<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
licensed	O
by	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Players	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
baseball	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
to	O
carry	O
official	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
licensing	O
and	O
lineups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LJN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
graphical	O
limitations	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
as	O
compared	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
other	O
baseball	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
Atlus	O
signed	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
"	O
official	O
"	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
that	O
particular	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rolfe	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Activision	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
all	O
twenty-six	O
teams	O
that	O
existed	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
endorsement	O
of	O
the	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Players	O
Association	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
are	O
only	O
listed	O
by	O
number	O
,	O
not	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1988	O
's	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
therefore	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
to	O
feature	O
accurate	O
contemporary	O
lineups	O
,	O
albeit	O
without	O
the	O
actual	O
player	O
names	O
attached	O
to	O
their	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
manager	O
"	O
must	O
make	O
their	O
decisions	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
player	O
's	O
average	O
and	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
totals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
the	O
pitcher	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
pitcher	O
's	O
mound	O
and	O
many	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
feat	O
of	O
pitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ball	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
thrown	O
and	O
get	O
stuck	O
in	O
the	O
well	O
between	O
the	O
stands	O
and	O
the	O
field	O
on	O
an	O
overthrow	O
of	O
a	O
baseman	O
and	O
cause	O
inside	O
the	O
park	O
home	B-Application
runs	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
not	O
happen	O
within	O
a	O
real	O
game	O
(	O
in	O
that	O
case	O
a	O
ground	O
rule	O
double	O
and/or	O
error	O
would	O
be	O
scored	O
instead	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
not	O
developed	O
and	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
hits	O
a	O
pitch	O
,	O
it	O
nearly	O
always	O
takes	O
the	O
longest	O
possible	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
making	O
runs	O
easier	O
to	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
outfield	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
aerial	B-Application
view	I-Application
of	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
represented	O
by	O
tiny	O
sprites	O
and	O
an	O
inset	O
with	O
red	O
dots	O
representing	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
on	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
effects	O
and	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
brief	O
ballpark	O
jingles	B-Protocol
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
real	O
background	O
music	O
present	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
charge	O
fanfare	O
is	O
played	O
at	O
random	O
points	O
and	O
the	O
introductory	O
screen	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
baseball	O
tune	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
loading	O
up	O
and	O
selecting	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
fanfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
compared	O
to	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	O
and	O
Bases	B-Application
Loaded	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
magazine	O
did	O
not	O
pass	O
any	O
judgment	O
on	O
which	O
game	O
was	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
