RBI Baseball

Man, I love RBI Baseball on Nintendo.  There is sooo much to love about this game.  I first played the original VS. RBI Baseball at a Pistol Pete's Pizza (which was like a Chuck E Cheese).  It was in a dual Nintendo VS. Cabinet.  Super Mario Bros. was on the left, and VS. RBI Baseball was on the right.

It's a shame that Nintendo and Tengen had to have their differences.  The cool thing though was that a licensed copy was made for Nintendo prior to their legal struggles.  Originally programmed by Namco, Tengen did an excellent job.  Falling back on the less is more philosphy that I've spouted so many times on this blog, RBI Baseball provides exactly the bare minimum to be a true baseball game.

A nifty tune plays at the start, but the moment you have a man on base, woah boy watch out.  The tune turns stressful.  It doesn't matter if you're pitching or batting, you're engaged.  You're committed.  And that music doesn't help!  Throw the ball and pray they strike out.  Have the ball thrown to you and pray it's a homer.

RBI is quite possibly the greatest baseball game ever made...