Baseball Heroes

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Baseball Heroes
Atari Lynx Baseball Heroes cover art.jpg
Cover art in all regions
Developer(s) Atari Corporation
Publisher(s) Atari Corporation
Producer(s) Juliana Wade
Designer(s) Steve DeFrisco
Programmer(s) Steve DeFrisco
Artist(s) Bob Pauley
Platform(s) Atari Lynx
Release
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
(up to two players via ComLynx)

Baseball Heroes is a 1992 baseball video game developed and published by Atari Corporation in North America and Europe exclusively for the Atari Lynx.

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Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot. LYNX Baseball Heroes.png
Gameplay screenshot.

Baseball Heroes is a baseball game. [1] It supported up to 2 players with the Atari ComLynx. [2] It had 4 different games included.

Development and release

Baseball Heroes was developed for the Atari Lynx. It released in 1992. It came in a standard box. There was no option to save and there was only mono sound. [2]

Reception

Robert A. Jung reviewed the game which was published on IGN. In his final verdict he wrote "Baseball Heroes is a very good translation of the sport, though not a perfect game. It has a few rough spots that will try some people, but for the most part this is a quality title and a showcase game for the Lynx." Giving it a final score of 8 out of 10. [11]

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References

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