<s>
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2020	I-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
in	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
ported	O
by	O
NuFX	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
released	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
)	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
Genesis	O
and	O
European	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
versions	O
feature	O
a	O
package	O
illustration	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
artist	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
basic	O
rules	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
upgrades	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
then	O
future	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
obvious	O
difference	O
from	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
is	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ball	O
hit	O
over	O
the	O
outfield	O
fence	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
unless	O
it	O
is	O
hit	O
directly	O
over	O
the	O
fence	O
in	O
center	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
the	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
zone	O
was	O
reduced	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
hitters	O
are	O
far	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
blast	O
the	O
ball	O
tremendously	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
hitters	O
can	O
have	O
the	O
accuracy	O
and	O
strength	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
ball	O
far	O
enough	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weaker	O
batters	O
can	O
often	O
get	O
a	O
hit	O
by	O
swinging	O
early	O
or	O
late	O
at	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
just	O
barely	O
make	O
the	O
fair	O
zone	O
in	O
what	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
the	O
foul	O
zone	O
in	O
normal	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
jump	O
zone	O
is	O
only	O
located	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
zone	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
ball	O
that	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackers	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
from	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
and	O
other	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
both	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
cases	O
,	O
human	O
players	O
are	O
better	O
than	O
their	O
robot	B-Algorithm
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
human	O
and	O
robot	B-Algorithm
characters	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
characters	O
can	O
blow	O
up	O
(	O
or	O
lose	O
all	O
their	O
power	O
)	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
worked	O
too	O
hard	O
during	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
no	O
stress	O
whatsoever	O
,	O
some	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
especially	O
pitchers	O
,	O
will	O
naturally	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
power	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
remedied	O
by	O
either	O
an	O
upgrade	O
or	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
real	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
switching	O
to	O
a	O
relief	O
pitcher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
thing	O
that	O
makes	O
2020	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
different	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
power-up	O
any	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robots	B-Algorithm
can	O
only	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
more	O
powerful	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
human	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
upgrading	O
to	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
actually	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
glows	O
with	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
inexpensive	O
upgrade	O
is	O
fielding	O
A	O
(	O
12%	O
)	O
for	O
$1	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
is	O
robot	B-Algorithm
C	O
(	O
80%	O
)	O
for	O
$	O
30,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keep	O
in	O
mind	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
upgrade	O
that	O
it	O
powers	O
up	O
all	O
attributes	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
an	O
equal	O
amount	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
upgrade	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
received	O
from	O
a	O
non-robot	O
upgrade	O
for	O
a	O
human	O
character	O
adds	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
already	O
existing	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
upgrade	O
blows	O
up	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
into	O
a	O
dead	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dead	O
robot	B-Algorithm
turns	O
gray	O
and	O
loses	O
all	O
its	O
attributes	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
zero	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
(	O
hitting	O
,	O
fielding	O
,	O
pitching	O
,	O
and	O
chance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
received	O
is	O
the	O
amount	O
if	O
the	O
base	O
stealing	O
from	O
was	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
and	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
,	O
a	O
runner	O
can	O
begin	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
next	O
base	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
ball	O
is	O
hit	O
far	O
enough	O
into	O
the	O
stands	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
sometimes	O
become	O
stuck	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
batter	O
to	O
garnish	O
an	O
inside-the-park	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
reduced	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
zone	O
,	O
faster	O
players	O
can	O
often	O
round	O
the	O
bases	O
by	O
hitting	O
the	O
ball	O
up	O
into	O
the	O
fair-zone	O
stands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
players	O
will	O
always	O
attempt	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
ball	O
straight	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
trying	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
home	B-Application
run	I-Application
,	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
batter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
its	O
downfall	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
some	O
powerful	O
players	O
will	O
hit	O
home	B-Application
runs	I-Application
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
is	O
against	O
the	O
secret	O
team	O
The	O
Cosmopolitan	O
Monolis	O
who	O
wear	O
gold	O
and	O
black	O
uniforms	O
and	O
have	O
Nazi	O
related	O
names	O
like	O
V-2	O
,	O
Himmler	O
,	O
Tojoe	O
and	O
Goebbels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2020	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
third	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2020	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Allgame	O
editor	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
described	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2020	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
a	O
refreshing	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
