HardBall! |
Release Date | 1986 |
Original Publisher | Advance Software Promotions Ltd (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
Language | English |
Genre | Sport Game: Action |
Max. Players | 2 (Turn based) |
Original Price | £8.95 |
Features | Dynamic Loading Screen |
Sports | Baseball |
Tie-in Licences | HardBall! (Software) from Accolade Inc (USA) |
Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, Macintosh, Sega Mega Drive |
Average mag. score | 78.86% (7 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 65.6% (9 votes) |
#1 - Kixx (UK) | (1986) | ||
* Release price: £1.99 | |||
#2 - Compulogical S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | ||
* Release price: 500.00 Ptas |
Bob Whitehead (USA) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
Sean Pearce (UK) | at Choice Software Ltd | - Code |
"C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62 - 1986/Dec | page 54 | |
"Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #56 - 1986/Nov | page 36 | |
"ZX Computing Monster Hit" | at ZX Computing | issue #32 - 1986/Dec | page 48 |
baseball simulation |
Full version in | Command Performance | (1988) | by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK) | ||
Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 38 | (1987/May) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #38 - 1987/May | - titled "Baseball" |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
HardBall.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English | ||
HardBall.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
HardBall(Kixx).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Alkatraz Protection System) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
HardBall.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
HardBall.gif | 5,685 | Original | Running screen | |||
HardBall.jpg | 70,215 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
HardBall_2.jpg | 88,702 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
HardBall.txt | 7,846 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
HardBall.jpg | 204,184 | Original | Advertisement | |||
HardBall(Kixx).jpg | 945,652 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
HardBall(Kixx)_Back.jpg | 517,185 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
HardBall(CompulogicalS.A.).jpg | 102,283 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
HardBall(CompulogicalS.A.).pdf | 49,824 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
HardBall(CompulogicalS.A.).jpg | 265,440 | #2 | Advertisement |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 54 | - Review | |
Computer Gamer | issue #23-1987/Feb | page 86 | - Review | |
Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 32 | - Review: 84% | |
Crash | issue v.1 #67-1989/Aug | page 43 | - Review: 80% | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #42-1986/Oct/16 special "week#3" | page 60 | - Review | |
Sinclair User | issue #56-1986/Nov | page 36 | - Review: 5/5 | |
Your Computer | issue v.6 #11-1986/Nov | page 45 | - Review: 4/5 | |
Your Sinclair | issue #12-1986/Dec | page 48 | - Review: 6/10 | |
Your Sinclair | issue #41-1989/May | page 66 | - Review: 70% | |
Your Sinclair | issue #43-1989/Jul | page 50 | - Review: 78% | |
ZX Computing | issue #32-1986/Dec | page 48 | - Review |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #18-1989/Mar | page 82 | - News/Note | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #62-1986/Dec | page 127 | - CompoEntry | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #65-1987/Mar | page 86 | - CompoResult | |
Computer Gamer | issue #10-1986/Jan | page 4 | - News/Note | |
Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 131 | - News/Note | |
MicroHobby Especial | issue #7-1987/Dec special "Especial" | page 22 | - Feature - Informe | |
Sinclair User | issue #55-1986/Oct | page 107 | - Preview | |
Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 9 | - Preview | |
ZX Computing | issue #32-1986/Dec | page 81 | - CompoEntry | |
ZX Computing | issue #36-1987/Apr | page 5 | - CompoResult |
Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 94 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 64 | - Full-page ad | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #42-1986/Oct/16 special "week#3" | page 9 | - Full-page ad | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #48-1986/Nov/27 special "week#4" | page 29 | - Full-page ad | |
Sinclair User | issue #56-1986/Nov | page 2 | - Full-page ad | |
Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 26 | - Advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 32 | - Advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 72 | - Advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #11-1986/Nov | page 99 | - Advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #12-1986/Dec | page 69 | - Full-page ad |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 111 | - Review - not a Spectrum article (Command Performance) | |
Your Sinclair | issue #41-1989/May | page 66 | - Review: 77% (Command Performance) |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 124 | - Feature - We Wish You A ... Cheapy Christmas (Command Performance) | |
Sinclair User | issue #89-1989/Aug | page 76 | - Offer (Command Performance) |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 112 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #17-1989/Feb | page 44 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #17-1989/Feb | page 124 | - Full-page ad (Command Performance) | |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #18-1989/Mar | page 44 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 70 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #87-1989/Jan | page 131 | - Full-page ad (Command Performance) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #88-1989/Feb | page 2 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #88-1989/Feb | page 20 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 8 | - Full-page ad (Command Performance) | |
Crash | issue v.1 #61-1989/Feb | page 100 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
The Games Machine | issue #14-1989/Jan | page 100 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
The Games Machine | issue #15-1989/Feb | page 6 | - Advert (Command Performance) | |
Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 112 | - Full-page ad (Command Performance) |
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