<s>
Baseball	B-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
as	O
a	O
localized	O
version	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
series	O
initially	O
ran	O
through	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
ended	O
in	O
2022	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
22	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
Pro	B-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Namco	O
programmer	O
Yoshihiro	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Baraduke	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
of	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
named	O
Atari	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
programmer	O
Peter	O
Lipson	O
adapted	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
into	O
the	O
American	O
localized	O
version	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
subsidiary	O
Tengen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Advanced	O
Media	O
,	O
the	O
digital	O
arm	O
of	O
MLB	O
,	O
revived	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
MLB	O
games	O
featuring	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
contrast	O
the	O
Sony-published	O
and	O
formerly	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
MLB	O
The	O
Show	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
more	O
simulationist	O
in	O
its	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
MLB	B-Application
The	I-Application
Show	I-Application
22	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RBI	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
to	O
be	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
Players	O
Association	O
(	O
MLBPA	O
)	O
and	O
used	O
actual	O
MLB	O
player	O
names	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
licensed	O
by	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
MLB	O
)	O
itself	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
team	O
nicknames	O
or	O
logos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
a	O
batter	O
thrown	O
out	O
while	O
trying	O
for	O
extra	B-Application
bases	I-Application
is	O
not	O
credited	O
with	O
a	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
implements	O
the	O
mercy	O
rule	O
—	O
if	O
one	O
team	O
is	O
ahead	O
by	O
ten	O
or	O
more	O
runs	O
after	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
completed	O
innings	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
all	O
real-life	O
switch	B-Application
hitters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tim	O
Raines	O
,	O
were	O
depicted	O
exclusively	O
as	O
left-handed	O
batters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vs.	O
RBI	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
the	O
teams	O
are	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
legends	O
from	O
10	O
different	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
series	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
(	O
then	O
)	O
26	O
(	O
later	O
28	O
)	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
teams	O
were	O
featured	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
these	O
later	O
games	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
full	O
MLB	O
license	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
teams	O
were	O
only	O
identified	O
by	O
their	O
cities	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
had	O
real	O
player	O
names	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
MLBPA	O
license	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
typically	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
starting	O
with	O
its	O
2014	O
reboot	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
19	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
14	O
and	O
15	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
18	O
"	O
primitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
18	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Strategy/Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Webby	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
