Evolution of Retro Baseball Games

[TrekMD]

OK, so let's start a look at another sport:  Baseball!  And let's start with the evolution of these games on the grandfather of all consoles, the Atari 2600...

[align=center:b5nolgog]Home Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduHbDkC0O4

RealSports Baseball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFB_kPXFQpI

Super Challenge Baseball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zufd8uSKtRw

Super Baseball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hRNtHHJHIQ

Pete Ross Baseball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvUpU8f6ctY[/align:b5nolgog]

[zapiy]

Amazing how simple but effective these games looked on early machines.

[TL]

[align=center:kuwathtm][size=180]Sinclair ZX Spectrum[/size]


Baseball - By Load 'N' Run


Championship Baseball - By Alternative Software


R.B.I. 2 Baseball - By Tengen


World Series Baseball - By Imagine[/align:kuwathtm]

[TrekMD]

Those Spectrum games look pretty good. 

[TrekMD]

Here are three more Baseball titles for Atari consoles.

[align=center:2bq4xhqi]RealSports Baseball for the Atari 5200
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICaqghi-xLs

RealSports Baseball for the Atari 7800
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no7asFge60c

Pete Rose Baseball for the Atari 7800
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8diw6zuMCg[/align:2bq4xhqi]

[TL]

[align=center:8ygb4cz7][size=180]Atari XL/XE[/size]


All Star Baseball - By Image Computer Products


Baseball - By Inhome Software


Baseball Strategy - By Avalon Hill


Hardball - By Accolade


Micro League Baseball - By Micro League Sports


RealSports Baseball - By Atari

There were a few more really simple games and some text only ones too![/align:8ygb4cz7]

[TrekMD]

Those evolved quite a bit within the same system!

[onthinice]

Agree! I played baseball games on the C64. That was back when baseball was fun. Now you have to have a degree in physics to even hit the ball.

[TL]

Agree! I played baseball games on the C64. That was back when baseball was fun. Now you have to have a degree in physics to even hit the ball.

So true 

[TrekMD]

Agree! I played baseball games on the C64. That was back when baseball was fun. Now you have to have a degree in physics to even hit the ball.

Would that be theoretical physics or practical physics?   

[onthinice]

Quantum...

[TL]

[align=center:1ps75so4][size=180]Atari ST[/size][/align:1ps75so4]

[align=center:1ps75so4]
American Pastime Baseball Simulator - By Lindow Associates


Championship Baseball - By Activision


Full Count Baseball - By Data Innovations


Hardball - By Accolade


Micro League Baseball - By Micro League Sports Association


R.B.I Baseball 2 - By Tengen/Domark[/align:1ps75so4]

[TrekMD]

RBI Baseball 2 looks awesome!

[zapiy]

Used to play R.B.I Baseball 2 on the Amiga, very good game.

But its a game for you Americans more than us Brits lol..

[TL]

It's by Atari, of course it's good