HardBall 4
HardBall 4 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is HardBall 4 on?
- HardBall 4 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Atari Jaguar.
- When did HardBall 4 release?
- HardBall 4 was first released on December 31, 1994.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Atari Jaguar
- Developer
- MindSpan
- Publisher
- Accolade
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1994 | $2 | $10 | $25 | 2 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · DOS · Atari Jaguar. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $10 | $34 | — |
What it needs to play
- Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.01 in Oct 2007, $2.41 five years ago, and $1.97 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.10 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $1.89 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.88 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.91 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.20 | $2.50 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.99 | $9.98 |
| Jan 2016 | $1.49 | $5.00 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.86 | $11.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $3.48 | $7.26 |
| Jan 2019 | $3.38 | $7.66 |
| Jan 2020 | $2.63 | $5.39 |
| Jan 2021 | $2.88 | $5.76 |
| Jan 2022 | $5.79 | $6.57 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.79 | $7.99 |
| Jan 2024 | $4.95 | $6.65 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.00 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.83 | $9.99 |
| Oct 2026 | $1.97 | $10.15 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | June 1994 | 015605034077 |
| Europe / PAL | 15 July 1994 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
A baseball sim that is one of the cheapest US carts, with a battery save.
Hardball '94, the fourth game in Accolade's HardBall series, was developed by MindSpan and came out for the Genesis in North America in June 1994 and Europe on 15 July 1994. It was published by Accolade.
Mean Machines Sega thought it a bit irrelevant for British players, with clever batting animation and poor outfield graphics, but good enough for its American target audience. Electronic Games placed it second in its Genesis top games chart in autumn 1994.
What the press said at the time
| MegaTech Issue 33 | September 1994 | 74% |
| MegaTech Issue 34 | October 1994 | 74% |
“A decent baseball game that for some reason doesn't seem to be as good as the others in the series.”
“A decent baseball game that for some reason doesn't seem to be as good as the others in the series.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The game appeared on the Sega Genesis as HardBall '94 first, and on DOS later.
Mean Machines found it a bit irrelevant for British players, praising the rendered batting animation but not the poor outfield graphics.
Electronic Games ranked HardBall '94 second in its Top Genesis Games list in 1994.
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS · Atari Jaguar
- MS-DOS. Next Generation rated the PC version four stars out of five.
- Atari Jaguar. An Atari Jaguar port by High Voltage Software was in development but never released.
Before you buy
Among US carts this is one of the cheapest. The page lists a save battery that matters in some modes, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. The European cart usually costs a good deal more than the US one. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
HardBall 4 screenshots
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