Baseball Stars 2 - MAME software

SNK Neo-Geo MVS cart. published 32 years ago:

Baseball Stars 2 © 1992 SNK.

The sequel to SNK's popular baseball arcade game. Players can create leagues of up to 125 games (6 teams playing each other 25 times) and view statistics such as League Standings, Average, Home Runs, Runs Batted In, Earned Run Average, Wins and Saves. Players can fire players and upgrade them using the same 15-point system introduced in the original Baseball Stars.

Players can select from one of 18 teams across 2 leagues - Exciting League (beginner) & Fighting League (expert):

Exciting League:

• New York Monsters
• Tokyo Ninjas
• Napoli Angels
• Taipei Hawks
• Seoul Ivories
• Sydney Griffons
• Oaxaca Rockets
• Barcelona Flames
• London Lifeguards

Fighting League:

• USA Bisons
• Japanese Samurais
• Korean Dragoon
• Italian Waves
• Taiwan Dragons
• Aussie Thunders
• Mexican Typhoons
• Spanish Galleons
• British Knights

TECHNICAL
Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID: NGM-041

[SNK MVS Neo-Geo Controls]
2 players - 4 buttons per player.
[JOYSTICK] 8-way
Hitting: [A] Swing bat/Return to base, [B] Stolen base/Lead off, [C] Bunt, [D] Time out
Fielding: [A] Pitch/Jump, [B] Base touch/Feint ball, [C] X, [D] Time out

TRIVIA
Released in April 1992.

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Weaken Enemy Pitcher: To perform this trick, you need to get as close to the plate as you can. If the pitcher then hits you, tap Up twice on your joystick. Your hitter will then throw his bat to the floor, walk up to the mound and punch the pitcher, thus lowering his abilities. Using this tip will help mess up the pitching schedule for your opponent, and can lead to easy scoring opportunities off the tired pitchers.

SERIES

• Baseball Star - Mezase Sankanou [Model SFX-B9] (1989)
• Baseball Stars Professional [Model NGM-002] (1990)
• Baseball Stars 2 [Model NGM-041] (1992)
• Baseball Stars (1998, Neo Geo Pocket Color)

STAFF
Producer: Eikichi Kawasaki
Planner: Pu-Ken 2020
Programmers: To-Chan, Nakamura-Q
Design chief: Miki, Y. Kawase
Designers: Masami Tanaka, Kiku-Bee, Riding Monkey Gogo, Kazunori, G.O.N., Great King Yasu
Sounds: Masahiko Hataya (Papaya), Konny

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

SNK Neo-Geo (1992) "Baseball Stars 2 [Model NGH-041]"
[JP] Nintendo Famicom (1992)
SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994) "Baseball Stars 2 [Model NGCD-041]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] (Dec.2007)
[US] Sony PS2 (may.05, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model SLUS-21724]"
[US] Sony PSP (may.05, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model ULUS-10338]"
[KO] Sony PS2 (may.29, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model SLKA-25424]"
[US] Nintendo Wii (jul.29, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model RVL-P-RNCE]"
[EU] Sony PSP (Oct. 17, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model ULES-01105]"
[EU] Nintendo Wii (Oct. 31, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model RVL-P-RJZP]"
[EU] Sony PS2 (Nov. 21, 2008) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model SLES-55232]"
[JP] Sony PSP (May. 21, 2009) "SNK Arcade Classics Vol.1 [Model ULJS-193]"

CONTRIBUTE
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