<s>
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
simply	O
as	O
Baseball	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1982	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
7800	B-General_Concept
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
home	O
computers	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
both	O
contemporarily	O
and	O
retrospectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
RealSports	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
RealSports	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
RealSports	B-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
,	O
and	O
RealSports	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
answer	O
to	O
Mattel	B-Operating_System
Electronics	I-Operating_System
's	O
aggressive	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
fronted	O
by	O
George	O
Plimpton	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
compared	O
the	O
graphically	O
and	O
gameplay-wise	O
dated	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
sports	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Atari	O
's	O
1978	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
Home	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
to	O
their	O
more	O
advanced	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
originally-released	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
included	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
that	O
impaired	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
2600	O
platform	O
entitled	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1989	O
,	O
fixing	O
some	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
errors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
also	O
included	O
some	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
with	O
"	O
Voice	O
Controller	O
"	O
support	O
,	O
an	O
unreleased	O
voice	B-Application
command	I-Application
device	I-Application
for	O
the	O
2600	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
1983	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
with	O
a	O
1983	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
the	O
pitching	O
,	O
the	O
batting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fielding	O
utilized	O
the	O
regular	B-Device
joystick	I-Device
,	O
the	O
voice	O
commands	O
could	O
be	O
only	O
used	O
to	O
throw	O
the	O
ball	O
to	O
the	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
platforms	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Andreasen	O
started	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
5200	O
version	O
of	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
right	O
after	O
he	O
finished	O
RealSports	B-Application
Football	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
later	O
shelved	O
the	O
project	O
citing	O
burn	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
additional	O
8	O
kilobyte	O
of	O
ROM	B-Device
space	O
to	O
put	O
in	O
voice	O
,	O
he	O
used	O
half	O
of	O
it	O
for	O
additional	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
home	O
computers	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
however	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
prototype	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
significantly	O
improved	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
7800	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
downgraded	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
5200	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
Atari	O
improved	O
on	O
Home	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
their	O
previous	O
baseball-themed	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
2600	O
platform	O
,	O
by	O
including	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
diamond	O
,	O
fly-balls	O
,	O
throwing	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
by	O
fielders	O
to	O
tag	O
the	O
opposing	O
player	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
traditional	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
featured	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
an	O
electronic	O
announcer	O
calling	O
the	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
in	O
the	O
August	O
1983	O
issue	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
Home	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Thanks	O
to	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
owners	O
finally	O
have	O
a	O
game	O
they	O
can	O
love	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
2600	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
August-September	O
1983	O
issue	O
of	O
Vidiot	O
magazine	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
lots	O
better	O
than	O
'	O
Home	B-Application
Run	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
much	O
more	O
real	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1984	O
Book	O
of	O
Atari	O
Software	O
described	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
2600	O
platform	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
very	O
playable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
disappointing	O
cartridge	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1984	O
the	O
staff	O
and	O
writers	O
of	O
Video	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Illustrated	O
also	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
Vista	O
prize	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Best	O
2600	O
Sports	O
,	O
an	O
accolade	O
it	O
shared	O
jointly	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
July	O
1984	O
review	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
praised	O
especially	O
the	O
improved	O
controls	O
and	O
sound-effects	O
of	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
5200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5200	O
version	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
Computer	O
Entertainer	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Video	O
Game	O
Update	O
)	O
1983	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
category	O
jointly	O
with	O
Star	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
enhanced	O
2600	O
version	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
May/June	O
1989	O
issue	O
of	O
Atarian	O
magazine	O
,	O
John	O
Jainschigg	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
amazing	O
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2007	O
book	O
Classic	O
Home	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
1972	O
–	O
1984	O
:	O
A	O
Complete	O
Reference	O
Guide	O
,	O
Brett	O
Weiss	O
reviewed	O
the	O
original	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
negatively	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weiss	O
reviewed	O
the	O
subsequently-released	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
version	O
more	O
positively	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
had	O
been	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
RealSports	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
Weiss	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
it	O
"rival[ed]	O
Pete	B-Application
Rose	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
ever	O
made	O
for	O
any	O
Atari	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kieren	O
Hawken	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
The	O
A	O
–	O
Z	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
Games	O
:	O
Volume	O
4	O
in	O
2021	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
colourful	O
and	O
well	O
animated	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
7/10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2600	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
on	O
the	O
2005	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
