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RaychelSnr · 02-21-2011, 04:09 PM

It's no secret that I am the resident old man on staff here at Operation Sports. Sure, I take quite a beating from the young whipper snappers on staff, but growing up in the '80s and early '90s did have its perks, specifically some great 8-bit baseball gaming on the NES.

The Nintendo Entertainment System was synonymous with great sports titles, and baseball was no exception. To this day, many of the NES' baseball titles still play great, with a select few defining the genre.

Being the classic gaming aficionado that I am, I could not resist taking a trip down baseball gaming memory lane. With my NES ready to go, a few cold beverages, and a complete disregard for my "honey do" list, I dove into my massive NES baseball collection in an attempt to identify the five greatest hardball titles to be released for the system.

The competition was fierce, the hours of testing long, the MIDI soundtracks piercing, but in the end only five could make the cut. So which games stood the test of time and are worthy of being in my top five list of the best NES baseball games of all time? The answers may surprise you.

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Doormat · 02-21-2011, 04:15 PM

Nice pic for the #1 spot, can't agree any more than that.

Joey · 02-21-2011, 04:33 PM

We have a modified Dreamcast at work that can play all the old Nintendo and Sega games...I've played all of these but Nintendo Baseball within the last 3 weeks or so. I'm 35 now so I got plenty of gameplay out of all these growing up. I replaced the Baseball Stars' teams with my own creation of current all stars and kept stats in a scorebook. The other 2 guys I work with refuse to play that game with me!

The one Ultra team on BS 1.000 is insane. Something like a .460 AVG and 70+ homeruns or something like that. Nice article!

superbus · 02-21-2011, 04:36 PM

No Little League Baseball: Championship Series?

travis72 · 02-21-2011, 04:59 PM

Brings back some good memories as a kid. Baseball Stars was my all time favorite game. I played that game so much that eventually it would not load and all i got was a black screen. A friend and I made up fake names and used breeds of livestock and seed corn and seed bean companies as team names. Man that game was so much fun with that game more than I do any games to date.

TLasorda · 02-21-2011, 05:10 PM

Bases loaded Is the only baseball video game that included a bench clearing brawl when you hit a batter. I liked Baseball Simulator too because you could make your own players.

davis420 · 02-21-2011, 05:11 PM

I forgot all about Baseball Simulater 1.000! Baseball Stars was also GREAT!

areobee401 · 02-21-2011, 05:14 PM

Bases Loaded 2 or Baseball Stars would have been my top pick. WIth that said you can't go wrong with any of the games on this list.

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02-21-2011, 04:09 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	The Top Five 8-Bit NES Baseball Games It's no secret that I am the resident old man on staff here at Operation Sports. Sure, I take quite a beating from the young whipper snappers on staff, but growing up in the '80s and early '90s did have its perks, specifically some great 8-bit baseball gaming on the NES. The Nintendo Entertainment System was synonymous with great sports titles, and baseball was no exception. To this day, many of the NES' baseball titles still play great, with a select few defining the genre. Being the classic gaming aficionado that I am, I could not resist taking a trip down baseball gaming memory lane. With my NES ready to go, a few cold beverages, and a complete disregard for my "honey do" list, I dove into my massive NES baseball collection in an attempt to identify the five greatest hardball titles to be released for the system. The competition was fierce, the hours of testing long, the MIDI soundtracks piercing, but in the end only five could make the cut. So which games stood the test of time and are worthy of being in my top five list of the best NES baseball games of all time? The answers may surprise you. Read More - The Top Five 8-Bit NES Baseball Games

02-21-2011, 04:15 PM	#2
Doormat The Champ Is Here OVR: 27 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bronx,NY Posts: 2,342	Nice pic for the #1 spot, can't agree any more than that.

02-21-2011, 04:33 PM	#3
Joey Pr* OVR: 15 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,837 Blog Entries: 8	We have a modified Dreamcast at work that can play all the old Nintendo and Sega games...I've played all of these but Nintendo Baseball within the last 3 weeks or so. I'm 35 now so I got plenty of gameplay out of all these growing up. I replaced the Baseball Stars' teams with my own creation of current all stars and kept stats in a scorebook. The other 2 guys I work with refuse to play that game with me! The one Ultra team on BS 1.000 is insane. Something like a .460 AVG and 70+ homeruns or something like that. Nice article!

02-21-2011, 04:36 PM	#4
superbus Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Jul 2010	No Little League Baseball: Championship Series?

02-21-2011, 04:59 PM	#5
travis72 Banned OVR: 21 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Valparaiso, Indiana	Brings back some good memories as a kid. Baseball Stars was my all time favorite game. I played that game so much that eventually it would not load and all i got was a black screen. A friend and I made up fake names and used breeds of livestock and seed corn and seed bean companies as team names. Man that game was so much fun with that game more than I do any games to date.

02-21-2011, 05:10 PM	#6
TLasorda Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Apr 2010	Bases loaded Is the only baseball video game that included a bench clearing brawl when you hit a batter. I liked Baseball Simulator too because you could make your own players.

02-21-2011, 05:11 PM	#7
davis420 MVP OVR: 25 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cleona,PA Blog Entries: 10	I forgot all about Baseball Simulater 1.000! Baseball Stars was also GREAT!

02-21-2011, 05:14 PM	#8
areobee401 Hall Of Fame OVR: 24 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 16,773	Bases Loaded 2 or Baseball Stars would have been my top pick. WIth that said you can't go wrong with any of the games on this list.