1985 · Arcade & Origins
HardBall!
Accolade · Sport
Overview
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.
Releases
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Commodore C64/128/MAX
31 dic 1985 Original
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Amiga
31 dic 1987
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Amstrad CPC
31 dic 1986
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ZX Spectrum
31 dic 1986
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MSX
31 dic 1987
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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
31 dic 1991
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Atari ST/STE
31 dic 1985
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Atari 8-bit
31 dic 1985
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Apple II
31 dic 1985
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Apple IIGS
31 dic 1987
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1985 — A year in gaming
Il catalogo di quell’anno, distinto dalla pagina editoriale su Generazioni.
Part of an era
Arcade & Origins
1972–1983
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Game data
- Original title
- HardBall!
- Developer
- Accolade
- Publisher
- Sony, Accolade, Amsoft, Advance Software Ltd., Ballistic
- First release
- 31 dicembre 1985
- Genres
- Sport
- Era
- Arcade & Origins