Bad News Baseball (1989)

Tecmo

Family Computer · Nintendo Entertainment System

3.65 from 17 ratings

46 members have it in their collection · 11 backlogged · 2 wish listed

Bad News Baseball was developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989, and released in North America in 1990. It followed the rules of baseball for the most part, with the addition of some cartoonish features that made the game more attractive to kids.
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Details

Developers
Tecmo
Publishers
Tecmo
Genres
Puzzle, Sport
Themes
Kids

Release dates

  • Dec 15, 1989 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
  • Jun 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
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Rating distribution

5 stars
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4 stars
4
3 stars
6
2 stars
2
1 star
0
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scoopings

Status scoopings Jul 22, 2024

Preliminary: Great intro video but like I keep saying, NES games just keep feeling more and more outdated as I am in Dec 1989.

Tbh tho this is the best of the sports games I've played so far. Way better than the microcomputer attempts. I will never be a big sports game fan, tho, but I will give recognition for …

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Preliminary: Great intro video but like I keep saying, NES games just keep feeling more and more outdated as I am in Dec 1989.

Tbh tho this is the best of the sports games I've played so far. Way better than the microcomputer attempts. I will never be a big sports game fan, tho, but I will give recognition for this one doing it well. The batting system was intuitive and as addictive as a sports game gets for me (about 5 minutes of wanting to keep doing it haha). It made sense, I could notice Balls most the time, and the hitting was responsive and logical. The characters were cute little sprites.

Giving an honorary 3 star, but any future baseball games uh Imma expect something more. This one was just the first one to feel worth a full-fledged playtest

Playtime: ~ 15 mins

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yckmd_

Review yckmd_ 4/5 · Jul 11, 2019

Inseparable from nostalgia

This was the baseball game for me; hours were spent playing this game while I had Descendent's "Two Things at Once" in the tape player on repeat. Maybe it's not the best baseball game, but it was mine!