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Revision as of 14:50, 10 April 2020

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HardBall!
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Ballistic
Developer:
Sound driver: Accolade sound driver
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$54.9554.95[2][3] ACLD003
Sega Mega Drive
EU
ACLD003
Non-Sega versions

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HardBall! is a baseball game for the Sega Mega Drive and the first in Accolade's HardBall series. The Mega Drive version was not officially licensed by Sega.

HardBall! was followed by HardBall II, which missed Sega's system, however further sequels, Al Michaels Announces HardBall III, HardBall '94 and HardBall '95 did see a release on the Mega Drive.

Magazine articles

Main article: HardBall!/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Game Players Sega Guide! (US) #0203: "Vol. 2, No. 3: June/July 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Joystick (FR) #18: "Juillet/Août 1991" (1991-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #2: "Octobre 1991" (1991-10-05)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 [7]
70 №10
92 №19, p174
72 №5, p92
80 [8]
75 [9]
61 [5]
80 [10]
38 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
73
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
75
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
72
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[15]
Games-X (UK)
70
[16]
Joystick (FR) PAL
92
[17]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
72
[18]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
58
[19]
MegaTech (UK)
75
[9]
Mean Machines (UK)
80
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
75
[21]
Power Play (DE)
68
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
61
[5]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
38
[23]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[24]
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
17 reviews

HardBall!

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
HardBall MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Hardball MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
(Video Game Classics)
HardBall MD US Box Back Classic.jpgNospine.pngHardBall MD US Box Front Classic.jpg
Cover
HardBall MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, US
(Video Game Classics; Accolade cartridge)
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 bd1b9a04
MD5 93a1aa8830c0a5bc53716a3a61da1bed
SHA-1 42d42af36b4a69f0adb38aaa7fec32eb8c44c349
1MB 1991-04 Cartridge (US)

References

  1. GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
  2. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 50
  3. GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 41
  4. Sega Power, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-06), page 48
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 36
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  7. GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 36/37 (40)
  8. Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 60-62 (60)
  9. 9.0 9.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
  10. 10.0 10.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
  13. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321
  14. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56
  15. GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
  16. Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 23
  17. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 174
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  19. Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63
  20. Mean Machines, "June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-29), page 60
  21. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  22. Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163
  23. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  24. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116


HardBall!

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