This is a tool for viewing (and eventually, editing) various files from Hardball 5.

The primary target is the DOS version, though the PlayStation 1 version is semi-supported. Some files from HardBall 4 are also supported, unintentionally.

The current version is a very rough proof-of-concept, and doesn't allow for any editing. Documentation is non-existent. All of these issues (and more) will eventually be fixed.

Kind of. It gets a bit tricky. All of these are in varying states of completion.

• Player Exports (*.btr, *.pit)
• Team Exports (*.hb5)
• League Data (*.lgd)
• "Binary files", which covers more ground than expected. Support is limited.
• "Glue" archives (files that have "MB" as the first two bytes) are supported. This includes the PS1 *.glu format.
• CUSTOM.BIN and CUSTOM_D.BIN
• DEFAULTS.BIN and DEF_D.BIN
• and some files extracted from the main archive(s).

I'm not affiliated with Accolade, MindSpan, the MLBPA, the MLB, or whoever currently owns the HardBall license.

This tool is provided for informational and educational purposes.