Let the Games Commence

Since we are unlike most under 30'ish North Americans we don't have a clue. About video games, that is. We don't have a Game Cube. We don't have an X Box. We don't have PS2. One of us owns a PlayStation, but doesn't remember who borrowed it. One of us has a XXX Play Station, but that's a Blog for another time.


What are the better basbeall video games out there?


Quite frankly, it starts with SNK basbeall on the old school Nintendo. That game rocked. We can still recall the heated battles between the Rockport Fish and the Toledo Mud Hens at the Fish Bowl. The heated duels between Keith Loberman and Ken Jarvis. BACCADEE's classic swing and the ability to check swing homeruns down the foul lines.


Recently we purchased Baseball Mogul 2003 (which you can download a demo version from download.com or Sports Mogul). It's listed at $9.99 right now at amazon.com. We had some experience with the Football Mogul game a few years ago when it was first introduced. It's all numbers. It's GREAT.


You play GM and owner. You manipulate the roster. With the football game, the players were given fictitious names. But, their first and last initials corresponded with the actual names or sometimes they would go one up or one down the alphabet. Jerry Ridge of the Minnesota Vikings was John Randle...you get the idea.


Baseball Mogul 2003 actually uses most of the real MLB player's names with a few exceptions. Even some of the AAA players are represented.


We can get lost in a Baseball Mogul fix for about a week each before we start to lose all perspective. Sitting back and wondering how much would have to be given up to trade the office lackey and some cash for that girl who works in Finance isn't exactly productive at work. Neither is wondering if you shuold develop a new centerfielder or just grab a free agent.


We haven't played too many others, but, Baseball Mogul 2003 is a great game for PC users to pass a few minutes, hours and even days.


Send in your thoughts on baseball games and we'll try to sort out the best few for each system.