Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (1996)

Developer: Rare
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Sport
Rating: 2.5 of 5, 5 player ratings

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How it feels

A licensed MLB baseball game featuring all 28 teams and multiple modes anchored by Ken Griffey Jr.

sportsrealisticcompetitivebaseballlicensedarcade-stylemultiplayer

About

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run is a licensed arcade baseball game featuring MLB's own Ken Griffey Jr. Released in 1996, it contains all 28 MLB teams and logos from that time, with rosters containing fictitious names for the players (Ken Griffey Jr being the only real player in the game). Next to exhibition games, there are different game modes to compete in. In the MLB Challenge, players start with a weak team and go against every major MLB club to go up the rankings. There is also a complete World Series, All-Star games and the MLB League. In the league modes up to eight players can choose a team and play a season of 26, 52 or 162 games. Between matches players can change the line-up and rotation, and trade away players.

Screenshots

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run screenshot 1

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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run screenshot 3

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