1988 · Absolute Entertainment · Baseball · Sports

Pete Rose Baseball

Atari console exclusive

This baseball game licenses former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose. It allows the player to play every position on the field. Different batting and pitching styles are available.

Released: 1988
Platforms: Atari 2600 Atari 7800 MS-DOS
Genres: Baseball Sports
Developers: Absolute Entertainment
Publishers: —
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: United States

About

Pete Rose Baseball is a baseball video game published by Absolute Entertainment in 1988 for the Atari 2600 and in 1989 for the Atari 7800.

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Gameplay

The game features a "behind the pitcher" viewpoint for pitching and batting, a viewpoint which was introduced by the classic computer game Hardball. In addition, the game features different "bird's eye" views of the field depending on where the ball is hit; there are two infield views (one for each half of the infield) and three outfield views (left field, center field, and right field).

Legacy

When the game was re-released by Activision (who bought Absolute's video game properties after Absolute folded in 1995) for inclusion in Activision Anthology, the game was renamed Baseball, due to the license deal with Pete Rose having expired.