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(Sega Saturn - US, Baseball)

Developed_By:

Burst Studios

Published_By:

Virgin Interactive

Released On:

01 Jan 1996

Also available on:

Playstation

Grand Slam was an innovative release from Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, Windows, and Sony Playstation. Not known for sports games, VIE released Grand Slam as the second title in its attempt to establish a mainstream sports line. The first title in the short-lived line was Power Play Hockey.

Grand Slam was one of the early adopters of 3D accelerator card technology and also offered full 3D play in software alone. The Playstation and Saturn versions were 3D by default, setting it apart from other baseball games at the time.

The gameplay of Grand Slam introduced a few new mechanics to video game baseball that would later prove to be fixtures in the genre. A meter for pitching was used to control the velocity and accuracy of pitches, similar to golf games. On the batting side, a metered approach was used, inspired by older arcade baseball games.

Other highlights included:

A trade AI engine that would examine the needs of a team and decide if a proposed trade was in its best interest.

Catcher AI and pitch signals, helping a player learn how to pitch to each batter's strengths and weaknesses.

Attention to details and baseball flavor, such as players that would blow bubble gum bubbles during an at bat, light-hearted commentary, an All Star Break during season play (complete with a working voting ballot), and an in-game JumboTron scoreboard that would show animations after home runs.

UPC-A:

052145890053 (United States)

eBay Product ID:

4069 (United States)

ASIN:

B00002STW6 (United States)

Sega Region Code:

T-7004H (United States)

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