Lost In Translation/Tornado Baseball

Tornado Baseball
Manufacturer	Midway / Taito
Released	1976
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	8080 (@ 1.997 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; Discrete
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 260 x 224 pixels; 59.54 Hz; Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	3 ROMs; 6,144 bytes (6.00 KiB)
MAME ID	tornbase

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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

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

Cabinet and Artwork

Tornado Baseball arcade cabinet.
Tornado Baseball flyer.
Back of the Tornado Baseball flyer.
Alternate Tornado Baseball flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Bally Astrocade

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