The Top Five 8-Bit NES Baseball Games

[peter77733]

I never played RBI Baseball or Baseball Simulator 1000 (but I did play Super BB 1000 on SNES) so I wont comment on them but I prefer Bases Loaded the most with Baseball Stars second. Played Baseball and MLB but didnt care for either game. And the only reason why I prefer Bases Loaded over Baseball stars is because its more of a simulation where as Baseball Stars is more arcadish but both are classics.

[sroz39]

Having played all these games at one point or another, I would have rated them:

5) RBI Baseball
4) Baseball
3) Baseball Simulator 1.000
2) Baseball Stars
1) Bases Loaded...and that isn't even close. I always thought this was the most realistic baseball game for NES. And Paste on the Jersey team is the REAL Albert Pujols. .450 BA, 60 homerun power. Anything he touched flew out of the park. And his protector Bay wasn't too shabby, either.

I remember Paste. My dad and I used that team in the Season Mode. My dad didn't play many video games but he was a crazy good pitcher in that game.

Personal list:

1) Baseball Stars 1&2
2) Bases Loaded 1&2
3) Roger Clemens Baseball

That's my personal list. I liked RBI but personally thought it to be over-rated as the years have gone on.

[Shobiz]

I'm probably as old as Christian. Its only 3 baseball games that matter on NES. 1. Baseball (1985) - cause it was good and first one out. 2. Bases Loaded- cause it was real. Do the names Paste and Bay ring bells! 3. Baseball Stars! The game play alone kills everything. Also the Franchise Mode was ridiculous. 6 human controlled teams, 25 game , stat tracking, and power ups. IT WAS THE FIRST GAME TO LET YOU DIVE FOR CATCHES AND CLIMB WALLS TO STEAL HOME RUNS! After thinking about, it might still be number one.

[literacola]

dusty diamond softball is an all time great. super batter up is highly under rated. basically a more updated version of rbi baseball. also loved earl weaver baseball and hardball.

[Shobiz]

RBI baseball sucked! Even having real players didn't help. You guys only played it because Baseball Stars and Bases Loaded were sold out. LOL

[xBaBaBooeyx]

Having played all these games at one point or another, I would have rated them:

5) RBI Baseball
4) Baseball
3) Baseball Simulator 1.000
2) Baseball Stars
1) Bases Loaded...and that isn't even close. I always thought this was the most realistic baseball game for NES. And Paste on the Jersey team is the REAL Albert Pujols. .450 BA, 60 homerun power. Anything he touched flew out of the park. And his protector Bay wasn't too shabby, either.

Paste was the man!!! Forget McGwire and Canseco, Paste and Bay were the true Bash Brothers.

[mlblover15]

how did Tecmo Baseball not make the cut? it was the only game i nearly threw a no hitter at. i loved that game... now lets start talking about 16 bit baseball games. the first Triple Play on the Genesis was a great game. I hit (count em') 12 home runs in one game with Jose Canseco.

then of course we had the whole, World Series baseball series. what else has to be said. each year the game added just one more feature that brought it so much closer to real life. oh those were the days!! not that today is that bad, hardly that at all but for use that are old enough to remember all these games... ah yes... what a time it was...

[Claymaker52]

The first baseball game I ever played was on the Super NES and had Ken Griffey Jr. on the cover. The name of the game escapes me, I was probably too young to remember anyways. That game even had a Newspaper section after each game. I haven't played any of the games on the list, nevertheless, I still have found memories of the aformentioned game.

[SonicZulu25]

Although RBI was definitely good for it's time, there was just something about baseball stars that made it shine. Too long ago now to remember what that was really. All I do remember is that my buddy I logged a lot of time on that one.

[antdawg9]

I can't take this seriously without Bad News Baseball. That game was so fun as a kid.

[travis72]

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Paste was the man!!! Forget McGwire and Canseco, Paste and Bay were the true Bash Brothers.

I think the guys name on the Mudhens named Lyons was a beast. Thats the team I used and I hit like 70 HR that season with him if i remember right.

[Cyphre]

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[quote]how did Tecmo Baseball not make the cut? it was the only game i nearly threw a no hitter at. i loved that game... now lets start talking about 16 bit baseball games.[quote]

Tecmo Baseball was a great game....as was RBI Baseball. But IMO, Baseball Stars was IT on NES......It was the first game to have a battery backup for all stats during season play.....gameplay was (and still is) awesome......yes players were either HOF or created....but you could create your own team.....nothing really could match what BS brought to the table......I still play it on my Droid at work during lunch (BS and Tecmo Bowl)...lol

As for the 16 Bit era......Probably my favorite 2 baseball games are Tommy LaSorda Baseball (Genesis) and World Class Baseball (TG16)....I know they were NOT the best on their systems let alone alltime.....but they were a GUILTY PLEASURE to me.

I Loved (and still own) the Japanese version of Bases Loaded 2 on SNES....my brothers and I had so many battles on that game....we used to decide what chores and who would go to the store...those were the times.

More recently I downloaded the Pro Jikkyu Series onto my droid....and if I had my hands on that series back then.....easily would have made for the best 16-bit era baseball game/series.

[charter04]

Man I am so glad you posted this. PLEASE post more classic sports game stuff. Do the same thing with football and basketball games. Go 8 bit and 16 bit.

I loved everyone of these games. They all had something great about them. Basball because it was first. Played it the first time on a Play Choice Ten. Bases Loaded was very realistic for it's time. The only thing that was strange about it was the metal bats. LOL Only rented Baseball Stars but loved it. Baseball Sim 1.000 was awesome I have the SNES version of it. The NES version was sooooo fun. The Ultra mode was awesome. RBI was great because I loved using the Cardnals and stealing every base with Vice Coleman. It did a great job of putting the teams strength and weaknesses in the game.

I would have to add Bad News Baseball and Little League Baseball. They were very fun too.

Great list. Brings back memories.

[mmathaifighter]

Ahhh Baseball Simulator 1.000, awesome game. Until The Show, Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 was by far the baseball game that I had logged the most hours with.

[JerseySuave4]

I loved RBI Baseball and Bases Loaded: Second Season was also great