1995 · Baseball · Sports

MLBPA Baseball

Never before has a baseball game been created that captures the details of the sport like MLBPA Baseball. Realistic run-downs, accurate cut-off plays, the double switch, multiple defensive alignments, snap throws, even bad hops and booted balls. Throw in every player from Alamar to Zeile and you've got the only baseball game worth playing for the Super NES.

Released: 1 July 1995
Platforms: Game Gear SNES Sega Genesis
Genres: Baseball Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: EA Sports
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

MLBPA Baseball, known in Japan as Fighting Baseball (Fighting(ファイティング)ベースボール, Faitingu Bēsubōru; "Fighting Baseball"), is a baseball video game for the Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Gear.

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Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the Super Famicom version of the game a 20 out of 40. GamePro praised the easy controls, digitized voices, and the ability to control the ball after it leaves the pitcher's hand, but criticized the lack of real teams and the so-so graphics. They summarized it as an enjoyable game that falls short of ranking among the best in the genre.

The Japanese version of Fighting Baseball, which did not have the MLBPA license, achieved fame on the Internet in 2017 when the programmer-created rosters went viral. The game's players include examples of Engrish and included names such as 'Sleve McDichael' and 'Bobson Dugnutt’, many of which are based on combining actual MLB and NHL player names.