusioned with it. IMO it suffers from the same thing that most of the 8bit baseball games suffer from: crappy physics. For some reason they can just never get the relative speeds of thrown baseballs, baserunners, and running fielders right, so you end up being able to stretch every single into a homerun (because the throws are so slow) on offense and then never being able to get anyone out on defense except by strikeout. Once when I was bedridden for a week (after a car accident) I spent most of that time playing Baseball Stars and powered up all my players as far as they could go...and they still couldn't throw people out. Seriously, a grounder to the thirdbaseman should be almost an automatic out. That was the turning point for me with that game and I haven't played it since. I have World Series Baseball 2K1 for the Dreamcast and...yeah. What were they thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirin jensen Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 The only system I currently own is the O2, and the only baseball game I own is Baseball!, so I guess I'd say... Baseball! for the O2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segasaturn Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) Realsports for the atari 5200 too! Edited February 7, 2009 by segasaturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I used to be a fan of the bo jackson football/baseball combo handheld, but after trying baseball stars 2 it seems to really take the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchomojo Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I really enjoyed R.B.I Baseball, and Baseball Stars both for NES. Also there was a Ken Griffey Jr. game for the SNES that my friends and I used to play nonstop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Engineer Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Bad News Baseball for the NES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Epoch TV Baseball of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I'm partial to Home Run myself, since I can get a game in in five minutes. "Realisn" in Atari VCS games isn't that huge a deal to me. Major League Baseball on the Intellivision is also a favorite (yeh, I play both sides at Plimpton Field). I've never played World Series Baseball for the ECS, but it looks incredible. I still need that one for my Intellivision collection. Wasn't there a one-player version of MLB that came out after INTV took over? Or am I thinking of Super Pro Football? Realsports Baseball on the 5200 is also nice (with voice even!), but I generally find myself unable to sit through an entire game. Those are my tops. There are better, more advanced baseball games out there, but I like the simplicity of the old games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Wasn't there a one-player version of MLB that came out after INTV took over? Or am I thinking of Super Pro Football? World Championship Baseball was MLB with a few enhancements and a 1-player vs CPU mode good game, but it is not as common as MLB and will cost you a few more dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redglass77 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 My favs would have to be Baseball Stars (NES) this one is timeless Baseball Stars 2 (Neo Geo) always entertaining Powerpros (PS2) Badnews (NES) SuperBaseball 2020 (SNES) World Class Baseball (TG-16) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Star League Baseball for the Atari 800, followed by Home Run, the Odyssey 2 Baseball, World Series Baseball for the Genesis, and the 2003 Baseball for the Dreamcast. Too many, I know. But each of them has its strengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 RBI Baseball (NES) or Baseball Stars (NES and Neo-Geo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 you know, sony's "the show" series on the next gen consoles is actually my fave. i was racking my brain to think of some wacky classic that i may have enjoyed more, being a big NES/Genesis era guy, but this is really it. the level of realism is absolutely staggering, it looks incredible in 1080p HD, the batting and pitching mechanics are even more on point. the demo for MLB 09 is up on PSN right now, by the way, if you're looking to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Were the Hardball games from the DOS era any good? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Were the Hardball games from the DOS era any good? Chris I downloaded a playable demo of one of them back then, and I liked it. I didn't really get to play the whole game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Were the Hardball games from the DOS era any good? Chris I downloaded a playable demo of one of them back then, and I liked it. I didn't really get to play the whole game though. I'll just grab one of them off the web and check it out. Where are you from in Northern California? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball (Super Nintendo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazerati Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Well, if I'm giving out the award for best graphics for a baseball game, I'd have to go with Mattel's World Series Baseball for the ECS computer. You have to consider the time period '83 and what's currently available and NOTHING compares to the graphics of this game. This game had many, many first, 3d and multiply camera angles. The reason many people may not be familiar with this title is because when it was released the ECS computer and Mattel for that matter were going bye bye (out of business). Too bad this game didn't come out a little earlier as this may have helped push sales for the ECS. I still remember the "teaser" commercial for this game back in '83 (which I still can't find on the net no matter how hard I look). that commercial is even rarer than the game! i mean not even Keith Robinson seems to have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.