HardBall!
- Genres
- Sport
- Platforms
- DOS · Mac · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum · MSX · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · Atari 8-bit · Apple II · Apple IIGS
- Release
- Apple II 1985 Month only Atari 8-bit 1985 Month only Atari ST/STE 1985 Month only Commodore C64/128/MAX 1985 Month only Amstrad CPC 1986 Month only Mac 1986 Month only ZX Spectrum 1986 Month only Amiga 1987 Month only Apple IIGS 1987 Month only DOS 1987 Month only MSX 1987 Month only Sega Mega Drive/Genesis 1991 Month only
- Credits
-
A
Accolade
A
Amsoft
B
Ballistic
AS
Advance Software Ltd.
SC
Sony Computer Entertainment
- Board status
- —
About
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.