

In the match between Peach and Yoshi's teams, Peach gets a good swing on a pitch, and as Yoshi runs to make the catch, it bounces off a Note Block and becomes a home run, much to Yoshi's disappointment. Elsewhere, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Wario all receive the same posters, and decide to get to playing baseball. The two then see a wanted poster featuring Bowser on it float from the sky. The game's opening begins with Mario and Luigi playing catch. Peach about to throw the ball to Yoshi in the opening.

2.4.2 Names of scout missions in other languagesĬutscenes Game's opening.2.4.1 Names of levels in other languages.Toy Field and Minigames are the only modes that can support up to four players.Ī follow-up game, titled Mario Super Sluggers, was released for the Wii in mid-2008. Finally, the game includes several Mario-themed minigames with baseball mechanics, such as hitting Bob-ombs to create fireworks or collecting gems in a baseball diamond while avoiding a Chain Chomp. The game also features the Toy Field mode, in which individual characters play on an interactive baseball field and get coins based on where the ball lands. In addition to the main Exhibition mode, in which baseball can be played freely with up to two players, the game features a single-player oriented Challenge mode that has the player controlling a designated team captain and their preset team, recruiting other captains and team players to face off against Bowser. Additionally, most fields in the game include hazards that can affect outfielders, such as the Piranha Plants serving as obstacles in Yoshi Park. Chemistry is a feature unique to the Mario Baseball games whereby characters perform differently depending on whether they like, dislike, or are neutral to another character they are cooperating with.

Characters also have field abilities to differentiate themselves from other teammates. These include characters using Star Skill abilities to cause the ball to behave differently team captains have unique Star Skill abilities that cause a wide variety of special effects, such as attacking outfielders if batting or causing the pitched ball to behave erratically. As with most Mario Sports titles, it is based on the traditional rules of the sport, but is differentiated with unique, Mario-themed quirks and mechanics. Mario Superstar Baseball is a Mario sports title for the Nintendo GameCube and is the first installment of the Mario Baseball series, being the first dedicated baseball game in the Mario franchise.
