ACCOLADE HITS A HOME RUN WITH NEW STADIUM DISK FOR USE WITH AL MICHAELS
ANNOUNCES HARDBALL III 

Category: Add-on Disk 
Price and Availability: HardBall III Big League Ballpark Disk - 
          IBM PC and compatibles - $24.95, January 1993 
HardBall III MLBPA Players Disk - IBM PC and compatibles - $24.95

LAS VEGAS, NV-JANUARY 7,1993--Accolade, an industry leader of sports
simulations and publisher of the award winning series of HardBall computer
products, today announced a mid-January release for HardBall m Big League
Ballpark Disk, the second add-on disk exclusively for use with Al Michaels
Announces HardBall III. This new add-on disk will contain 18 accurately
detailed professional ballparks such as Oakland, Minnesota and Montreal.
Available for IBM PC and compatible computers, the HardBall III Big League
Ballpark Disk sells at a suggested retail price of $24.95 and Al Michaels
Announces HardBall III a t $59.95.

The Big League Ballpark disk contains the remaining 18 stadiums (eight are
provided in HardBall III) from both the American League and the National
League. Additional season schedules, including one for expansion teams,
are also provided. Each of the stadiums are rendered in 256-color VGA
graphics and designed to exact specifications adding to the "pure
baseball" entertainment the HardBall series is famous for.

The company's first add-on disk, HardBall III MLBPA Players Disk, is the
first product to feature digitized color photographs of real players from
all 26 Major League Baseball teams. It provides HardBall III baseball fans
with an entire league of players including the names, faces and statistics
of their favorite Major League players. The add-on disk features active
players from both the National and American Leagues and their statistics
through mid-season 1992. It is currently available for IBM PC and
compatible computers at a suggested retail price of $24.95.

Released in May of this year, Al Michaels Announces HardBall III quickly
found its way to the top of the charts. It is the third game in the well
known HardBall! series built on a reputation of action, strategy and pure
fun. The product features play-by-play commentary by emmy award-winning Al
Michaels, "team effort" play, and a complete 162 game season including an
all-star game, play-offs and championship games. It is the recent
recipient of the Best Computer Sports Game of 1992 from PC Games and Video
Games & Computer Entertainment magazines.

Al Michaels Announces HardBall III and both add-on disks can be purchased
at local software retailers or can be ordered directly from Accolade by
calling 1-800 245-7744.

Accolade, 5300 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129
408-985-1700;  Fax: 408-246-1053

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