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HardBall! is a baseball video game published by Accolade. Initially released for the Commodore 64 in 1985, it was ported to other computers over the next several years. A Sega Genesis cartridge was published in 1991. HardBall! was followed by HardBall II, HardBall III, HardBall IV, HardBall 5, and HardBall 6.

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Released
1985-01-01
User rating
0.00 / 5
Genres
Simulation, Sports
Platforms
PC, PlayStation, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Genesis

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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 a…

Released
1985
Genres
Sport
Platforms
Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Developer
Accolade, Accolade
Publisher
Advance Software Ltd., Ballistic, Amsoft, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI), Accolade

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1987-08-00
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HardBall! is a baseball video game published by Accolade. Initially released for the Commodore 64 in 1985, it was ported to other computers over the next several years. A Sega Genesis cartridge was published in 1991. HardBall! was followed by HardBall II, HardBall III, HardBall IV, HardBall 5, and HardBall 6.

==Gameplay== thumb|left|Throwing a pitch on the Commodore 64 version, with options for the pitcher and batter

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