''Pete Rose Baseball'' is a baseball video game published by

Absolute Entertainment Absolute Entertainment was an American Video game publisher, video game publishing company. Through its video game developer, development house, Imagineering (company), Imagineering, Absolute Entertainment produced titles for the Amiga, Atari 260 ...

in 1988 for the Atari 2600 and in 1989 for the Atari 7800.AtariAge - Atari 7800 - Pete Rose Baseball (Absolute Entertainment)
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Gameplay

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).

Legacy

When the game was re-released by Activision (who bought Absolute's video game properties after Absolute folded in

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) for inclusion in '' Activision Anthology'', the game was renamed ''Baseball'', due to the license deal with Pete Rose having expired.

References

External links

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''Pete Rose Baseball''
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