simbalion Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I got a box of loose Atari 2600 carts from a friend about a month ago in a trade and have been going through them since it is too hot to do anything outdoors. One of the carts is a Pete Rose Baseball cart by Absolute entertainment. I'm not a huge sports game fan, but something about these 2600 sports games I like. So, after cleaning the contacts I popped it into my 2600jr. and was quite amazed by what I saw. The graphics are actually really good, especially the screen for the pitcher and batter. The fielders aren't quite as good as that when the ball is hit, but still look decent. Sound is fairly good and gameplay seems good. This game is dated 1989 if I read it right and really shows how the old 2600 could be stretched. I mean it even wowed me when I got a look at it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 i just scored a sealed Pete Rose for $13, awesome game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Pete Rose on the 2600 is excellent. A true wonder and a credit to innovative video baseball. Absolutely love this game. No puns there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Pete Rose Baseball is a triumph for the 2600. A great baseball simulation with great graphics. The control of the pitch is great, the batting is great, the only real drawback is the vertical limitation on the fielders, but once you understand how that works it is easily adjusted to. Whenever I get the itch to play a baseball game, this is first on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Compared to the 7800 the sound is the same but the graphics are not quite as good and background and overhead display missing but the gameplay is exact and the pitching screen is very close obly missing the extra colors on the sprites. very similar games....impressive only on the 2600 variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbalion Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) I played it again last night and I have to admit, it definitely is a solid game for the 2600 and shows even that old system still could be pushed to perform. I have played Baseball games on other more 'advanced' systems from the era and Pete Rose for the 2600 holds up fairly well. It's sad we didn't get to see more games with this sort of development before the 2600 was finally retired. Edited July 8, 2012 by simbalion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Great game. A long way from Home Run, although I do enjoy that one too, but in a much different way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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