Smallball! Handheld Sports Games of the 1970s and 1980s

They were incredibly rudimentary...and eternally lovable. Herewith, a tribute.

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Look Alive Baseball

Electronic Baseball Game

Patent filed January 7th, 1981

This game’s use of a perspective-view depiction of the game would have been a major distinction if it had made it to market…even though baserunners and the ball were still represented with LED dots. But while Mattel promoted this design as Look Alive Baseball, Rik Morgan of www.handheldmuseum.com says it never released it.

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