Baseball is a simulator developed by Don Daglow, released 31 December 1971 on PDP-10.
What Baseball is
Baseball is a simulator game developed by Don Daglow and released in 1971. It is available on PDP-10 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Baseball is a baseball sports game that was created on a PDP-10 mainframe computer at Pomona College in 1971 by student Don Daglow. The game (actually spelled BASBAL due to the 6-character file name length restrictions) continued to be enhanced periodically through 1976. The program is documented at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It was the first interactive Baseball simulation game, allowing players to manage the game as it unfolded. At the start of each inning the batter's and pitcher's names were listed, and the player in the field could enter a number to choose whether to pitch to the batter, walk him intentionally, warm up a reliever or change the pitcher. In a…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action. Available modes: Multiplayer and Split screen.
Quick answers
Baseball — frequently asked questions
When did Baseball come out?
Baseball was released on 31 December 1971 for PDP-10.
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