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Baseball	baseball sport	1972	specs screenshots machines company oc_id source label value year of release 1972 label value companies Magnavox label value type game label value media cartridge label value systems Magnavox Odyssey label value number of players 2 players (versus) title subtitle text image null title subtitle text image Box null /museum/magnavox-odyssey /companies/magnavox 349 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230206185438/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=349 2023-02-06

The first baseball videogame ever. But, as usual with the Odyssey, the gameplay is limited. It's still: player 1 tries to throw ball past player 2, player 2 tries to intercept it and throw back ball past player 1. Another "tennis" variation in fact.

Fortunately, a nice colorful plastic overlay is here to help you think you are actually playing a baseball game. Rules are also quite advanced for an Odyssey game with many subtilities.

Extract from Chronogamer's review:
"There are cards you can draw under certain conditions to indicate that an error, wild pitch, or pick-off has occurred. The pick-off is neat because if a batter draws it he can save it until later when he's pitching and use it when he sees fit. A batter can also choose to bunt, or to make a sacrifice fly. You can even have pinch hitters and relief pitchers."