R.B.I. Baseball

Title: R.B.I. Baseball (North America and Australia), Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (プロ野球ファミリースタジアム, transl. “Pro Baseball Family Stadium”) (Japan)

Platform: NES / Famicom Release Date: December 10th 1986 (Japan), January 5th 1988 (North America), 1989 (Australia)

Developer: Tengen and Namcot (North America), Namcot (Japanese version)

Publisher: Tengen (North America), Namcot (Japan)

Release Price: $46.95 (U.S.), 3900 yen (Japan)

R.B.I. Baseball is the most famous 8-bit baseball video game globally, a cornerstone in baseball game history. Featuring simple gameplay and a light-hearted presentation style, R.B.I. made a major impact in both North America and Japan, diverging after this release into two totally separate series: The Tengen-developed R.B.I. Baseball series that would continue on NES and then Sega Genesis, and the Namco-developed Famista series, ongoing now for over three decades.

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R.B.I. Baseball

Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium