BatterUP is a "24-inch foam-covered plastic" baseball bat-shaped

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manufactured for the

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, and the

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by Sports Sciences Inc.

Compatible Super NES games

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'', 1992 Mindscape *'' ESPN Baseball Tonight'', 1994 Sony Imagesoft *''

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'', 1994 Accolade *''

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'', 1994 Nintendo *'' Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Winning Run'', 1996 Nintendo *'' MLBPA Baseball'', 1994 EA Sports *'' Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball'', 1993 Malibu Games *'' Tecmo Super Baseball'', 1994 Tecmo *''

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'', 1993 Namco

Compatible Sega Genesis games

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'', 1992 Sega *'' World Series Baseball'', 1994 Sega *''

'', 1993 Accolade *'' Hardball '94'', 1994 Accolade *'' RBI Baseball '93'', 1993 Tengen *''

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'', 1994 Tengen *''

'', 1992 Mindscape *'' ESPN Baseball Tonight'', 1994 Sony Imagesoft *''

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'', 1993 Electronic Arts *''

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'', 1993 EA Sports *'' MLBPA Baseball'', 1994 EA Sports

Reception

According to ''Business Wire'', "the video version of Batter Up was chosen by the editors of ''

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'' as one of 1994's most innovative products. Batter Up was also chosen as a winner of Innovations '95 by the

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."Sports Sciences introduces PC version of Batter Up and car-racing simulation game at Consumer Electronics Show
" ''Business Wire'' (Jan 6, 1995).

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Compatible Super NES games

Compatible Sega Genesis games

Reception

See also

References

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