PING: Baseball Sim Company Reps (Shaun, Marc(s), Clay)

Shkspr · 05-19-2006, 03:56 AM

Over on another board, someone stumbled across a listing at a UK online store for a PC game called "Baseball Tycoon", possibly connected with GMX Media. Is that any of y'all, or something else, or vaporware?

Release date was listed as 02/06/06, which I'm guessing probably means June 2. That would lead me to believe that it's OOTP, but SI wouldn't go through GMX, right?

FBPro · 05-19-2006, 06:45 AM

Never heard of it.

stevew · 05-19-2006, 06:46 AM

I wonder if it's along the same lines as Trailer park Tycoon, Lemonade Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, etc....

FBPro · 05-19-2006, 06:47 AM

http://www.baseballtycoon.com/

Marc Duffy · 05-19-2006, 06:50 AM

It's not something that is connected to OOTP.

SFL Cat · 05-19-2006, 06:53 AM

Um...it looks like some kind of monopoly game.

ice4277 · 05-19-2006, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by FBPro

http://www.baseballtycoon.com/

Uh, its a board game.

Marc Duffy · 05-19-2006, 06:56 AM

I don't know since GMX are a publisher of video games.

The search http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...coon+gmx&meta= seems to return some data (although when you follow the links you'll struggle to find the game mentioned)

stevew · 05-19-2006, 06:58 AM

Yeah, it's a board game.

Marc Vaughan · 05-19-2006, 07:46 AM

Definitely a board game - not heard of it before, but am likely to grab a copy now I have (I have a horrible addiction to sports games much to the annoyance of my wife

).

stevew · 05-19-2006, 07:55 AM

http://www.gmxmedia.net/

Looks like they make other games like Moon Tycoon and Deep Sea Tycoon. Nothing on that site about the game yet, however. Could be a fun game potentially, but I doubt it will be a seriously in depth baseball simulator like OOTP or PS.

stevew · 05-19-2006, 08:48 AM

dola-

Working with other games they actually have on the site, their address structure shows that if you were to enter www.gmxmedia.net/baseballtycoon that would be the site for the game. It comes up as the following:

"You don't have permission to access /baseballtycoon/ on this server."

Whereas if you just make something else up like trouttycoon, you get the 404 error.

FBPro · 05-19-2006, 09:49 AM

Just a guess but it is probably a watered-down version of baseball mogul.......wait, is that even possible?

stevew · 05-19-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FBPro

Just a guess but it is probably a watered-down version of baseball mogul.......wait, is that even possible?

It could be a fun time waster, if it's like the other tycoon type games. Figure you have a payroll for your players, have to attact people to the games, build concessions, and stands, etc. Definately right about the watered down comment though.

Ramzavail · 05-19-2006, 01:25 PM

The salaries are way too low, when was this game made? 1983?

Toddzilla · 05-19-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Website

Chicago Tribune Names Baseball Tycoon as One of the Top Ten New Games of the Year!
(edit)You need the right combination of luck and skill to win, ..." Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, December 2, 1998

(insert Price Is Right loser music here)

05-19-2006, 06:45 AM	#2
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Never heard of it. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

05-19-2006, 06:47 AM	#4
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	http://www.baseballtycoon.com/ __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

05-19-2006, 07:55 AM	#11
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	http://www.gmxmedia.net/ Looks like they make other games like Moon Tycoon and Deep Sea Tycoon. Nothing on that site about the game yet, however. Could be a fun game potentially, but I doubt it will be a seriously in depth baseball simulator like OOTP or PS. Last edited by stevew : 05-19-2006 at 07:56 AM.

05-19-2006, 08:48 AM	#12
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	dola- Working with other games they actually have on the site, their address structure shows that if you were to enter www.gmxmedia.net/baseballtycoon that would be the site for the game. It comes up as the following: "You don't have permission to access /baseballtycoon/ on this server." Whereas if you just make something else up like trouttycoon, you get the 404 error. Last edited by stevew : 05-19-2006 at 08:48 AM.

05-19-2006, 09:49 AM	#13
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Just a guess but it is probably a watered-down version of baseball mogul.......wait, is that even possible? __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

05-19-2006, 06:46 AM	#3
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I wonder if it's along the same lines as Trailer park Tycoon, Lemonade Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, etc....

05-19-2006, 06:50 AM	#5
Marc Duffy SI Games Join Date: Oct 2005	It's not something that is connected to OOTP.

05-19-2006, 06:53 AM	#6
SFL Cat College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: South Florida	Um...it looks like some kind of monopoly game.

05-19-2006, 06:56 AM	#8
Marc Duffy SI Games Join Date: Oct 2005	I don't know since GMX are a publisher of video games. The search http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...coon+gmx&meta= seems to return some data (although when you follow the links you'll struggle to find the game mentioned)

05-19-2006, 06:58 AM	#9
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Yeah, it's a board game.

05-19-2006, 07:46 AM	#10
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Definitely a board game - not heard of it before, but am likely to grab a copy now I have (I have a horrible addiction to sports games much to the annoyance of my wife ).

05-19-2006, 01:25 PM	#15
Ramzavail College Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	The salaries are way too low, when was this game made? 1983?

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