Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball
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Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball is a multiplatform baseball simulation game that is licensed by Major League Baseball
.
Featuring realistic pitching, realistic batting, and a realistic likeness of Frank Thomas
himself for the game's era, there are also regular season and exhibition modes for extra gaming pleasure. Pitching and batting can be done either in a high, medium, or low direction (in addition to slow, medium, or fast pitching) for greater realism. Various scenarios offer different challenges that take place in either the 20th century (although not too far in the past as the game cannot properly simulate the dead-ball era
of baseball) or the 21st century (but using the same player numbers as the games set in the present day).
Certain scenarios were not allowed to go into extra innings and ending a game in a time was the equivalent to losing the entire scenario. An example of a game scenario would involve playing as the then-current Montreal Expos
team in the World Series
that was never meant to be due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike that resulted in an abbreviated 1995 season.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
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Summary
Notable for being released near the end of the Super NES' timeline, this video gameproviding the most realistic action for a baseball game that was released on that particular console system.Featuring realistic pitching, realistic batting, and a realistic likeness of Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)
Frank Edward Thomas, Jr. , nicknamed "The Big Hurt", is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman....
himself for the game's era, there are also regular season and exhibition modes for extra gaming pleasure. Pitching and batting can be done either in a high, medium, or low direction (in addition to slow, medium, or fast pitching) for greater realism. Various scenarios offer different challenges that take place in either the 20th century (although not too far in the past as the game cannot properly simulate the dead-ball era
Dead-ball era
The dead-ball era is a baseball term used to describe the period between 1900 and the emergence of Babe Ruth as a power hitter in 1919. In 1919, Ruth hit a then league record 29 home runs, a spectacular feat at that time.This era was characterized by low-scoring games and a lack of home runs...
of baseball) or the 21st century (but using the same player numbers as the games set in the present day).
Certain scenarios were not allowed to go into extra innings and ending a game in a time was the equivalent to losing the entire scenario. An example of a game scenario would involve playing as the then-current Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
team in the World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
that was never meant to be due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike that resulted in an abbreviated 1995 season.