<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
64	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1997	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
one	O
of	O
fourteen	O
selectable	O
teams	O
,	O
both	O
real-world	O
and	O
fictional	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
score	O
more	O
runs	O
than	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
by	O
pitching	O
,	O
batting	O
and	O
catching	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
as	O
an	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
platform	I-Device
since	O
1994	O
,	O
following	O
several	O
long	O
arguments	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
since	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
that	O
ended	O
with	O
Namco	O
preferring	O
Sony	O
and	O
their	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
dominant	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
also	O
felt	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Namco	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
a	O
sports	O
title	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
porting	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selecting	O
one	O
of	O
fourteen	O
different	O
teams	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
twelve	O
licensed	O
from	O
the	O
Nippon	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
and	O
two	O
fictional	O
ones	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
score	O
more	O
runs	O
than	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
by	O
pitching	O
,	O
batting	O
and	O
catching	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
features	O
players	O
and	O
stadiums	O
based	O
on	O
older	O
Namco	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
teams	O
is	O
named	O
the	O
Namco	O
Stars	O
and	O
has	O
players	O
named	O
after	O
other	O
Namco	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
,	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
and	O
NebulasRay	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
stadiums	O
are	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
specific	O
Namco	O
titles	O
,	O
namely	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
no	O
comment	O
for	O
the	O
press	O
on	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
develop	O
any	O
further	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
by	O
Namco	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
long-running	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
titles	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
alongside	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
64	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
Maze	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
also	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
platform	I-Device
since	O
1994	O
,	O
following	O
several	O
arguments	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
Namco	O
favoring	O
Sony	O
and	O
their	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
dominant	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
64	O
and	O
instead	O
based	O
on	O
Namco	O
's	O
long-running	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
baseball	B-Application
series	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
equivalent	O
to	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
,	O
and	O
at	O
first	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
early	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
alongside	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
and	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Encore	I-Device
,	O
stated	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
at	O
roughly	O
50%	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
animations	O
were	O
designed	O
using	O
motion-capture	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
television	O
commercial	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
it	O
featured	O
former	O
Japanese	O
baseball	B-Application
pitcher	O
Masaru	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
who	O
won	O
the	O
Pacific	O
League	O
Most	O
Valuable	O
Pitcher	O
award	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
highest	O
win-loss	O
percentage	O
—	O
it	O
featured	O
him	O
rising	O
from	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
the	O
ocean	O
and	O
throwing	O
a	O
slim	O
pitch	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
convey	O
the	O
fun	O
and	O
excitement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
"	O
tremendous	O
scale	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
particularly	O
from	O
import	O
reviewers	O
—	O
common	O
complaints	O
included	O
its	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
also	O
felt	O
disappointed	O
with	O
Namco	O
choosing	O
to	O
instead	O
make	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
bringing	O
over	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
successful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
1998	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
behind	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Jikkyou	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
import	O
gamers	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
point	O
and	O
straightforward	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
players	O
should	O
instead	O
be	O
patient	O
for	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
All-Star	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	O
Featuring	O
Ken	O
Griffey	O
Jr	O
..	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
felt	O
disappointed	O
towards	O
Namco	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
a	O
sports	O
title	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
instead	O
put	O
their	O
efforts	O
into	O
porting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
or	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
Namco	O
should	O
have	O
made	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
debut	O
with	O
titles	O
like	O
Rage	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
or	O
Tekken	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
genre	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
was	O
plentiful	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
already	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Middle	O
of	O
the	O
Road	O
Imports	O
"	O
section	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
imports	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
fun	O
but	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Konami	O
's	O
Power	B-Application
Pros	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
crisp	O
,	O
detailed	O
and	O
impressive	O
animations	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
deemed	O
"	O
uncharacteristic	O
of	O
many	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
"	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
cute	O
style	O
and	O
art	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
on	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user-friendly	O
nature	O
for	O
making	O
it	O
fair	O
and	O
appealing	O
to	O
new-comers	O
,	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
refreshingly	O
"	O
intelligent	O
computer	O
opponents	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
likely	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
found	O
it	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Squaresoft	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
way	O
to	O
help	O
bring	O
in	O
additional	O
third-party	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
felt	O
that	O
Namco	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
willing	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
console	O
if	O
Famista	B-Application
64	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
lead	O
to	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
successful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
franchises	O
like	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
