Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
One of Atari's 1982 "Have You Played Atari Today" series of commercials. This one features the game RealSports Baseball.
Programmed by Joe Tung and Eric Manghise. Although a vast improvement over Home Run (most notably, the option for 1-player games), there's enough glitches and strange behavior with the computer player to mar the "RealSports" moniker. Billy Martin (then manager of the Oakland Athletics) endorsed this product on television. The working title for this was "Baseball", which is also how the name appears during the attract mode. Originally slated for release in September but was delayed until October. Retail price was $26.95.
See the Atari Compendium website for more information:
ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26realsportsbaseball.html
One of Atari's 1982 "Have You Played Atari Today" series of commercials. This one features the game RealSports Baseball.
Programmed by Joe Tung and Eric Manghise. Although a vast improvement over Home Run (most notably, the option for 1-player games), there's enough glitches and strange behavior with the computer player to mar the "RealSports" moniker. Billy Martin (then manager of the Oakland Athletics) endorsed this product on television. The working title for this was "Baseball", which is also how the name appears during the attract mode. Originally slated for release in September but was delayed until October. Retail price was $26.95.
See the Atari Compendium website for more information:
ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26realsportsbaseball.html
