Great Baseball
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- For the game released in Asia, see Great Baseball (1985).
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System(s): Sega Master System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Whiteboard[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Sports (baseball) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Baseball is a sports game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System as part of the Great series of sports games.
This Great Baseball should not be confused with the Great Baseball released in Japan and Taiwan. An upgraded version of this Great Baseball would later that year be released in Japan as The Pro Yakyuu: Pennant Race.
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a simple baseball game that can be played by one or two players. It uses a low view from behind the pitcher's mound for pitching and hitting, with an inset of the diamond to show the positions of runners on the bases. It switches between a wide overhead view of the outfield and a tighter view of the diamond (depending on the location of the ball) for fielding and baserunning. There are 26 teams, based on the Major League Baseball teams of the day, but the game lacks a license and has fictional rosters and player statistics.
Before each game, players choose a starting pitcher (from four choices), then their specialty pitch (fastball, slowball, slider, or knuckleball) and their stamina (between one and four). Once a specialty pitch or a stamina level is chosen for a pitcher, it cannot be used again when a relief pitcher is called later in the game.
Games are nine innings long. In the event of a tie in a one-player game, the computer wins by default; in a two-player game, the game goes into extra innings until the tie is broken.
Modes
The game has the following modes:
- 1 Players Level 1: Starts a one-player game with automatic fielding.
- 1 Players Level 2: Starts a one-player game with manual fielding.
- 2 Players Level 1: Starts a two-player game with automatic fielding.
- 2 Players Level 2: Starts a two-player game with manual fielding.
- Home Run Contest 1: Starts a one-player home run contest (with no competitor).
- Home Run Contest 2: Starts a two-player home run contest (alternating turns).
In the home run contest, each player gets 20 pitches and tries to hit as many home runs as possible. There are no fielders or basemen, and pitches are delivered automatically.
Teams
Teams are based on Major League Baseball teams. In one-player games, the player can choose any team to play, and the game automatically chooses an opponent from the same league. In two-player games, players can choose any team, but they must be from the same league.
League | Division | Team | Based on |
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A League | Eastern | Baltimore (BAL) | Baltimore Orioles |
Boston (BOS) | Boston Red Sox | ||
Cleveland (CLE) | Cleveland Indians | ||
Detroit (DET) | Detroit Tigers | ||
Milwaukee (MIL) | Milwaukee Brewers | ||
New York (NY) | New York Yankees | ||
Toronto (TOR) | Toronto Blue Jays | ||
Western | California (CAL) | California Angels | |
Chicago (CHI) | Chicago White Sox | ||
Kansas City (KL) | Kansas City Royals | ||
Minnesota (MIN) | Minnesota Twins | ||
Oakland (OAK) | Oakland Athletics | ||
Seattle (SEA) | Seattle Mariners | ||
Texas (TEX) | Texas Rangers | ||
N League | Eastern | Chicago (CHI) | Chicago Cubs |
Montreal (MON) | Montreal Expos | ||
New York (NY) | New York Mets | ||
Philadelphia (PHI) | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
Pittsburgh (PIT) | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
St. Louis (STL) | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
Western | Atlanta (ATL) | Atlanta Braves | |
Cincinnati (CIN) | Cincinnati Reds | ||
Houston (HOU) | Houston Astros | ||
Los Angeles (LA) | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
San Diego (SD) | San Diego Padres | ||
San Francisco (SF) | San Francisco Giants |
Production credits
Hints
US hints 2 (with Rocky and Great Ice Hockey)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Great Baseball/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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128kB | Cartridge (EU/US) |
References
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Santos
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "April 1987" (US; 1987-04-xx), page 14
- ↑ File:1988 89 SMS UK Catalogue.pdf, page 2
- ↑ ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 166
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Génération 4, "Eté 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 58
- ↑ Sega Consumer History, Enterbrain, page 37
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 57
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 98
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 57
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 141
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1989" (UK; 1988-12-16), page 141
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
- ↑ Power Play, "Ausgabe 6" (DE; 1988-07-25), page 92
- ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 18
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 41
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
- ↑ Soft Today, "Februar 1989" (DK; 1989-01-xx), page 25
- ↑ Tilt, "Mai 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ Tilt, "Julliet/Août 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 83
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