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doncropper · 06-12-2014, 01:35 PM

Yes, I had MicroLeague Baseball but I think I got it for the PC as the only C64 baseball game I remember having was that earliest version titled "Baseball".

From the C64 I think I moved to Tony LaRussa Baseball on the PC shortly followed by OldTime baseball also from SSI (Strategic Simulations Inc.) the makers of the Tony LaRussa series.

I bought just about every computer baseball game available during those earlier days of the PC including the text versions mainly just to see how they were made.

I stayed with Oldtime Baseball a few years as the primary one I played then spent a couple years enjoying the APBA Broadcast Blast game with Ernie Harwell announcing before moving to EA Sports MVP Baseball 2004 prior to their 2005 version release which I primarily played for almost 10 years. Just recently moved to MLB The Show.

Prior to the PC games arriving I also had purchased just about every table top baseball games (SOM, APBA, Negamco, Pursue the Pennant, Statis Pro, Clubhouse, All-Star, etc etc.). Then came the computer games like Strat-O-Matic, APBA, Sports Mogul, OOTP, Diamond Mind etc etc. It all started in 1963 when I purchased my first Strat-O-Matic card set which got me hooked on baseball games and have continued my passion for this for over 50 years now.

It's been a very interesting evolution and this MLB The Show certainly has the potential to be the best ever but for my nickel it has a few feature/functions to go before it surpasses EA Sports MVP Baseball 2005 game. In that game you could basically recreate in detail any previous seasons including yearly specific uniforms, stadiums, announcers audio, schedules, logos, portraits, background images, loading screens, music etc etc. MLB The Show can easily get to that point but they aren't there yet.

In my retirement room, I created 6 years ago when I retired, I proudly display most of these games I mentioned above and many others as well. Plus I have a vast array of baseball magazines from the '60s and '70s, many baseball movies & research books, plus all sort of player and stadium figurines I've collected over the years. Kinda looks like a Baseball History Museum Room when you enter it with Pennants hanging, Real Warmup Jackets hung -- relics of all kind !

Take Care,
Don

06-12-2014, 01:35 PM	#7
doncropper MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2002	Re: List of Classic Seasons & Historic Specialty Rosters Yes, I had MicroLeague Baseball but I think I got it for the PC as the only C64 baseball game I remember having was that earliest version titled "Baseball". From the C64 I think I moved to Tony LaRussa Baseball on the PC shortly followed by OldTime baseball also from SSI (Strategic Simulations Inc.) the makers of the Tony LaRussa series. I bought just about every computer baseball game available during those earlier days of the PC including the text versions mainly just to see how they were made. I stayed with Oldtime Baseball a few years as the primary one I played then spent a couple years enjoying the APBA Broadcast Blast game with Ernie Harwell announcing before moving to EA Sports MVP Baseball 2004 prior to their 2005 version release which I primarily played for almost 10 years. Just recently moved to MLB The Show. Prior to the PC games arriving I also had purchased just about every table top baseball games (SOM, APBA, Negamco, Pursue the Pennant, Statis Pro, Clubhouse, All-Star, etc etc.). Then came the computer games like Strat-O-Matic, APBA, Sports Mogul, OOTP, Diamond Mind etc etc. It all started in 1963 when I purchased my first Strat-O-Matic card set which got me hooked on baseball games and have continued my passion for this for over 50 years now. It's been a very interesting evolution and this MLB The Show certainly has the potential to be the best ever but for my nickel it has a few feature/functions to go before it surpasses EA Sports MVP Baseball 2005 game. In that game you could basically recreate in detail any previous seasons including yearly specific uniforms, stadiums, announcers audio, schedules, logos, portraits, background images, loading screens, music etc etc. MLB The Show can easily get to that point but they aren't there yet. In my retirement room, I created 6 years ago when I retired, I proudly display most of these games I mentioned above and many others as well. Plus I have a vast array of baseball magazines from the '60s and '70s, many baseball movies & research books, plus all sort of player and stadium figurines I've collected over the years. Kinda looks like a Baseball History Museum Room when you enter it with Pennants hanging, Real Warmup Jackets hung -- relics of all kind ! Take Care, Don Last edited by doncropper; 06-12-2014 at 01:37 PM.