Al Michaels Announces HardBall III

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Al Michaels Announces HardBall III
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Accolade
Developer:
Distributor: Hent Gruppen (SE rental)
Genre: Sports (baseball)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$59.9959.99[1] ACLD012
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		ACLD012
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		ACLD012
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[4][3] ACLD012
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU

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HardBall III is a baseball game for the Sega Mega Drive and a sequel (or update) to HardBall II (which skipped the console, although the original HardBall! was released for it).

It is thought the Mega Drive version was not originally officially licensed by Sega, but following the Sega v. Accolade court case, received a license during through production.

A rental version for the Nordic consumers was released, suggesting the game was probably released in Europe in small numbers.

Production credits

  • Programming: Mike Benna, Jeff Sember
  • Art: John Boechler
  • Music: Alistair Hirst
  • Producer: Pam Levins
  • Developed by: MindSpan
Source:
In-game credits
Hardball III MD credits.pdf
[5]


Magazine articles

Main article: Al Michaels Announces HardBall III/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in (US) #44: "March 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • (US) #45: "April 1993" (1993-xx-xx)[6]
  • (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)[7]
  • (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)[8]
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Print advert in (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(RU)
60
[9]
(DE)
72
[10]
(FR) PAL
86
[11]
(UK) PAL
87
[12]
(US) NTSC-U
45
[13]
(UK)
83
[14]
(US) NTSC-U
83
[1]
(UK) PAL
60
[15]
(FR) PAL
81
[16]
(UK) PAL
89
[17]
(UK) PAL
60
[18]
(UK) PAL
89
[19]
(DE) PAL
74
[20]
(UK) PAL
69
[3]
(UK) PAL
84
[21]
(UK) PAL
74
[22]
(UK) PAL
86
[23]
(UK) PAL
82
[24]
(UK) PAL
63
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
 75
Based on
19 reviews

Al Michaels Announces HardBall III

Mega Drive, US/EU
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Cover
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Cart
Hardball III MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, SE Rental (Hent Orange)
HardballIII MD SE Box Rental.jpg
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Al Michaels Announces HardBall III/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GamePro, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 126
  2. ↑ Sega Pro, "Juni 1993" (DE; 1993-05-28), page 41
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 68
  4. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 102
  5. ↑ File:Hardball III MD credits.pdf
  6. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 33
  7. ↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1993/1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 13
  8. ↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 109
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 134
  10. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1993" (DE; 1993-06-14), page 111
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 96
  12. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 100
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56
  15. ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-19), page 79
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 68
  17. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-04-29), page 26
  18. ↑ Mega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 46
  19. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 46
  20. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/93" (DE; 1993-05-19), page 28
  21. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 88
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 46
  23. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 45
  24. ↑ Sega Zone, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-xx), page 62
  25. ↑ Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 32


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