Baseball season is now in full swing, with every team beginning their long road to a crack at the World Series title.
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This makes it a better time than any to look back on the best baseball video games of the past, which have given us an array of experiences. Some are deeper than others and some intentionally less realistc, but there have been plenty of ways to enjoy digital MLB action. In no particular order (and with a mix of old and new games, here are some of the best:
RBI Baseball (1988)
One of the all-time greats, many players today would rather whip this title out of storage than launch one of the newer baseball sims. Simplistic by today's standards in terms of depth and visuals, RBI Baseball was still the crown jewel of retro baseball games. With eight teams and real player names thanks to the official license, RBI Baseball is a classic.
Yes, it's easily the newest on this list and yes, it won't be a classic like some of the others. But for a fully featured, realistic baseball sim, The Show has been hitting it out of the park for years. The biggest knock against MLB 15 is that it doesn't improve or change that much from the previous year's effort. While that might be a downside to those purchasing games year after year, it's still an improvement, and viewed on its own one of the best titles to date.
