| Pitcher's Duel | |
 Pitcher's Duel. Green case version released at Classic Gaming Expo. Photo Ā© 2011 Chris Romero and www.Vectrex.com | |
| Developer | GCE |
| Publisher | CGE Services |
| Release Date | 2007 |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single player 2 players simultaneous |
| Media | Cartridge |
Pitcher's Box (front). Released at Classic Gaming Expo. Photo Ā© 2011 Chris Romero and www.Vectrex.com
Pitcher's Box (back). Released at Classic Gaming Expo. Photo Ā© 2011 Chris Romero and www.Vectrex.com
Background[]
Pitcher's Duel is an unreleased Vectrex sports-themed game title from the founding era of the Vectrex.
This title is the Vectrex's only baseball sports title to be released to date. While not a perfect reproduction of the game of baseball, this title is fairly accurate. A distinctive feature for this title is the inclusion of ESPN Strike ZoneĀ© style of view during the pitch.
Gameplay[]
At the start of the game Player 1 always pitches first. If a two player game is selected, then Player 2 will be at bat. Standard rules for baseball apply, however fielding, throwing and base runners are all controlled by the computer. Other features of Pitcher's Duel include a foul ball after two strikes is considered a strikeout, base runners always round the bases, if the ball beats the runner to a base then the runner is out regardless of whether there was a forceout and batters cannot be hit by a pitch.
Controls[]
Main Menu
- Select between one or two players-button one
- Select number of innings-button two
- Start game-button three
In-game (offense)
- Move toward/away from plate-joystick or D-pad
- Show scoreboard-button one
- Power swing-button three
- Normal swing-button four
In-game (defense)
- Change position of the ball-joystick or D-pad
- Show scoreboard-button one
- Knuckleball-button two
- Changeup-button three
- Fastball-button four
Scoring[]
Just as in baseball, a player must round all the bases to make a run. The team who makes the most runs wins the game.
Physical Release[]
A prototype of Pitcher's Duel was found though a private sale and was held until a high quality release could be done. Pitcher's Duel was eventually released at Classic Gaming Expo in both a retro-styled reproduction Vectrex box and also as a loose cartridge. In both the boxed versions and as a loose cart there were two major case colors offered: gray and green (shown in the picture).
Trivia[]
- Also offered at the CGE2007 auction for charity was one boxed version containing cartridge cases in gray, red, blue, and green.
- CGE Services is responsible for Pitcher's Duel's physical release, which includes Sean Kelly, Joe Santulli and John Hardie.
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