R.B.I. Baseball (Nintendo, 1987)

SIMPLE CONTROLS, EASY TO LEARN, A GREAT CLASSIC GAME ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The game plays perfectly and is in excellent shape. This is one of the original baseball games that I learned to play so it really takes me back when I play it.

I would highly recommend the game for old school nintendo players that want to take a trip back in time.

Ordered RBI baseball NES game. EVen thought the game is over 20 years old it worked like new when I put the game in. Great shipping time. Great place to purchase in my opinion.

I bought this NES game about couple days ago. It works awesome and the shipping was superfast. I would buy again from them anytime.

I got my game today, after a great journey that it took. Somehow the wrong zip code was given, so it took a little long to get here. But the seller was very on top of the whole situation and constantly gave me updates. I would most defiantly buy from this guy again.

I have played this game since its debut way back in the 80s. It's so simple to play, yet its so much fun. I would recommend getting a copy that has the book with it, so you know player ability (hitting, speed, etc). Nonetheless, this is a great game for hours of entertainment. I love being able to hit balls completely out of the stadium with greats like Reggie Jackson and George Brett, pitching crazy curve balls with Doc Gooden, or stealing 5 bases with Lenny Dykstra! This game is true nostalgia! If you don't have this game, add it to your collection.

Absolutely the funnest, most addicting baseball game ever! Plug and play!! One control pad and 2 buttons, you cant go wrong!!!

Can't get him to stop playing! Received quickly and in good shape. Don't have much more to add than that.

The product arrived in a timely manner and it works great. RBI baseball is the ultimate video game and will never get old.

The first real baseball game ever made in my mind. The game was one of the first to include real major league teams. It offers more control than most games of its time. Good fielding, base running and pitching. The batter can also move around in the batters box! Who can forget their first homerun and the fireworks going off.

A great game for a classic system.

Surprisingly addictive. The game plays exactly the way you would expect a NES baseball game to play. The controls are very solid and straight-forward; B to advance the runners, A to swing, A to throw, B to run to the base on on defense, and the D-pad takes you where you want to go. Simple right? Well, not actually. There are not many faults in the gameplay, but some were made too noticeable. For one, the players on defense move WAY to slow. It seems like it takes you forever to run to the ball. Also, the umpires will make some horrible calls. It seems like they can't tell if a ball is fair of foul, often taking a sure triple away. You get to choose between 10 teams making up the Tengen league. They are; California, Boston, Detroit, Houston, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, the AL All-Stars, and the NL All-Stars, which means you won't play the same team all the time. The game will start off hard, but as you learn the controls, it gets to be very easy. The fun factor is through-the-roof if you play with a friend. Its very entertaining watching little midgets running after balls, and swinging like a 2 year old. Overall, you won't be let down with the gameplay.

Story
Baseball games don't have stories. It's just like you see on TV. Play a nine inning game of baseball, and score more runs than your opponent. That's it.

Sound
Well, I can't completely put down the sound department. There is no menu music. There's basically only three other songs that play. A very aggravating tune the plays when a man's on base that repeats itself about every five seconds is the only complaint that I have. It gets very annoying. Other than that, there's that ''ping'' sound when you hit a ball and if a homerun is hit(which happens way too often) there is a somewhat cheesy fireworks show with sounds that seems to get mixed into each other. The tune that plays between innings gets you ready for the next one in a positive way, and the before game music is, well, OK. It's just your basic NES sounds...

Graphics
Seems like Tengen could have done a little better job here. The batters are very plain, and behind the fence there is a big blue wall, which I guess is supposed to be sky. The scoreboard is very basic. You can see the ball spinning in the air, which is a nice touch. When a man slides, you can actually tell he's sliding. There is no difference between the players at all, which makes them look like clones. The graphics are the only bad part about this game.

Replay Value
After you play all the CPU teams, it will get a little boring, but with a friend this game rocks. To be able to play with the All-Stars teams gives this game a little more depth, and it never seems to get old. All in all, this game is worth playing again and again.

Buy or Rent
If you don't have it, get it. It's a nice addition to any NES collection, and can be bought dirt cheap. If you like baseball, and want to play with some of the retired greats, this game is for you. Why not give it a try?