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I had to bring this up, as motnahp reminded me in a PM of these things. Thanks for jogging my memory, my friend. My first computer baseball game was a C64 thing called "PureStat", and I had a lot of fun with it.

He mentioned "Statis Pro", which I never owned, but the thing is that many of us played computer baseball games back in the Stone Age of home computers.

Before that, it was tabletop games. Yes, I played APBA, and still have it stashed away, along with cardsets of classic past teams.

That being said, PureSim is an heir of these games. I don't have cards to hold, dice to throw, and playboards to consult. The tactile sense is gone, but now it's a new world. You younger guys don't have any idea how long we wanted something like PureSim to come along. This is why I have no problem with playing out each game. It's all right in front of me, with real parks and players to live out my managerial dreams.

Amen to that!!!![:)]

I love this too !!

The cards were great (Strat and APBA) but there seems to be nothing like a great Sim ! (PS [&o])

I love stats, and with the cards I would keep exstensive stats all by hand.

Now I just push a button. !!

P.S. KG, I have a pm on your way !!

I still have old disks for: Statis-Pro, PureStat, Microleague, Microleague II, Tony LaRussa, Earl Weaver, Sporting News, Championship Baseball, Hardball, Lance Haffner, and a couple others whose titles I have forgotten.

If it seems like I was always searching for that ONE game that did it all.....that's exactly what I was doing.

Pure Sim is the one that combines the realism of statistical replay with enough graphics and variables to keep me interested. I never got on board with the Nintendo and Playstation arcade-style baseball games. When I get the urge to test my reflexes, I seek out a pinball machine!