History VideoGame / RBIBaseball

** It's possible to hit the ball down the line in such a way that it rests against the stands. In one-player games, this can sometimes cause the outfielder to get stuck trying to retrieve the ball. The CPU doesn't bother changing its "the quickest path is a straight line" mentality, allowing plenty of time for an inside-the-park home run.

** The CPU also sticks with the same pitching rotation: the first pitcher plays four innings, the second is around for three, the third two innings, and the last from the 9th onward. Even when their pitching deteriorates to the point where any real-life manager would yank them from the game, the computer will ''not'' make any pitching changes aside from those. This exponentially raises the chances of the player blowing the game wide open.

** This is also one of the first video games where to use accurate hand motions when the umpires make calls. It's most evident when "Safe!" is called, but if you look closely on a fair ball down the line or a home run, you can see one of the umpires pointing to fair territory or waving his finger in a circle, respectively.

* ProductPlacement: '''94'' has its end-of-game newspaper advertising other Tengen games, such as ''Davis Cup Tennis'' and ''VideoGame/AwesomePossum''.

* AnnualTitle: '''93'' through '''95'' in the original series. The revamp has done this since 2014.

* AnnualTitle: '''93'' and '''94'' in the original series. The revamp has done this since 2014.

!!!Tropes found in the original ''RBI Baseball'' games:

* MarketBasedTitle: The original was a localization of Namco's ''Famista'', but afterwards every game is unrelated.

* MarketBasedTitle

!!Tropes found in the original ''RBI Baseball'' games:

Tropes found in the first ''RBI Baseball'' game:

Tropes found in the original ''RBI Baseball'' games:

* ProductPlacement: '''94'' has its end-of-game newspaper advertising other Tengen games, such as ''Davis Cup Tennis'' and ''VideoGame/AwesomePossum''.

** This is also one of the first baseball games where to use accurate hand motions when the umpires make calls. It's most evident when "Safe!" is called, but if you look closely on a fair ball down the line or a home run, you can see one of the umpires pointing to fair territory or waving his finger in a circle, respectively.

Tropes found in the NES ''RBI Baseball'' games:
* CelebrationFanfare: A short tune will play after a player hits an out-of-the-park home run.

* HeadBonk: After an error, the victimised player will have the ball bounce off his head.

''RBI Baseball'' is a baseball game that was released for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem in November 1988. It was originally known as ''Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium'' in Japan, though [[MarketBasedTitle renamed to RBI Baseball]]. With only an MLBPA licence, it features only the U.S. team names. Several sequels were made for the NES, Sega Genesis, and Super NES.

In 2014, Major League Baseball bought the rights to the name to make their own annual baseball game. ''RBI Baseball 14'' was released in April 2014 on [=XBox=] 360/One, [=PS3=]/4, Android, and iOS. ''RBI Baseball 15'' is due to be released in April 2015 on [=XBox=] One, PS4, Android, iOS, and Steam.

In 2014, Major League Baseball bought the rights to the name to make their own annual baseball game. ''RBI Baseball 14'' was released in April 2014 on XBox 360/One, PS3/4, Android, and iOS. ''RBI Baseball 15'' is due to be released in April 2015 on XBox One, PS4, Android, iOS, and Steam.

''RBI Baseball'' is a baseball game that was released for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem in November 1988. It was originally known as ''Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium'' in Japan, though [[MarketBasedTitle renamed to RBI Baseball]]. With only an MLBPA licence, it features only the U.S. team names.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: All of the teams have a palette scheme that closely resembles their official team colours.