Old Micro League Baseball sim - Page 2

rasnell · 06-03-2009, 11:07 AM

Fond memories. Love this thread. I also played it on an Atari 800 XL with a nine-inch black and white TV as the monitor.

Graphics look laughable now, but you forgot all about that when you were in the bottom of the 9th with runners on in the last game of the World Series. Hey, we had ball flight back then and just got it with OOTP 8 or 9?

wimi · 06-03-2009, 11:25 AM

Since I'm from Sweden and had no baseball around me as I grew up, I had to learn the game through computer games. My first was Earl Weaver on a PC. I let the AI manage both teams and sat and watched. "Oh, that's double play", "Wow - you can steal bases" etc. Then I saw Kirby Puckett win the WS with the Twins on TV and was hooked.

Now I saw this for my iPhone.

blade813 · 06-03-2009, 11:28 AM

wow ... Earl Weaver making a comeback .. on iPhone no less.

Kane182 · 06-03-2009, 11:30 AM

I think my first was Season Ticket Baseball 2003 (OOTP 4). I had Microleague Baseball 4 back in the mid 90s, but I don't really remember it being much of a sim. Then again, I had no appreciation for sim-type play back then really.

Puckett guy · 06-03-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wimi

Then I saw Kirby Puckett win the WS with the Twins on TV and was hooked.

My avatar is a picture of Kirby rounding the bases after hitting his walk-off HR in game 6 of the 1991 WS.

blade813 · 06-03-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Puckett guy

My avatar is a picture of Kirby rounding the bases after hitting his walk-off HR in game 6 of the 1991 WS.

Are you trying to ruin my happy day by reminding me of that ???

I'm just going to remember 1995 ...

Puckett guy · 06-03-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blade813

Are you trying to ruin my happy day by reminding me of that ???

I'm just going to remember 1995 ...

Every baseball game makes somebody happy!

wimi · 06-03-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Puckett guy

My avatar is a picture of Kirby rounding the bases after hitting his walk-off HR in game 6 of the 1991 WS.

Yes, I recognized him easily. But I didn't know it was from that game. I didn't get hooked on the Twins though...

vesuvius · 06-03-2009, 01:11 PM

Microleague was one of the 1st computer games I ever played, and is still one of the most revolutionary. It set the stage for all the future sports sims.

Being a Pirates fan at the time, I still remember playing my first game, with the 79 pirates, and Dave Parker and Willie Stargell going back to back. I was running downstairs telling my dad that this was the coolest thing in the history of the world.

Like other baseball crazies in this thread, I too would sim out entire seasons worth of games (and the sim was just the computer playing the game out, just like a human would - games took 20 minutes to play).

Curtis · 06-03-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Puckett guy

If you are talking dice games then you were probably playing either Strato-Matic or APBA Baseball.

Or Longball (my favorite) or Statis-Pro.

(Yes, I saw that APBA was the answer.)

BMW · 06-03-2009, 01:57 PM

I remember that the scoreboard that presented the game text would flicker in such a way that you could always tell when it was going to be a strikeout.

Malleus Dei · 06-03-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by blade813

wow ... Earl Weaver making a comeback .. on iPhone no less.

"Based on the award winning Earl Weaver Baseball engine and ported by its original creator, EWB Baseball is both a world class simulator and an hours-of-fun action game.

The original game was recently named one of the 20 Great PC Games of All Time and this version contains all of its great features including lineups and bullpen management, in-game strategy, ballpark selection, pitching and batting, four viewing styles (from classic to 3D), "instant" stats games and a full set of commissioner's options.

Three league files are included including the original All-time Greats League.

Just a list of stuff in the game:

- full stats simulator that uses (what should have been patented) combination of statistics and physics

- several playback modes: old fashioned (Earl Weaver 1) overviews, multi-camera views and a 3D “Director”. Can also play games in a few seconds with no graphics

- The sound of the crowd, the voice of the umpire, the crack of the bat.. right into your iPhone headset

- Instant replay (so you can watch how they pulled off that triple play)

- full box score results from games

- game will ship with old time allstar league

- game ships with 32 historical and fantasy ballparks (inside, outside, grass, artificial turf, green monsters, etc.)

- will provide soon (possibly by ship date) league files for many, many seasons.

- game features full simulation mode, YOU manage mode (your team vs. the computer “Skipper”) and soon to be completed, ACTION mode

- First version features a round robin schedule, but the full league scheduling capabilities are built in and ready to implement quickly

- Graphics are from the old days… some work pretty well, some need improvement.. if the project does well, I’ll upgrade to openGL

- The Commissioner/GM functions are integrated in… from granting a day off to viewing reports of both historical and “accumulated” stats

- It’s just plain fun to watch games this way!

'This is just the first version for the iPhone… new features are ready or in the queue… let me know what features you’re looking for.. it’s an ongoing work-in-progress. Thanks to everyone for their help.'"

Eddie is working on having team creation/editing available for the PC, with portability to the iPhone, since doing that on an iPhone would be a witch.

If you have an iPhone, it's only eight bucks! Go for it!

damonrusst · 06-03-2009, 02:39 PM

I played this a ton growing up. My brainwaves while playing surely mirrored those of a drug addict's on a high. I also played out seasons and kept stats and box scores. Rolled D&D dice to score the other games in my league. you got one die up for every ten real world wins difference.

In my preteen world, the Tigers won the 85 series.

johnnybourbon · 06-03-2009, 02:58 PM

I have the original disk of this game (on 5 1/4) so it's kosher for me to d/l

Have fun

It has other versions of it too

Malleus Dei · 06-03-2009, 04:01 PM

The final, unreleased version of EWBB - with its decades-ahead-of-its-time commissioner's disk - was awesome.

kagnew35 · 06-03-2009, 07:56 PM

Malleus Dei strikes again, nicely, nicely Mal. Is it going to be vailable on the Amiga?

cnrd · 06-03-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW

I remember that the scoreboard that presented the game text would flicker in such a way that you could always tell when it was going to be a strikeout.

Right, I remember stuff like that too. I think there might have been a signal for HR, too.

bosunmate · 06-03-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by justafan

Really advanced graphics.

Now I know why I need glasses, talk about the strain on the eyes.

bosunmate · 06-03-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

The final, unreleased version of EWBB - with its decades-ahead-of-its-time commissioner's disk - was awesome.

I also loved Earl Weaver, i had to fight with my son to get computer time on the Amiga. Thanks for the info and memories MD..

Eugene Church · 06-04-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by blade813

Ah yes APBA Baseball .. that was it .. when i ran out of the blank cards they supplied used to try and create my own .. trying to write in that 2 pt font was a pain !!!

In the early 50s my friends and I used to play APBA games whenever we got rained out on the ball field. Otherwise we were out all day long playing baseball. We didn't have lights, so we played until it got so dark we couldn't see the baseball.

APBA was a great game.

And it is still around. I looked for it in 2002 when I found OOTP3.

I love fictional leagues in OOTPB. You have no expectations about the players, so you can't be disappointed.

06-03-2009, 11:07 AM	#21
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky Posts: 3,746	Fond memories. Love this thread. I also played it on an Atari 800 XL with a nine-inch black and white TV as the monitor. Graphics look laughable now, but you forgot all about that when you were in the bottom of the 9th with runners on in the last game of the World Series. Hey, we had ball flight back then and just got it with OOTP 8 or 9? __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher (201), yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Find out more about the 1929 World Series in my book, "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See the web site at www.rootforthecubs.com. The book is at http://www.amazon.com/Root-Cubs-Char...t+for+the+cubs. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2023 and iOOTP 2011-2014.

06-03-2009, 11:28 AM	#23
blade813 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 71	wow ... Earl Weaver making a comeback .. on iPhone no less. __________________ World Series 2011 Rays vs Braves !

06-03-2009, 11:30 AM	#24
Kane182 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 230	I think my first was Season Ticket Baseball 2003 (OOTP 4). I had Microleague Baseball 4 back in the mid 90s, but I don't really remember it being much of a sim. Then again, I had no appreciation for sim-type play back then really. __________________ Trade in your old video games/movies...Ask me how it works! Manager of the following SimCentral Teams: SCMLB - San Francisco Giants RSL - Detroit Diamonds ULB - Boston Colonials

06-03-2009, 01:11 PM	#29
vesuvius Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 136	Best game ever Microleague was one of the 1st computer games I ever played, and is still one of the most revolutionary. It set the stage for all the future sports sims. Being a Pirates fan at the time, I still remember playing my first game, with the 79 pirates, and Dave Parker and Willie Stargell going back to back. I was running downstairs telling my dad that this was the coolest thing in the history of the world. Like other baseball crazies in this thread, I too would sim out entire seasons worth of games (and the sim was just the computer playing the game out, just like a human would - games took 20 minutes to play). __________________ Join the CBL Rewind, a great historical OOTP 15 league! http://thecblonline.com/cblr/cblr.php Commish : wedgeeric@aol.com Join the Computer Baseball League, one of the longest running OOTP leagues in history (OOTP5)! http://www.thecblonline.com/cbl.php

06-03-2009, 07:56 PM	#36
kagnew35 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nev Posts: 1,965	Malleus Dei strikes again, nicely, nicely Mal. Is it going to be vailable on the Amiga? __________________ Elder Statesman of the Board http://www.soxxcountry.com/ site with FaceGen Central and Duffys Tavern Live OOTP Chat Room

06-03-2009, 11:25 AM	#22
wimi Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Posts: 15	Since I'm from Sweden and had no baseball around me as I grew up, I had to learn the game through computer games. My first was Earl Weaver on a PC. I let the AI manage both teams and sat and watched. "Oh, that's double play", "Wow - you can steal bases" etc. Then I saw Kirby Puckett win the WS with the Twins on TV and was hooked. Now I saw this for my iPhone.

06-03-2009, 01:57 PM	#31
BMW Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,030	I remember that the scoreboard that presented the game text would flicker in such a way that you could always tell when it was going to be a strikeout.

06-03-2009, 02:39 PM	#33
damonrusst Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 470	I played this a ton growing up. My brainwaves while playing surely mirrored those of a drug addict's on a high. I also played out seasons and kept stats and box scores. Rolled D&D dice to score the other games in my league. you got one die up for every ten real world wins difference. In my preteen world, the Tigers won the 85 series.