Nomo's World Series Baseball

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Nomo's World Series Baseball
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Licensor: Major League Baseball Properties, Major League Baseball Players Association
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Sports[2][3] (baseball)

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥4,8004,800 G-3432
Sega Rating: All Ages

Nomo's World Series Baseball or Nomo Hideo no World Series Baseball (野茂英雄のワールドシリーズベースボール) is a baseball game for the Sega Game Gear released as part of the World Series Baseball series in Japan.

The game features an endorsement by Japanese baseball player Hideo Nomo (野茂・英雄), who had recently played his first season for Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Gameplay

The game is a roster update of World Series Baseball '95 and plays identically. Players can choose from any of the 28 teams from the 1995 MLB season, plus the American League All-Stars and National League All-Stars ("dream teams" consisting of the best players from each league) and up to two custom teams created by the player.

Players can toggle auto-fielding or voice samples, select the length of the game (from 3, 5, 7, or a full 9 innings), and choose between two views (Back for a view from behind home base and Center for a view from behind the pitcher's mound). In Exhibition Mode, players additionally can toggle designated hitters and whether to play as the home or visiting team (home bats last). Finally, players have a choice between two domes and two outdoor parks.

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Starting Pitcher and Batting Order
Before each game, players can choose a pitcher and create a batting lineup by ordering the starting members or swapping reserve players.

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Defense
When pitching, use Left and Right to position the pitcher on the mound. Throw the ball with 2; use Left and Right for a breaking ball, Up to throw a change-up (slow pitch), or Down to throw a fastball. Faster pitches are harder for the batter to hit but more likely to travel farther or potentially result in a home run. The batter is eliminated when three strikes are thrown; the batter gets a free base if the pitcher throws four balls or hits the batter.

Pitchers have a stamina gauge. Fastballs and curve balls wear out pitchers faster. When a pitcher is low on stamina, the ball becomes harder to control. The player can pause the game with  START  and press 1 to change the view or 2 to substitute a relief pitcher.

When fielding, the D-Pad controls all of the fielders simultaneously (with the camera focused on the one closest to the ball). The player can have the nearest fielder jump by pressing 2 or dive by pressing 2 while holding a direction. Once the ball is in possession, throw it to base by pressing 2 while holding a direction corresponding to the base (Right for first, Up for second, Left for third, or Down for home) or press 2 by itself to throw to first base.

If auto-fielding is enabled, the computer controls the player's outfielders automatically, but the player can take control at any point by pressing the D-Pad.

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Offense
When hitting, the D-Pad positions the batter in the batter's box. Swing with 2; the batter stops the swinging motion when the button is released. Square up a bunt by holding 1+2; the batter can be moved around while holding the bunt.

The player can instruct a baserunner to lead-off by holding a direction corresponding to a base (Right for first, Up for second, Left for third, or Down for home) and pressing 1 or steal a base by holding a direction and also holding 1. In the batting view, first and third base are shown in insets on each side of the screen when there are runners on base and second base is visible behind the pitcher. In the fielding view, there is an inset baseball diamond that shows the runners.

The player can pause the game with  START  and press 1 to change the view or 2 to substitute a pinch hitter.

Modes

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Play Ball

The game has the following modes:

  • Exhibition Mode: An exhibition mode, for playing a single game against the computer. The player selects a team to play as well as a team to play against (which can be the same team).
  • Versus Mode: The two-player mode, allowing two players to play a game against each other over a Gear-to-Gear Cable. Player one decides the length of the game, the stadium, who bats first, and whether to allow designated hitters.
  • Pennant Mode: Plays a season of 32, 84, 123, or a full 162 games against computer-controlled teams. The game cartridge stores the player's progress so it can be continued at any time. After the season is over, the division winner advances to a best-of-seven League Championship, and the winner of that makes it to the best-of-seven World Series.
  • Team Edit: Allows the player to create up to two custom teams composed of any of the players from any of the teams in the game. The teams are stored on the cartridge and can be played in Exhibition Mode.
  • Player Data: View the statistics for any of the 700 players in the game.

Teams

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Team select
League Division Team Players
American Western Texas Rangers Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners
California Angels California Angels
Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics
Central Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers
Eastern Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox
National Western San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies
San Diego Padres San Diego Padres
Central Houston Astros Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds
Eastern Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies
Florida Marlins Florida Marlins
New York Mets New York Mets

Magazine articles

Main article: Nomo's World Series Baseball/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[4]
Sega Game Gear
50
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1 review

Nomo's World Series Baseball

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 4ed45bda
MD5 e9f8abb1eea7fb9d7f3fdf4efec986a1
SHA-1 127a7e6706f6d9b129d5cf0dd2bb417e9b108748
512kB Cartridge (JP) 128B backup

References

  1. https://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/I.T.L
  2. File:NHnWSB GG JP Box Front.jpg
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
  4. Famitsu, "1995-12-08" (JP; 1995-11-24), page 33


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World Series Baseball series of games
Sega Mega Drive
World Series Baseball (1994) | World Series Baseball '95 (1995) | World Series Baseball '96 (1996) | World Series Baseball 98 (1997)
Sega Game Gear
World Series Baseball (1993) | World Series Baseball '95 (1994) | Nomo's World Series Baseball (1995)
Sega Mega-CD
World Series Baseball (unreleased)
Sega 32X
World Series Baseball Starring Deion Sanders (1995)
Sega Saturn
World Series Baseball (1995) | World Series Baseball II (1996) | World Series Baseball 98 (1997)
Windows PC
World Series Baseball '96 (1996)
Arcade
World Series 99 (1999) | World Series Baseball (2001)
Sega Dreamcast
World Series Baseball 2K1 (2000) | World Series Baseball 2K2 (2001)
Xbox
World Series Baseball (2002) | World Series Baseball 2K3 (2003)
World Series Baseball related media
Book
Prima's Official Strategy Guide: World Series Baseball 2K1 (2000)