Baseball

Baseball
Developer	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher	Nintendo
System	NES, Arcade, Game Boy, e-Reader, Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date	NES JP December 7, 1983 US October 18, 1985 Game Boy JP April 21, 1989 US August 1989 e-Reader November 2002 Virtual Console JP December 2, 2007 EU December 29, 2007 US January 1, 2007 3DS Virtual Console (GB) JP June 7, 2011 US July 14, 2011 EU July 28, 2011 Wii U Virtual Console October 24, 2013
Rating	ESRB: E

Baseball is a NES game based on the sport. It was one of the early titles for the Famicom and a launch title for the NES.

Gameplay

Player's start out as the batter. The running is taken care of automatically. After three outs, the player takes the field. The player starts out as the pitcher. If the player hits the ball, the player must use the fielders to catch the ball and tag the opposing player's out.

The game has a 1 Player Mode to play against the computer as well as a 2 Player Mode for a human opponent.

The Japanese version has different uniform colors than the American version. The Japanese uniforms represent the Yomiuri Giants, Hiroshima Carp, Chunichi Dragons, Yakult Swallows, Yokohama BayStars, and Hanshin Tigers. The American uniforms represent the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees.

Legacy

One of 9-Volt's microgames is based on Baseball. Baseball is also among the games to be featured in NES Remix, which presents challenges set in excerpts from different classic NES games and also allows players to "remix" elements from the different games.

Ports/Remakes

• In 1985, Baseball was released on the Vs. arcade.
• Baseball was ported to the PlayChoice-10 arcade in 1986.
• In 1989, Baseball was ported to the Game Boy.
  • The Game Boy version was released for download off of the 3DS Virtual Console in 2011. It was a launch title for the Virtual Console in Japan.
• Baseball was ported to the e-Reader in 2002.
• Baseball was an unlockable bonus in Animal Crossing.
• In 2007, Baseball was released for download on the Wii's Virtual Console. It was later released again for the Wii U in 2013 as part of the Wii U Virtual Console.
• In 2018, it was among the NES games made available to play as part of the Nintendo Switch Online Service. It was part of the first wave of games that were made available with the launch of the service in September 2018. This version included cooperative and competitive online multiplayer options.