HardBall!

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HardBall!

Publisher: Ballistic

Developer: Accolade

Genre: Sports (baseball)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1991-06^[1]	$54.9554.95^[2]^[3]	ACLD003
US (Video Game Classics)	199x
EU	1991-06^[4]		ACLD003
UK	1991-06^[4]	£39.9939.99^[5]	ACLD003

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Apple II Apple IIGS Atari 8-bit family Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC Macintosh MSX2 ZX Spectrum

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HardBall! is a baseball game for the Sega Mega Drive and the first in Accolade's HardBall series. The Mega Drive version was not officially licensed by Sega.

HardBall! was followed by HardBall II, which missed Sega's system, however further sequels, Al Michaels Announces HardBall III, HardBall '94 and HardBall '95 did see a release on the Mega Drive.

Production credits

Designer: Dan Thompson
Producer: Sam Nelson
Graphics: Suzie Greene, Jeff Rianda, Carolly Hauksdottir, Bonnie Borucki, Jenny Martin
Music and Sounds: Russell Shiffer
Umpire: Eddie Montague
Manual: Sam Nelson, Jeff Wagner
HardBall! Rules Official: Richard Booroojian
Special Thanks: Tim Wilson, Al Miller, Bob Whitehead, Keith Orr, Pam Levins, Dan Pisano

Source:

US manual^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: HardBall!/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #30: "January 1992" (199x-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0203: "Vol. 2, No. 3: June/July 1991" (1991-0x-xx)

Print advert in Joystick (FR) #18: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-0x-xx)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #2: "Octobre 1991" (1991-10-05)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

75

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[10]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

72

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[12]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

92

^[14]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

72

^[15]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

75

^[17]

Mean Machines (UK)

80

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

75

^[19]

Power Play (DE)

68

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

61

^[5]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

38

^[22]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[23]

	71
Based on 17 reviews

HardBall!

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (Video Game Classics)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US (Video Game Classics; Accolade cartridge)
Cover

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, DE
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: HardBall!/Technical information.

References

↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 50
↑ GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 41
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 48
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 36
↑ File:Hardball MD US Manual.pdf, page 2
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56
↑ GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 23
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 174
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
↑ Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 60
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116

HardBall!
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HardBall games for Sega systems
HardBall! (1991) \| Al Michaels Announces HardBall III (1993) \| HardBall '94 (1994) \| HardBall '95 (1995)
HardBall 5 (unreleased)

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p40-1] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_31.pdf_p50-2] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:GamePro_US_024.pdf_p41-3] GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 41

[:File:SegaPower_UK_20.pdf_p48-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 48

[:File:SegaPower_UK_21.pdf_p36-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 36

[:File:Hardball_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p2-6] File:Hardball MD US Manual.pdf, page 2

[:File:EGM_US_030.pdf_p76-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:EGM_US_025.pdf_p22-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p56-11] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56

[:File:GamePro_US_024.pdf_p40-12] GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:GamesX_UK_10.pdf_p23-13] Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 23

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p174-14] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 174

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-15] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:MegaPlay_US_05.pdf_p63-16] Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-17] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_09.pdf_p60-18] Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 60

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-10.pdf_p163-20] Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-21] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-22] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[23] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116

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HardBall!

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References