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{{ | {{InfoboxGame | ||
|title = Baseball | |title = Baseball | ||
|image = RamtekBaseballFlyer.png | |image = RamtekBaseballFlyer.png | ||
|developer = Ramtek Corporation | |developer = Ramtek Corporation | ||
|date = November 1974 | |date = November 1974 | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/baseball_________ | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/baseball_________}} | ||
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== | ''Baseball'' released by Ramtek in 1974 was an arcade game replicating both the pitching and batting experience of the sport baseball. The game is notable as one of the earliest depictions of human characters in a video game as well as being inspiration for other arcade baseball games such as ''Tornado Baseball''. | ||
<gallery> | |||
== Announcements == | |||
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1974-12 Vending Times pg 38 06.png|(1974) | |||
1975-02 Play Meter pg 50 01.png|Announcement for Midway's Ball Park. (1975) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Advertisements == | == Advertisements == | ||
<gallery> | |||
=== Flyers === | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
RamtekBaseballFlyer.png|Premiere color flyer for Baseball. (1974) | RamtekBaseballFlyer.png|Premiere color flyer for Baseball. (1974) | ||
</gallery> | |||
=== Ad Pages === | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> | |||
RamtekBaseballTradeAd.jpg|Trade ad for Baseball. (1974) | RamtekBaseballTradeAd.jpg|Trade ad for Baseball. (1974) | ||
</gallery> | |||
== Photos == | |||
=== Trade Shows === | |||
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RamtekBaseballMOA01.png|Ramtek shown at the 1974 MOA show. (1974) | |||
RamtekBaseballMOA02.png|Baseball being played by convention goers at the 1974 MOA. (1974) | |||
RamtekBaseballMOA03.png|The 1974 MOA show where operators are playing the game. (1974) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* https://archive.org/details/19800131CharlesMcEwan — Charles McEwan's deposition in the case Bally Mfg v D Gottlieb & Co. In it he gives some details about the troubled production of Baseball and of licensing the game to Midway Mfg. (January 31st, 1980). | * https://archive.org/details/19800131CharlesMcEwan — Charles McEwan's deposition in the case Bally Mfg v D Gottlieb & Co. In it he gives some details about the troubled production of Baseball and of licensing the game to Midway Mfg. (January 31st, 1980). | ||
== Books == | |||
''They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982'' by Alexander Smith. | |||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:26, 5 September 2024
Baseball released by Ramtek in 1974 was an arcade game replicating both the pitching and batting experience of the sport baseball. The game is notable as one of the earliest depictions of human characters in a video game as well as being inspiration for other arcade baseball games such as Tornado Baseball.
Announcements[edit]
(1974)
Announcement for Midway's Ball Park. (1975)
Advertisements[edit]
Flyers[edit]
Premiere color flyer for Baseball. (1974)
Ad Pages[edit]
Trade ad for Baseball. (1974)
Photos[edit]
Trade Shows[edit]
Ramtek shown at the 1974 MOA show. (1974)
Baseball being played by convention goers at the 1974 MOA. (1974)
The 1974 MOA show where operators are playing the game. (1974)
Interviews[edit]
- https://archive.org/details/19800131CharlesMcEwan — Charles McEwan's deposition in the case Bally Mfg v D Gottlieb & Co. In it he gives some details about the troubled production of Baseball and of licensing the game to Midway Mfg. (January 31st, 1980).
Books[edit]
They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982 by Alexander Smith.
