<s>
Mario	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
sports	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Device
Golf	I-Device
:	I-Device
Toadstool	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
mainly	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
many	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
to	O
challenge	O
any	O
opposing	O
teams	O
compatible	O
in	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
being	O
Bowser	O
,	O
having	O
baseball	B-Application
matches	O
to	O
see	O
who	O
will	O
win	O
the	O
Cup	O
of	O
the	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
playable	O
modes	O
include	O
Exhibition	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
choose	O
the	O
leader	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
rosters	O
in	O
the	O
team	O
and	O
challenge	O
another	O
team	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
Minigames	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
certain	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
power-up	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
charged	O
swing	O
,	O
a	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
bat	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
ball	O
a	O
strong	O
hit	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
hit	O
baseball	B-Application
to	O
be	O
twice	O
as	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
game	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
players	O
choose	O
the	O
Team	O
Captain	O
and	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
one	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
how	O
many	O
innings	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
last	O
,	O
and	O
pick	O
their	O
choice	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
unique	O
stadiums	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heart	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
teams	O
,	O
each	O
led	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Captains	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
)	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
secondary	O
captain	O
(	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Daisy	O
,	O
Birdo	O
,	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
,	O
Waluigi	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
sub	O
characters	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
duplicated	O
within	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
on	O
any	O
other	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
captains	O
and	O
sub-captains	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
Monty	O
Mole	O
,	O
3	O
Piantas	O
,	O
and	O
3	O
Nokis	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
's	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
Toadette	O
,	O
Toadsworth	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
Toads	O
,	O
Wario	O
's	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
Boo	O
,	O
King	O
Boo	O
,	O
Petey	O
Piranha	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
Magikoopas	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
Shy	O
Guys	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
's	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
,	O
Goomba	O
,	O
Paragoomba	O
,	O
2	O
Paratroopas	O
,	O
and	O
2	O
Koopa	O
Troopas	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
's	O
team	O
consists	O
of	O
4	O
Dry	O
Bones	O
,	O
Hammer	O
Bro	O
,	O
Fire	O
Bro	O
,	O
and	O
Boomerang	O
Bro	O
(	O
although	O
Hammer	O
Bro	O
,	O
Fire	O
Bro	O
and	O
Boomerang	O
Bro	O
are	O
separate	O
characters	O
(	O
enemies	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
actually	O
just	O
a	O
color	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
for	O
challenge	O
mode	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
-	O
Mushroom	O
(	O
easy	O
)	O
,	O
Flower	O
(	O
medium	O
)	O
,	O
Star	O
(	O
hard	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Special	O
(	O
very	O
hard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
captain	O
,	O
the	O
rules	O
slightly	O
change	O
:	O
The	O
other	O
teams	O
invade	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
must	O
beat	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
to	O
win	O
his	O
castle	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
has	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
initial	O
five	O
teams	O
,	O
then	O
they	O
come	O
together	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
captains	O
led	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
that	O
Bowser	O
must	O
defeat	O
;	O
Bowser	O
can	O
still	O
recruit	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
captains	O
and	O
sub-captains	O
;	O
and	O
because	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
is	O
on	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
wander	O
the	O
map	O
to	O
challenge	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
so	O
you	O
must	O
play	O
minigames	O
to	O
earn	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
