<s>
In	B-Application
1984	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
VS.	B-Application
System	I-Application
arcade	O
as	O
VS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
with	O
additional	O
graphics	O
and	O
speech	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
number	O
one	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
the	O
universal	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
sport	O
made	O
Baseball	B-Application
a	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
successful	O
test	O
market	O
introduction	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
important	O
piece	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
competing	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	O
hit	O
Champion	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
the	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
most	O
runs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
lacking	O
a	O
license	O
of	O
official	O
team	O
names	O
,	O
their	O
initials	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
correspond	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Central	O
League	O
or	O
the	O
American	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
teams	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
recalled	O
that	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
he	O
"	O
personally	O
really	O
wanted	O
there	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Baseball	B-Application
game	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
directly	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
had	O
only	O
three	O
launch	O
day	O
games	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
Baseball	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
1983totaling	O
seven	O
games	O
by	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
projector	O
screen	O
,	O
by	O
real	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
athletes	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
signed	O
autographs	O
for	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
was	O
so	O
young	O
and	O
had	O
crashed	O
in	O
America	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
some	O
other	O
NES	O
launch	O
games	O
like	O
Clu	B-Device
Clu	I-Device
Land	I-Device
have	O
abstract	O
fantasy	O
themes	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
instantly	O
recognizable	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
,	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
American	O
pastime	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
instantly	O
relatable	O
aid	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
VS.	B-Application
System	I-Application
as	O
VS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
in	B-Application
1984	I-Application
,	O
competing	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
popular	O
Champion	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
1984	O
Arcade	O
VS.	O
Series	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
graphics	O
and	O
speech	O
Baseball	B-Application
1986	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
Arcade	O
Baseball	B-Application
1989	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Baseball	B-Application
2002	O
e-Reader	B-Application
Barcoded	O
cards	O
,	O
readable	O
with	O
e-Reader	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
2002	O
GameCube	B-Application
Baseball	B-Application
is	O
a	O
bonus	O
NES	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
2007	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Baseball	B-Application
2011	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
)	O
Baseball	B-Application
2013	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Baseball	B-Application
2018	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
an	O
emulator	O
allowing	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
2020	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Baseball	B-Application
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
as	O
Japan	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
June	O
and	O
July	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
topped	O
the	O
arcade	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
charts	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
in	B-Application
1984	I-Application
:	O
the	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
from	O
September	O
through	O
October	O
to	O
November	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Play	O
Meter	O
charts	O
from	O
October	O
to	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Baseball	B-Application
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
depth	O
of	O
pitching	O
,	O
its	O
two-player	O
support	O
,	O
"	O
its	O
still-intact	O
sense	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
important	O
place	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
1985	O
test	O
market	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
had	O
"	O
heavily	O
relied	O
upon	O
"	O
Baseball	B-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
globally	O
recognizable	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
NES	O
came	O
out	O
a	O
winner	O
—	O
thanks	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
,	O
to	O
Baseball	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Baseball	B-Application
a	O
4.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
bare-bones	O
"	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
"	O
has	O
n't	O
withstood	O
the	O
test	O
of	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
lacks	O
certain	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
competing	O
Sega	O
's	O
Champion	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
superior	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
was	O
a	O
significant	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
for	O
Famicom	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
