CGQuarterly Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Welcome to round 9 of the 11th season of the Atari Age NES High Score League! This round we are going to play what I think is the best baseball game on the NES, by far. Baseball Stars II.This round ends on Monday, March 3rd.Title: Baseball Stars IIDeveloper: RomstarPublisher: NintendoReleased: July 1992http://youtu.be/hbhNA8DFwkQRules: Play "VS" mode, "1 Player vs Computer", and leave errors OFF. Play as whatever team will give you the best score, and pick whichever stadium you like. As with all of the sports games that we play, your HSC score is your score differential in the game, so your opponents run total subtracted from your run total. So if you beat the computer 8-2, then your score is 6. Scores so far:Current standings: 1. DonPedro 1492. asponge 1103. Lid 944. S.BAZ 745. roadrunner 686. darthkur 647. Jibbajaba 608. theKLT 439. jblenkle 3610. classicgamer_27330 3311. wolfman 2012. ScottFromDerby 1513. NIKON 814. Botbird208 615. mihcael 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Negitive 10It's a good thing this game has a mercy rule, it coulda been a lot worse.Weird controls for this game. My 3rd baseman had the ball 2 times but wouldn't moveonce he had the ball. I wanted him to run to 3rd or run after a batter. And I had a dumb runner get picked off 2nd on a infield pop up. Edited February 13, 2014 by roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 7 roadrunner, you have to press the direction that corresponds to the base and simultaneously press B to have your infielder run to that base. And any time you hit a fly ball, pop or othertwise, you have to press A plus the base to have your runner go back. They're dumb, and always run no matter what. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Good tips I did better, I lost by 7 runs.My dumb runners cost me outs when I didn't want them to run. And fielding the ball, I wish I could run with it after I pick it up.I had 3 players near 3rd but no one covered 3rd.The ball got thrown away. No bunting in this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 You just have to know not to run to a base if no one is there. And you bunt by partially swinging and leaving the bat over the plate. And you have to remember to keep your runners on base. It's a really good game, but you have to play it a bit to get used to everything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Baseball Stars II - Lost, 9-11 -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Baseball Stars II - W, 8-6 +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Can someone tell me what the deal is with the 1st baseman? Am I doing something wrong or is this just the way it is? When my team is in the field and a batter hits a ground ball to first, I can field it, but then I can't move to step on the base to get the out. Seemingly the only way I can get an out is if another player beats the runner to first and I throw the ball to him which doesn't happen that often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 +7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Baseball Stars II - W, 4-0 (+4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Can someone tell me what the deal is with the 1st baseman? Am I doing something wrong or is this just the way it is? When my team is in the field and a batter hits a ground ball to first, I can field it, but then I can't move to step on the base to get the out. Seemingly the only way I can get an out is if another player beats the runner to first and I throw the ball to him which doesn't happen that often. You have to press the B button and the corresponding direction on the controller. So to run to first, B + Right. Second, B + Up, Third B + Left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks...ah, the joys of playing games with a PC joypad on an emulator... What buttons do you press to steal? I just start mashing buttons down and pressing the directional control in a direction I hope is toward 2nd base. You have to press the B button and the corresponding direction on the controller. So to run to first, B + Right. Second, B + Up, Third B + Left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 http://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/nes/Baseball%20Stars%20II.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks...I may have to see if I can find a copy of this game. It's really fun... http://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/nes/Baseball%20Stars%20II.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Score of 9 (13-4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I agree it is a really great game. the diving & jumping, fielding makes this game stand out. I slightly prefer the first one though, because I like how it works with the team management better. but I also did play the first one a lot more so it is maybe not a fair comparison. other good baseball games: Little League Baseball Bad News Baseball Tecmo Baseball and of course the RBI's are pretty good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Baseball Stars II - W, 8-3 (+5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) I'm beginning to think this game might have a few bugs in it... I just played a game and hit a ball into what I judged to be left center field. The center fielder - who was in view on the far right of the screen - just stood there and didn't field the ball as it rolled to a stop. I circled the bases for an inside the park home run. In other games I've played, my right fielder seems to disappear on fair balls hit down the right field line. I press the directional pad in that direction to get him to run over there and wait and wait...finally someone who I think is the center fielder appears and gets the ball. I never see any trace of the right fielder. Other times I've tried to pick up a ball in right field and just run around in circles, the fielder will won't pick it up. These seem to be totally random occurrences and don't happen every game...but enough that I've noticed them. EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot one...I literally had an opposing runner stuck between second and third base...he was running in place trying to return to second, but was not going anywhere. The game would not let me throw the ball to second though. I had to throw it to another base at which time he unfroze and returned to second safely. Edited February 27, 2014 by jblenkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 I'm beginning to think this game might have a few bugs in it... I just played a game and hit a ball into what I judged to be left center field. The center fielder - who was in view on the far right of the screen - just stood there and didn't field the ball as it rolled to a stop. I circled the bases for an inside the park home run. In other games I've played, my right fielder seems to disappear on fair balls hit down the right field line. I press the directional pad in that direction to get him to run over there and wait and wait...finally someone who I think is the center fielder appears and gets the ball. I never see any trace of the right fielder. Other times I've tried to pick up a ball in right field and just run around in circles, the fielder will won't pick it up. These seem to be totally random occurrences and don't happen every game...but enough that I've noticed them. EDIT: Oh yeah, I forgot one...I literally had an opposing runner stuck between second and third base...he was running in place trying to return to second, but was not going anywhere. The game would not let me throw the ball to second though. I had to throw it to another base at which time he unfroze and returned to second safely. Hmm. I've played quite a bit of BSII and have never had those problems. I wonder if it's possible that your cart or ROM is bad? Are you playing on a NES or in an emulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I'm playing on the Nestopia emulator. I'll download a new rom and see if it makes a difference. Or maybe switch emulators, as well, and give it a try. Hmm. I've played quite a bit of BSII and have never had those problems. I wonder if it's possible that your cart or ROM is bad? Are you playing on a NES or in an emulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 not my best score but I did finally pitch a shutout, in 14 innings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) I changed roms...three plays and so far no problems. Hmm. I've played quite a bit of BSII and have never had those problems. I wonder if it's possible that your cart or ROM is bad? Are you playing on a NES or in an emulator? Edited March 1, 2014 by jblenkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPedro Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 -2 (lost 1-3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yeah, this is one thing about this game I didn't like...bases loaded, no outs, and a pop up on the infield...everyone is running and I'm yelling, "noooooooo...go back..." Don't know how many triple plays I hit into because of this... Also, if you foul tip a ball with two strikes, the catcher always catches it so you're out. And any time you hit a fly ball, pop or othertwise, you have to press A plus the base to have your runner go back. They're dumb, and always run no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 S.BAZ 9 +25classicgamer_27330 7 +18Jibbajaba 7 +18jblenkle 5 +12DonPedro -2 +10roadrunner -7 +8 1. DonPedro 1592. asponge 110 3. S.BAZ 994. Lid 94 5. Jibbajaba 786. roadrunner 767. darthkur 648. classicgamer_27330 51 9. jblenkle 4810. theKLT 4311. wolfman 2012. ScottFromDerby 1513. NIKON 814. Botbird208 615. mihcael 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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