I miss Inside The Park baseball

Stealcompany · 01-11-2020, 09:46 PM

I know it was a long time but it was good little game.
It was fun seeing how good a career you could put together.

Déjà Bru · 01-11-2020, 10:14 PM

Good feedback. I often wonder in what directions that they can take this game in future versions and this certainly is something that could be considered.

thklein · 01-12-2020, 10:30 AM

If they ever brought that game back, they'd have to beef it up substantially. I remember there being very little to do.

dave1927p · 01-12-2020, 07:32 PM

I would enjoy a player mode added in OOTP...even if it only allows you to make contract decisions to control the players career to start with and than gradually built upon

24Rocks · 01-12-2020, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealcompany

I know it was a long time but it was good little game.
It was fun seeing how good a career you could put together.

That was the first game that I played that then led to my interest in OOTP.

Also remember when your manager could have Kids!!

jeffw3000 · 01-13-2020, 09:53 AM

I loved this game as well. I thought it had real potential to grow. I would love to see this game return as well, but it probably never will. I have not played it in sometime, but until a couple of years ago, I actually would occasionally get an urge to play this game, and would fire it up and still play it. I loved to try my player at different positions, and just see where my career went.

One Post Wonder · 01-14-2020, 04:33 PM

ITP was an interesting idea but it really wasn't very good. As ThKlein said, the meta game was alright but you had little to do as a player when games actually started. Also the AI's handling of players, yo-yoing them up and down like it does, wasn't compatible with an ITP mode of play. The AI still yo-yo's players up and down AFAIK. That's why you can't really play minor league management even now and it would need to be fixed before an ITP would work.

That said, I wouldn't buy this as a stand alone title but a well-thought out version of ITP as a game mode would encourage me to buy new versions of OOTP annually again. It seems like they're running out of ideas as to where to develop the base game and this might be an interesting new direction.

rickmangan · 01-14-2020, 09:19 PM

It was a good little game.

AirmenSmith · 01-15-2020, 12:40 PM

I have not and will never change my signature until a new ITP comes out!!

AirmenSmith · 01-15-2020, 12:41 PM

I might add that it would be an amazing game on a mobile device.

01-11-2020, 09:46 PM	#1
Stealcompany Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 285	I miss Inside The Park baseball I know it was a long time but it was good little game. It was fun seeing how good a career you could put together.

01-11-2020, 10:14 PM	#2
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Good feedback. I often wonder in what directions that they can take this game in future versions and this certainly is something that could be considered. __________________ - Bru

01-12-2020, 07:32 PM	#4
dave1927p FHM Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 2,888	I would enjoy a player mode added in OOTP...even if it only allows you to make contract decisions to control the players career to start with and than gradually built upon __________________ IN 1964 THE LEAFS WON THE STANLEY CUP :: IT'S ALSO THE YEAR THE CANADIAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED...coincidence?

01-14-2020, 04:33 PM	#7
One Post Wonder All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 538	ITP was an interesting idea but it really wasn't very good. As ThKlein said, the meta game was alright but you had little to do as a player when games actually started. Also the AI's handling of players, yo-yoing them up and down like it does, wasn't compatible with an ITP mode of play. The AI still yo-yo's players up and down AFAIK. That's why you can't really play minor league management even now and it would need to be fixed before an ITP would work. That said, I wouldn't buy this as a stand alone title but a well-thought out version of ITP as a game mode would encourage me to buy new versions of OOTP annually again. It seems like they're running out of ideas as to where to develop the base game and this might be an interesting new direction. Last edited by One Post Wonder; 01-14-2020 at 05:53 PM.

01-14-2020, 09:19 PM	#8
rickmangan Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 1	It was a good little game. __________________ geometry dash free

01-12-2020, 10:30 AM	#3
thklein Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 300	If they ever brought that game back, they'd have to beef it up substantially. I remember there being very little to do.

01-13-2020, 09:53 AM	#6
jeffw3000 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 296	I loved this game as well. I thought it had real potential to grow. I would love to see this game return as well, but it probably never will. I have not played it in sometime, but until a couple of years ago, I actually would occasionally get an urge to play this game, and would fire it up and still play it. I loved to try my player at different positions, and just see where my career went.

01-15-2020, 12:40 PM	#9
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 2,090	I have not and will never change my signature until a new ITP comes out!! __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

01-15-2020, 12:41 PM	#10
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 2,090	I might add that it would be an amazing game on a mobile device. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link