Lost In Translation/Tornado Baseball

About The Game
Tornado Baseball, as its names implies, is a arcade video baseball game implemented with stick figures.

The game is very simple in terms of rules, and anybody can pick up on how to play fairly quickly. This is a two player only title, with both people playing for a single quarter. The pitching player selects his pitch with one joystick, while moving his outfielders with a second one. The batting player only has a single button (that is a 'swing' button). Both players use the same set of controls, so they must switch spots in front of the machine midway through each inning. You get a four inning game for one quarter, although that number can be adjusted by the game operator.

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick (pitching team), joystick 2-way (the outfielders)

Buttons : 1

Trivia
One of the first arcade baseball titles to try and put a lot of players on the field at once.

The technique of using mirrored-in graphics in the game was the work of Dave Nutting. The game was designed for Midway by Dave Nutting Associates.

A Tornado Baseball cabinet can be seen in the 2004 film "Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy" starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Christina Applegate.

Series

 * 1) Tornado Baseball (1976)
 * 2) Extra Inning (1978)
 * 3) Extra Bases [Upright model] (1980)
 * Extra Bases [Cocktail Table model] (1980)

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Bally Astrocade