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Little League Baseball NES cartridge: SNK’s Little League Baseball Championship Series from 1990. Pick from 16 world teams, play a tournament solo or exhibition games with a friend, on the Baseball Stars engine. You get the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual. Ships within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | SNK |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Little League Baseball NES refers to Little League Baseball: Championship Series, an arcade-style baseball game that SNK developed and published. It reached North America in July 1990. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
You pick one of 16 Little League teams from around the world. The list includes teams from Texas, Puerto Rico and Chinese Taipei. A power analysis screen rates each team's batting, pitching, running and defense, and every player has an overall rating from 1 to 5.
In one-player mode you play the computer in an international tournament. In two-player mode, friends can face off in exhibition games. A mercy rule ends a game early when one team leads by 10 or more runs.
Pitchers and batters can move almost freely in the batter's box and on the mound. You can also sub players in and out, just like in real Little League.
Little League Baseball Championship Series uses the same engine as SNK's Baseball Stars, and fans of that game will recognize it. The difference is the setting: kids' teams from many countries instead of pro clubs. Nintendojo gave the game a 95% rating in a 2003 review. The Little League Baseball cartridge is still easy for collectors to find, while the original box and manual turn up less often.
Browse our NES games. If you like this one, try Baseball Stars or its sequel Baseball Stars II. Read more about Little League Baseball: Championship Series on Wikipedia.
How many teams are in the game?
16 Little League teams from around the world.
Is it two-player?
Yes. Two players can play exhibition games against each other.
Who made it?
SNK developed and published it, using the Baseball Stars engine.
Does it come with a box or manual?
No. You get the loose cartridge only. It is an NES cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Loose is the game cartridge only. Complete (CIB) includes the cartridge, the original box and the manual. Brand New is factory sealed. Choose one above; options shown in grey are not in stock right now.
JP –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Great buy
Loved it worked great
Triforce Of Power –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
The Most Functional Baseball Video Game On Nintendo
It is something of a surprise that the Little League baseball video game turned out to be the best effort. Kids that loved baseball and video games during the Nintendo era would have to search far and wide to find a baseball video game that was both playable and fun. They certainly wouldn’t get it with Major League Baseball on NES, and the Jaleco baseball game on NES had numerous flaws, too. The RBI series flat-out stunk. Baseball Stars is serviceable for sure, but the only game that checks all the boxes is Little League Baseball Championship Series.
Although the Little League World Series trademark is absent, it is fairly obvious that this game is seeking to emulate the world famous Little League baseball tournament in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. There are a number of teams to choose from in the United States, such as Texas, California, Florida, New York, Illinois, Arizona, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania, and there are a few more international teams such as China Tai Pei, Japan, South Korea, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Spain, and Italy. Notably absent is the Dominican Republic and Cuba, but I don’t believe Cuba participates in the LLWS anyway. Still, it would have been nice to have the option.
Game modes are single player exhibition, single player in the Little League championship tournament, watching the computer play a game, or thankfully a two player head-to-head mode.
What I find to be the best argument for this game is obviously the mechanics. The control is responsive, smooth, and intuitive. Hitting works just fine, and fielding is done just right. In other NES baseball games (such as Major League Baseball), fielding is a nightmare, and simply making a catch on a routine fly ball is difficult, the speed of a throw from the outfield is too slow, the baserunners are too fast. The pace of Little League Baseball Championship Series is just right, there is no problem throwing out the runner on a groundball to third base, there is no problem catching a fly ball, there is no problem throwing the ball to the infield. These all seem like elements of the game that would be standard for any NES baseball game, but even on Super Nintendo games like the overhyped Ken Griffey Jr.’s Major League Baseball failed to get the basic mechanics right, and making a catch on an outfield fly amounted to a 50-50 guessing game.
There’s a few extra bells and whistles, such as a password system to allow the player to take a break from the game and still maintain in-tournament progress. Other neat features are the ability to simulate games, change the lineup, and pick your own starting pitcher. There’s also a 10-run mercy rule to speed up a game that would otherwise have been lengthy.
Other than that, it’s a baseball game on Nintendo. I realize what I’ve described sounds pretty basic, but as primitive as video games were, baseball video games just didn’t materialize very well on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Little League Baseball Championship Series is the standard, everything else just isn’t as playable. A very good bargain that can be had for under $20 these days, highly recommend collectors pick up a copy.
Adrienne Denny –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
I love this classic!
I played this game when I was a child in the 80’s and 90’s. I lost it along the way and when I got out my old NES, my play wasn’t complete without this game. I like it a lot.
JD –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Five Stars
The game was in great shape.
Ali –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Like New
Came as I thought it would. Looked great and like it was brand new. Can’t wait to give it to my cousin!