How many have owned all 7 versions of OOTP? - Page 4

fantom1979 · 03-14-2007, 08:56 PM

I started with OOTP 4/Season Ticket 2003

Dagrims · 03-14-2007, 08:58 PM

With apologies to a funny story I once heard

I've owned every version, starting with the 2006 title. After the horrible start of that season, I went down to V6.5, and found 38 bugs in 11 games. I went down again from V6.5 to Version 6, where I found 63 bugs in 5 games, as well as a corrupted Lahman database. I went again down from Version 6 to OOTP 5. Again, it had many bugs, 192 to be excat, so I went down from OOTP 5 to OOTP 4. Didn't help, found 249 bugs in 29 games. I went back down from OOTP 4 to OOTP 3 (Season Ticket). That had so many bugs, it just was too many to count, so I went down from OOTP 3 to a copy of OOTP 2, while in high school in Orlando. didnt work there, so went from OOTP 2 to a preview copy of OOTP 2 (Can also be known as the beta version). I found a record 1,829 bugs in 60 games. Just was not working, then I went down to the original version of OOTP, which was hand-delivered by Chuck Knoblauch. FINALLY, it worked out, when my team won their division title (Was The Majors division of this league). When interviewed about the win, I said the following. "OOTP is the greatest thing ever! forget the world titles by the Yankees, this game actually means something".

I've been hooked since.

biggamejrs · 03-14-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Chappy

I had to order OOTP2 and wait for the disc to come in the mail.

Haha!
I remember waiting for Steve to finish burning the copies and mail them out!! And the posts where people would be" Have you mailed mine yet?"or "Did you get my order?" then " Hey, I got mine today!"(and I'd be jealous!)

Then you wouldn't hear from those people for days. It was funny how posters would disappear after they got their games! Man I wish that board hadn't crashed.

I felt bad for Steve having to burn all those games.
BTW, I've been around since V1 too. I should post more, I come and read everyday.

I still have the manual I printed out and put in a blue folder( to match the cd!) I also would print out stats and study them when thinking about changing my lineup or making a trade, but thats a story for another day.

Zitofan75 · 03-14-2007, 09:34 PM

Season Ticket Baseball got me going.

My favorite moment was creating Roberto Clemente in OOTP5. I put him in Pittsburgh but they traded him to Baltimore. Who then traded him to SF where he blossomed and hit, and hit, and hit. I created him from scratch and tried to come as close as possible. Some pop but lots of hits. He retired 19 years later with a perfect 3000 hits.

Still boggles the mind.

Jonah Falcon · 03-14-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Zitofan75

Season Ticket Baseball got me going.

My favorite moment was creating Roberto Clemente in OOTP5. I put him in Pittsburgh but they traded him to Baltimore. Who then traded him to SF where he blossomed and hit, and hit, and hit. I created him from scratch and tried to come as close as possible. Some pop but lots of hits. He retired 19 years later with a perfect 3000 hits.

Still boggles the mind.

It's depressing for me because Lidle is pitching well in 2009 right now.

spraybottle · 03-14-2007, 10:01 PM

I've been around since OOTP2. Still have the cd somewhere. Have every version since then.

ashantewarrier · 03-14-2007, 10:36 PM

I started with OOTP4 as well. I found out about OOTP series after High Heat took a nosedive and I was looking for another baseball sim.

Jonah Falcon · 03-14-2007, 10:41 PM

PS. Every version of OOTP I've ever had I've downloaded. (Only way to get review copies quickly.)

PerfectMisnomer · 03-14-2007, 10:51 PM

OOTP3 for me, aka Season Ticket Baseball.

DrSatan · 03-14-2007, 10:52 PM

I started right after the High Heat Baseball disaster. That used to be the best game around until the one with Curt Schilling on the cover came out. Then Microsoft bought the game, and it was gone forever. Bill Gates came to my house right after that and kicked my dog, knocked up my wife, and ran up my phone bill. You won that round Bill, but it's not over!!!!!!!!!1111111oneoneone

Giants44 · 03-15-2007, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Theonlystd

I didnt find the Ootp series tell number 3.. Got everyone since

my story too - i surely would have bought 1 & 2 - if I had any idea they existed

jlredsox · 03-15-2007, 03:35 AM

Started with OOTP3 and have owned every version since, including ITP.

ctorg · 03-15-2007, 07:59 AM

It seems to me that a lot of people got in when the game came out as Season Ticket Baseball and was on shelves. I assume there was something that was not cost effective about that and made OOTP decide to end it, but it sure did bring in a bunch of new people.

endgame · 03-15-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

It seems to me that a lot of people got in when the game came out as Season Ticket Baseball and was on shelves.

That was my point of origin, then the internet looking for add-ons, voila! There's OOTP. What sold me at the shelf was reading I could conduct my own fantasy drafts.

Ryan W. · 03-15-2007, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Chappy

I had to order OOTP2 and wait for the disc to come in the mail.

Yeah, but I got it right before OOTP3 came out and they were trying to build hype. So I downloaded it and really liked what I saw and ordered OOTP3 on the spot.

Swore off other baseball sims since. I was a big DM and SOM guy as well as playing Baseball Mogul and some of the others out there. I was actually one of Clay's original beta testers on Mogul back in 97 or 98. THAT was pretty cool. I remember getting my CDs sent to me for the beta test.

fantom1979 · 03-15-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

It seems to me that a lot of people got in when the game came out as Season Ticket Baseball and was on shelves. I assume there was something that was not cost effective about that and made OOTP decide to end it, but it sure did bring in a bunch of new people.

Yeah, i had brought this up around the time of OOTP 6. It might not have been cost effective that year, and the patch cycle was difficult at times, but the number of future customers added by having that game on the shelves has to be high.

PerfectMisnomer · 03-15-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

It seems to me that a lot of people got in when the game came out as Season Ticket Baseball and was on shelves. I assume there was something that was not cost effective about that and made OOTP decide to end it, but it sure did bring in a bunch of new people.

Yeah, I picked mine up off the shelve that year. I remember reading a review on IGN or some gaming website, and then went to EB to pick it up. I loaded the game, picked a team, and just started playing. 30-40 games into my first season I realized my star RF was actually Ichiro in disguise. I then traded for Pedro

It also mentioned you could go online with the game and I spent the next 24 hours trying to find this website.

dim13 · 03-15-2007, 12:18 PM

I bought every version since OOTP1.

ctorg · 03-15-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dim13

I bought every version since OOTP1.

Wow... and you've averaged 0.03 posts per day! That's restraint!

beorn · 03-15-2007, 05:37 PM

Not really sure, but I think I played the original. Seems to me the review that got me into it made it sound like a brand new product.

Certainly by 2 I was playing.

03-14-2007, 08:56 PM	#61
fantom1979 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 3,498	I started with OOTP 4/Season Ticket 2003 __________________

03-14-2007, 08:58 PM	#62
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	With apologies to a funny story I once heard I've owned every version, starting with the 2006 title. After the horrible start of that season, I went down to V6.5, and found 38 bugs in 11 games. I went down again from V6.5 to Version 6, where I found 63 bugs in 5 games, as well as a corrupted Lahman database. I went again down from Version 6 to OOTP 5. Again, it had many bugs, 192 to be excat, so I went down from OOTP 5 to OOTP 4. Didn't help, found 249 bugs in 29 games. I went back down from OOTP 4 to OOTP 3 (Season Ticket). That had so many bugs, it just was too many to count, so I went down from OOTP 3 to a copy of OOTP 2, while in high school in Orlando. didnt work there, so went from OOTP 2 to a preview copy of OOTP 2 (Can also be known as the beta version). I found a record 1,829 bugs in 60 games. Just was not working, then I went down to the original version of OOTP, which was hand-delivered by Chuck Knoblauch. FINALLY, it worked out, when my team won their division title (Was The Majors division of this league). When interviewed about the win, I said the following. "OOTP is the greatest thing ever! forget the world titles by the Yankees, this game actually means something". I've been hooked since. __________________ "Read books, get brain." Last edited by Dagrims; 03-14-2007 at 08:59 PM.

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beorn All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: near Rochester, NY Posts: 1,269	Not really sure, but I think I played the original. Seems to me the review that got me into it made it sound like a brand new product. Certainly by 2 I was playing. __________________ Commish of Dog Days Baseball Commish Pennant Chase Baseball League (PCBL) Commish and Blue Jays GM Extra Innings Baseball

03-14-2007, 09:34 PM	#64
Zitofan75 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,413	Season Ticket Baseball got me going. My favorite moment was creating Roberto Clemente in OOTP5. I put him in Pittsburgh but they traded him to Baltimore. Who then traded him to SF where he blossomed and hit, and hit, and hit. I created him from scratch and tried to come as close as possible. Some pop but lots of hits. He retired 19 years later with a perfect 3000 hits. Still boggles the mind.

03-14-2007, 10:01 PM	#66
spraybottle Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 56	I've been around since OOTP2. Still have the cd somewhere. Have every version since then.

03-14-2007, 10:36 PM	#67
ashantewarrier Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, NJ via Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,306	I started with OOTP4 as well. I found out about OOTP series after High Heat took a nosedive and I was looking for another baseball sim.

03-14-2007, 10:41 PM	#68
Jonah Falcon Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 281	PS. Every version of OOTP I've ever had I've downloaded. (Only way to get review copies quickly.)

03-14-2007, 10:52 PM	#70
DrSatan All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 623	I started right after the High Heat Baseball disaster. That used to be the best game around until the one with Curt Schilling on the cover came out. Then Microsoft bought the game, and it was gone forever. Bill Gates came to my house right after that and kicked my dog, knocked up my wife, and ran up my phone bill. You won that round Bill, but it's not over!!!!!!!!!1111111oneoneone

03-15-2007, 03:35 AM	#72
jlredsox Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 30	Started with OOTP3 and have owned every version since, including ITP.

03-15-2007, 12:18 PM	#78
dim13 Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: tucson, az Posts: 347	I bought every version since OOTP1.