Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball

Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
	North American Super NES cover art
Developer(s)	Acme Interactive
Publisher(s)	Mindscape
Producer(s)	Ian McGee
Programmer(s)	Craig Ewert (Genesis); Nigel Spencer (SNES)
Composer(s)	Brian Howarth
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo
Release	NA: December 1992; EU: June 1993 (SNES);
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball is a sports video game released in 1992 by Mindscape for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was a port of TV Sports: Baseball for home computers.

Gameplay

Due to a lack of licensing from Major League Baseball (MLB), the game features no MLB team names, stadiums, or artwork, and Cal Ripken Jr. himself is the only non-fictitious player in the game.^[1] The two game modes that are available are Exhibition and League. In Exhibition mode, players can select the field location as either domed or outdoor. Artificial turf or natural grass can be selected which affects gameplay, with artificial turf being faster.^[2] Exhibition allows for single player vs computer, 2 players against each other or an entirely computer simulated game can be watched. In League mode there are 16 teams including the player selected team. If the player is in first place at the end of the league, they will enter the playoffs, and then have the chance to win the pennant. If the player’s team wins the pennant, they will face off against another pennant winner in the World Series.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	SNES: 70%^[3]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	SMD: 62/100^[4]
GamePro	SNES: 14/20^[5]
Total!	SNES: 65%^[6]
Video Games (DE)	SNES: 59%^[7]
Play Time	SNES: 75%^[8]
Super Action	SNES: 85%^[9]
Sega Force	SMD: 67%^[10]

References

^ Game Players Sega Genesis Guide, Volume 3, Issue 5, page 42–43 (November 24, 1992)
^ "SNES Force News". Impact Magazines. July 1993. p. 8. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2019-12-09.
^ "Cal Ripken Jr Baseball". Computer and Video Games. No. 138. p. 97. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Baseball: SNES". GamePro. No. 46. May 1993. p. A11. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ Dane (April 1994). "Cal Ripken Jr Baseball". Total!. No. 28. p. 42. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball". Video Games. June 1993. p. 90. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball". Play Time (in German). August 1993. p. 91. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ Mindscape International Catalogue (PDF). Mindscape. 1993. p. 3.
^ Mat; Paul (March 1993). "Cal Ripken Jr Baseball". Sega Force. No. 15. pp. 64–65. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

External links

Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball at MobyGames

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[1] Game Players Sega Genesis Guide, Volume 3, Issue 5, page 42–43 (November 24, 1992)

[2] "SNES Force News". Impact Magazines. July 1993. p. 8. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[3] "Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2019-12-09.

[4] "Cal Ripken Jr Baseball". Computer and Video Games. No. 138. p. 97. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[5] "Baseball: SNES". GamePro. No. 46. May 1993. p. A11. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[6] Dane (April 1994). "Cal Ripken Jr Baseball". Total!. No. 28. p. 42. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[7] "Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball". Video Games. June 1993. p. 90. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[8] "Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball". Play Time (in German). August 1993. p. 91. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[9] Mindscape International Catalogue (PDF). Mindscape. 1993. p. 3.

[10] Mat; Paul (March 1993). "Cal Ripken Jr Baseball". Sega Force. No. 15. pp. 64–65. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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