Final Arch
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- For the North American version, see Super Major League (ST-V).
| Final Arch | |||||||||
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| System(s): Sega Titan Video | |||||||||
| Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | |||||||||
| Developer: Sega AM1[1] | |||||||||
| Licensor: Nippon Professional Baseball | |||||||||
| Genre: Sports | |||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||
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Final Arch (ファイナルアーチ) is a 1995 arcade baseball game by Sega AM1 for the Sega Titan Video arcade system.
The title refers to the arch drawn by a baseball as it flies up into the air and falls down from gravity. It is the Final Arch that ends a game[2]. In North America, the game was localised and rebranded, becoming Super Major League.
Contents
Gameplay
Teams
| League | Team | Players |
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| Central |  Yomiuri Giants
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| Chunichi Dragons
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| Hiroshima Toyo Carp
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| Yakult Swallows
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 Hanshin Tigers
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 Yokohama BayStars
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| Pacific |  Seibu Lions
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| Orix BlueWave
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| Kintetsu Buffaloes
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| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
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| Chiba Lotte Marines
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| Nippon-Ham Fighters
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History
Legacy
Final Arch was followed up by Dynamite Baseball, developed by a lot of the same developers. However, the series' title was changed, because it was determined that Final Arch was too complicated, especially as an Japanese English phrase only used by a small group of baseball fans[2]. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the machines on March 31, 2017.[3][4]
Production credits
- AM1 Manager: Rikiya Nakagawa[5]
- Programmers: Masaru Sugahara[6], Akiyoshi Shinpo[2]
- Designer: Yoshimi Aikawa[5][7]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Final Arch/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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 "Long" instructions | ||||
 Cart Instuction card(s) | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 137
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.wizforest.com/diary/170120.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-08-02 13:16)
- ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
- ↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 156
- ↑ https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/detail?JGLOBAL_ID=201103068893045888
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 224