RBI Baseball '95

For the unreleased Sega Mega Drive game, see R.B.I. Baseball '95.

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RBI Baseball '95
System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive
Developer: Time Warner Interactive
Licensor: Atari Games, Major League Baseball Players Association
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Sports (baseball)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code US 1995 $59.9559.95 T-4803F

RBI Baseball '95 is a baseball game developed and published by Time Warner Interactive exclusively for the Sega 32X in North America in 1995. It is the last game in the RBI Baseball series to be released on a Sega platform, following R.B.I. Baseball '94.

The history of RBI Baseball '95 history is curious as it was originally announced at CES 1995 for the Sega Mega-CD as well as the 32X, priced in the US at $49.95 and $54.95 respectively. For some reason, the game instead moved onto a cartridge.

Gameplay

The game is a Major League Baseball game including the 28 teams and stadiums of the 1994 MLB season. The game carries a Major League Baseball Players Association license, so it contains all of the Major League Baseball players but not the team names or logos.

Unlike previous entries in the RBI Baseball, which used a high view from behind the umpire, RBI Baseball '95 has the player delivering pitches and hitting the ball from the catcher's point of view. Many of the sprites have been redrawn to take advantage of the increased color depth of the 32X. Commentary, provided by sportscaster Jack Buck, has been carried over from the previous game.

	Defense
	The player can position the pitcher on the mound with or . Regular speed pitches are thrown by pressing . Holding and pressing (but releasing before the pitch is thrown) throws a slow pitch. Releasing early throws a sinker for a ground ball. Holding and pressing (but releasing before the pitch is thrown) throws a fastball. After the pitch is thrown, the player can put movement on the ball by pressing any direction on the D-Pad. The pitcher can throw a spitball by holding and pressing . A spitball drops before it crosses the plate, so it is much more difficult for the batter to hit. However, it is an illegal pitch, so if the batter does not swing at it, the pitcher receives a warning. A pitcher is thrown out of the game if he is caught two times throwing spitballs. The player can throw the ball to any base for a pick-off by holding while pressing a direction on the D-Pad for the desired base ( for first, for second, or for third, or for home). The pitcher can throw a pitchout by moving to the edge of the mound with or and continuing to hold that direction while holding and pressing . A pitchout is thrown as fast as a speed pitch but only uses the stamina of a normal pitch. The purpose of the pitchout is to throw the ball such that it is unhittable but easy for the catcher to retrieve, in order to thwart an attempt at a base steal. The catcher will automatically throw the ball at the base that the lead runner is trying to steal. A meter shows the pitcher's stamina. Pitchers throw balls slower and have less control over their pitches when their stamina is low. Starting pitchers have more stamina than relievers. Fastballs and sinkers use more stamina than normal pitches. When fielding, the player can move the fielder nearest to the ball with the D-Pad. An X appears on the field to show where the ball will land. The nearest fielder will automatically move to intercept the ball, though this behavior can be overridden by holding . The fielder can dive to catch the ball by pressing while holding in the direction of the ball or jump with . After catching the ball, it can be thrown to base by pressing while holding a direction for the desired base or run to base by pressing while holding a direction for the desired base. If no base is specified, the ball is thrown to the cut-off man. The player can call a time-out by pressing  START . This brings up a menu where the player can substitute a relief pitcher, substitute a fielder, switch defensive positions (between normal, in for ground balls, and out for heavy hitters), double switch (insert a new pitcher and fielder in order to delay having a pitcher bat, only available when the home team is National League), view the scoreboard, or watch a replay of the last play.
	Offense
	The player can adjust batter's stance with or . The batter swings at the ball by holding , with the batter doing a checked swing if the button is released before the bat crosses the plate. The batter can swing high with + to hit fly balls or low with + to hit grounders. The batter can hold a bunt by pressing (or return the bat to the ready position by pressing again). Before the pitcher starts his wind-up, the player can have a baserunner take an extra lead by pressing while holding a direction on the D-Pad for the destination base ( for first, for second, for third, or for home). The player can cancel an extra lead by pressing with a direction for the return base. When the pitcher is beginning his wind-up, the player can steal a base in the same way. After hitting the ball, baserunners can advance to the next base by pressing while holding a direction for destination base or return to a base by pressing while holding a direction for the previous base. The player can call a time-out by pressing  START . This brings up a menu where the player can substitute a batter or runner, switch the batter's position (for switch hitters), double switch (insert a new pitcher and fielder in order to delay having a pitcher bat, only available when the home team is National League), view the scoreboard, or watch a replay of the last play.

Modes

The game has the following modes:

• Play Ball: A nine-inning exhibition game between any two teams from either league (which can be the same team) or a series. The selectable series are Best of Seven (play any team in a best of seven series), Play Division (play against every team in the 1994 American League, 1994 National League, American division winners, or National division winners), Play All Teams (play against every team in the game), 80 Game Season (a truncated season), or 162 Game Season (a full season). Series games use a password system for continuing.
• Home Run Derby: Players choose a team, a batter, and a pitch speed (60, 70, 80, 90, or 100). Each player gets 20 pitches and tries to hit as many home runs as possible. In two-player games, the stadium used belongs to player one's team. Awards are given for 3 (bronze), 5 (silver), 8 (gold), or 11 or more (grand prize) runs.
• Game Breakers: Players choose a team. Rather than starting a new game, players choose from a list of situations, such as being down four points at the top of the ninth inning but having bases loaded, needing to make a comeback from being down nine points in the fourth inning, or entering a tie game at the bottom of the ninth inning with one runner on base. After choosing a situation, players choose a relief pitcher and finish the game with the selected premise.
• Create Teams: Players can create custom teams with any players, which can be used in any of the other modes.
• Stadium Tour: An overhead view of any of the 28 ballparks in the game.
• View Roster: View all of the team rosters and statistics for any player.
• Defense Practice: Practice playing defense in 20 different infield and outfield defensive situations. A computer-controlled batter hits a ball off a tee, and the player controls the fielders.

Games can be played as Human vs. Comp (single-player, where the player is the visiting team and bats first), Comp vs. Human (single-player, where the player is the home team and bats last), Human vs. Human (two-player game, where player two as the home team), or Comp vs. Comp (two computer-controlled teams play each other, which can be overridden by either control pad to take over play or make substitutions). Before each game, players choose any team and set the batting line-up and choose starting and relief pitchers.

In the options, players can choose from three difficulty levels for computer-controlled opponents (Easy, Medium, and Hard), set the defense mode (computer-assisted for partial assistance or fully automated or manual fielding), or toggle errors (whether fielders occasionally make errors such as dropping the ball).

Teams

Current

The game includes all 28 teams from the 1994 MLB season, with their stadiums (following the three-division structure, which had premiered that year).

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

Previous

In addition, the game includes historical rosters of every division winning team going back to 1986 (following the previous two-division structure).

League	Year	West		East
		Team	Based on	Team	Based on
American	1993	Chicago	Chicago White Sox	Toronto	Toronto Blue Jays
	1992	Oakland	Oakland Athletics	Toronto	Toronto Blue Jays
	1991	Minnesota	Minnesota Twins	Toronto	Toronto Blue Jays
	1990	Oakland	Oakland Athletics	Boston	Boston Red Sox
	1989	Oakland	Oakland Athletics	Toronto	Toronto Blue Jays
	1988	Oakland	Oakland Athletics	Boston	Boston Red Sox
	1987	Minnesota	Minnesota Twins	Detroit	Detroit Tigers
	1986	Chicago	Chicago White Sox	Boston	Boston Red Sox
National	1993	Atlanta	Atlanta Braves	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Phillies
	1992	Atlanta	Atlanta Braves	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh Pirates
	1991	Atlanta	Atlanta Braves	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh Pirates
	1990	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Reds	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh Pirates
	1989	San Francisco	San Francisco Giants	Chicago	Chicago Cubs
	1988	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Dodgers	New York	New York Mets
	1987	San Francisco	San Francisco Giants	St. Louis	St. Louis Cardinals
	1986	Houston	Houston Astros	New York	New York Mets

All-Star

Finally, the game includes All-Star teams for each league going back to 1990.

League	Team
American	1994 American League All-Stars
	1993 American League All-Stars
	1992 American League All-Stars
	1991 American League All-Stars
	1990 American League All-Stars
National	1994 National League All-Stars
	1993 National League All-Stars
	1992 National League All-Stars
	1991 National League All-Stars
	1990 National League All-Stars

Production credits

• Project Leader: Richard Seaborne
• Programming: Mike Alexander, Richard Seaborne, Doug Coward, Charles Tolman, Doug Nonast, May Yam
• Design: Michael Klug, Jules Marino
• Sound and Music: Doug Brandon, Earl Vickers
• Director: Bill Hindorff
• Graphics and Animation: Jennifer Case, Lindsay Dawson, Valerie Couderc, Doug Gray, Jose Erazo, Jules Marino
• Voices: Jack Buck, Walter Fields
• Special Thanks: John Arvay, Steve Calfee, Rob Boone, Chris Ebert, Mike Kruse, Our Video Lab

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In-game credits

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• Product Development: Bill Hindorff
• Manual Editor: Jon Mongelluzzo

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US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: RBI Baseball '95/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #77: "June 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
also published in:

• VideoGames (US) #78: "July 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
• Game Players (US) #0807: "Vol. 8 No. 7 July 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
• VideoGames (US) #79: "August 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

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Technical information

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