Game Description

Hardball 6 brings a lot of new features into the series, such as full Major League Baseball licensing allowing for all of the teams and players, and a 3D graphics engine that displays the new motion captured players. Users also get interleague play, consecutive season play with the amateur draft, and a custom league and schedule generator. An All-Time team that stars famous players from the past is included too. Players can also play against friends online via a serial, modem, or LAN connection. ~ All Game Guide

Roots & Influences

The HardBall! series of baseball games for the computer debuted in 1985, then went on hiatus until HardBall II was released in 1991. Since then, several iterations have appeared on various platforms, each updating and enhancing the franchise. Hardball 5, released in 1995, was the last MS-DOS-only game in the series. Hardball 6 moves the series from MS-DOS to a 3D-accelerated Windows 95 configuration. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: MindSpan

Design: Mike Benna, Jeff Sember, John Boechler

Programming: Mike Benna, Jeff Sember, Joel Dinolt

Art: John Boechler

3D: John Boechler

Music Composer: Brian Shaw

Music Producer: Brian Shaw

Guitar: Andrew Duncan

Synthesizer Solos: Joe Bashourun

Bass Guitar: Gary Janzen

Studio Provider: Henri Brown

Sound Effects: Tommy Tallarico

Announcer Editing: Brian Shaw

Company 2: Accolade

Executive Producer: Pam Levins

Associate Producer: Randy Hauser

Assistant Producer: Daniel Tyrrell, Richie Gangwish

Design: Pam Levins

Lead Artist: Molly Windsor

Illustrator: David Gustlin, Karen Hinds, James Johnson, Tracey Madden, Heather Merrill, Juan Ortiz, Kelly Pinson, Frank Robbins, Mayumi Suzuki, Molly Windsor, Peter Wong, John Xu

Interface Art Design and Illustration: Patricia Pearson

Art Director: Dale Mauk

Introductory Sequence Producer: Steve Allison

Introductory Sequence Director: Phil Paternite

Tools: Bobby Tait

Technical Pinch Hitter: Luis Rivas

QA Manager: Alex V. Cabal

QA Lead: Arnold Galano

Compatibility: David Abrams

Tester: Stefano Canu, Donnie Clay, Jason Cordero, Alex Jones, Ben Macaskill, Sam Newman, Marie Person, Paul Rodriguez, Noe Sarmiento, Arif Sinan, Adam Stokke, James Strawn

Documentation Writer: Mark L. Cohen

Online Help: Mark L. Cohen

Documentation Layout: W. D. Robinson

Voiceover: Greg Papa

Product Marketing Manager: Steve Allison

Licensing: Gabrielle Benham

Public Relations: Erica Krishnamurthy, Jack Symon

Website Design: Laddie Ervin, Ray Massa

Technical/Customer Support Manager: David Costello ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide