RealSports Baseball

• Release Date: 1982
• Genre: Sports
• Style: Baseball
• Similar Games: Home Run (Atari Video Computer System), Super Baseball (Atari Video Computer System), Super Challenge Baseball (Atari Video Computer System)

Game Description

One of the first releases from the Atari's RealSports series, RealSports Baseball is the follow-up to Home Run, Atari's first attempt at a baseball game for the Atari 2600.

Unlike Home Run, RealSports Baseball follows the real rules of baseball, with two teams, a nine-inning game, base stealing and multiple types of pitches. The pitcher can throw a fastball, riser, sinker or an intentional ball, while the batter can bunt, and hit ground and fly balls. Gameplay takes place on a static, one-screen playfield containing the nine defensive players, the batter and the umpire.

RealSports Baseball features four different game variations:

Game 1: Two-player game. Right player starts on offense. Left player starts on defense. The batter is able to hit any pitch, no matter if it is a strike or a ball.

Game 2: Two-player game. Left player starts on offense. Right player starts on defense. The batter is able to hit balls (non-strikes) only about 20 percent of the time.

Game 3: One-player game. Player starts on defense. The batter is only able to hit balls about 20 percent of the time.

Game 4: One-player game. Player starts on offense. The batter is only able to hit balls (non-strikes) about 20 percent of the time.

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