Friday, 18 April 2025

RealSports Baseball (Atari 7800 review)

Developer: Atari Corporation
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Released: 1988

RealSports Baseball is a sports game that was also released on the Atari 2600 (1982) and Atari 5200 (1983).

+ Good pitch selection available, and easier double plays than the 5200 version as fielders all have cannons for arms.

+ Pace of play has been massively sped up, which allows you to complete a full nine inning game much quicker.

- Batting is awful due to your lethargic swing speed, and when fielding it's difficult to accurately judge the location of fly balls.

- No skill level customisation options, and the brutal CPU often throws you out at first after a hit near the warning track.

- No longer an option to change innings length, no quick pitches and the endearing voice clips have been omitted.

- Having to activate teammates after a play and manually throw the ball back to the pitcher is slow and cumbersome.

- Graphics show no substantial improvements from the Atari 5200 version, which is odd considering the five-year gap.


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