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Screenshot from the first R.B.I. Baseball. RBI Baseball was the first console game of its kind to be licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and used actual MLB player names, unlike other baseball video games of the late 1980s.
The first entry in the series, Pro Baseball: Family Stadium, was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in 1986 and later in North America as R.B.I. Baseball (subsequent games in this series would see various names used when exported to North America but none after 1992), with the series being released on numerous home consoles, the latest ...
Super R.B.I. Baseball is a baseball video game developed by Gray Matter and published by Time Warner Interactive. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995 exclusively in North America .
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R.B.I. Baseball III was listed in the 1991 Games 100 in Games, saying that the RBI series using real-life players and up-to-date stats makes it "far more appealing than other video baseball cartridges" noting that the games are "excellently programmed action contests, with easy-to-grasp pitching, batting, and fielding mechanics". [1]
Dan Slingsby for CU Amiga said: "A refreshing and original game. The best baseball game since Hardball hit the C64 all those years ago". [4] Sandra Foley for Amiga Computing wrote: "Initially a bit limited for arcade fans, the sports sim element soon takes over and rewards perseverance with an engrossing tactical action game". [5]
Pro Baseball: Family Stadium was created by Namco programmer Yoshihiro Kishimoto, who had previously worked on games such as Baraduke (1985). [1] The planner for Toy Pop, Takefumi Hyodoh, had transferred from a different section of the company — as his first time being a planner, Hyodoh was rather slow, which left Kishimoto with plenty of free time. [1]
It also has both a Major League Baseball and a Major League Baseball Players Association license- a first for a Ken Griffey Jr. game on a Nintendo console. The home run derby in this version is also free of the six player limit, so gamers can select any non-pitcher MLB player. 1997 Rookies of the Year Scott Rolen and Nomar Garciaparra debut in ...