For random game Saturday, I managed to snag this on my recent Japan trip. This is Fighting Baseball, with the internet-famous roster of fictional American names.

In this week's Friday Starter: - Finally, an NPB and CPBL (Japanese and Taiwanese leagues) mod for Out of the Park Baseball 26 - New Pawapuro gacha merchandise - The Nippon Ham Fighters stadium staff put on a show 30-30.club/2025/10/10/j...

I wrote a bit of an expansion on this piece in today's newsletter, with some ideas I had that didn't quite fit what I was doing for Endless Mode, on just what it was that conservative pundits in 1992 feared about the introduction of Japanese money into MLB and America beyond basic xenophobia.

You'll never guess who wrote this one, so I'll just tell you: it was me. Learn about MLB's very 1990's hesitation at allowing Japanese money near America's national pastime, Nintendo's partnership with Ken Griffey Jr., and their long-running relationship and fascination with baseball.

Tony La Russa Baseball 3 Source: Electronic Entertainment 19 (July 1995) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #dosgaming

1142. FAMISTA'90: WE ARE THE WORLD! ​ 👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/famista-90-we-are-the-world #Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Tengen games: R.B.I. Baseball 2, Klax, and more Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly 13 (August 1990) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #nintendo

1113. STRATEGIES FOR NINTENDO GAMES ​ 👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/strategies-for-nintendo-games #Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Our December 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9 @ 8p EST/5p PST. Guest speaker: Steven “Doc” LeShay, Ph.D., game inventor (SherCo Grand Slam Baseball Game), author, retired university professor, Naval Air Reserve Commander. Register in advance: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SABR

The project board at Software Creations - around December 1993, Park Place office in Manchester. Dominated by NES and SNES titles, some of which were abandoned or never completed. BASEBALL was 'Ken Griffey Jr. presents MLB'. PLOK had shipped. SNES title 'Moto-X' was finally released in 2023!

Quick blog post here announcing I'll be dormant for the next two weeks for my first trip to Japan. YouTube uploads will continue on the normal schedule, and the post includes a few small details about upcoming projects. 30-30.club/2025/09/19/b...

Nintendo: We patented monster collecting so no one can make games that are sort of like Pokemon Also Nintendo: Please buy our new game, Pokemon Minecraft

In this week's Friday Starter: - Research into an unreleased Genesis version of Earl Weaver Baseball that has floated around the internet - A Famista '91 LCD game that includes the R.B.I. Baseball music 30-30.club/2025/09/12/l...

969. POWERFUL PRO BASEBALL EVENT CHARACTER CATALOG ​ 👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/powerful-pro-baseball-event-character-catalog #Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Our November 2025 meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18 @ 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST. Guest speaker: Richard Dombrovski, developer of Dombrov Baseball Sim, a desktop app based on the original Sports Illustrated Baseball board game. Register in advance: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SABR

All-Star Baseball 99 Source: Game Buyer 1 (July 1998) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #nintendo

Today’s upload is a lot of fun: - Insane Looney Tunes-style gags when players are out - Made by Square, with Final Fantasy and Bushido Blade ads throughout the parks - Skeleton and knight teams who can play against regular old NPB teams Super Live Stadium is wild. youtu.be/aaManJTMnh4?...

In this week's Friday Starter: - A YouTube channel making retro-style game music out of NPB cheer songs - Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Baseball) bobblehead from a Brooklyn Cyclones game - An NES baseball games tierlist that I fully agree with?! 30-30.club/2025/09/05/m...

I love how many of the pics in these look like there was a "create a member of System Of A Down" option in the 2000's versions of MLB The Show.

A Braves/Swallows edition

Power Pro night! #npb #baseball #japan #プロ野球

Picked up this sweet Power Pro figure recently. The Marines are my favorite team, but I wish we had space for all of them.

Hey cool

Little League Baseball: Championship Series Source: GamePro 10 (May 1990) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #nintendo

In this week's Friday Starter: - A TV drama premieres next month in Japan based on the Power Pros series?! And it's an office comedy? - Fan art posted on Pawapuro Day - "How R.B.I. Baseball Works" video by Baseball Replay Journal 30-30.club/2025/08/29/t...

In 1990 the Hanshin Tigers had a .400 W/L record. Somehow I still keep picking them as my team when I play Japanese baseball games...

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 ’97-Haru by Konami for the Super Famicom has been scanned in 600DPI. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/08/j...

Ken Griffey Jr. should be in Smash

MLB 99 Source: Game Buyer 1 (July 1998) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #playstation

In this week's Friday Starter: - Pro Yakyuu Spirits gets a roster update... but only going back to rosters from the start of June - A Baseball Prospectus article checking how fast pitches really were in retro baseball games - Checked Swing video on Simple series games 30-30.club/2025/08/22/p...

It's finally here! archive.org/details/the-... The errata of The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven Kent. Took me a few years (cough) but its many errors are now compiled for your perusal. I will update this, so let me know of any errors you spot.

"Hardball Retro's Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds" Game of the Day: World Series Baseball II www.amazon.com/Hardball-Com... photo credit - @30-30.club #retrogaming #Sega #Saturn #baseball #retro #book

Rich Eisen gets the classic SportsCenter intro for his return to the host chair

Glad I kept all the important video game memorabilia.

In this week's Friday Starter: - Behind the early discussions to make Pokemon a baseball RPG in the west - A Power Pros history video series in English started by the Checked Swing YouTube 30-30.club/2025/08/15/p...

POWER UP BASEBALL MIDWAY (Unreleased) (Captured at Galloping Ghost Arcade, Brookfield, IL, USA)

Total Dipshit Fans Think Pop-Up Fly Ball Going To Be Home Run

In this week's Friday Starter: - "Baseball's Fyre Fest" now playable in The Show - A rare and detailed Famista-kun plush - Enjoying the fake advertisements of the Power Pros series 30-30.club/2025/08/08/b...

Does everyone know I wrote a love letter to Baseball Stars? It was early in the pandemic, when you were worrying about staying alive and employed, etc, so you might have missed it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/879...

In this week's Friday Starter: - Baseball coach's lawsuit over the "Future Stars Series" branding settled with Sony and MLB The Show - How to play the new Backyard Baseball '01 online - A novelty Blues Brothers riff by two NPB stars 30-30.club/2025/08/01/f...

You don't get this kinda baseball video game coverage on American TV

A fun US Video Game sales fact I missed in the June reporting... MLB The Show tracked full game dollar sales are currently on a record pace for the franchise, with spending now tracking 3% ahead of 2021. A real home run. Or something. Sports! Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

Mike Piazza's Strike Zone Source: Game Buyer 1 (July 1998) Scan Source: RetroMags #retrogaming #nintendo

In this week's Friday Starter: - An interview with Dan Bright, a programmer on VR Baseball '97 - A Fantastic Baseball spin-off with NPB and MLB licenses 30-30.club/2025/07/25/v...

RELEASE PRO BASEBALL SPIRITS IN THE US

Before the second half begins, I took a moment to apply my usual level of meticulous research and answer the burning question of the day: Just how accurately did video games depict baseball in the 8- and 16-bit era? Let's apply some math. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

In this week's Friday Starter: - Trip report from my vacation to the Baseball Hall of Fame and All-Star Game - Why is Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby in the Hall of Fame? - Does a real-life trumpeter playing cheer songs make you better at Pawapuro? 30-30.club/2025/07/18/h...

It's Donkey Kong Bananza's release date and near the 20th anniversary of Mario Superstar Baseball, so for @baseballprospectus.com I've got scouting reports of Donkey Kong characters from the Mario baseball games. Likely the only time DK, Ohtani, and Garry Templeton have ever appeared in one article.

Presenting two strategy sports games from SSI: Computer Baseball & Ringside Seat Source: Computer Gaming World 3.4 (July/August 1983) Scan Source: CGW Museum #retrogames #retrogaming

ROM ROM Stadium is the first baseball game on CD-ROM! What does it use the power of the CD-ROMROM for? Well, it looks like it's mainly for cutting away to a woman watching the game. youtu.be/Sd8kWUydn3I