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}} | }}A cutesy 8-bit softball game by the studio that would later bring you Sleve McDichael’s ''[[Fighting Baseball]]''. | ||
== Gameplay Video == | |||
<youtube>1jc_6tmE1eY</youtube> | |||
== Description == | |||
Gameplay is similar to other simple 8-bit baseball games like ''R.B.I. Baseball'', with a few softball-specific elements: Games are seven innings long, pitchers throw underhand, and, saddest of all, the players’ arm strength is terrible. Running to cover a base is often as fast as throwing to it. | |||
In one-player mode, players choose a high school team from a map of Japanese prefectures, taking them through a gauntlet of increasingly strong teams: Regional competition, national competition at the Koushien tournament, a game against the U.S. national team, games against professional Japanese teams, and then against a U.S. Major League team. | |||
In two-player mode, players can choose to use high school teams, professional teams (themed after NPB teams), or all-star teams (draft a team of players from the professional teams). | |||
Player names are fictional and follow themes: One team’s players are all named after Japanese historical eras (Sengoku, Heian, Showa). Another team’s players are named after game companies (Konyami = Konami, Sun = Sunsoft, Coconyatsu = Coconuts). | |||
An anthropomorphic pachinko ball from Coconuts Japan’s many gambling-themed games appears on the scoreboard between half-innings. | |||
== Physical Media == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:I-Love-Softball-front-crop.jpg|I Love Softball front box art | |||
File:I-Love-Softball-back-crop.jpg|I Love Softball back box art | |||
File:I-Love-Softball-cart-crop.jpg|I Love Softball front of cartridge | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Translation patch == | |||
[https://gbatemp.net/download/i-love-softball-english-translation.36647/ An English translation patch was made by MrRichard999, TheMajinZenki, FlashPV, Proveaux, and Jink640]. | |||
== External Links == | |||
* [https://youtu.be/QhO_lnl0AnY?si=tI7uOtJANotfJQqM "I Hate Softball" video essay by Baseball Replay Journal] | |||
[[Category:Released in 1989]] | |||
[[Category:NES / Family Computer games]] | |||
[[Category:Developed by Coconuts Japan]] | |||
[[Category:Published by Coconuts Japan]] | |||
[[Category:1980s]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 22 October 2025
I Love Softball
| JP Title | I LOVE ソフトボール or アイラブソフトボール |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Japan: December 19 1989 |
| Platforms | Famicom |
| Developer | Coconuts Japan |
| Publisher | Coconuts Japan |
A cutesy 8-bit softball game by the studio that would later bring you Sleve McDichael’s Fighting Baseball.
Gameplay Video
Description
Gameplay is similar to other simple 8-bit baseball games like R.B.I. Baseball, with a few softball-specific elements: Games are seven innings long, pitchers throw underhand, and, saddest of all, the players’ arm strength is terrible. Running to cover a base is often as fast as throwing to it.
In one-player mode, players choose a high school team from a map of Japanese prefectures, taking them through a gauntlet of increasingly strong teams: Regional competition, national competition at the Koushien tournament, a game against the U.S. national team, games against professional Japanese teams, and then against a U.S. Major League team.
In two-player mode, players can choose to use high school teams, professional teams (themed after NPB teams), or all-star teams (draft a team of players from the professional teams).
Player names are fictional and follow themes: One team’s players are all named after Japanese historical eras (Sengoku, Heian, Showa). Another team’s players are named after game companies (Konyami = Konami, Sun = Sunsoft, Coconyatsu = Coconuts).
An anthropomorphic pachinko ball from Coconuts Japan’s many gambling-themed games appears on the scoreboard between half-innings.
Physical Media
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I Love Softball front box art
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I Love Softball back box art
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I Love Softball front of cartridge
Translation patch
An English translation patch was made by MrRichard999, TheMajinZenki, FlashPV, Proveaux, and Jink640.
