World Class Baseball
World Class Baseball is a baseball video game originally released for the NEC PC Engine in 1988. It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console service in North America on September 17, 2007, and in PAL regions on September 21, 2007.
World Class Baseball
- Date
- 1988
- Genre
- baseball video game
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World Class Baseball is a baseball video game originally released for the NEC PC Engine in 1988. It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console service in North America on September 17, 2007, and in PAL regions on September 21, 2007.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — World Class Baseball • Developer — Hudson Soft • Publisher — Hudson Soft • Composer — Daisuke Inoue • Series — Power League • Platforms — TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, X68000 • Released — TurboGrafx-16 X68000December 1988 Virtual Console • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
World Class Baseball features 12 teams that must be defeated in the single player Pennant Mode, in a knockout competition. Upon defeating all teams, the player faces off against the Turbo Tigers, a non-player selectable team of all-stars. The game also gives the option for players to compete in a one or two player versus exhibition game, or to watch two computer controlled teams play each other.
Teams
Teams
• Turbo Tigers (Hudson Bees in Japanese version) • North Division • Tokyo Ninjas • New York City Apples • L.A. Stars • Toronto Towers • Chicago Winds • London Lords — South Division • Paris Fries • Rome Togas • Moscow Bears • Peking Ducks • Bangkok Buddhas • Sydney Sharks
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World Class Baseball is associated with Japan.
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Reception
World Class Baseball garnered mixed reviews from critics.
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- 1.Siegk, Matthias. Konsolen: Baseball: Sega contra PC-Engine - Offener Schlagabtausch zweier Konsolen. Aktueller Software Markt. Tronic Verlag. 4. 7. 66–67. June–July 1989.
- 2.EMAP. The Complete Games Guide. Computer and Video Games. 1. 46–77. October 16, 1989.
- 3.EMAP. The Complete Games Guide: PC Engine. Computer and Video Games. 4. 40–57. November 1990.
- 4.Whitehead, Dan. Virtual Console Roundup: Ninja ninja baseball. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. September 24, 2007.
- 5.Provo, Frank. World Class Baseball Review. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. September 20, 2007.
- 6.Thomas, Lucas M. World Class Baseball (Virtual Console) Review. IGN. IGN Entertainment. October 25, 2007.
- 7.Calvert, Darren. World Class Baseball (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGgrafx-16) Review. Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. September 16, 2007.
- 8.Sendai Publishing. Best and Worst of 1989. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 5. 17–24. December 1989.
- 9.The Eliminator. TurboGrafx ProView: World Class Baseball. GamePro. IDG. 3. 48–49. September-October 1989.
- 10.Marylou Badeaux. Sneak Preview - TurboGrafx-16 Software: World Class Baseball. Computer Entertainer. 8. 9. December 1989.
- 11.Randall, Neil. Turbo Players: Outstanding Turbostick And Sports Games. Game Players. Signal Research. 2. 4. 49–51. April 1990.
- 12.Nauert, Donn. TurboPlay Rates the Games. TurboPlay. Larry Flynt Publications. 5. 24–28. February–March 1991.
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