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| precededby = [[World Stadium 5]] (PS1) | | precededby = [[World Stadium 5]] (PS1) | ||
| followedby = [[Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (2008)]] (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''. | The game came with a demo for ''Viewtiful Joe''. | ||
== Gameplay Video == | |||
<youtube>https://youtu.be/jzQrVSCXs4Y?si=ON2S7l1gzpzBj0RR</youtube> | |||
== Modes == | == Modes == | ||
* Exhibition - Play a single game. 1P vs. CPU, 1P vs. 2P, or CPU vs. CPU. | * 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 | * 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. | * 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 == | == Controls == | ||
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Pitch aim - Move left analog stick after starting windup and before release. | Pitch aim - Move left analog stick after starting windup and before release. | ||
Control curve - Move left analog stick after pitch is released. | 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. | Pickoff throw - B button. | ||
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Pause menu - Start/Pause button. | Pause menu - Start/Pause button. | ||
'''Fielding without the ball''' | |||
'''Fielding | |||
Move fielder - Left analog stick or D-pad. | Move fielder - Left analog stick or D-pad. | ||
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Throw to cutoff man - A button without using analog stick or D-pad. | Throw to cutoff man - A button without using analog stick or D-pad. | ||
== Commercial == | == Commercial == | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sOXZTBxfGE</youtube> | <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 == | == 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. | * [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. | ||
