Pete Rose Baseball
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Pete Rose Baseball was a video game published in 1989 by Absolute for the Atari 2600.[1] An additional version was also made for the Atari 7800.[2]
The game was a notable improvement over previous Atari 2600 baseball games such as Home Run and RealSports Baseball. The game featured a "Behind the pitcher" viewpoint for pitching and batting, a viewpoint which was introduced by the classic computer game Hardball. In addition, the game featured different "bird's eye" views of the field depending on where the ball was hit; there were two infield views (one for each half of the infield) and three outfield views (left field, center field, and right field).
The game is considered by many to be the best baseball game for the Atari 2600, most notably for the impressive graphics of the pitching/batting screen.
When the game was re-released by Activision (who bought Absolute's video game properties after Absolute folded in 1995) for inclusion in Activision Anthology, the game had to be renamed Baseball due to the license deal with Pete Rose having expired long ago.
