<s>
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
baseball	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
spin-offs	O
of	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1986	O
Famicom	O
game	O
Pro	B-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Pro	B-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
'	O
87	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Except	O
for	O
Great	B-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
seventh	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
four	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
ran	O
on	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
hardware	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
featured	O
sixteen	O
teams	O
(	O
the	O
Lionels	O
,	O
Buckaroos	O
,	O
Fires	O
,	O
Orients	O
,	O
Giants	O
,	O
Cars	O
,	O
Wheels	O
,	O
Drasans	O
,	O
Sparrows	O
,	O
and	O
Titans	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
six	O
new	O
teams	O
:	O
the	O
Blue	O
Arrows	O
,	O
Homes	O
,	O
Orbies	O
,	O
Fifties	O
,	O
Nationals	O
,	O
and	O
Americans	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
featured	O
the	O
twelve	O
(	O
real-life	O
)	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Central	O
and	O
Pacific	O
Baseball	B-Application
Leagues	O
(	O
the	O
Seibu	O
Lions	O
,	O
Kintetsu	O
Buffaloes	O
,	O
Orix	O
BlueWave	O
,	O
Nippon-Ham	O
Fighters	O
,	O
Fukuoka	O
Daiei	O
Hawks	O
,	O
and	O
Chiba	O
Lotte	O
Marines	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
League	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hiroshima	O
Toyo	O
Carp	O
,	O
Chunichi	O
Dragons	O
,	O
Yakult	O
Swallows	O
,	O
Yomiuri	O
Giants	O
,	O
Yokohama	O
Taiyo	O
Whales	O
(	O
later	O
the	O
Yokohama	O
DeNA	O
Baystars	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Hanshin	O
Tigers	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
League	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
arcade	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
Namco	O
released	O
was	O
Great	B-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Namco	O
NB-1	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
12	O
teams	O
from	O
Nippon	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
titled	O
Great	B-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Great	B-Application
Sluggers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Featuring	I-Application
1994	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Rosters	I-Application
in	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
featured	O
Nippon	O
Professional	O
Baseball	B-Application
teams	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
featured	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
four	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
ran	O
on	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
12	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
eighteen	O
teams	O
(	O
the	O
twelve	O
real-life	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
six	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
USA	O
team	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
five	O
new	O
teams	O
:	O
the	O
Central	O
League	O
All-Stars	O
,	O
Pacific	O
League	O
All-Stars	O
,	O
Namco	O
All-Stars	O
,	O
Nikotama	O
Gals	O
,	O
and	O
User	O
Team	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
