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| platforms = NES | | platforms = NES | ||
| developer = Tecmo | | developer = Tecmo | ||
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}}'''''Bad News Baseball''''' is an action baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Namco. Despite the title that references youth league baseball film ''The Bad News Bears'' and sandlot-looking cover art, the game is set in a fictional pro baseball league | }}'''''Bad News Baseball''''' is an action baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Namco. Despite the title that references youth league baseball film ''The Bad News Bears'' and sandlot-looking cover art, the game is set in a fictional 12-team pro baseball league that borrows city names from MLB. | ||
The game is adapted from Tecmo's ''[[Gekitou Stadium!!|Gekitou Stadium!!]]'', released for the Family Computer in December 1989. | |||
== Gameplay Video == | == Gameplay Video == | ||
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== Girls Mode == | |||
A game mode for replacing all players with girls is advertised on the box art and magazine advertisements. The instruction manual includes the steps required to activate this mode: | |||
* Hold Down+Left on the Player 1 controller | |||
* Hold Up on the Player 2 controller | |||
* Keeping the buttons held on both controllers, press the NES Reset button | |||
This updates all rosters for the game's twelve teams with new names and players and changes the character art. The cursor on the main menu becomes a heart icon. | |||
== Instruction Manual == | == Instruction Manual == | ||
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== Magazine Clippings == | == Magazine Clippings == | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Bad News Baseball - GamePro 9.png|Bad News Baseball magazine ad from GamePro Issue 9 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External Links == | |||
* [https://tecmobowl.org/files/file/715-modding-bad-news-baseball-for-dummies/ "Modding Bad News Baseball for Dummies" by Keyz] | |||
[[Category:Pro baseball games]] | |||
[[Category:Released in 1990]] | |||
[[Category:1990s]] | |||
[[Category:Developed by Tecmo]] | |||
[[Category:Published by Tecmo]] | |||
[[Category:NES / Family Computer games]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 23 April 2025
Bad News Baseball is an action baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Namco. Despite the title that references youth league baseball film The Bad News Bears and sandlot-looking cover art, the game is set in a fictional 12-team pro baseball league that borrows city names from MLB.
| Release Date | North America: June 1990 |
|---|---|
| Adapted From | Gekitou Stadium!! |
| Platforms | NES |
| Developer | Tecmo |
| Publisher | Tecmo |
| Team Names | City names only |
| Player Names | Fictional |
The game is adapted from Tecmo's Gekitou Stadium!!, released for the Family Computer in December 1989.
Gameplay Video
Girls Mode
A game mode for replacing all players with girls is advertised on the box art and magazine advertisements. The instruction manual includes the steps required to activate this mode:
- Hold Down+Left on the Player 1 controller
- Hold Up on the Player 2 controller
- Keeping the buttons held on both controllers, press the NES Reset button
This updates all rosters for the game's twelve teams with new names and players and changes the character art. The cursor on the main menu becomes a heart icon.
Instruction Manual
File:Bad News Baseball - Manual.pdf
Magazine Clippings
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Bad News Baseball magazine ad from GamePro Issue 9
