Famista '91

Famista '91

JP Title	ファミスタ’91
Release Date	Japan: December 21 1990
Developer	Namcot
Publisher	Namcot
Original Price	4900 yen
Team Names	Team initials only, no NPB license
Player Names	Parody NPB player names
Cover Athlete(s)	A cartoon adaptation of Hideo Nomo
Preceded by	Famista '90
Followed by	Famista '92 (Famicom) Super Famista (Super Famicom)

Famista '91 is a baseball video game by Namcot, the sixth in the series for the Nintendo Famicom.

Series Firsts

• Speech synthesis is used to announce strikes, fouls, and outs.
• Defense and arm strength ratings are added to each player to differentiate their abilities in the field.
• Players are now listed with an official position, though this is only used to require trading like-for-like positions in the trade feature. Pinch hitters can still play the field with no penalty to their defense rating.
• Home Run Competition mode added. This is a one-on-one home run derby between players from two teams.
• No error mode introduced as an option.
• Up to four players can now be traded before starting a game.
• The stadiums from the previous game are replaced by four new ones: Ones based on the Marines Stadium, Kawasaki Stadium, Wrigley Field, and a Corn park similar to Field of Dreams.

Other Changes

Several features were removed compared to the previous title Famista '90:

• Battery backup was removed. The password feature returns for resuming progress.
• League Mode removed. The progression goes back to the traditional method where 1P must defeat each opponent team in turn.
• The Anime Stars and Pro Stars teams remain in the game but are no longer playable.
• Each of the six parks from the previous game is replaced by the four new ones in this title.