Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr

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Complete in box: the cartridge, the manual and the box, all original. Original inserts or paperwork shown in the photos are included; display stands and other photography props are not. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

In 1997, Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs and won the American League MVP unanimously, and the following spring he fronted Nintendo's first baseball game for the Nintendo 64. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. was developed by Angel Studios, the San Diego team that would later become Rockstar San Diego, and it carried on from the Super NES Griffey games that made the Kid a Nintendo fixture. The partnership made sense: Nintendo's Hiroshi Yamauchi had led the group that bought the Seattle Mariners in 1992.

The big idea is the batting circle. Instead of guessing, you steer a cursor with the analog stick to match the path of the incoming pitch, then swing, which makes every at-bat a small test of reading the pitcher. A classic setting turns it off for a more traditional feel. On defense, each C button is tied to a base for throws and baserunning, and pitchers choose from four pitch types, including a special pitch that wears an arm down quickly and can lead to fatigue and injuries if you lean on it too often.

All of the league's franchises and their ballparks are here, with exhibition games, a full season with stat tracking across more than 30 categories, trades and free agents, a straight-to-the-World-Series option and a Home Run Derby where up to four players pick sluggers from any team. Head-to-head multiplayer makes it a natural two-controller game.

Critics found it faster and more arcade-flavored than its rival All-Star Baseball '99, and it led into Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest in 1999. Today it is a snapshot of the 1998 season and of Griffey at the absolute peak of his powers, wearing a Mariners uniform on a Nintendo cartridge.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1998
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Angel Studios
Genre
Sports
Players
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
About the game

Make your dreams of becoming a Major Leaguer a reality! Hit a grand slam, pitch a no-hitter, go for the cycle and steal home - all in the same game! If that's not enough, check out the real-time stat tracking in over 30 major categories. Improve your team by making the right trades and picking up the best free agents. Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. is so real, every pitch counts!

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