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- One of the things we felt was missing from most computerized baseball games
- (Except for the ones that require joysticks), is the lack of participation
- required by the users. Every once in awhile, you might be asked to make a
- decision.
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- In Baseball Fanatic, all participants will have to make a decision on each
- pitch, as well as other decisions as the game goes along. We also decided
- not to ask you to memorize a bunch of different key combinations, except for
- the up arrow key which will redisplay the score and batter statistics, and
- the ESC key which allows you to exit the game before it is finished.
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- All other options available to you in the game can be chosen from a numeric
- menu which appears in the scoreboard area.
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- While your team is in the field, you will be asked to make all the pitching
- decisions. Specifically - what type of pitch to throw, as well as what zone
- to aim for. At the same time, the batter will be trying to outguess you.
- I.E., You'll pick a pitch and a zone and the batter will pick a pitch and
- a zone, just like in the real game. The closer his guess comes to being
- right the better his chance for a hit. Vice Versa, if you can continually
- fool him then you will probably strike him out. (Providing you get the ball
- over the plate.)
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- As a pitcher, there will also be times that you'll want to pitch out, to
- prevent a runner from stealing a base.
- Perhaps at other times you'll want to intentionally walk a hitter, all these
- options are available to you in the course of the game.
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- While at bat, it will help you to be familar with your players. Some of them
- are better base runners than others, some of them hit for power and some
- are better hitters than others.
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- All the player's offensive stats have been built into the game, but not to
- the point of being predictable. Yes, it's even possible for Lou Brock to
- get thrown out stealing 2nd. Not likely, but possible.
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- We've tried to leave an element of chance to the game (just as there is in
- the real game). In so doing, players may not always perform up to (or down
- to) your expectations. It also gives the novice a chance to beat the
- expert.
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- This demonstration version is the same as our regular game, except that you
- will be limited to playing only 2 innings per game.
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- Another feature which we have incorporated into Baseball Fanatic is the
- ability for you to choose the level of game.
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- What type of game do you like to see when you go to the ball park, or watch
- on TV. I'm a slugfest man myself even though most of my friends like to
- see a pitching duel.
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- We've incorporated 4 levels for you to choose from, each one will require
- you to adjust your strategy, or if you like to be surprised, you can
- choose Pot Luck and the computer will randomly pick your level of play.
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- Each level can flucuate considerably, so don't always expect to see a 1-0
- game when you choose Pitcher's Duel or a 10-9 game when you choose Slugfest.
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- One last thing, and that's concerning the use of a designated hitter. You
- may use one if you choose. Who you put in the pitcher's slot has no bearing
- on the game other than hitting. Afterall, you are the pitcher because you
- call the shots. Loading the computer down with a lineup of pitchers won't
- help you any, because the computer checks for this and ignores everything
- but the #9 slot, so be fair in setting the line ups.