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(Created page with "'''Title:''' ''Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats'' '''Platform:''' PC '''Release Date:''' June 30, 1997 '''Developer:''' NuFX '''Publisher:''' Mindscape Calling to mind EA Sports’ ''One on One'' basketball series that included ''Dr. J vs. Larry Bird'' and ''Jordan vs. Bird'', ''Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats'' is a Windows 95-era PC game that imagines a schoolyard draft of all-time baseball greats. The game was developed by NuFX, who made the ''NBA St...") |
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| title = Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats | |||
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| releasedate = North America: June 30 197 | |||
| platforms = PC | |||
| developer = NuFX | |||
| publisher = Mindscape | |||
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| teamnames = Fictional | |||
| playernames = Roster of licensed historical players | |||
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Calling to mind EA Sports’ ''One on One'' basketball series that included ''Dr. J vs. Larry Bird'' and ''Jordan vs. Bird'', ''Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats'' is a Windows 95-era PC game that imagines a schoolyard draft of all-time baseball greats. The game was developed by NuFX, who made the ''NBA Street'' series and the Sega Genesis version of ''Super Baseball 2020''. A PlayStation version was also planned for release but was never finished. | Calling to mind EA Sports’ ''One on One'' basketball series that included ''Dr. J vs. Larry Bird'' and ''Jordan vs. Bird'', ''Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats'' is a Windows 95-era PC game that imagines a schoolyard draft of all-time baseball greats. The game was developed by NuFX, who made the ''NBA Street'' series and the Sega Genesis version of ''Super Baseball 2020''. A PlayStation version was also planned for release but was never finished. | ||
== Gameplay Video == | == Gameplay Video == | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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* Some care was put into making each individual player’s animations look faithful. Babe Ruth’s swing and baserunning animations in particular look like they were traced out of newsreel footage. The back of the box claims that “Advanced Motion Capture technology brings to life the most exciting baseball players of all-time with spine-tingling results.” | * Some care was put into making each individual player’s animations look faithful. Babe Ruth’s swing and baserunning animations in particular look like they were traced out of newsreel footage. The back of the box claims that “Advanced Motion Capture technology brings to life the most exciting baseball players of all-time with spine-tingling results.” | ||
* Four parks are included: Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds, Crosley Field, and Willcome Field, a cornfield-adjacent park and reference to ''Field of Dreams.'' | * Four parks are included: Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds, Crosley Field, and Willcome Field, a cornfield-adjacent park and reference to ''Field of Dreams.'' | ||
== Intro == | |||
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== Credits == | |||
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== Box Art == | == Box Art == | ||
== Magazine Clippings == | == Magazine Clippings == | ||
