Baseball
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Abner Doubleday Says: I did not invent baseball! |
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The Bent Kangaroo Says: Don't worry general. This time it was Nintendo. |
Is This, Per Chance, A Baseball Game?
The first one for the NES!
Is This, Per Chance, A Bad Baseball Game?
The first one for the NES!
Is It Better Than Baseball For The Atari 2600?
It's about equal.
Okay, I'll Bite. What's Wrong With It?
The game starts out fine, with the regular Nintendo theme music. Then you get to select from one of seven teams, based on your favorite letter of the alphabet. There are no player names, and everybody seems to have the same abilities. But this is fine. Even pitching and hitting are okay, done from the classic overhead perspective. The pitcher can control speed and direction and the batter can control where he hits the ball.
I Thought You Were Going To Tell Me What's Wrong With It.
Fielding. Basically, you have no control over the fielders, other than where to throw the ball. They move incredibly slow, which makes the game take twice as long as it should. And when the ball is coming to them, half the time they move out of the way and let it roll to the fence. The ugly graphics don't help things.
Is Two-Player Fun?
It was twenty years ago, before better games came out.
So Who Would You Recommend This To?
If you want to see how sports started on the NES, give this a shot. It could make for a good party game if it were faster paced. But it's just too damn slow to be exciting.
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