![]() The game should let us be stupid so we can learn from those mistakes.Īs far as the players - As most know Johnny Bench was the 1975 Reds catcher. And particularly frustrating was the "computer override" of a steal command where the runner would take off for second only to stop on a dime and return to first, presumably because he was going to be thrown out because I made a dumb decision - a way to balance the statistical validity of the game's outcome. There was the odd really bad decision by baserunners attempting to advance even though the fielder already had the ball when they hit the previous base. I saw several instances of outfielders disappearing into the outfield fence while baserunners ran unimpeded around the bases. Not so great was the clunky game play - the skating fielders, the wonky foul pops that look more like warped reflections of baseball in a funhouse mirror, and the curious tendency for players to hold on to the ball too long while baserunners catch up with what obviously is a pre-determined outcome. I'm also curious to build my own stadium and team in some of the other game modes I look forward to exploring. My goal here is to offer the development team a reasonable, honest debrief on their product, because this game *could* become something truly special.īack on the "this is awesome" side, I loved that I could download entire sets of reconstructed, historically accurate stadiums, uniforms, including the first version of the Astros "Tequila Sunrise" uniforms, which I still love and wish they had the nerve to wear again. It seemed like a really good idea at the time, and the modest price point was very easy for a game of this quality. I picked it up when the real MLB season hit the skids because of COVID as a way to get my daily baseball fix while the season was on hold. ![]() This is meant to be useful feedback because I actually really like this game. So perhaps the statistical modeling supporting the accuracy of these historical reproductions could be beefed up.Īnd I do not say that sarcastically or lightly. ![]() This season presented layer upon layer of hilariously improbable outcomes. 500, their OOTP counterpart managed to beat a team who swept a team with 115 wins. So even though the real-world counterpart of the OOTP 1975 World Champions was a fourth place team who finished 5 games under. Even more hilariously the Phillies who swept a team that finished one game off the Major League Record of 116 wins in a season lost the series 4 games to 1 to the Twins. But, in the OOTP world - The Dodgers were incredibly swept by the Phillies in the NLCS while the Twins (TWINS? REALLY?) took the full 5 to disappoint George Steinbrenner and the Yankees. The MLB 75 Red Sox beat Oakland in the ALCS. If I simulated a statistically accurate 1975 Dodgers Season 1,000 times I doubt I'd ever see the results this season of OOTP produced for a team that should have won 27 fewer games.Įven worse - The 75 MLB Reds defeated the Pirates in the NLCS in 1975. The MLB Dodgers in 1975 won 88 games finishing a full 20 games behind the Reds that year. Even though the OOTP Reds finished 2 full games ahead of the 1975 MLB Reds, *absurdly* they finished in 2nd place 5 games behind the OOTP 75 Dodgers who had a ridiculously improbable 115 wins. I even kept score in a scorebook, and even worse - still have that scorebook. I had hoped to duplicate my experience with the MicroLeague 1975 World Series way back in those youthful 8-bit days where the Reds and Red Sox played the full 7 games with the Reds taking the Championship in the 7th game at Boston, just like the real thing. But that is where the accuracy falls completely off a cliff. But that's minor.Īfter completing the 1975 season my Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 110 and 52, remarkably close to the actual Cincinnati Reds who finished their World Championship season with a record of 108 and 54. OOTP compares somewhat favorably, most notably in the visuals department with the stadiums, the customization capacity, and uniforms. I rigged up an Atari emulator on my MacBook Pro and had some fun playing the old game before I discovered OOTP as a possible coping tool for the COVID world. I'm a veteran of the MicroLeague baseball games on the Atari 800XL platform from the '80s. I just finished playing a full 162 game historical season managing the Cincinnati Reds. Hey everyone - I am completely new to this forum.
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