Is Super Challenge Baseball on Steam?

No. Super Challenge Baseball is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Super Challenge Baseball on?

Super Challenge Baseball is available on Atari 2600, Intellivision.

When did Super Challenge Baseball release?

Super Challenge Baseball was first released on February 1, 1982.

Super Challenge Baseball

Feb 1, 1982SportAtari 2600 Intellivision

Super Challenge Baseball — frequently asked questions

Is Super Challenge Baseball on Steam?: No. Super Challenge Baseball is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Super Challenge Baseball on?: Super Challenge Baseball is available on Atari 2600, Intellivision.
When did Super Challenge Baseball release?: Super Challenge Baseball was first released on February 1, 1982.

About Super Challenge Baseball

The object of the game is to score the most runs in 9 innings or extra innings to a decision. Most professional baseball rules apply - 3 strikes for an out, 4 balls for a walk, first 2 fouled balls count as strikes. Each player controls an 8-man team. One team fields while the other team is up to bat. Home runs, force-outs, double and triple plays can all be made. Batter up!

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 2600, Intellivision

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
Atari 2600	1982	$6	$7	$20	3 reviews	APh (designed by David Rolfe)

Also released on: Intellivision. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06

Loose

Complete

Sealed

$20

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America INTV	White - "Baseball"	MT5665	Scarce
North America M Network	Black	MT5665	Common+
North America Telegames	Silver - "Baseball"	—	Scarce

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database

Region: NA
Released: 1982
Controller: Atari Joystick
Players: 2 required
Authenticity: Low

On Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration since Nov 8, 2024 — the cartridge is now a collectibleLow counterfeit risk

Atari 2600 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

M Network's 2600 version of Mattel's Intellivision baseball game, cheap and on Atari 50.

Super Challenge Baseball is the Atari 2600 version of Mattel's baseball game, which began on the Intellivision in 1980. Mattel released it on the 2600 under its M Network label in July 1982. APh developed it, with David Rolfe credited as designer. The game is also listed under the name MLB Baseball.

It is a plain sports cartridge that is easy to find, and it is on Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration if you only want to play it.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 5	August 1982	Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★½
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games Vol. 1 No. 2	December 1982	2 joysticks
Arcade Express Vol. 1 No. 7	1983	8/10

“Do not expect all the options and nuances of the original Intellivision games, but DO expect to spend a fair amount of time mastering the multitude of functions controlled by every imaginable joystick position.”
— Computer Entertainer, August 1982

“It is not quite the equal of Intellivision's Major League Baseball, but is more than adequate for any video sports addict.”
— Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, December 1982

“Super Challenge Baseball is a fine adaptation of the great summer game. … You'll eventually get the hang of it. Play ball!”
— JoyStik, January 1983

“In many ways, it resembles Mattel's superb Major League Baseball, adapted beautifully to fit the 2600.”
— Electronic Games, August 1983

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — stars in most years, diamonds in 1986–87 — comparing each game only with other games for the same system. Electronic Fun rated games out of four joysticks.

Cartridge & preservation record

Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.

Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.

How the Atari 2600 version differs

Super Challenge Baseball is Mattel's M Network conversion of its Intellivision Baseball for the 2600.

Also on other platforms

Intellivision

Atari 2600	APh (designed by David Rolfe)
Intellivision	Mattel

Intellivision. The 1980 Intellivision original, first released as Major League Baseball, is the best-selling game in the console's history, with more than a million copies sold. An updated version, World Championship Baseball, followed in 1983.

Worth knowing

Launch defects, 1982. Arcade Express reported that the first M Network shipment had "a high number of defective cartridges": "the games couldn't be properly inserted into the VCS because of poor construction of the casing", and "a small portion of the initial ROMs were incompatible with older models of the Atari VCS." The problems were confined to the first four M Network games, including this one.
1983 Arkie Award. Electronic Games gave Super Challenge Football and Baseball a Certificate of Merit for Best Sports Videogame in its 1983 Arkie Awards.

Before you buy

Low risk, with no documented reproductions. Loose carts are inexpensive, and complete copies cost little more, so a boxed copy is worth holding out for. It is listed under both M Network and Telegames, so check the label for the publisher name.