What Baseball Games Are Legendary?

[Cheetah50]

Here's my choices:

MLB 98 (PS)
High Heat Basball 04' (PC)
All-Star Baseball 05' (XBOX) * *
MVP Baseball 05 (XBOX)

[BrownsFan72]

I was a huge fan of The High Heat series...I played it on the computer and on Xbox. the graphics on Xbox were god awefull but the sim gameplay was spot on!

[Bigby777]

RBI Baseball on NES hehehe

[baseballfanatic22]

I've played many of the games mentioned, and I agree that many were excellent games this. if I had to select my favorite "blast from the past" it would be the "triple play baseball" series, for no reason in particular; I just remember really enjoying those games.

In all honesty I must say that if we are going to talk about legendary baseball games we have to talk about the present more than the past. I personally enjoy realism over arcade style any day, and I suppose that comes from the fact that I am handicapped, and unable to play baseball any other way except virtually. My dad used to have an old Tandy computer when I was about four years old. You can play baseball on that, but the genes were represented only by a red and blue dots on the screen. Boy we have definitely come a long way! I'm sure grateful, and can't wait to start playing MLB 09 tomorrow!

[tj1182]

Wow, so many to choose from. Of course the first Baseball game I ever played was Pete Rose Baseball for the Atari. MVP '05 is by far my greatest Baseball game ever. i been playing for five years, but this year I will retire it for 2K9.

Here's my list;

Baseball simulator 1000
Ken Griffey (SNES)
High Heat 2003
MVP 2005

[Ajaaxx]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnprestonevans

Tommy Lasorda Baseball for the Genesis. I bought this game even before I had the system. While the game doesnt hold up well today, back then I was obsessed with the topdown fielding view and "zoom" of the ball. The players started looking more human when batting. This game came out at the hight of my baseball love and i think thats why it is still a favorite.

man, i remember buying this from a garage sale for $1 when i was 10. my brother used to skunk me all the time.

as for my most legendary baseball game, it'd be The Show as a series (really). each year improves on the year before, so i'd say MLB 09. the MVP series was definitely great, but The Show picked up where it left off.

[KillRoy]

Tony La Russa Baseball 95 for the Sega Genesis. Its probably the best baseball game ever made. The original was a great game too... but 95 was the sh#t.

[Turkus2]

The ones that truly define greatness to me, for each their own reasons:

10. Triple Play 97 - EAs baby - that slowly got horrifically bad all the way up until the MVP franchise.
9. MVP Baseball 06 - Something about taking a chance on a college game got me into this game.. and it was built with the best engine ever, in my opinion.
8. Bases Loaded - Becker, Paste, Bay = cheating. So yeah, I cheated all the time.
7. Baseball Stars - The first baseball game I remember playing.
6. MLB: The Show 09 - Yes, its that good.
5. RBI Baseball - Pick one. I once scored 127 runs with the Atlanta Braves in one inning. That was RBI 93 on Genesis.
4. High Heat 2001/2003 - Unrivaled stat-tracking, replays, and, of course, the engine was spectacular and fully customizable.
3. World Series Baseball - Just after the dawn of Sports Talk Football. Sega was pushing the limits of commentary and presentation. Genre-busting.
2. MVP Baseball 05 - The closest thing I had to the pure joy I had playing number one....
1. All-Star Baseball 2000 - I can't tell you why this is number one, MVP had a much better engine. But this game just seemed to have everything else. And, if you truly wanted a challenge you could play the legends team on the cornfield. For whatever reason, the game played a lot smoother on the cornfield and Nolan Ryan's curveball would break from the brim of your cap to the dirt on your spikes. I don't think I ever enjoyed a game series anymore than the ASB series... until about 2002 when I felt they started to lose their edge. Up until MVP 2003, I was still an ASB fanboy.