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[VGEsoterica]

I’ll never be quite sure how Ninja Baseball Bat Man got made; robotic baseball players attacking sea monsters and squids in baseball gear? Giant baseballs with arms and legs trying to kill you? Tanookis riding spiked stream rollers towards you? Ninja Baseball Bat Man has it all.

The story is Irem North America came up with the concept for the game and sent it to the main Japanese office where it was approved and created. Considering both the US and Japan have a love of baseball it makes perfect sense. The game that came out in the end though? That makes zero sense lol

The game is awesome for its weirdness though. It plays amazingly and it’s IMO one of the best beat em ups of all time. Great action, great gameplay and a legit soundtrack.

Sadly it’s never been ported. Sits locked to the Irem M92 arcade pcb unless you emulate it. Hopefully one day it actually gets ported to modern consoles as more people absolutely need to experience this game.

Curious who’s played?

 

[VGEsoterica]

See the madness for yourself. The squid enemies are particularly amazing

 

[T-Cake]

I preferred the sequel, Captain Baseballbat Boy with his trusty sidekick Bicyclehelmet Girl.

 

[BigBooper]

Never heard of it, but it's amazing. When I was a kid I would have thought is was stupid probably.

 

[VGEsoterica]

I preferred the sequel, Captain Baseballbat Boy with his trusty sidekick Bicyclehelmet Girl.

lol it sounds just weird enough to be an actual sequel to the game

 

[VGEsoterica]

Never heard of it, but it's amazing. When I was a kid I would have thought is was stupid probably.

I always love hearing “ive never heard of this”...keeps me happy.

In 93 when it released I would have been 11 so I’d have probably loved it back then too.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Always been interested in getting the PCB. It's the absolute best kind of weird.

 

[VGEsoterica]

Always been interested in getting the PCB. It's the absolute best kind of weird.

me too. Def one I want in my collection at some point in time

 

[Stevonidas]

 

[Futaleufu]

lol it sounds just weird enough to be an actual sequel to the game

Those characters are from Max Payne

NBBM is the kind of game Hook should've been.

 

[ACESHIGH]

Yep, I discovered it this year on Retroarch. Looks so good! We don't get that kind of high quality pixel art anymore.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I played this years ago. It’s a blast. I think it would have fit in real well with Sunset Riders and Turtles in Time.

 

[SpiceRacz]

Great game. Played it at Galloping Ghost while I was in Chicago.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I preferred the sequel, Captain Baseballbat Boy with his trusty sidekick Bicyclehelmet Girl.

It's PAYNE. Whack im.

 

[VGEsoterica]

Great game. Played it at Galloping Ghost while I was in Chicago.

I can’t wait for the pandemic to die down so I can head back out there. Just a half hour-ish from my house.