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| Developer(s) | Absolute Entertainment |
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| Publisher(s) | Absolute Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Alex DeMeo |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600, Atari 7800 |
| Release | Atari 2600:Atari 7800:
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
Pete Rose Baseball is a baseball video game published by Absolute Entertainment in 1988 for the Atari 2600 and in 1989 for the Atari 7800. [2] [3]
The game features a "behind the pitcher" viewpoint for pitching and batting, a viewpoint which was introduced by the classic computer game Hardball . In addition, the game features different "bird's eye" views of the field depending on where the ball is hit; there are two infield views (one for each half of the infield) and three outfield views (left field, center field, and right field).
When the game was re-released by Activision (who bought Absolute's video game properties after Absolute folded in 1995) for inclusion in Activision Anthology , the game was renamed Baseball, due to the license deal with Pete Rose having expired.
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