HardBall!

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HardBall!
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Ballistic
Developer:
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

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 №24, p36/37[5]
70 №10
92 №19, p174
72 №5, p92
80 №9, p60-62[6]
75 №1, p78[7]
61 №21, p36
80 №23, p53
38 №18, p66
Sega Mega Drive
73
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
75
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[10]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
72
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[5]
Games-X (UK)
70
[12]
Joystick (FR) PAL
92
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
72
[14]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
58
[15]
MegaTech (UK)
75
[7]
Mean Machines (UK)
80
[6]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
75
[16]
Power Play (DE)
68
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
61
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
38
[20]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[21]
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
17 reviews

HardBall!

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US
(Video Game Classics)
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Cover
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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. File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 40
  2. File:VG&CE US 31.pdf, page 50
  3. File:GamePro US 024.pdf, page 41
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 76
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:GamePro US 024.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 024.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachines UK 09.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 09.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
  9. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 22
  10. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 321
  11. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56
  12. Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 23
  13. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 174
  14. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  15. Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63
  16. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  17. Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 163
  18. Sega Power, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-04), page 36
  19. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  20. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  21. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116