Who's still around since OOTP 1? - Page 5

StyxNCa · 06-12-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bishop

I was practicing my reading comprehension.

Good job!

exoromeo · 06-12-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Recte44

I started with OOTP3.

Yep. Same for me.

StyxNCa · 06-12-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TigersFan23

There you go- a "OOTP Baseball Collector's/Limited Edition". I'd pay for that.

I think that would be cool!

TigersFan23 · 06-12-2008, 03:54 PM

Markus,

Is it possible to actually put together a OOTP1-OOTP9 (less the actual branded "Season Ticket" versions) collector's bundle or make the older version available for download for a limited time?

statfreak · 06-12-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ootp3to6

Version 3 for me.
Is it possible to download version 1 and 2 so that I would have all of the OOTP games from 1 to 9?

version 1 can only be gotten from those that have it or Markus. Version 2 can be downloaded from Home of the Underdogs... Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Out of the Park Baseball 2

sporr · 06-12-2008, 04:03 PM

Here was my Walk Down Memory Lane with screenshots of each version.

I've been here since the beginning.

edm · 06-12-2008, 05:02 PM

Very Cool sporr.

edit: did you try running OOTP1 using Dosbox?

Mntwins · 06-12-2008, 05:47 PM

I've bought every version. Started with BB Mogul but OOTP was so much better.

scuffleball · 06-12-2008, 06:10 PM

Count me among the 260

I have purchased every version and enjoyed them all.

tcblcommish · 06-12-2008, 07:11 PM

I am one of the 260 people who bought version #1

eborix · 06-12-2008, 07:15 PM

I started with Season Ticket Baseball, then OOTP6, bought every version since.

Neags23 · 06-12-2008, 07:29 PM

With as many people that started playing with STB, you'd think Markus would do everything within his power to get another in-store version on shelves. I know it's expensive, but how many of us around here wouldn't be here if not for STB?

StyxNCa · 06-12-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Neags23

With as many people that started playing with STB, you'd think Markus would do everything within his power to get another in-store version on shelves. I know it's expensive, but how many of us around here wouldn't be here if not for STB?

I know I would have never found it had it not been on the store shelf. It was the only one there also. How lucky was that.

theasfl · 06-12-2008, 08:05 PM

Looking at the screenshots, the games come a long way since Markus was in college.

I started with v4, non-CD version and have bought all of them since.

GMahler · 06-12-2008, 10:07 PM

I started up with OOTP2 which I believe was the last time the MLB was used, and was on a CD..I was known as JP Falcon back then but many pc changes, and lost passwords, have lost me the use of that s/n...I have bought all incarnations since 2 but I must admit that I still play 6.5 moreso than the last two versions. I have preordered and await the release....

TigersFan23 · 06-12-2008, 10:40 PM

Well, the realities are that PC game sales these days is flat (due to a variety of reasons including piracy).

Text-based management sims don't have a good track record at retail- even when coupled with a license (see EA's attempt with Front Office Football). With EA and Take2 holding licenses on the major sports it makes it difficult to get something on the shelves that wouldn't trigger some legal action from either company (or league, player's association for that matter). It is a small niche within the sports gaming world.

Unless someone can get a 100K+ commitment from Wal-Mart, industry people aren't going to put the time and money into it. Selling 30K of something on PC isn't worth it anymore for publishers.

Plus, there is all the control publishers weild over small developers- not a good thing. Markus is better off looking to put OOTP on Direct2Drive or Steam than deal with a publisher again.

While seeing it on shelves at your local Soft-U-Mart would be cool- it's not how things are moving on the PC side. Plus I would hate to see Markus compromise the product due to some publisher's pressure.

The best thing would be for Markus to have complete control over OOTP and continue to develop the best sports management game on the planet.

gmo · 06-12-2008, 11:28 PM

Cool to find originals still around. I stumbled onto OOTP4 just after release. I think it was that fantasy baseball just was not satisfying enough, and having my own game was quite exciting. I had not playing any games since Tony LaRussa which I had quit a few years earlier. The career thing was what really pulled me in.

I am curious as how some of those from the first couple versions found the game, especially if they were not attached to the programming community.

mmccoy35 · 06-13-2008, 12:12 AM

I started with ootp 2. I got into it when it was in development so I waited to buy the new version and didnt pick up version 1. It is still the best game I have ever played and gets better with every version

tcblcommish · 06-13-2008, 12:38 AM

Believe it or not. I found it on a hackers website. I don't really hack or use illegal stuff but the thought of baseball sim made me try it. After I tried it I bought it and have even since.

Been the best money ever spent on Video games.

PotatoPeeler · 06-13-2008, 01:02 AM

I was an original member of a league that uses OOTP2. It's still in operation today.
Ted Williams Memorial League

06-12-2008, 05:02 PM	#87
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,999	Very Cool sporr. edit: did you try running OOTP1 using Dosbox? Last edited by edm; 06-12-2008 at 05:04 PM.

06-12-2008, 06:10 PM	#89
scuffleball Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 358	Count me among the 260 I have purchased every version and enjoyed them all. __________________ I came. I saw. I played OOTP. The Storm Tigers - my book, check it out!

06-12-2008, 07:29 PM	#92
Neags23 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,577	With as many people that started playing with STB, you'd think Markus would do everything within his power to get another in-store version on shelves. I know it's expensive, but how many of us around here wouldn't be here if not for STB? __________________ GM Havana Sugar Kings, World Baseball League - 2000, 2003, 2005 WBL Champions Former GM Washburn Sea Wolves Dog Days Baseball - 1981 & 1986 Kennel Cup Champions

06-12-2008, 08:05 PM	#94
theasfl Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Coral Springs, FL or Orlando, FL (UCF) Posts: 7,988	Looking at the screenshots, the games come a long way since Markus was in college. I started with v4, non-CD version and have bought all of them since. __________________ All-Sports Fantasy League The ASFL 22 different games, 9 sports. Please check out the website (www.theasfl.com/asfl2/). The league is free- if you're interested please fill out the signup form and/or email the commissioner. Miami Talons (ABL): 2004, 2005 & 2008 Champs

06-12-2008, 10:40 PM	#96
TigersFan23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 156	Well, the realities are that PC game sales these days is flat (due to a variety of reasons including piracy). Text-based management sims don't have a good track record at retail- even when coupled with a license (see EA's attempt with Front Office Football). With EA and Take2 holding licenses on the major sports it makes it difficult to get something on the shelves that wouldn't trigger some legal action from either company (or league, player's association for that matter). It is a small niche within the sports gaming world. Unless someone can get a 100K+ commitment from Wal-Mart, industry people aren't going to put the time and money into it. Selling 30K of something on PC isn't worth it anymore for publishers. Plus, there is all the control publishers weild over small developers- not a good thing. Markus is better off looking to put OOTP on Direct2Drive or Steam than deal with a publisher again. While seeing it on shelves at your local Soft-U-Mart would be cool- it's not how things are moving on the PC side. Plus I would hate to see Markus compromise the product due to some publisher's pressure. The best thing would be for Markus to have complete control over OOTP and continue to develop the best sports management game on the planet. Last edited by TigersFan23; 06-12-2008 at 10:42 PM.

06-12-2008, 03:54 PM	#84
TigersFan23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 156	Markus, Is it possible to actually put together a OOTP1-OOTP9 (less the actual branded "Season Ticket" versions) collector's bundle or make the older version available for download for a limited time?

06-12-2008, 04:03 PM	#86
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	Here was my Walk Down Memory Lane with screenshots of each version. I've been here since the beginning.

06-12-2008, 05:47 PM	#88
Mntwins Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minot ND Posts: 379	I've bought every version. Started with BB Mogul but OOTP was so much better.

06-12-2008, 07:11 PM	#90
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,439	I am one of the 260 people who bought version #1

06-12-2008, 07:15 PM	#91
eborix Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Shepherdsville KY Posts: 228	I started with Season Ticket Baseball, then OOTP6, bought every version since.

06-12-2008, 10:07 PM	#95
GMahler Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 43	I started up with OOTP2 which I believe was the last time the MLB was used, and was on a CD..I was known as JP Falcon back then but many pc changes, and lost passwords, have lost me the use of that s/n...I have bought all incarnations since 2 but I must admit that I still play 6.5 moreso than the last two versions. I have preordered and await the release....

06-12-2008, 11:28 PM	#97
gmo Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 3,399	Cool to find originals still around. I stumbled onto OOTP4 just after release. I think it was that fantasy baseball just was not satisfying enough, and having my own game was quite exciting. I had not playing any games since Tony LaRussa which I had quit a few years earlier. The career thing was what really pulled me in. I am curious as how some of those from the first couple versions found the game, especially if they were not attached to the programming community.

06-13-2008, 12:12 AM	#98
mmccoy35 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 29	I started with ootp 2. I got into it when it was in development so I waited to buy the new version and didnt pick up version 1. It is still the best game I have ever played and gets better with every version

06-13-2008, 12:38 AM	#99
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,439	Believe it or not. I found it on a hackers website. I don't really hack or use illegal stuff but the thought of baseball sim made me try it. After I tried it I bought it and have even since. Been the best money ever spent on Video games.

06-13-2008, 01:02 AM	#100
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	I was an original member of a league that uses OOTP2. It's still in operation today. Ted Williams Memorial League __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.