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Baseball
Star - Mezase Sankanō
ベースボールスター めざせ三冠王
19 May 1989 |
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Developed exclusively for the Famicom, Baseball Star is a classy sports game that became a massive hit in the USA.
Following the success of Jaleco's Moero! Pro Yakyū (1987) (better known in the US as Bases Loaded) SNK's baseball game was the first in which you could buy,
re-name and trade players; upgrade them at will with
$ earned from victorious games then save all of your hard grind thanks
to the battery backup feature.
All this may seem a little dumb
in the short term, but it's a serious matter: in the game of baseball numbers
and stats are very important, and never before did the game save them all.
This very welcome detail adds a phenomenal amount of appeal to what is already a solid arcade-style baseball game. Nuture and alter your team throughout an entire season, and pick all of your hard work up the next time you play.
Vintage sports action right here. Baseball games are always well received in the US, and SNK were clever to step in and steal the show. It may have aged, but it remains the best baseball game of its era.
It also
serves as an interesting precursor to the Neo Geo's
landmark baseball game series:
- Baseball
Stars Professional (1990)
- 2020 Super Baseball (1991)
- Baseball Stars 2 (1992)
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Baseball
Star Mezase Sankanō
ベースボールスター
めざせ三冠王
FAMICOM |
DETAILS
| Format |
Famicom |
| Released |
19
May 1989 |
| Publisher |
SNK |
| Product
ID |
SFX-B9 |
| Size
(cm) |
14
x 9.5 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.12 |
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Classic baseball action from them good old boys at SNK.
Hugely popular in the States,
and the beginnings of SNK's
long-lasting love affair with
Baseball.
Standard FC packaging, 2Mbit
cartridge, monochrome booklet. |
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Baseball
Star Kanzen Kōryaku Technique Book
ベースボールスター
完全攻略テクニックブック
GUIDE BOOK |
DETAILS
| Format |
Guide
Book |
| Released |
30
May 1989 |
| Publisher |
Tokuma |
| Product
ID |
ISBN4-88658-173-0 |
| Size
(cm) |
17.3
x 10.6 x 0.7 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.10 |
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Vintage
'Complete Capture Technique
Book' for SNK's popular Famicom
baseball game.
Features gameplay hints, stat
lowdowns, player data for
every team, and blank pages
on which to note your own.
64
pages, full colour, Japanese. |
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'Baseball
Star' and 'SNK' are registered trademarks of SNK Playmore
'Famicom' and 'Nintendo' are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co.,
Ltd.
Baseball Star TM
& © 1989 SNK All Rights Reserved
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