$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$¢$ $¢$ (Documentation) $¢$ $¢$ Computer Baseball V1.0 $¢$ $¢$ The baseball strategy game $¢$ $¢$ by $¢$ $¢$ Douglas Blackwell $¢$ $¢$ CIS:72750,1173 $¢$ $¢$ 40 Cornwallis Dr. $¢$ Scar.,Ont.,Can.M1P 1H3 $¢$ $¢$ $¢$ (1987) $¢$ $¢$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$¢¢¢Computer Baseball is a strategy game.¢You play against the computer.¢¢The game was written on the Atari¢130XE computer and pushes it's memory¢to the limit. It also makes use of¢the RAMDISK. So you must have use of¢the Ramdisk to run the program.¢¢To play the game you must 1-load and¢RUN "BASEBAL1" 2-type NEW 3-load and¢RUN "BASEBAL2".¢BASEBAL1 puts data on the Ramdisk.¢BASEBAL2 is the actual program¢itself.¢-------------------------------------¢You select your fielders, pitcher and¢even the size of park you play in.¢You'll be given all the info you need¢to select your team on-screen, but¢it's abreviated so here's what the¢abreviations mean:¢¢FLD- "fielding value" from 1 to 3¢ 1-poor fielder 2-average fielder¢ 3-excellent fielder¢¢L- batting average leftside¢¢R- batting average rightside¢¢SP- Speed of player 1-slow runner¢ 2-fast runner¢ (only fast runners can steal)¢¢P- Power 0-no power 1-power¢ only power hitters hit homeruns¢¢When you've chosen your team (this¢game uses the AL DH rule) the¢computer adds up all the FLD's,¢excluding the DH, and determines a¢fielding rating. So here's how the¢rating translates into performance:¢¢ 23:excellent defensive team¢ 21-22:average defensive team¢ under 20:poor defensive team¢¢This rating determines how well you¢pickoff runners, hold runner on base,¢how many errors you make,etc.¢¢The pitching tables are more straight¢forward:¢¢ Ace:a pitcher who can use all¢ six pitches available¢¢ 1st-line:can use 5 of six available¢¢ 2nd-line:can use 4 of six abailable¢¢ Also given is the the # of¢innings a pitcher can go and wether¢the pitcher is left/right handed.¢------------------------------------¢The game is played by one pitch only¢determining the outcome of an at-bat.¢The board should be fairly¢self-explanatory. The hitters stats¢are given and wether the pitcher is¢l/r-handed (this IS important). Also¢the option when pitching or hitting¢are given.¢¢I should say the the program in some¢ways is somewhat dumb in that it will¢allow you options not provided¢on-screen. For example, a player¢without power will not have a¢"Longbelt" option displayed, but you¢can still type in that option and it¢will allow the play. This means that¢you are on the honor system to only¢use the plays displayed.¢¢You'll see displayed on each base a¢ 0, 1 or 2. A "0" means the base is¢empty. A "1" means that a slow runner¢is on and like-wise a "2" is a fast¢runner.¢When pitching you may notice that in¢an inning where a lot of men have¢reached base one of your best pitches¢disappears from the screen. This is¢because your pitcher is getting¢tired. You may replace him whenever¢you wish (Again, you're on the honor¢system to only use pitches¢displayed). If you don't replace him¢he will regain all his pitches for¢the next inning.¢-------------------------------------¢I would recommend your making a hard¢copy of the player's data, the lineup¢for the game, the linescore, and all¢the other data, hits, errors, etc.¢Although, none of that is at all¢necessary to play the game. It is¢entirely self-contained.¢-------------------------------------¢Let me make clear that this is a¢strategy game. If you're a real¢baseball fan I think you'll realize¢that what happens in the course of¢this game is just like real baseball.¢You must choose the correct pitch for¢each situation. It is very authentic.¢Let me also assure you that the¢computer plays fair. It has access to¢exactly the same players, pitches and¢plays as you. It has no advantage¢over you, except that it's been¢programmed to choose the correct play¢in most situations. So the game's a¢good test of your knowledge.¢-------------------------------------¢When you come to the end of the game¢hit your [START] key at almost any¢point in the game. Again the program¢is somewhat dumb, it will not know¢when the game has ended. You must end¢it.¢-------------------------------------¢¢ ENJOY!!¢
