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{{GameInfobox | {{GameInfobox | ||
| title = Rom Rom Stadium | | title = Rom Rom Stadium | ||
| jpntitle = ロムロムスタジアム | |||
| image = Rom-Rom-Stadium-Front.jpg | | image = Rom-Rom-Stadium-Front.jpg | ||
| releasedate = Japan: December 22 1989 | | releasedate = Japan: December 22 1989 | ||
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| playernames = Parody NPB players | | playernames = Parody NPB players | ||
}} | }} | ||
Rom Rom Stadium is a baseball game for the PC Engine CD (called TurboGrafx-CD in the U.S.), developed by Masaya Games. It’s the only baseball game developed by Masaya, better known for the ''Langrisser'' strategy RPG series and the infamously weird shooter ''Cho Aniki''. | '''''Rom Rom Stadium''''' is a baseball game for the PC Engine CD (called TurboGrafx-CD in the U.S.), developed by Masaya Games. It’s the only baseball game developed by Masaya, better known for the ''Langrisser'' strategy RPG series and the infamously weird shooter ''Cho Aniki''. | ||
== Gameplay Video == | |||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
This is an arcade-style baseball game. The gameplay is similar to the popular ''[[Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium|Family Stadium]]'' series, the first entry of which came to the U.S. as ''[[R.B.I. Baseball]]''. The controls are identical and the cartoony proportions of the players are more than a little similar. | This is an arcade-style baseball game. The gameplay is similar to the popular ''[[Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium|Family Stadium]]'' series, the first entry of which came to the U.S. as ''[[R.B.I. Baseball]]''. The controls are identical and the cartoony proportions of the players are more than a little similar. | ||
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These are the parody team names in the game: | These are the parody team names in the game: | ||
Chunichi Dragons -> Drugs | * Chunichi Dragons -> Drugs | ||
Yomiuri Giants -> Germans | * Yomiuri Giants -> Germans | ||
Hiroshima Toyo Carp -> Carpet | * Hiroshima Toyo Carp -> Carpet | ||
Yakult Swallows -> Scrolls | * Yakult Swallows -> Scrolls | ||
Yokohama Taiyo Whales -> Weeks | * Yokohama Taiyo Whales -> Weeks | ||
Hanshin Tigers -> Tacos | * Hanshin Tigers -> Tacos | ||
Seibu Lions -> Lighters | * Seibu Lions -> Lighters | ||
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes -> Buffers | * Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes -> Buffers | ||
Nippon Ham Fighters -> Fractals | * Nippon Ham Fighters -> Fractals | ||
Orix Braves -> Brakes | * Orix Braves -> Brakes | ||
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks -> Homes | * Fukuoka Daiei Hawks -> Homes | ||
Lotte Orions -> Orient | * Lotte Orions -> Orient | ||
===Past and Future MLB Players in the Game=== | ===Past and Future MLB Players in the Game=== | ||
Warren Cromartie (Giants) | |||
Lance Parrish (Swallows) | * Warren Cromartie (Giants) | ||
Rod Allen (Carp) | * Lance Parrish (Swallows) | ||
George Hinshaw (Dragons) | * Rod Allen (Carp) | ||
Cecil Fielder (Tigers) | * George Hinshaw (Dragons) | ||
Jim Paciorek (Whales) | * Cecil Fielder (Tigers) | ||
Carlos Ponce (Whales) | * Jim Paciorek (Whales) | ||
Greg Wells (Braves) | * Carlos Ponce (Whales) | ||
Guy Hoffman (Braves) | * Greg Wells (Braves) | ||
Tony Brewer (Fighters) | * Guy Hoffman (Braves) | ||
German Rivera (Buffaloes) | * Tony Brewer (Fighters) | ||
Ralph Bryant (Buffaloes) | * German Rivera (Buffaloes) | ||
Masato Yoshii (Buffaloes) | * Ralph Bryant (Buffaloes) | ||
Tony Bernazard (Hawks) | * Masato Yoshii (Buffaloes) | ||
Willie Upshaw (Hawks) | * Tony Bernazard (Hawks) | ||
* Willie Upshaw (Hawks) | |||
==Little Details== | ==Little Details== | ||
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* You can see a graphic showing player attributes by pressing Run to call a timeout during a game, then holding Up + Right then pressing Select. The music will stop, and then you can press I or II to pick which team to view attributes for. Surprisingly, this attribute viewing screen comes with its own CD audio music track. | * You can see a graphic showing player attributes by pressing Run to call a timeout during a game, then holding Up + Right then pressing Select. The music will stop, and then you can press I or II to pick which team to view attributes for. Surprisingly, this attribute viewing screen comes with its own CD audio music track. | ||
* You can see a short secret “brawl” cutscene by holding Up + I + II + Select just after a hit by pitch. | * You can see a short secret “brawl” cutscene by holding Up + I + II + Select just after a hit by pitch. | ||
[[Category:Released in 1989]] | |||
[[Category:1980s]] | |||
[[Category:Developed by Dual Corporation]] | |||
[[Category:Published by Masaya]] | |||
[[Category:TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD games]] | |||
[[Category:Pro baseball games]] | |||