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| developer = Namco | | developer = Namco | ||
| publisher = Namco | | publisher = Namco | ||
| price = | | price = 6800 yen | ||
| teamnames = Real NPB teams | | teamnames = Real NPB teams | ||
| playernames = Real NPB players | | playernames = Real NPB players | ||
| coverathlete = | | coverathlete = | ||
| precededby = [[World Stadium 5]] (PS1) | | precededby = [[World Stadium 5]] (PS1) | ||
| followedby = [[Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium]] (Wii) | | followedby = [[Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (2008)]] (Wii) | ||
| commentators = Hiroaki Taniguchi | |||
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'''''Family Stadium 2003''''' is an action baseball game by Namco, part of the [[Famista (series)|''Famista'' series]]. | '''''Family Stadium 2003''''' is an action baseball game by Namco, part of the [[Famista (series)|''Famista'' series]]. | ||
The game came with a demo for ''Viewtiful Joe''. | |||
== Gameplay Video == | == Gameplay Video == | ||
<youtube>https://youtu.be/jzQrVSCXs4Y?si=ON2S7l1gzpzBj0RR</youtube> | <youtube>https://youtu.be/jzQrVSCXs4Y?si=ON2S7l1gzpzBj0RR</youtube> | ||
== Modes == | |||
* Exhibition - Play a single game. 1P vs. CPU, 1P vs. 2P, or CPU vs. CPU. | |||
* Pennant Race - Choose an NPB team and play through a season (10, 30, 70, or 140 games). Includes a unique "Players Village" feature where you create and improve players on your team by interacting with players and creating and improving buildings in the village. Connecting the GBA to your GameCube with a link cable lets you play Slots and Fairy Quest minigames inside this mode. | |||
* Training - Practice modes: Hitting, pitching, and defense practice; home run challenge; fungo defense minigame. | |||
== Series Firsts == | |||
* The Players Village, a unique mode with minigames and town-building features inside Pennant Race mode. | |||
* Pitchers now have distinct pitch repertoires. In previous games, pitchers only had attributes for velocity, left and right curve, and forkball quality/consistency. | |||
== Controls == | |||
'''Batting''' | |||
Move batter in box - Left analog stick or D-pad. | |||
Swing - A button. Press Up on left analog stick or D-Pad when swinging for a downward swing. Press Down for an uppercut swing. | |||
Bunt - B button. | |||
Pause menu - Start/Pause button. | |||
'''Base running''' | |||
Advance runner / steal - Point towards target base (Up for 2nd, Left for 3rd, etc.) with left analog stick or D-pad and press Y. | |||
Retreat runner - Point towards target base with left analog stick or D-pad and press X. | |||
Advance / steal with all runners - L trigger. | |||
Retreat with all runners - R trigger. | |||
Stop all base runners - Press L and R triggers at the same time. | |||
'''Pitching''' | |||
Choose pitch - Left analog stick. Available pitch types differ by pitcher. Pitcher will shake head for pitches not in their repertoire. | |||
Move position on rubber - L and R triggers. | |||
Begin pitch - A button. | |||
Pitch aim - Move left analog stick after starting windup and before release. | |||
Control curve - Move left analog stick after pitch is released. Holding Up after throwing a fastball can sometimes result in a riseball/hopball that finishes above the zone. | |||
Pickoff throw - B button. | |||
Pause menu - Start/Pause button. | |||
'''Fielding without the ball''' | |||
Move fielder - Left analog stick or D-pad. | |||
Dive for catch - Left analog stick left or right and tap A button. | |||
Jump for catch - Left analog stick up and tap A button. | |||
Last second dash for catch - Long press A button. | |||
'''Fielding with the ball''' | |||
Move fielder - Left analog stick or D-pad. | |||
Throw to base - Left analog stick or D-pad to select base and A button. | |||
Run to base - Left analog stick or D-pad to select base and B button. | |||
Throw to cutoff man - A button without using analog stick or D-pad. | |||
== Commercial == | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sOXZTBxfGE</youtube> | |||
Despite appearing in the commercial, Ichiro does not appear in the game. | |||
== Instruction Manual == | == Instruction Manual == | ||
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File:Famista 2003 back scan.png|Back slip cover | File:Famista 2003 back scan.png|Back slip cover | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Magazine Clippings == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Family Stadium 2003 - NOURS 40.png|Preview from NOURS 40 (an official Namco magazine) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Secrets == | |||
* A hidden stadium with a ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' theme, Dodon ga Dome, can replace Klonoa Stadium after your Players Village reaches a certain level in the Pennant mode. | |||
== External Links == | |||
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/familystadium2003/ Official website (JP)] | |||
* [https://tcrf.net/Mario_Superstar_Baseball The Cutting Room Floor page for ''Mario Superstar Baseball''] - Assets from ''Family Stadium 2003'' were found in the code for ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', another Namco baseball game. | |||
[[Category:Released in 2003]] | [[Category:Released in 2003]] | ||
[[Category:2000s]] | [[Category:2000s]] | ||
