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Spring and summer are baseball months. Baseball is America's past time and is still a very popular game. Just about every gaming system has had a baseball game for that system. Baseball Stars is a baseball game for the regular Nintendo (NES). I will be reviewing this game and comparing it to the previous NES baseball game as well as games that came after it. Story: 6 Like, most sports games the plot is not detailed like Mega Man and Mario games. Basically its spring and that means its opening day for baseball. Time for teams to take the field. The goal is to pick a team and try to advance with that team. But it will not be easy as there are other teams out there wanting to advance too. Can you advance with your team. There are different modes in this game such as owner or manager. No matter what you pick the goal is the same Okay, this is your standard sport game plot. The plot is simple try to advance your team. Nothing really special. However, given that you can play in manager or owner mode. That adds something to this game. So I give the plot a 6 out of 10. Graphics and Controls: 9 Baseball Stars had much better graphics then its predecessor Baseball NES which came out 4 or 5 years before Baseball Stars. In the Baseball game the players were fuzzy, the spectators were also fuzzy. Baseball Stars fixed that. The graphics in this game are pretty good and showed what the NES could do at its peak. The players look like actual players. The fans look like actual people. In addition, the stadiums look like actual ball parks. Moreover, the fields look like grass and the sky looks like an actual sky. The colors are nicely done. In the previous game the graphics were so-so. The controls are much improved from the previous game. The previous game had sloppy controls. In this game the controls are pretty smooth. I did not notice any lags or slow downs like I did in the first game. Thus, I give the graphics and controls a solid 9. Sound: 8 The sounds in this game have also been improved. The first game had some nice sounds but it had some tingles. If anybody has read my other reviews one thing I hate when it comes to sound is tingling. The music is alright and the umpires voice was nicely done. The sound the players' bats make are a nice touch. When you hear crack or pow you know a player has hit the ball a long way. If there is any negative to the sound at all it is the fact I would have loved to have heard more music. The game's soundtrack is not very diverse in this game. But overall the sound was nicely done so I give it an 8 Replay Value: 8 I remember when this game came out in 1989/1990. That was when I started to get interested in baseball. Me and my cousins would play this game a lot. For awhile this was my favorite baseball game until the SNES games came out and later the Playstation games. But before the SNES and Playstation games came out this was all we had. Lets just say me and my cousins had fun playing this game. We would play this game for hours. This is a game that has aged well because here it is nearly 30 years later and this game is still fun to play. Its nice to go back down memory lane. I would argue this was really the first high standard baseball game. Therefore, I give it a 8 out of 10. Depth: 7 Most early sports games were not known for their depth. The SNES & Play Station baseball games had a lot of depth to them. But this game surprisingly has depth to it. You can play in manager mode as well as owner game. I believe Baseball Stars was the first game to include that option. In addition, you have several different teams to chose from as well. So its often fun to try the different modes and play as different teams. Also you get to play an entire 9 innings or more if you tie just like a real baseball game. This game has a lot to offer. At the end of the day I give the depth a 7 out of 10. Difficulty 7 Difficulty is always hard to rate in sports games. This game is no exception. The games difficulty depends on what team you pick. While the teams are not real life major league teams they include major league players and some of the players make reference to past major league players. The stats are actually based on their real live counter parts. If you have a a player that makes reference to a real life baseball player in the past. The real life player's last season is reflected. So what does this have to do with difficulty? Well, in short the game reflects the real life stats. If your team has players on it that had good seasons its going to be easier. The teams with good players hit the baseballs harder, get hits easier, and strike out opposing batters better. If your team had players with not so good stats well the game as I stated reflects on that. Bad teams, will have a hard time getting hits, and getting outs. The good news is you can trade with another team to get a better player. Moreover, if your playing in manager or owner mode you can acquire a better player. If you acquire a better player the game reflects on that too. So in away the game is trying to help you out. At the end of the day I give the difficulty a 7 out of 10. The one thing is controlling the pitcher can be a bit of a challenge. But as I stated the game reflects on the pitchers major league counterpart. Also you can always trade for a better pitcher. The good thing is once you get the hang of it its not to difficulty. The game can be difficult if you pick a below average team. Given how you can ease the difficulty by getting better players that brings the overall difficulty rating down some. So 7 out of 10 sounds about right. Overall: 8.3 As I mentioned earlier when this game came out around 1989/1990. I was just starting to become a big baseball fan. Me and my cousins would play this game quite a bit. Back in the day we would meet at my late maternal grandmothers house for Sunday Dinner after Church. After me and my cousins ate we would go to my aunts house, which was right above my grandmothers house. It was there we would play games. Some of the games we played were Mega Man 2, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, and of course Baseball Stars. What can I say this was and still is a fun game to play. Considering how most baseball games that came out after this offered more options. I wonder if this game was the template to future baseball games. This game was the first game to offer new options the previous baseball game did not have that many options. Also this game showed what the NES was capable of at its peak. This game has a lot going for it such as the amazing graphics, the depth, and getting to play with different options. Now, there were a few negatives in this game, but they are very minor. The main negative I have with this game was the short soundtrack. I like games that have diverse music. This game has a few tunes. Even though the tunes in this game are good I would have liked to have seen more. Future baseball games had more tunes. On the other hand, this is an 8 byte type game so maybe that is all they could fit in the cartridge without taking away the different options. The second negative is sometimes the pitcher can be hard to control. I don't know if that was done on purpose or not. Still though once you get the hang of it that no longer becomes an issue. Overall, I give the game a solid rating of 8.3. I had fun playing this game back when it came out and it is still a good game to play to this day. Even though it has been passed by future baseball titles like the Play Station's MLB line. But again I think this game served as the template for future games and its easy to see why. Would I recommend this game? Yes I would recommend this game. This game is fun for the entire family. It would also be a good game to introduce someone who is new to sporting games too. The controls are basic but good. The graphics are nicely done, and the difficulty is about right. This is a good family fun game that has aged well. I highly recommend it. So, I hope you take time to discover this old classic game. I also hope that you enjoy it like I did. Blessings in Christ Story: 6 Like, most sports games the plot is not detailed like Mega Man and Mario games. Basically its spring and that means its opening day for baseball. Time for teams to take the field. The goal is to pick a team and try to advance with that team. But it will not be easy as there are other teams out there wanting to advance too. Can you advance with your team. There are different modes in this game such as owner or manager. No matter what you pick the goal is the same Okay, this is your standard sport game plot. The plot is simple try to advance your team. Nothing really special. However, given that you can play in manager or owner mode. That adds something to this game. So I give the plot a 6 out of 10. Graphics and Controls: 9 Baseball Stars had much better graphics then its predecessor Baseball NES which came out 4 or 5 years before Baseball Stars. In the Baseball game the players were fuzzy, the spectators were also fuzzy. Baseball Stars fixed that. The graphics in this game are pretty good and showed what the NES could do at its peak. The players look like actual players. The fans look like actual people. In addition, the stadiums look like actual ball parks. Moreover, the fields look like grass and the sky looks like an actual sky. The colors are nicely done. In the previous game the graphics were so-so. The controls are much improved from the previous game. The previous game had sloppy controls. In this game the controls are pretty smooth. I did not notice any lags or slow downs like I did in the first game. Thus, I give the graphics and controls a solid 9. Sound: 8 The sounds in this game have also been improved. The first game had some nice sounds but it had some tingles. If anybody has read my other reviews one thing I hate when it comes to sound is tingling. The music is alright and the umpires voice was nicely done. The sound the players' bats make are a nice touch. When you hear crack or pow you know a player has hit the ball a long way. If there is any negative to the sound at all it is the fact I would have loved to have heard more music. The game's soundtrack is not very diverse in this game. But overall the sound was nicely done so I give it an 8 Replay Value: 8 I remember when this game came out in 1989/1990. That was when I started to get interested in baseball. Me and my cousins would play this game a lot. For awhile this was my favorite baseball game until the SNES games came out and later the Playstation games. But before the SNES and Playstation games came out this was all we had. Lets just say me and my cousins had fun playing this game. We would play this game for hours. This is a game that has aged well because here it is nearly 30 years later and this game is still fun to play. Its nice to go back down memory lane. I would argue this was really the first high standard baseball game. Therefore, I give it a 8 out of 10. Depth: 7 Most early sports games were not known for their depth. The SNES & Play Station baseball games had a lot of depth to them. But this game surprisingly has depth to it. You can play in manager mode as well as owner game. I believe Baseball Stars was the first game to include that option. In addition, you have several different teams to chose from as well. So its often fun to try the different modes and play as different teams. Also you get to play an entire 9 innings or more if you tie just like a real baseball game. This game has a lot to offer. At the end of the day I give the depth a 7 out of 10. Difficulty 7 Difficulty is always hard to rate in sports games. This game is no exception. The games difficulty depends on what team you pick. While the teams are not real life major league teams they include major league players and some of the players make reference to past major league players. The stats are actually based on their real live counter parts. If you have a a player that makes reference to a real life baseball player in the past. The real life player's last season is reflected. So what does this have to do with difficulty? Well, in short the game reflects the real life stats. If your team has players on it that had good seasons its going to be easier. The teams with good players hit the baseballs harder, get hits easier, and strike out opposing batters better. If your team had players with not so good stats well the game as I stated reflects on that. Bad teams, will have a hard time getting hits, and getting outs. The good news is you can trade with another team to get a better player. Moreover, if your playing in manager or owner mode you can acquire a better player. If you acquire a better player the game reflects on that too. So in away the game is trying to help you out. At the end of the day I give the difficulty a 7 out of 10. The one thing is controlling the pitcher can be a bit of a challenge. But as I stated the game reflects on the pitchers major league counterpart. Also you can always trade for a better pitcher. The good thing is once you get the hang of it its not to difficulty. The game can be difficult if you pick a below average team. Given how you can ease the difficulty by getting better players that brings the overall difficulty rating down some. So 7 out of 10 sounds about right. Overall: 8.3 As I mentioned earlier when this game came out around 1989/1990. I was just starting to become a big baseball fan. Me and my cousins would play this game quite a bit. Back in the day we would meet at my late maternal grandmothers house for Sunday Dinner after Church. After me and my cousins ate we would go to my aunts house, which was right above my grandmothers house. It was there we would play games. Some of the games we played were Mega Man 2, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, and of course Baseball Stars. What can I say this was and still is a fun game to play. Considering how most baseball games that came out after this offered more options. I wonder if this game was the template to future baseball games. This game was the first game to offer new options the previous baseball game did not have that many options. Also this game showed what the NES was capable of at its peak. This game has a lot going for it such as the amazing graphics, the depth, and getting to play with different options. Now, there were a few negatives in this game, but they are very minor. The main negative I have with this game was the short soundtrack. I like games that have diverse music. This game has a few tunes. Even though the tunes in this game are good I would have liked to have seen more. Future baseball games had more tunes. On the other hand, this is an 8 byte type game so maybe that is all they could fit in the cartridge without taking away the different options. The second negative is sometimes the pitcher can be hard to control. I don't know if that was done on purpose or not. Still though once you get the hang of it that no longer becomes an issue. Overall, I give the game a solid rating of 8.3. I had fun playing this game back when it came out and it is still a good game to play to this day. Even though it has been passed by future baseball titles like the Play Station's MLB line. But again I think this game served as the template for future games and its easy to see why. Would I recommend this game? Yes I would recommend this game. This game is fun for the entire family. It would also be a good game to introduce someone who is new to sporting games too. The controls are basic but good. The graphics are nicely done, and the difficulty is about right. This is a good family fun game that has aged well. I highly recommend it. So, I hope you take time to discover this old classic game. I also hope that you enjoy it like I did. Blessings in Christ |
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prefer second game the first game are boring for me but i dont deny its the begining for amazing baseball games breaks for everything related with reality and yeah graphics reminds baseball from nintendo for some reason
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