Sports Talk Baseball

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Sports Talk Baseball
Developer(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Mega Drive/Genesis
Release date	1992
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Two players
Media	Cartridge
Input methods	controller(s)

Sports Talk Baseball is a Mega Drive/Genesis sports game where a realistic announcer does the play-by-play (voiced by Lon Simmons). Unlike real professional baseball however, the game ends when one team has 10 or more runs than the other team (win by domination, or "mercy," rule). Players can play either exhibition, regular season, all-star, or playoff games. The game also features authentic Major League Baseball rosters for the 1991 season. Gameplay commonly features double and triple plays, and only the fastest runners in the game are capable of stealing bases. It was one of the first video games to feature individual hitting abilities for each pitcher. Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the game's best player. The Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers are the two best teams. Classic match-ups include Texas' Nolan Ryan verses Oakland's lineup with such all-stars as Jose Canseco, Ricky Henderson, Dave Henderson, and Mark McGuire.

[edit] Sonic the Hedgehog cameo

When you play as the batter, if you hit the ball hard enough, you can see a black-and-white picture of Sonic the Hedgehog on a billboard with the name "Sonic" under it.