OOTP Lifers - Page 2

Eric · 03-24-2004, 12:52 PM

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Originally posted by sporr
I've been here since the beginning. I just got out my OOTP and OOTP2 CDs the other day when I was sorting through some old PC games that I had. OOTP (1) had a white label with plain text while OOTP2 had a colorful flag design with a baseball player graphic on it.

What is a 'CD'?

rdomico · 03-24-2004, 01:07 PM

Is there any way I can get my hands on Version 1? I would love to see how far the game has come.

Bob

treedom · 03-24-2004, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by jaxmagicman
I don't think I will ever buy OOTP. Not sure how you guys can sit around and play games without graphics.

wait so, you don't have the game? or are you just kidding around?

D Love · 03-24-2004, 01:18 PM

Ah, I remember how great a feeling it was jumping from Micro League for the C64 to FPS Baseball 94. While the jump to OOTP was cool, besides the 6 month effort it took for me to import my FPS league into OOTP4, it wasn't quite as extreme from C64 to FPS. What a feeling that was though. I remember drooling over the idea of minor leagues (albeit they weren't simmed in FPS).

I think a jump from Micro League to OOTP would've blown my mind.

Andy · 03-24-2004, 01:27 PM

V1 for me...

AnotherAlias · 03-24-2004, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by treedom
wait so, you don't have the game? or are you just kidding around?

He's full of it.

He's just as addicted to the game, as the rest of us.

Mike Ivie · 03-24-2004, 02:27 PM

I'm a "lifer in training"

Jordan · 03-24-2004, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by Gastric ReFlux
OOTP4 was my break in year.

ditto

kq76 · 03-24-2004, 06:02 PM

The poll results so far are quite interesting. Of course it's only a small sample, but:

1 - 7
2 - 33
3 - 43
4 - 47
5 - 13
6 - 4

That tells me that 5 might not have reached a lot of new people. If that's true, I hope it changes for 6.

I also wonder if 4 votes is disappointingly low for v6 so far.

BuddahBoyChuck · 03-24-2004, 06:35 PM

From Microleague on the C64 to Earl Weaver on my brand new 8088 real computer at 4mhz with 640k of memory with green screen monitor to FPS 94 to 98 to High Heat to OOTP2. Man am I old.

wireman · 03-24-2004, 07:15 PM

OOTP3 was my rookie year. Before that, I was wasting my time hoping they'd fix High Heat.

I've been playing some sort of baseball game or other -- off and on -- for a very long time.

wertzman44 · 03-24-2004, 08:16 PM

OOTP4 was my first version of OOTP. It was the only baseball game I played regularly that year.

spraybottle · 03-24-2004, 08:19 PM

OOTP2 was my first. I was looking for something better than Mogul at the time and OOTP gave me more of what I was looking for in a simulation. OOTP2 fit the bill

treedom · 03-24-2004, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kq76
That tells me that 5 might not have reached a lot of new people. If that's true, I hope it changes for 6.

It could be because 5 was never released in stores as Season Ticket Baseball...

John P. Yuda · 03-24-2004, 08:59 PM

Or, it could be that people who only came to the game as of 5 haven't yet had reason or interest in the forums.

That said, I think the lack of a release in stores is probably a big factor. Either a presence on shelves or some kind of targeted online marketing is usually required to reach new audiences.

mlyons · 03-24-2004, 09:09 PM

OOTP3 (which I bought as Season Ticket Baseball). Would you believe it took me over a year to figure out that the website listed on the news reports (www.ootp3.com) was actually a real website, and not just computer-generated gibberish? By the time I finally figured out that the game was really Out of The Park Baseball, OOTP4 had been out for months.

kingcharlesxii · 03-24-2004, 09:29 PM

Well I'm one of the people that came here as a result of 5. I tried the demo of 4 and liked it but I was way too busy with school at the time to play it. 5 had the fortune of coming out in my last semester of college so I played it a ton and eventually started hanging out here.

Modern Relic · 03-24-2004, 09:38 PM

v1 here. What a long strange trip it's been.

Irrelevant Dude · 03-24-2004, 10:00 PM

OOTP3 here. I don't think it's a coincidence that the greatest number of people started with OOTP3/OOTP4, considering that Season Ticket Baseball was actually on store shelves.

Skipaway · 03-24-2004, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kq76
The poll results so far are quite interesting. Of course it's only a small sample, but:

1 - 7
2 - 33
3 - 43
4 - 47
5 - 13
6 - 4

That tells me that 5 might not have reached a lot of new people. If that's true, I hope it changes for 6.

I also wonder if 4 votes is disappointingly low for v6 so far.

It's just the sampling of those reading the forums regularly, and that would favor the versions older than 5.

View Poll Results: Which version of OOTP was your first?
The ORIGINAL OOTP	24	4.86%
OOTP 2	88	17.81%
OOTP 3	139	28.14%
OOTP 4	170	34.41%
OOTP 5	60	12.15%
OOTP 6 will be my first	13	2.63%
Voters: 494. You may not vote on this poll

03-24-2004, 02:27 PM	#27
Mike Ivie Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 203	I'm a "lifer in training" __________________ NBL - San Diego Padres

03-24-2004, 06:02 PM	#29
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 11,770	The poll results so far are quite interesting. Of course it's only a small sample, but: 1 - 7 2 - 33 3 - 43 4 - 47 5 - 13 6 - 4 That tells me that 5 might not have reached a lot of new people. If that's true, I hope it changes for 6. I also wonder if 4 votes is disappointingly low for v6 so far. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project)

03-24-2004, 07:15 PM	#31
wireman All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harrisonburg VA Posts: 765	OOTP3 was my rookie year. Before that, I was wasting my time hoping they'd fix High Heat. I've been playing some sort of baseball game or other -- off and on -- for a very long time. __________________ "Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn't."

03-24-2004, 08:16 PM	#32
wertzman44 Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 13	OOTP4 was my first version of OOTP. It was the only baseball game I played regularly that year. __________________ ASBL - Commish/Arizona Diamondbacks

03-24-2004, 01:07 PM	#22
rdomico All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Monaca, PA Posts: 829	Is there any way I can get my hands on Version 1? I would love to see how far the game has come. Bob

03-24-2004, 01:18 PM	#24
D Love All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 904	Ah, I remember how great a feeling it was jumping from Micro League for the C64 to FPS Baseball 94. While the jump to OOTP was cool, besides the 6 month effort it took for me to import my FPS league into OOTP4, it wasn't quite as extreme from C64 to FPS. What a feeling that was though. I remember drooling over the idea of minor leagues (albeit they weren't simmed in FPS). I think a jump from Micro League to OOTP would've blown my mind.

03-24-2004, 01:27 PM	#25
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,263	V1 for me...

03-24-2004, 06:35 PM	#30
BuddahBoyChuck Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Columbia MO Posts: 22	From Microleague on the C64 to Earl Weaver on my brand new 8088 real computer at 4mhz with 640k of memory with green screen monitor to FPS 94 to 98 to High Heat to OOTP2. Man am I old.

03-24-2004, 08:19 PM	#33
spraybottle Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 56	OOTP2 was my first. I was looking for something better than Mogul at the time and OOTP gave me more of what I was looking for in a simulation. OOTP2 fit the bill

03-24-2004, 08:59 PM	#35
John P. Yuda Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 177	Or, it could be that people who only came to the game as of 5 haven't yet had reason or interest in the forums. That said, I think the lack of a release in stores is probably a big factor. Either a presence on shelves or some kind of targeted online marketing is usually required to reach new audiences.

03-24-2004, 09:09 PM	#36
mlyons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,725	OOTP3 (which I bought as Season Ticket Baseball). Would you believe it took me over a year to figure out that the website listed on the news reports (www.ootp3.com) was actually a real website, and not just computer-generated gibberish? By the time I finally figured out that the game was really Out of The Park Baseball, OOTP4 had been out for months. __________________ Things can always be worse.

03-24-2004, 09:29 PM	#37
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	Well I'm one of the people that came here as a result of 5. I tried the demo of 4 and liked it but I was way too busy with school at the time to play it. 5 had the fortune of coming out in my last semester of college so I played it a ton and eventually started hanging out here. __________________ OTBA - Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden OOTP Grand League Champion 2015

03-24-2004, 09:38 PM	#38
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	v1 here. What a long strange trip it's been. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

03-24-2004, 10:00 PM	#39
Irrelevant Dude Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bourbonnais, IL Posts: 275	OOTP3 here. I don't think it's a coincidence that the greatest number of people started with OOTP3/OOTP4, considering that Season Ticket Baseball was actually on store shelves.