Baseball Stars - Pat the NES Punk

[theknightswhosayfrak]

Pat...YOU RULE!!!

[darkman699]

I miss this game!

[basehead617]

Amazing game

[MajorAHolexx13]

Awesome review Pat. My Dad and I used to play the Bases Loaded NES games alllll the time when I was a kid. I'm definitely going to find Baseball Stars though, definitely the best looking classic baseball game I've seen.

[coolguygrant77]

no rbi baseball i love that game tengen games are ftw

[chugdog]

owt!!!

[josullivan1993]

AVGN publicity is good publicity

[nwoendswheaton33]

You are headed to stardom now, you've joined forces with AVGN

[Marioroops]

awesome

[richardhutnik]

Baseball as an RPG... Definitely was addictive in the day.

[switzerlicious]

...the 2nd baseman. This fielder will get closer to the 2nd baseman and will intercept his throw. Well, since he's getting closer and closer to the 2nd baseman, they'll be throwing the ball back and forth to each other. They'll get so close that the new fielder will overthrow the ball past the 2nd baseman and into the outfield. You can get to 3rd after that's happened. It's one of those great exploits that takes the fun out of the game play but introduces a new challenge. Great video!

[TheSkuLLcomedyShow]

At 3:19...JACKS= Reggie Jackson. :)

[SarchasmFallout]

YOU. ARE. AWESOMETACULAR.

[messyvideogamenerd]

lol kenny loggins = gold! never played this baseball game, but it looks way better than the three others I have. good review man!

[Doommaster1994]

@PatTheNESPunk - That boxed game, the fifth up on the fourth row, is that MTV Remote Control?

[againstme111]

fuck yeah kenny loggins

[Jurgemaister1]

Clever move, showing up on Cinemassacre. I found out about you because of that, and I'm sure loads of other people will.

Anyhow, fantastic song you added there!

[frnchfry007]

I thought you said NOT to blow on it!! (During the marathon

[nintendojuggalo]

@frnchfry007 Marathon= 2010, this review= 2008...

[futureoflink]

Classic Pat review! More like this please!

[iressivor]

So now that you're living on the West Coast, Pat...are you still a Mets fan? :P

[sunsetally]

baseball stars might be the best NES game of all time, not just the best baseball game. that's my take. but i recommend not building a team of your dreams...and then having the game slightly shift in the console so that the entirety of your pathetic life gets washed away in that instance.

well, at least it was a maturing experience. i no longer dedicate my life to the game.

[OuchTatHurtz]

jacks = Reggie Jackson?

[slayer86AJR]

and hit reset.... and reset.....take it out and blow on it

[defcheetah]

This game was such a sleeper hit there was a shortage, my copy I ordered for xmas didn't arrive until february. You couldn't find it anywhere, I must have called every dealer in the gamepro mag..  Baseball Sim 1.000 I remember buying a baseball stat book and programming in my own 1991 teams, and tweaking it to perfection.

[jordanv78]

Baseball Stars is a game I still love to play all the time. Great video Pat!

[RichieEastside]

The reason you lost is because you're using that NES Max controller...that thing is a pos the D pad never works

[PatTheNESpunk]

@RichieEastside The MAX is fine...most people don't know how to use it properly (for whatever reason). You still have to PRESS in the direction you want to. The thumb holder is just that, to hold your thumb.

[RichieEastside]

@PatTheNESpunk Ya I know about that, I just always thought it felt strange slipping and sliding around like that...got one for Christmas along with Bayou Billy, Blaster Master, Wrestlemania and a couple of other games in like 1990 so seeing it again brought back some memories at least ;-)

[2Roenick7]

When I was your age, I had to blow on video games for them to work...

[allprog]

used to spend hours  playing this ,, would Make the oakland a's

[lorddarias]

spent lots of hours on this game...good times...Pretty sure Jacks was supposed to be Reggie Jackson...If he bats left handed then probably, if not then no clue who it is...

[iazy9]

i fthis video was 1 hour long id STILL watch it

[ketnerj]

I cannot wait until the Wii Virtual Console picks this game up. I will purchase it the INSTANT it is released.

[blupeace1001]

Best baseball game ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anbercrombie]

At 2:37, when he says "game play is fantastic", is a classic example of a foul ball being ruled fair in this game

[skurvy1]

This game was revolutionary at the time and was and is so much fun to play.

[JBarg25]

This was fantastic and funny.

Brings back a lot of memories.

[CountChupulla]

looks fantastic.

nice review.

[EyeCon2U]

All hail Baseball Stars, a truly awesome game.

[Unseen1PA]

Great vid man. Brings back some good memories of skipping school just to play those games with my friends. Its funny to see the GOLD Zelda game you have also. Sweet.

[Deovindice2001]

That music video was the shit lol.

This game looks awesome, somehow I have never even heard of it o.O

[onlydlonly420]

check out my page for a baseball stars money glitch video

[jardinero79]

This is the best baseball game ever.

EA Sports should emulate it.

[darkman699]

Pause it at 3:28 you'll see a pitcher named "Sasuke" ranked #4 for you Naruto fans! This was my favorite baseball game for the NES! I liked baseball Simulator 1.000 for the SNES

[johnpc831]

Loved this game as a kid! My favorite player was named "Lefty" on American Dreams. He always seemed like the best hitter to me.

[Dave82481]

awesome game. cool video.

[CusterApollo]

I found the quickest way to power up a created team was to make a first team, fire everyone and then power up every players prestige to max. Then create your own team, fire everyone and power up the prestige again. Play a two player game and get them out three times. Then hit each of your players in the bottom of the first inning until you get 10 runs and the game is called. Once that is done the computer will give you a ton of money. Each game takes a minute to play at the most.

[tsa759]

Great Review! I still love this game! Play it all most everyday on an emulator. Made my own teams and play season after season. Thought I was the only one. HAHA

[vintagevideogamegeek]

There's no argument.  SNKBS is the best.

[lordsolidusx]

You sir have another subscriber

[clayak47]

do you use a capture card?

[Stratman2534]

This game was awesome. My favorite baseball game hands down! Some of my best memories growing up was during the summers of 1990 and 1991. My cousin and I made up teams and played this game constantly. The only bad thing was that we could never get a full long season finished. It would always erase. So we got smart and just started playing short seasons.

[Dyce23]

I've been gaming for over 25 years and Baseball Stars is still my number 1 favorite Baseball game! Great review. I was fond of Baseball Simulator 1000 also. But the season mode was horrible! I liked the special abilities! lol

[strungout7777]

Great review. The only thing I hated about Baseball Stars was that the memory capabilities of the game didn't work after continued use. I would build up a great team and then I'd reset the game and, bam!, my team would disappear. I was gutted as a kid.

[stingfeyd]

Baseball star is the best NES baseball game!

[danimal2888]

Lol, "and hit reset...", my top loader has the same problem

[Zambaku]

What kind of a NES unit is that? never seen that kind before.

[ShadRizzo]

Second Generation NES, it was released around the same time the SNES was.

[TimelordR]

Good review. The game is a bit on the impossible side when you try to match up a "made from scratch" team against the CPU-driven teams.

[Aloywas]

Hey Friend, How is named the first baseball game from your video?

Umpire's Rabbits hehehe

[RyotheTiger]

SNK should make a new one.

[notyoursavior78]

Funny review. Good job! I love Baseball Stars.

[WebVMan]

I think Base Wars is the best baseball game ever, but I haven't played any other game except NES Baseball and RBI 1.

[TILLEYJS]

I would argue that baseball stars beat a lot of games up to the level of super nintendo/genesis games. It had a lot going for it. Great review for a great game.

[SnatcherFan]

I thought little league was the best baseball game IMO

[AlbanianMan]

Nice use of Kenny Loggins "Playin with the boys"

[denmarkguy89]

Man you have inspierd me

[VideoGM42]

Honestly, "Baseball Stars" was a head of its time and is definitely a great NES baseball game but as far as just consistant game play (meaning it's easy to play and the controls are easy and consistant) my favorite NES baseball game was "Bad News Baseball". This game was also well ahead of its time. Although you couldn't track season stats i loved the simple 1-8 ranking system on players running speed and arm strength as well as the A-B-C for fielding ability. I loved this baseball game best!

[bertsampson13]

Yeah, swell baseball game, but what about the best NES baseball game?

RBI Baseball. Hands down the best baseball game on the NES. Can't do as many things as in Baseball Stars, but it's simple and fun to play.

[PatTheNESpunk]

RBI baseball was pretty good with its MLBPA license, but beyond that, there aren't really any game options, which brings it down to earth. Baseball Stars to me was such a giant leap forward in gameplay, graphics, and options, that it takes the best NES baseball game title.

[jesseisagamer]

awesome review, loved the intro. I organize my NES games by genre too. All my baseball games are line up together.

[PatTheNESpunk]

Hey Jesse-

My games aren't actually divided by genre, but alphabetically (it's easier for the large amount of games I have). It was just a coincidence that most of the baseball games are by the B's. :p Notable exceptions are Tecmo Baseball, Legends of the Diamond, Major League Baseball, Little League Baseball, RBI Baseball 1-3, and Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball. There could be a couple more but I'm too lazy to think.

[adityamittal69]

You remind me of a young Ninja Blacksox

[AndiNeverSlice]

your reviews are great, keep it up