Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

R.B.I. Baseball

Title	R.B.I. Baseball
First release	1986
Developer	Namco
Publishers	Namco, Tengen
Platforms	Arcade, NES / Famicom
Genre	baseball video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1988-06-01 (NTSC-U), 1988-06-01 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q67198438

Managing the unique rosters and player stats of ten MLB-licensed teams dictates the outcome of every play. Players use these specific abilities to influence batting and pitching results during single-player or split-screen matches. Strategic decisions regarding lineups and player strengths are required to secure a winning record across the league.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q67198438) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (nes/r-b-i-baseball) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (2026,78019) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots (4): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Sprites

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Videos

NES Longplay [733] R.B.I. Baseball

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 56:09auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

R.B.I. Baseball (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 1:57:47auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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