''Triple Play'' is a series of

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s based on

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, published by

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until their replacement by the ''MVP Baseball'' in 2003. ''

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'' stated that other simulations (for example, Sega's version) were superior to ''Triple Play'', while '' GamePro'' greeted it as "the best baseball simulation so far". ''

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'' editors named ''Triple Play Gold Edition'' a runner-up for Genesis Game of the Year (behind ''

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'').

Games

All of the games contained the rosters and schedules of the beginning of the season of the year before the one described in the name except for ''Triple Play 2002''. For example, ''Triple Play 2001'' contained the rosters and schedules of the 2000 season, and ''Triple Play Baseball'' (without a year) contained the rosters and schedules for 2001. This is a result of the tradition of listing the year the series ends in, basketball, football and hockey ending in a different year from when they started. Baseball is the only exception, as it begins in March and ends in October of the same year. The games were produced primarily for the PlayStation console, but also saw release on the PC and the Game Boy Color.

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