Atari 8-bit - Atari - 1987

HardBall!

HardBall! — screenshot 1

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Genre: Sports - Baseball
Year: 1987
Language: Machine Language
Publisher: Atari
Controls: Joystick / Keyboard
Developer: [n/a]
Players: 1 / 1 vs. 2
Country
Programmer(s): Thompson, Dan
License: Commercial
Graphic Artist(s): Doggett, Mimi
Medium
Sound: Bogas, Edgar Noel
Rarity: 5
Cover Artist(s): [n/a]
Serial: RX8084
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Cartridge conversion by Sculptured Software.

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Cartridge 1

INSTRUCTIONS (6)

INSTRUCTIONS (1)

VIDEOS (1)

Atari Baseball

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Cartridge 1

VOTES / STATISTICS

Rating7.8/10

Hits: 18,719
Downloads: 4,861
Votes: 59

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COMMENTS (4)

dtm-artist18 Mar 2024
Easily the best sports game on the Atari 8-bit, one that I played endlessly in the 1980s. One of my favorite gags from Hardball: substituting any player for the pitcher, then seeing every pitch as a wobbly "fat pitch." Hah!
Rick11 Apr 2021
That Ozzie Smith commercial is awesome! So glad you have it on here.
Frank14 Oct 2010
Great game
eppy20009 Oct 2007
Until this came along, Star League Baseball was my game of choice when it came to baseball. It was very innovative with the classic centerfield camera of the pitcher and batter. But once the ball is in play, it becomes like any other baseball game. It had quirks, like being able to have up to six outs. Or balls thrown from the outfield REALLY slowing down to indicate distance. Or not being able to go back to base once you've committed to stealing. It had one great feature missing in today's baseball games. You can substitute positions players as pitchers (something that does happen, if rarely, in the big leagues). Another great thing is that if you place players in positions other than their own, they're more prone to making errors.