This was a great game. For 1 player, you'd switch to auto function, and the pitches came automatically. For 2-player play, you'd switch to manual play, and the person pitching can remove the top portion, which is connected by 26" cord inside, and select from 5 pitches...curve, slider, fastball, change-up, and knuckler. I have to 'fess up that I'm copying the description from an ebay listing, but I did have this game and played it for a long time. The ebay listing is here.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
1979 Entex Handheld 1 or 2 player Baseball Game:
This was a great game. For 1 player, you'd switch to auto function, and the pitches came automatically. For 2-player play, you'd switch to manual play, and the person pitching can remove the top portion, which is connected by 26" cord inside, and select from 5 pitches...curve, slider, fastball, change-up, and knuckler. I have to 'fess up that I'm copying the description from an ebay listing, but I did have this game and played it for a long time. The ebay listing is here.
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I had that game and loved it! Mine was black but oh sooo cool!
Oh My god.....my parents totally had this game when I was little! I still remeber the beeping sound the "ball" made as it came up to the batter.
I remember this game but didn't own it (drat). I did have the space invader hand held game. Still do, but the lights for the aliens don't show up any more so I die pretty quickly :) .
I had the Mattel Baseball. It was much less sophisticated.
Dartman: Apparantly these games still work. We had quality stuff!
Blueroc: I'd forgot about the beeping...
Marco: I can see how you'd be at a bit of a disadvantage. I didn't know about the SI handheld.
SG: Sorry! That would suck!
Never even seen this treasure, but it would be right up my alley.
You can get one on ebay. Most of them still work, and they sell pretty cheap.
I think I had some of the other football and baseball games. The pitching function for two players sounds pretty cool!
Yeah it was. My folks also had a hand-held poker game.
oh boy I still have several mattel games like that.
Oh, so now you're saying you're better than me????? Well, ARE you??!!?
The football one was the one that I played until it died...literally died in my hands. I was the only parent it ever knew. Sad times.
That is sad. Sorry Cal! I'd give you mine if I had one!
... btw, they made a football game?? Not that I should be surprised, they made everything else..
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