Baseball
Baseball is a simple baseball video game made by Nintendo in 1983 for the Nintendo Family Computer, making it one of the first games released for the Famicom. It was later one of the NES's 18 launch titles when it was released in 1985 in the United States. more...
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As in real baseball, the object of the game is to score the most runs. Up to two players are supported. Each player can select from one of six teams. Although there is no difference between them other than uniform color, they are meant to represent the six members of the Japanese Central League. However, they do bear some resemblance to some Major League Baseball teams:
A team: Oakland Athletics
C team: Chicago Cubs
D team: Los Angeles Dodgers
P team: Philadelphia Phillies
R team: Kansas City Royals
Y team: New York Yankees
Controls
Pitching
A button – normal pitch;
A button + Control Pad left - curve ball;
A button + Control Pad right - curve ball;
A button + Control Pad up - changeup;
A button + Control Pad down - fastball;
B button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - throw to that base (only when there are players on base);
Batting
A button - swing
Note: The longer the button is held, the more the swing will go through. So, if the button is tapped lightly, the batter will stop the bat halfway and make a bunt.;
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Control Pad - move batter;
B button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - make a runner lead off/steal from that base;
Baserunning
A button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - return runner to that base;
B button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - make a runner advance from that base;
Note: Pressing down on the Control Pad will advance/return all runners;
Fielding
A or B button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - throw ball to that base;
Game notes
Probably due to the NES's limitations, the gameplay itself is rather limited. Although the player could pitch and bat well enough, fielding was almost entirely automatic. The CPU would control any fielder who did not have the ball, meaning grounders and pop-ups would have to be fielded without input from the player. Once a fielder grabs the ball, he can then be controlled, although he cannot move except for a base.
In the NES release of the game, the six playable teams were changed to represent MLB pennant winners of the early 1980s.
An interesting glitch was the "super slow pitch" that could be produced when A and START were activated at virtually the same time on the pitcher's controller. The only way to reliable reproduce this was to unplug and reconnect the controller to the NES console at a bit of an angle. The pitcher began his wind up and the game would immediately pause. Upon unpausing the game, the pitcher would finish his delivery, releasing a pitch between 0 and 15 mph.
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