<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
battery	O
backup	O
on	O
any	O
console	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
sports	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
battery	O
backup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
configure	O
baseball	B-Application
league	O
&	O
play	O
a	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
memory	O
chip	O
stored	O
cumulative	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
sports	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
create	O
a	O
player	O
feature	O
,	O
giving	O
gamers	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
name	O
their	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
a	O
first	O
,	O
a	O
hidden	O
feature	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
hire	O
female	O
baseball	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fielding	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
revolution	O
in	O
arcade	O
baseball	B-Application
;	O
it	O
achieved	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
realism	O
unseen	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
simple	O
one-off	O
versus	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
provides	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
mini-league	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
teams	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
team	O
playing	O
up	O
to	O
25	O
games	O
against	O
every	O
other	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
vs.	O
mode	O
,	O
no	O
stats	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
wins	O
,	O
losses	O
,	O
hits	O
,	O
or	O
home	B-Application
runs	I-Application
are	O
kept	O
but	O
money	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
won	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
controlled	O
team	O
plays	O
against	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
any	O
real	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
teams	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
default	O
teams	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Dreams	O
,	O
included	O
players	O
with	O
names	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
(	O
former	O
)	O
baseball	B-Application
players	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Pete	O
"	O
(	O
Pete	O
Rose	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Hank	O
"	O
(	O
Hank	O
Aaron	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Babe	O
"	O
(	O
Babe	O
Ruth	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Sandie	O
"	O
(	O
Sandy	O
Koufax	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Cy	O
"	O
(	O
Cy	O
Young	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Denny	O
"	O
(	O
Denny	O
McLain	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Willie	O
"	O
(	O
Willie	O
Mays	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Japan	O
Robins	O
included	O
a	O
player	O
named	O
"	O
Oh	O
,	O
"	O
presumably	O
after	O
Sadaharu	O
Oh	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
Nippon	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
view	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
leaders	O
in	O
batting	O
average	O
,	O
home	B-Application
runs	I-Application
,	O
RBIs	O
,	O
pitching	O
ERA	O
,	O
pitching	O
wins	O
,	O
and	O
saves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
individual	O
player	O
's	O
batting	O
average	O
and	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
totals	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
when	O
that	O
player	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
bat	O
and	O
individual	O
pitcher	O
's	O
ERA	O
is	O
shown	O
when	O
that	O
pitcher	O
is	O
pitching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
franchise	O
series	O
for	O
SNK	O
,	O
spawning	O
five	O
sequels	B-Language
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
create	O
player	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
create	O
team	O
"	O
functions	O
have	O
become	O
standard	O
features	O
in	O
sports	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
the	O
customizable	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
full	O
season	O
play	O
,	O
stat	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
they	O
assessed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
fun	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
eight	O
years	O
ago	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
the	O
NES	O
ever	O
saw	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
placed	O
#3	O
on	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
was	O
once	O
voted	O
most	O
popular	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
poll	O
taken	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Power	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Littman	O
,	O
a	O
producer	O
on	O
EA	O
's	O
NHL	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
popular	O
GM	O
mode	O
in	O
those	O
games	O
was	O
originally	O
inspired	O
by	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Romstar	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
far	O
less	O
popular	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
sequels	B-Language
were	O
made	O
for	O
SNK	O
's	O
console	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
games	O
published	O
)	O
featured	O
all	O
the	O
teams	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
teams	O
 '	O
features	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
changed	O
,	O
gamers	O
could	O
only	O
play	O
as	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
featured	O
18	O
teams	O
across	O
2	O
leagues	O
(	O
exciting	O
league	O
&	O
fighting	O
league	O
)	O
and	O
put	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
graphics	O
and	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
change	O
pitchers	O
or	O
batters	O
and	O
powering	O
up	O
batters	O
which	O
increased	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
your	O
bat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
title	O
for	O
SNK	O
's	O
handheld	O
systems	O
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
:	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
and	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Color	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
game	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2020	I-Application
share	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
,	O
science	O
fiction	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
