Pro Yakyuu Super League '91

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Pro Yakyuu Super League '91
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer: Sega R&D 6
Distributor: Samsung (KR)
Licensor: Nippon Professional Baseball
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Sports (baseball)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1991-08-30 ¥6,8006,800 G-4529 KR 199x GM4041JG

Pro Yakyuu Super League '91 (プロ野球スーパーリーグ'９１) is a 1991 baseball game by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive in their Super League series of baseball games. It was only released in Japan and South Korea. It would later be localized into Sports Talk Baseball for the American market.

Gameplay

The game is licensed by Nippon Professional Baseball with rosters accurate to the 1990 NPB season. It contains all 12 teams and 300 players of the time. It uses a view from behind the catcher for pitching and hitting and an overhead view for fielding and running. Unlike real professional baseball, there is a "mercy" rule that ends the game when one team is leading by 10 or more runs.

Players can choose from three venues: the Nippon Dome (standard-sized field in a dome), the Moon City Stadium (largest field, nighttime game), or the Red Sun Stadium (smallest field, daytime game). In exhibition games, players can choose which team bats or fields first and whether to enable auto-fielding (where the computer automatically positions outfielders). In single-player games, the player can optionally make changes to the computer player's roster (by enabling "Game Making").

	Starting Pitcher and Batting Lineup
	Before each game, each team can choose a starting pitcher, order the batting lineup, change each player's position, and substitute players.
	Defense
	When pitching, and position the pitcher on the mound and throws the ball. While throwing, use and for a breaking ball, to throw a changeup (slow pitch), or 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 a "beanball" (hitting the batter with the pitch). 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 substitute a relief pitcher by pausing the game with  START  and pressing . Pitchers have their strengths summarized by a graph showing changeups and fastballs on the y-axis and breaking balls on the x-axis. While pitching, the player can change the position of the fielders with : Forward is more effective at catching ground balls and bunts, Back is more effective at catching fly balls from hard hitters, and Normal is the most flexible balance between the two. The player can also switch to a fielding view with , which can be used to catch players trying to steal bases. When fielding, the D-Pad controls the fielder closest to the ball. The player can have the nearest fielder jump by pressing or dive by pressing while holding a direction. Once the ball is in possession, it can be thrown to base by pressing while holding a direction corresponding to the base ( for first, for second, for third, or for home) or press by itself to throw to first base.
	Offense
	When hitting, the D-Pad positions the batter in the batter's box. The batter swings with or bunts with . The player can lead-off or attempt to steal a base by pressing while holding a direction corresponding to a base ( for first, for second, for third, or for home). Runners can slide into base by pressing while holding a direction corresponding to the base. An inset diamond shows the positions of runners. Before the pitch is thrown, the player can substitute a pinch hitter by pausing the game with  START  and pressing . Players have their strengths summarized by a graph with throwing (north), fielding (south), power (west), and speed (east).

Modes

Season schedule

There are three modes:

• Pennant Race: A single-player mode where the player plays a season of 15, 30, 60, or a full 120 games. The best teams in each league advance the best-of-seven Nippon Series. Season progress is saved to a battery backup.
• Open Game: A single match against the computer or a five-game series against another player. Up to six players can participate in a round robin tournament format. Each player must choose a different team.
• All Star Game: A single match against the computer or another player, pitting the Central League against the Pacific League. Players can substitute players from any team in either league to create a custom team.

Teams

Team select

League	Team	Players
Central	Yomiuri Giants
	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
	Yokohama Taiyo Whales
	Chunichi Dragons
	Yakult Swallows
	Hanshin Tigers
Pacific	Seibu Lions
	Orix BlueWave
	Kintetsu Buffaloes
	Nippon-Ham Fighters
	Lotte Orions
	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks

Music and sound

This game plays a different theme for each of the teams, which are inspired by the team's actual cheer songs.

Production credits

• Main programmer: Mizoran
• Assistant Programmer: MSN-100しき, Ryuu
• Main Design: しずおか たろう
• Assistant Design: Mt.Maya
• Sound design: Tarnya, Psychedelic Chung
• Game Design: Wanta
• Dubbing Artist: Saki
• Players Adviser: Oka Oka
• Special Thanks: Mr.Chun, S.Sasuke, Yumemi, Yama Ichi, Ore, さっとまん, Team Clutch Hitter, .H.V.H.Y EHT, れっかのヨロイ, V-Max, ストレイカーしれいかん, Chata, M.Ohmori, Raiha, Osan, HAS, Atsumiya

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

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• Cover artist: Masao Satake

Source:

Sega TV Game Genga Gallery

Magazine articles

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score (JP) NTSC-J 58 (JP) NTSC-J 60 (JP) NTSC-J 50 (FR) NTSC-J 81 (FR) NTSC-J 84 (JP) NTSC-J 74 (JP) NTSC-J 69 (US) 50

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Pro Yakyuu Super League '91

Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, KR
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Technical information

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