Baseball Simulator 1.000
Encyclopedia
Baseball Simulator 1.000 (Choujin Ultra Baseball in Japan) is a baseball
game released on the NES
. It was released in 1989 to Japanese and North American audiences.
In this video game, a player can either control a normal baseball team or an ultra baseball team with super hitting and pitching plays to boost their chances of winning. There are many ultra plays, but a few examples of this include:
Each Ultra play uses a certain amount of points. Ultra points are limited and when they are all used up no more ultra plays can be performed.
Within Baseball Simulator 1.000, there is an exhibition
mode, a regular season mode, and a team edit mode that allows the player to make his own players to form a customized baseball team.
A magic number
appears during the regular season, telling the leading team how many victories they have to make until they are assured the pennant
.
A season can be 5, 30, 60, 120, or 165 games. Out of the 18 possible teams, only six teams can be used in a division/league during the season. It is possible to have normal and ultra teams in the same league. However, there are no playoffs for the top two teams. Whoever wins the division is the champion.
Also, hitters on first place teams tend to lose their power when their team holds a five game lead or higher over the second place team. The same goes for the pitchers and their stamina. This also happens when the team that is playing at a particular time is tied with another team for first place.
Because this game was made prior to the ESRB
, this game has not been rated.
titles included some form of "Super League" where pitchers and batters would have special abilities.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
game released on the NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
. It was released in 1989 to Japanese and North American audiences.
Summary
- Ultra Hits
- "Tremor Hit" -- The ball, after being hit, causes an earthquakeEarthquakeAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
on the first bounce, resulting in fielders being unable to move for a short period of time. - "Missile Hit" -- If a player on the opposite team gets in the way of a line drive, they will be driven back to the fence and smashed.
- Ultra Pitches
- "Iron Ball" -- The pitched ball becomes a lead cannonballRound shotRound shot is a solid projectile without explosive charge, fired from a cannon. As the name implies, round shot is spherical; its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the gun it is fired from.Round shot was made in early times from dressed stone, but by the 17th century, from iron...
in midair, making it almost impossible to hit without the batter using an ultra play. On rare occasions this pitch is hittable using an ordinary swing. - "Fire Ball" -- A super-fast fastball, which would regularly reach close to 120 miles per hour (193.1 km/h).
Each Ultra play uses a certain amount of points. Ultra points are limited and when they are all used up no more ultra plays can be performed.
Within Baseball Simulator 1.000, there is an exhibition
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
mode, a regular season mode, and a team edit mode that allows the player to make his own players to form a customized baseball team.
A magic number
Magic number (sports)
In certain sports, a magic number is a number used to indicate how close a front-running team is to clinching a season title. It represents the total of additional wins by the front-running team or additional losses by the rival team after which it is mathematically impossible for the rival team...
appears during the regular season, telling the leading team how many victories they have to make until they are assured the pennant
Pennant (sports)
A pennant is a commemorative flag typically used to show support for a particular athletic team. Pennants have been historically used in all types of athletic levels: high school, collegiate, professional etc. Traditionally, pennants were made of felt and fashioned in the official colors of a...
.
A season can be 5, 30, 60, 120, or 165 games. Out of the 18 possible teams, only six teams can be used in a division/league during the season. It is possible to have normal and ultra teams in the same league. However, there are no playoffs for the top two teams. Whoever wins the division is the champion.
Also, hitters on first place teams tend to lose their power when their team holds a five game lead or higher over the second place team. The same goes for the pitchers and their stamina. This also happens when the team that is playing at a particular time is tied with another team for first place.
Because this game was made prior to the ESRB
Entertainment Software Rating Board
The Entertainment Software Rating Board is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games as well as entertainment software in Canada, Mexico and...
, this game has not been rated.
Baseball Simulator series
These BaseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
titles included some form of "Super League" where pitchers and batters would have special abilities.
- Baseball Simulator 1.000 (1989, NES), also known as Choujin Ultra Baseball
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