Super Famista
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Super Famista
| JP Title | スーパーファミスタ |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Japan: March 27 1992 |
| Platforms | Super Famicom |
| Developer | Namcot |
| Publisher | Namcot |
| Team Names | Real NPB teams |
| Player Names | Real NPB players |
| Preceded by | Famista '92 (FC) |
| Followed by | Super Famista 2 (SFC) Famista '93 (FC) |
Super Famista is an action baseball game by Namcot (the home division of Namco), and the first in the Famista series released for Super Famicom. In October 1992, an adaptation of this game was released in North America as Super Batter Up.
Gameplay Video
Roster
This is the first game in the Famista series to use real NPB team names. This is also the first game in the series since the original Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium to use unaltered real player names.
Rosters for the twelve NPB teams reflect a mixture of 1991 and 1992 rosters. Some 1991-1992 off-season transactions are reflected in-game while others are not.
Two special teams are available in the team select screen normally:
- Namco Stars - Characters from Namco games
- Americans - Players named after American cities, with stat lines taken from Major League Baseball players of the time
Twelve more special teams are accessed by hovering over an NPB team then pressing L or R. These teams use stat lines representing legendary players from that NPB team, but the player names are changed to match the team's theme. These special teams can only play against each other, not against the normal rosters.
| NPB Team | Special Team | Theme of Player Pseudonyms |
|---|---|---|
| Buffaloes | Jackaloos | Mammals |
| Blue Wave | Submarines | Shinto and Buddhist Deities |
| Carp | Reds | Things that are red |
| Dragons | Unicorns | Mythical creatures |
| Fighters | Kings | Card and board game terms |
| Giants | Victories | Famous Samurai |
| Hawks | Eagles | Birds |
| Lions | Irons | Imperial Japanese Navy ships |
| Marines | Astros | Space terms |
| Swallows | Penguins | Cold things |
| Tigers | Dynamites | Dinosaurs |
| Whales | Oceans | Fish and other aquatic animals |
Instruction Manual
Credits