Evolution of Retro Baseball Games

[onthinice]

Laird using one of his ten favorite words

[TrekMD]

No video this time, but here is Pitcher's Duel for the Vectrex!  Here is what baseball looks like when played with vector graphics!

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[onthinice]

Nice looking game!

[TL]

Philips Videopac / Maganavox Odyssey 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjbX6ryzOqA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjbX6ryzOqA

Emerson Arcadia 2001

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inQZhAW8J5E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inQZhAW8J5E[/align:2b2qinaj]

[onthinice]

I played the Odyssey2 baseball in my younger days. Liked it back then but it seems to show its age now. Homerun on the Atari 2600 is about the same way.

[TrekMD]

Here is Championship  Baseball on the C64.

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[onthinice]

I remember the title. Not sure I played it much. Sure is full of colors.

[TrekMD]

So, let's take a look at Baseball in another system.  Here is Super Action Basbeball on the ColecoVision!

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[onthinice]

Super Action Baseball really looks impressive. I have a copy of the game. Just never have picked up a pair of the special controllers to play the game properly.

[TrekMD]

Super Action Baseball really looks impressive. I have a copy of the game. Just never have picked up a pair of the special controllers to play the game properly.

What is the controller that it requires?  Sucks that you have the game and can't play it!

[onthinice]

I believe it is called the Super Action Controller. It is rather neat looking.

[onthinice]

here is a picture.

[onthinice]

You can see clearly how Atari was inspired for the Jaguar controller.

[onthinice]

Really looks sharp does it not?

[onthinice]

Ok, here is the real controller