Underplayed Gems

Baseball Stars (1989)

Baseball Stars cover
Developer
SNK
Platforms
Arcade, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Sport
Rating
3.0 of 5, 7 player ratings

How it feels

One of the best NES baseball games ever, pioneering create-a-player and team management features still used today.

sportsstrategicnostalgiccompetitivedeeparcade-styleclassic

About

Baseball Stars has become one of the most influential games in the development of sports video games since it was first released in 1989 by SNK. it was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as the PlayChoice 10 Upright Arcade Cabinet, and became a huge success throughout the world. It is often referred to as the best baseball game on the NES platform, and introduced a number of key features that have become standard in modern sports games, such as "create player" and "create team" functions.

Screenshots

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