** Monday MAME Club [9/29/08] - Ninja Baseball Batman **

[Flack]

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RadiantSvgun has selected Ninja Baseball Batman (Irem, 1993). Download (http://www.robohara.com/mameclub), play, and discuss! (KLOV Info (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8876))

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Club Rules

01. You do not need to sign up for the club. If you want to participate, simply download the game of the week and post about it!

02. At the end of the week, I will randomly select someone who participated this week to select next week's game.

03. The current MAME Club Pick of the Week can be found every Monday stickied at the top of the Arcade Alley.

Previously Picked Games: Cosmo Gang: The Video, Avenging Spirit, Violent Storm, Gaiapolis.

Now, MAME ON!

[Clownzilla]

Looks great! My wife & I will play it tonight. I like games where the names sound like they were made by drawing random words from a hat:)

[scooby105]

I'm going to play one of these Monday MAME Club games soon. I installed MAME 2 weeks ago, but I haven't had the time to sit down and play.

[Dee96]

I'll play this soon...

[cityside75]

OK, I played this on my MAME Cab tonight and here are my thoughts:

-Are the slow-downs part of the game or is my cab lagging? Not too bad, but every now and then it got a little choppy.

-The baseball theme is great, it's not every day that you're battling giant baseball mitts.

-The music is funky but sometimes sounds a little off-key.

Overall, I thought this game was actually a lot of fun, I look forward to trying co-op.

[IronBuddha]

OK, I played this on my MAME Cab tonight and here are my thoughts:

-Are the slow-downs part of the game or is my cab lagging? Not too bad, but every now and then it got a little choppy.

-The baseball theme is great, it's not every day that you're battling giant baseball mitts.

-The music is funky but sometimes sounds a little off-key.

Overall, I thought this game was actually a lot of fun, I look forward to trying co-op.

I'm using MameUI and anytime a game runs slow or "laggy" I just hit the F9 button to speed it up a little.

Another game I never played before. I tried it alone the first time and thought it was ok, but 2 players makes the game more fun. This game is also a little hard for me, I couldn't make it pass the first level without continuing, but I like challenges. The music bugged me a little bit, little bit too wacky and annoying but that didn't really effect my playing.

Overall I liked it, it's a decent side scrolling fighter.

[Flack]

Seems a lot like all the other four-player beat-em-up games, except without a license I care about (like TMNT, Simpsons, etc). Maybe it's more fun with more players, or if you like baseball.

[InsaneDavid]

A cool concept that is sadly dragged down by uninspired bosses. "Makeshift Villain" indeed. Still, not a bad game at all, it just drags a hair by the final stage.

[scooby105]

Only had time to play through the first stage, but not a bad game. Nothing seems to be too thrilling about it, but it's enjoyable. Hopefully I'll have time to play a bit more and post some more thoughts.

[DestronPrime]

I've had this one all nice and mamed up for a good time now, and it really isn't my bag. I liked it, but I'm severely picky about beat em ups, and the graphics were kinda... odd with the shading. I'd say give it a shot and see if y'like it.

[stargate]

The game ran fine on my system with no choppiness, but I only played through the first 2 stages.

I give the game high marks for zaniness. Also, compared to a lot of other beat-em-ups, this one at least kept throwing different kinds of enemies at you (baseballs, brains, pumpkin headed thugs, planes, etc) instead of just using the same baddies over and over.

But I felt kind of sad when the "windy plane" boss lost his wings and started crying. :(

[Dee96]

Kooky and fun. Seems similar to one Capcom game I know.

[Cryomancer]

Ninja Baseball Batman or Ninja Baseballbat Man? Interesting that they use Batman.

Anyway, I have actually played this before, but I recall enjoying it so I will give it another go sometime here and edit this post with any vaugely meaningful comments that enter my mind.

[scooby105]

So, I played a bit more tonight. I finished the first four stages. The first four levels are a bit on the easy side. The bosses all have a predictable pattern, and there really wasn't too much to the levels. But, it's a game that I'd play if I saw it in the arcades. I like beat 'em ups, so it does the job.

[scooterb23]

Seems like your average beat em up. Just some bizarre baseball theming surrounding it. Nice graphics though.

[Flack]

Thanks to everyone who played and posted about this week's game.

As always, I'm open to suggestions for next week's!