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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''. | |||
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RamtekBaseballFlyer.png|Premiere color flyer for Baseball. (1974) | RamtekBaseballFlyer.png|Premiere color flyer for Baseball. (1974) | ||
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RamtekBaseballTradeAd.jpg|Trade ad for Baseball. (1974) | RamtekBaseballTradeAd.jpg|Trade ad for Baseball. (1974) | ||
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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. | |||
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Revision as of 23:51, 8 Ocak 2022
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.
Preview[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)
Flyers[edit]
Premiere color flyer for Baseball. (1974)
Advertisement[edit]
Trade ad for Baseball. (1974)
Announcements[edit]
Announcement for Midway's Ball Park. (1975)
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.
