2000 · Griptonite Games · Baseball · Simulation

All-Star Baseball 2001

Nintendo exclusive

The last All-Star Baseball release on the N64 once again includes some new features as well as improvements in relation to previous play modes & options. For 2001, a new team is included, The Coopertown Legends, featuring a selection of some of the finest players to ever grace the MLB, including Yogi Berra, Willie Stargell and Reggie Jackson.

Released: 31 March 2000
Platforms: Game Boy Color Nintendo 64
Genres: Baseball Simulation Sports
Developers: Griptonite Games High Voltage Software
Publishers: Acclaim
Series: All-Star Baseball
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English
Entry: #4 in All-Star Baseball

About

All-Star Baseball 2001 is a video game developed by High Voltage Software and KnowWonder and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Game Boy Color and the Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Keywords

baseball
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nintendo 64 exclusive

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Gameplay

The gameplay centers on the player controlling a Major League Baseball team through a simulation mode that allows management of statistics, trades, free agents, and overall team development, while standard games use a pitching and batting interface that emphasizes precision and timing; alternatively, the player can choose the Arcade Quickplay mode, which instead favors fast, simplified batting and pitching where the player swings and throws freely for quick, action‑focused matches.

Reception

The Nintendo 64 version received favorable reviews, while the Game Boy Color version received mixed reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.