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  • ChicagoSparty
    MVP
    • Jun 2003
    • 1358

    #1

    All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

    I'm 32. I've been playing baseball games since I can remember, back to some terrible, now nameless game that I loved anyway because it had Jody Davis on the Cubs back in '84.

    Anyway, baseball was my favorite sport growing up. I played it and studied it, and I always dreamed of a game that incorporated all those real life nuances that make baseball the great sport that it is.

    This is that game. I didn't want to judge too quickly out of the box, so I have given it somewhere between 20-30 games to make sure that what I saw initially was not a fluke. It wasn't. This game includes virtually all of the things I used to precede with the words, "Wouldn't it be cool if. . . ." That's not hyperbole. That's fact, and reading others' posts makes me realize I'm far from the only person who feels this way.

    So if you're younger, and have, probably, much more time with this game than I ever will, consider yourself extremely lucky. If you play baseball competitively, you will learn from this game and become a better player. I firmly believe that.

    Thanks to the development team for everything you have done. I'm continually amazed how representative this game is.
    Quit making your stupid YouTube videos and start playing the game.
  • NiteLordz
    Rookie
    • Dec 2005
    • 471

    #2
    Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

    from a guy who is turning 20+10 in two weeks, i second this post

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    • Manny_Shevitz
      Rookie
      • Oct 2007
      • 268

      #3
      Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

      Hey man, I'm right there with you. I'm 37, and my first baseball video games were RBI and Bases Loaded for the NES. I've played a lot of video game baseball since then, getting excited about each new generation of consoles and the increased level of realism they would bring. But even as graphics and AI got better, and features were added to make the games play more like the real thing, they never quite got there.

      I took a long hiatus from baseball games (I think All-Star Baseball for the PS2 was the last one I bought), and almost passed on MLB 09, but the glowing reviews, including the one on this site, convinced me to pick it up, and I couldn't be happier about it. It is without a doubt, the best sports video game I have ever played.

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      • Manny_Shevitz
        Rookie
        • Oct 2007
        • 268

        #4
        Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

        Okay, I lied: my first baseball video game was that Mattel handheld that was shaped like a baseball diamond, and had little red blips that represented the players. But I figured most of you wouldn't know what the heck I was talking about.

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        • gambler1180
          Rookie
          • Feb 2009
          • 107

          #5
          Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

          29yo here and i second this post as well. Just wish we could create our own stadiums.

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          • EdgeCrusher
            Rookie
            • Nov 2002
            • 95

            #6
            Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

            Long-time lurker, rarely post.I'm 33, my bro is 40.I can't even tell you the R.B.I. Baseball battles we had.That game was like the Tecmo Bowl of baseball.

            Tony Armas..The man, the myth, the legend.(As far as that game goes)

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            • Gilly
              Rookie
              • Apr 2004
              • 12

              #7
              Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

              31...think my first was realsports baseball for the atari 5200, classic.....no love for 'baseball' on the nes??

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              • Randor2000
                Pro
                • Feb 2003
                • 849

                #8
                Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                30 here. You guys remember what a coup it was that year when RBI had "all" the teams.
                "We All Have Sizeable Scars"

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                • thaSLAB
                  [Player 1]
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 4495

                  #9
                  Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                  Originally posted by Manny_Shevitz
                  Okay, I lied: my first baseball video game was that Mattel handheld that was shaped like a baseball diamond, and had little red blips that represented the players. But I figured most of you wouldn't know what the heck I was talking about.
                  Good ol' Mattel Classic Baseball! I know it well... we have come a loooong way since LED baseball LOL

                  (I'm 33 btw)
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                  • EnigmaNemesis
                    Animal Liberation
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 12216

                    #10
                    Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                    Originally posted by Manny_Shevitz
                    Okay, I lied: my first baseball video game was that Mattel handheld that was shaped like a baseball diamond, and had little red blips that represented the players. But I figured most of you wouldn't know what the heck I was talking about.

                    I had one, I had the Football one too that looked like a football stadium. With the X's and O's.
                    Boston Red Sox | Miami Dolphins

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                    • antifanboy
                      Rookie
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 108

                      #11
                      Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                      any of yous played this



                      good 'ol lynx.
                      Big Brother is Watching You.

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                      • JrGaf
                        Rookie
                        • Jul 2004
                        • 13

                        #12
                        Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                        i had to reply to this. im 30 and have 3 other cousins all within a few years. To make a long story short, we would steal my fathers Softball score books and record the hits and all in them. Those were the days. I have to say though, one of our favorites, and im not surehow many guys playeds it, was Little League Baseball on the nes. god those were the days..... UNTIL MLB09 The show... its that good

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                        • Bigmikelakers
                          Rookie
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 101

                          #13
                          Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                          Wow I feel kinda young compared to some of you guys. Im only 23 and the first baseball game I feel in love with was World Series Baseball for Genesis.

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                          • 21SEC
                            Rookie
                            • Aug 2002
                            • 190

                            #14
                            Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                            Originally posted by Manny_Shevitz
                            Okay, I lied: my first baseball video game was that Mattel handheld that was shaped like a baseball diamond, and had little red blips that represented the players. But I figured most of you wouldn't know what the heck I was talking about.
                            I loved that thing. Had the football game too.

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                            • Randor2000
                              Pro
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 849

                              #15
                              Re: All you young guys should consider yourselves very, very lucky

                              Originally posted by JrGaf
                              i had to reply to this. im 30 and have 3 other cousins all within a few years. To make a long story short, we would steal my fathers Softball score books and record the hits and all in them. Those were the days. I have to say though, one of our favorites, and im not surehow many guys playeds it, was Little League Baseball on the nes. god those were the days..... UNTIL MLB09 The show... its that good
                              Little league baseball was so underated. Loved that game!
                              "We All Have Sizeable Scars"

                              Randor's MLB The Show PS3 Wallpapers

                              MLB The Show March Madness Mascot Challenge

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