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Twitch Livestreams and YouTube Playthroughs of Baseball Video Games

By Derek Bain September 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

I will be live-streaming baseball video games on Twitch and uploading the content to my YouTube channel. Follow my HardballRetro account on both platforms!

The initial focus will be on the classic computer baseball simulations that I have reviewed here, but I will also play current games (arcade, console and computer).

The walkthroughs will generally include how to select the teams, lineups, starting pitcher and ballpark (if applicable). In-game options and menus will be discussed along with how to make substitutions. Post-game will focus on box scores, stat compilation, and reviewing league leaders and standings.

Computer Baseball Simulations

SSI Computer Baseball

Computer Baseball Strategy

Computer Statis Pro Baseball

MicroLeague Baseball

Avalon Hill Pro Manager

Pure-Stat Baseball

Baseball Fanatic

Monday Morning Manager

Radio Baseball

Earl Weaver Baseball

Full Count Baseball

MicroLeague Baseball II – III – IV

Tony La Russa’s Ultimate Baseball

Earl Weaver Baseball II

Pro League Baseball

Tony La Russa Baseball II

APBA Baseball for Windows 5.75

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94

Pro League Baseball – 1994 Edition

ESPN Baseball Tonight

Full Count Baseball 6

Hardball 3 – 4 – 5 – 6

Old Time Baseball

Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – 1996 Edition

MicroLeague Baseball 6.0

Microsoft Baseball 2001

High Heat Major League Baseball 2002

Strategic Baseball Simulator 4.9.3

PureSim Baseball 6.12

Baseball Mogul 2018

Digital Diamond Baseball v10

Dynasty League Baseball Powered by Pursue the Pennant

Action! PC Baseball 2023

PC Replay Baseball v4

Out of the Park Baseball 2024

Computer Baseball Games

** action/arcade only **

Star League Baseball

The World’s Greatest Baseball Game

Hardball!

Championship Baseball

Grand Slam Baseball (Steve Garvey vs Jose Canseco)

Street Sports Baseball

Orel Hershiser’s Strike Zone

Hardball II

Bo Jackson Baseball

Console Baseball games

Home Run

Baseball – APF

RealSports Baseball

World Series Major League Baseball

R.B.I. Baseball

Pete Rose Baseball

Bases Loaded

Major League Baseball – NES

Tecmo Baseball

Baseball Simulator 1.000

Tommy LaSorda Baseball

Base Wars

Roger Clemens’ MVP Baseball

Sports Talk Baseball

Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball

Nolan Ryan’s Baseball

Super Baseball 2020 – SNES

The Sporting News Power Baseball – SNES

Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball – SNES

Tecmo Super Baseball

World Series Baseball

Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball

Triple Play 96

World Series Baseball ’98

Bottom of the 9th

Arcade Baseball games

Champion Base Ball

Vs. Base Ball

Clutch Hitter

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Derek Bain

I am a New Jersey native with a passion for baseball, statistics, computers and video games who enjoys spending quality time with his family. Co-chair of the SABR Games and Simulations Committee since August 2022 along with Mark Wendling. Visit my Amazon author page to check out my books, promotional videos, and post a review if you're a Hardball Retro fan! My Books: “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds”, published in September 2024 with co-author John Racanelli, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds was recognized with the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award. Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams)”, published in July 2020, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams)”, published in April 2022, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. “Hardball Architects” examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every team and Sabermetric principles are applied to the roster construction throughout the lifetime of the organization to encapsulate the hits and misses by front office executives. Hardball Retroactive”, published in June 2018, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. A cross-section of essays that I penned for Seamheads.com along with my Baseball Analytics blog spanning nearly a decade touching on subjects including "Taking the Extra Base", "General Manager Scorecard", "Worst Trades", "BABIP By Location" and "Baseball Birthplaces and the Retro World Baseball Classic". Rediscover your favorite hardball arcade and simulations in "Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser" or take a deep dive into every franchise's minor league successes and failures in relation to their major league operations in "Minors vs. Majors". “Hardball Retrospective” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Supplemental Statistics, Charts and Graphs along with a discussion forum are offered at TuataraSoftware.com. In Hardball Retrospective, I placed every ballplayer in the modern era (from 1901-present) on their original teams. Using a variety of advanced statistics and methods, I generated revised standings for each season based entirely on the performance of each team’s “original” players. I discuss every team’s “original” players and seasons at length along with organizational performance with respect to the Amateur Draft (or First-Year Player Draft), amateur free agent signings and other methods of player acquisition. Season standings, WAR and Win Shares totals for the “original” teams are compared against the real-time or “actual” team results to assess each franchise’s scouting, development and general management skills. Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here “Hardball Retrospective - Addendum 2014 to 2016” supplements my research for Hardball Retrospective, providing retroactive standings based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for each "original" team over the past three seasons (2014-2016). Team totals from 2010 - 2013 are included for reference purposes. “Addendum” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Contact me on BlueSky - @hardballretro.bsky.social