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World Stadium

January 01, 1970

World Stadium (full title: Pro Yakyū World Stadium[a]), is a series of baseball arcade games that were released by Namco in the late 1980s and 1990s; they were spin-offs of the Family Stadium franchise, inspired by the 1986 Famicom game Pro Yakyū Family Stadium, and its sequel Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '87. Except for Great Sluggers '94, which was also released in America, all of the games were exclusive to Japan.

World Stadium series
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: 1988-2001
  • NA: 1994 (Great Sluggers '94)
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)2 players can play simultaneously
Arcade systemNamco System 1 (1988-90), Namco System 2 (1991-93), Namco NB-1 (1993-97), Namco System 12 (1998-2001)

Namco System 1 era (1988–90) edit

The first three titles in the series, World Stadium[b] (1988), World Stadium '89 Kaimakuban[c] (1989), and World Stadium '90[d] (1990) all ran on Namco System 1 hardware, and featured twelve teams from the "Urban League" (the Giants, Cars, Drasans, Sparrows, Wheels, and Titans), and "Country League" (the Lionels, Bravos, Hornets, Fires, Orients, and Buckaroos); they also featured three stadiums for matches to take place in (Kōrakuen, Kōshien and Mejā). The first two of these stadiums' scoreboards had clocks which started at 6:00 and advanced as the matches progressed (but broke at midnight), and the third stadium's scoreboard also featured the logo of Namco's United States distributor of that time period - Atari Games.

World Stadium was Japan's second highest-grossing arcade game of 1988.[1][2] It went on to be Japan's seventh highest-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1991.[3]

Namco System 2 era (1991–93) edit

The next four titles in the series, Super World Stadium[e] (1991), Super World Stadium '92[f] (1992), Super World Stadium '92 Gekitōban[g] (1992), and Super World Stadium '93 Gekitōhen[h] all ran on Namco System 2 hardware; the first of these featured sixteen teams (the Lionels, Buckaroos, Fires, Orients, Giants, Cars, Wheels, Drasans, Sparrows, and Titans from the first three titles, as well as six new teams: the Blue Arrows, Homes, Orbies, Fifties, Nationals, and Americans), but the other three featured the twelve (real-life) teams from the Japanese Central and Pacific Baseball Leagues (the Seibu Lions, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix BlueWave, Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, and Chiba Lotte Marines of the Central League, and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Chunichi Dragons, Yakult Swallows, Yomiuri Giants, Yokohama Taiyo Whales (later the Yokohama DeNA Baystars), and Hanshin Tigers of the Pacific League).[4] They also featured four stadiums for matches to take place in (Dome, Kōshien from the first three titles, Seaside and Manhattan) - again, the first three stadiums' scoreboards had clocks upon them (the third was digital), but they were broken (and the first two were stuck at 6:00, while the third just displayed the colon between the numbers). SWS '92 G also introduced a "FAVOR" setting in its options menu.

Namco NB-1 era (1993–97) edit

The next arcade baseball game Namco released was Great Sluggers: New World Stadium in 1993. It was the first to run on Namco NB-1 hardware, and featured the 12 teams from Nippon Professional Baseball. A sequel was also released in 1994, titled Great Sluggers '94 in Japan and Great Sluggers: Featuring 1994 Team Rosters in America. The Japanese version featured Nippon Professional Baseball teams, and the American version featured Major League Baseball teams. The next three titles in the series, Super World Stadium '95[i], Super World Stadium '96[j], and Super World Stadium '97[k] and featured the twelve real-life teams from the three previous games; they also featured six stadiums for their matches to take place in (Hillside, Trad, Urban, Kaihei Dome, Air Dome, and Seaside from the last four games). SWS '96 also introduced five "optional ball clubs" - the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, Nineties and USA, while the Urban Stadium was merely the Kōshien Stadium from the previous games renamed.

Namco System 12 era (1998–2001) edit

The last four titles in the series, Super World Stadium '98[l], Super World Stadium '99[m], Super World Stadium 2000[n], and Super World Stadium 2001[o] all ran on Namco System 12 hardware, and featured eighteen teams (the twelve real-life teams from the last six games and the USA team from the last two, along with five new teams: the Central League All-Stars, Pacific League All-Stars, Namco All-Stars, Nikotama Gals, and User Team). It also featured twelve stadiums for its matches to take place in (Seaside from the last seven games and Hillside, Air Dome, Urban, Trad, and Kaihei Dome from the last three games - along with the new Bay Area, Owari Dome, Naniwa Dome, Forest, Setōchi, and Kasenjiki). The Namco All-Stars and Nikotama Gals feature twenty-three of Namco's most famous characters; however, the pitchers of the former team are merely named after five others.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Japanese: プロ野球ワールドスタジアム, Hepburn: Puro Yakyū Wārudo Sutajiamu
  2. ^ Japanese: ワールドスタジアム, Hepburn: Wārudo Sutajiamu
  3. ^ Japanese: ワールドスタジアム'89開幕版, Hepburn: Wārudo Sutajiamu '89 Kaimakuban
  4. ^ Japanese: ワールドスタジアム'90, Hepburn: Wārudo Sutajiamu '90
  5. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu
  6. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'92, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '92
  7. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'92激闘版, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '92 Gekitōban
  8. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'93激闘編, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '93 Gekitōhen
  9. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'95, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '95
  10. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'96, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '96
  11. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'97, Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '97
  12. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'98, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '98
  13. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム'99, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu '99
  14. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム2000, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu 2000
  15. ^ Japanese: スーパーワールドスタジアム2001, Hepburn: Sūpā Wārudo Sutajiamu 2001

References edit

  1. ^ "Gamest 0029" 第２回ゲーメスト大賞 〜 年間ヒットゲームベスト100 [2nd Gamest Awards – Best 100 Hit Games of the Year]. Gamest (in Japanese). Vol. 29 (February 1989). December 27, 1988. pp. 25–41 (41). alternate url
  2. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '88 / "Game of the Year '88" By Game Machine" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 348. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 January 1989. pp. 10–1, 26.
  3. ^ ""Final Fight II" and "Final Lap 2" Top Videos: Video Games of The Year '91" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 419. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 February 1992. p. 26.
  4. ^ スーパーワールドスタジアム'92激闘版 / '93激闘編

External links edit

  • Namco arcade hardware page at System16.com - The Arcade Museum
  • Namco System 1 hardware page at System16.com - The Arcade Museum

January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources World Stadium news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message World Stadium full title Pro Yakyu World Stadium a is a series of baseball arcade games that were released by Namco in the late 1980s and 1990s they were spin offs of the Family Stadium franchise inspired by the 1986 Famicom game Pro Yakyu Family Stadium and its sequel Pro Yakyu Family Stadium 87 Except for Great Sluggers 94 which was also released in America all of the games were exclusive to Japan World Stadium seriesDeveloper s NamcoPublisher s NamcoPlatform s ArcadeReleaseJP 1988 2001NA 1994 Great Sluggers 94 Genre s Sports gameMode s 2 players can play simultaneouslyArcade systemNamco System 1 1988 90 Namco System 2 1991 93 Namco NB 1 1993 97 Namco System 12 1998 2001 Contents 1 Namco System 1 era 1988 90 2 Namco System 2 era 1991 93 3 Namco NB 1 era 1993 97 4 Namco System 12 era 1998 2001 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksNamco System 1 era 1988 90 editThe first three titles in the series World Stadium b 1988 World Stadium 89 Kaimakuban c 1989 and World Stadium 90 d 1990 all ran on Namco System 1 hardware and featured twelve teams from the Urban League the Giants Cars Drasans Sparrows Wheels and Titans and Country League the Lionels Bravos Hornets Fires Orients and Buckaroos they also featured three stadiums for matches to take place in Kōrakuen Kōshien and Meja The first two of these stadiums scoreboards had clocks which started at 6 00 and advanced as the matches progressed but broke at midnight and the third stadium s scoreboard also featured the logo of Namco s United States distributor of that time period Atari Games World Stadium was Japan s second highest grossing arcade game of 1988 1 2 It went on to be Japan s seventh highest grossing arcade conversion kit of 1991 3 Namco System 2 era 1991 93 editThe next four titles in the series Super World Stadium e 1991 Super World Stadium 92 f 1992 Super World Stadium 92 Gekitōban g 1992 and Super World Stadium 93 Gekitōhen h all ran on Namco System 2 hardware the first of these featured sixteen teams the Lionels Buckaroos Fires Orients Giants Cars Wheels Drasans Sparrows and Titans from the first three titles as well as six new teams the Blue Arrows Homes Orbies Fifties Nationals and Americans but the other three featured the twelve real life teams from the Japanese Central and Pacific Baseball Leagues the Seibu Lions Kintetsu Buffaloes Orix BlueWave Nippon Ham Fighters Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and Chiba Lotte Marines of the Central League and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp Chunichi Dragons Yakult Swallows Yomiuri Giants Yokohama Taiyo Whales later the Yokohama DeNA Baystars and Hanshin Tigers of the Pacific League 4 They also featured four stadiums for matches to take place in Dome Kōshien from the first three titles Seaside and Manhattan again the first three stadiums scoreboards had clocks upon them the third was digital but they were broken and the first two were stuck at 6 00 while the third just displayed the colon between the numbers SWS 92 G also introduced a FAVOR setting in its options menu Namco NB 1 era 1993 97 editThe next arcade baseball game Namco released was Great Sluggers New World Stadium in 1993 It was the first to run on Namco NB 1 hardware and featured the 12 teams from Nippon Professional Baseball A sequel was also released in 1994 titled Great Sluggers 94 in Japan and Great Sluggers Featuring 1994 Team Rosters in America The Japanese version featured Nippon Professional Baseball teams and the American version featured Major League Baseball teams The next three titles in the series Super World Stadium 95 i Super World Stadium 96 j and Super World Stadium 97 k and featured the twelve real life teams from the three previous games they also featured six stadiums for their matches to take place in Hillside Trad Urban Kaihei Dome Air Dome and Seaside from the last four games SWS 96 also introduced five optional ball clubs the Sixties Seventies Eighties Nineties and USA while the Urban Stadium was merely the Kōshien Stadium from the previous games renamed Namco System 12 era 1998 2001 editThe last four titles in the series Super World Stadium 98 l Super World Stadium 99 m Super World Stadium 2000 n and Super World Stadium 2001 o all ran on Namco System 12 hardware and featured eighteen teams the twelve real life teams from the last six games and the USA team from the last two along with five new teams the Central League All Stars Pacific League All Stars Namco All Stars Nikotama Gals and User Team It also featured twelve stadiums for its matches to take place in Seaside from the last seven games and Hillside Air Dome Urban Trad and Kaihei Dome from the last three games along with the new Bay Area Owari Dome Naniwa Dome Forest Setōchi and Kasenjiki The Namco All Stars and Nikotama Gals feature twenty three of Namco s most famous characters however the pitchers of the former team are merely named after five others Notes edit Japanese プロ野球ワールドスタジアム Hepburn Puro Yakyu Warudo Sutajiamu Japanese ワールドスタジアム Hepburn Warudo Sutajiamu Japanese ワールドスタジアム 89開幕版 Hepburn Warudo Sutajiamu 89 Kaimakuban Japanese ワールドスタジアム 90 Hepburn Warudo Sutajiamu 90 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 92 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 92 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 92激闘版 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 92 Gekitōban Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 93激闘編 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 93 Gekitōhen Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 95 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 95 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 96 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 96 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 97 Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 97 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 98 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 98 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム 99 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 99 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム2000 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 2000 Japanese スーパーワールドスタジアム2001 Hepburn Supa Warudo Sutajiamu 2001References edit Gamest 0029 第２回ゲーメスト大賞 年間ヒットゲームベスト100 2nd Gamest Awards Best 100 Hit Games of the Year Gamest in Japanese Vol 29 February 1989 December 27 1988 pp 25 41 41 alternate url Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 88 Game of the Year 88 By Game Machine PDF Game Machine in Japanese No 348 Amusement Press Inc 15 January 1989 pp 10 1 26 Final Fight II and Final Lap 2 Top Videos Video Games of The Year 91 PDF Game Machine in Japanese No 419 Amusement Press Inc 1 February 1992 p 26 スーパーワールドスタジアム 92激闘版 93激闘編External links editNamco arcade hardware page at System16 com The Arcade Museum Namco System 1 hardware page at System16 com The Arcade Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Stadium amp oldid 1200601604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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