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HardBall! (1985)

Accolade

Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Apple II · Apple IIGS · Atari 8-bit · Atari ST/STE · Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · MSX · Mac · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · ZX Spectrum

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Play is controlled with a joystick or arrow keys and an action button. One of the four cardinal directions is used to choose the pitch, and again to aim it towards low, high, inside (towards batter), or outside (away from batter). The same directions are used to aim the swing when batting. When fielding after a hit, the defensive player … Read more
Play is controlled with a joystick or arrow keys and an action button. One of the four cardinal directions is used to choose the pitch, and again to aim it towards low, high, inside (towards batter), or outside (away from batter). The same directions are used to aim the swing when batting. When fielding after a hit, the defensive player closest to the ball will flash to show it is the one currently under control. The four directions are then used to throw to one of the four bases. The game incorporates a pitcher perspective, often used in MLB broadcasts. There are also managerial options available. The player has a selection of pitchers to choose from. Each team member has his own statistics that affect his performance, and can be rearranged as desired. Prior to HardBall!s release, there were managerial baseball games available, such as Micro League Baseball but HardBall! was the first to integrate that aspect with the arcade control of the game action itself. Read less
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Developers
Accolade
Publishers
Accolade, Advance Software Ltd., Amsoft, Ballistic, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI)
Genres
Sport
Series
HardBall

Release dates

  • 1985 (North_America) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • 1986 (Europe) Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
  • 1986 (North_America) Mac
  • 1987 (North_America) Amiga, Apple IIGS, DOS
  • 1987 (Japan) MSX
  • 1991 (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

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