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  developer Nintendo
  publisher Nintendo
  released 7 December 1983 (Fam - JP )<br/> October 1985 (NES - US )<br/> August 1989 (Game Boy)<br/> November 2002 (e-Reader)
  genre Sports
  modes Single Player , Two Player
  ratings N/A
  platforms NES , Game Boy , E-Reader
  media 192- Kilobit Cartridge
  input NES controller


''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. 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 .


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 - slow ball

  • A button + Control Pad down - fastball

  • A button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - throw to that base

  • B button + Control Pad (in direction of specific base) - run to that base (only when the player has the ball)



Batting

  • A button - swing

  • ---Note: The harder the button is pressed, 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.

  • 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 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.


OTHER RELEASES

NES - ''Baseball'' was also released as one of the 18 launch titles for the NES in 1985.

PlayChoice-10 - ''Baseball'' was one of the games available for play in PlayChoice-10 arcade machines, released in 1986.

Game Boy - ''Baseball'' was one of the first game ever to the first launch of Game Boy along beside with '' Super Mario Land '' and '' Tetris ''.

e-Reader - ''Baseball'' was one of the NES games ported to the Game Boy Advance E-Reader in 2002.

''Baseball'' is also a bonus NES game in the GameCube game, '' Animal Crossing ''.