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World Class Baseball

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World Class Baseball
DeveloperHudson Soft
Publishers
ComposerDaisuke Inoue
SeriesPower League
PlatformsTurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, X68000
ReleaseTurboGrafx-16
  • JP: June 24, 1988
  • NA: August 29, 1989
X68000
  • JP: December 1988
Virtual Console
  • NA: September 17, 2007
  • EU: September 21, 2007
GenreSports
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

World Class Baseball is a baseball video game originally released for the NEC PC Engine in 1988. It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console service in North America on September 17, 2007, and in PAL regions on September 21, 2007.

Gameplay

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World Class Baseball features 12 teams that must be defeated in the single player Pennant Mode, in a knockout competition. Upon defeating all teams, the player faces off against the Turbo Tigers, a non-player selectable team of all-stars. The game also gives the option for players to compete in a one or two player versus exhibition game, or to watch two computer controlled teams play each other.

Teams

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  • Turbo Tigers (Hudson Bees in Japanese version)
North Division
* Tokyo Ninjas
* New York City Apples
* L.A. Stars
* Toronto Towers
* Chicago Winds
* London Lords		 South Division
* Paris Fries
* Rome Togas
* Moscow Bears
* Peking Ducks
* Bangkok Buddhas
* Sydney Sharks

Reception

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World Class Baseball garnered mixed reviews from critics.[9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Siegk, Matthias (June–July 1989). "Konsolen: Baseball: Sega contra PC-Engine - Offener Schlagabtausch zweier Konsolen..." Aktueller Software Markt (in German). Vol. 4, no. 7. Tronic Verlag. pp. 66–67.
  2. ^ "The Complete Games Guide". Computer and Video Games (special). Vol. 1 (Complete Guide To Consoles ed.). EMAP. October 16, 1989. pp. 46–77.
  3. ^ "The Complete Games Guide: PC Engine". Computer and Video Games (special). Vol. 4 (Complete Guide To Consoles ed.). EMAP. November 1990. pp. 40–57.
  4. ^ Whitehead, Dan (September 24, 2007). "Virtual Console Roundup: Ninja ninja baseball". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. ^ Provo, Frank (September 20, 2007). "World Class Baseball Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  6. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (October 25, 2007). "World Class Baseball (Virtual Console) Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  7. ^ Calvert, Darren (September 16, 2007). "World Class Baseball (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGgrafx-16) Review". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  8. ^ "Best and Worst of 1989". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 5. Sendai Publishing. December 1989. pp. 17–24.
  9. ^ The Eliminator (September–October 1989). "TurboGrafx ProView: World Class Baseball". GamePro. No. 3. IDG. pp. 48–49.
  10. ^ Dolan, Celeste, ed. (December 1989). "Sneak Preview - TurboGrafx-16 Software: World Class Baseball". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 9. Marylou Badeaux. p. 9.
  11. ^ Randall, Neil (April 1990). "Turbo Players: Outstanding Turbostick And Sports Games". Game Players. Vol. 2, no. 4. Signal Research. pp. 49–51.
  12. ^ Nauert, Donn (February–March 1991). "TurboPlay Rates the Games". TurboPlay. No. 5. Larry Flynt Publications. pp. 24–28.
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