Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Infobox video game|
|image=Calripkenjrsnes.jpg
|caption=North American Super NES cover art
|developer=Acme Interactive
|publisher=Mindscape
|producer=Ian McGee
|programmer=Craig Ewert (Genesis)
Nigel Spencer (SNES)
|composer=Brian Howarth
|release={{vgrelease|NA|1992|EU|June 1993 (SNES)}}
|genre=Sports
|modes=Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms=Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo
}}
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.Game Players Sega Genesis Guide, Volume 3, Issue 5, page 42–43 (November 24, 1992) 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.{{Cite magazine |date=July 1993 |title=SNES Force News |magazine=SNES Force |publisher=Impact Magazines |page=8}} 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
{{Video game reviews
| CVG = SMD: 62/100{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_0138/page/96/mode/2up|title=Cal Ripken Jr Baseball|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=138|page=97|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
| GamePro = SNES: 14/20{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_046_May_1993/page/n91/mode/2up?q=%22Cal+Ripken+Jr.+Baseball%22|title=Baseball: SNES|magazine=GamePro|issue=46|date=May 1993|page=A11|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
| TOT = SNES: 65%{{cite magazine|author=Dane|date=April 1994|url=https://archive.org/details/total-28/page/42/mode/2up?q=%22Cal+Ripken+Jr.+Baseball%22|title=Cal Ripken Jr Baseball|magazine=Total!|issue=28|page=42|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
| VGS = SNES: 59%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1993-06/page/90/mode/2up?q=%22Cal+Ripken+Jr.+Baseball%22|title=Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball|magazine=Video Games|date=June 1993|page=90|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
| rev1 = Play Time
| rev1Score = SNES: 75%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/playtime199308/page/n81/mode/2up?q=%22Cal+Ripken+Jr.+Baseball%22|title=Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball|language=de|magazine=Play Time|page=91|date=August 1993|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
| rev2 = Super Action
| rev2Score = SNES: 85%{{cite book |url=http://www.abandonia.com/files/extras/23568_game_extra_1.pdf |date=1993 |title=Mindscape International Catalogue |publisher=Mindscape |page=3}}
| rev3 = Sega Force
| rev3Score = SMD: 67%{{cite magazine|author1=Mat|author2=Paul|date=March 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/sega-force-15/page/64/mode/2up?q=%22Cal+Ripken+Jr.+Baseball%22|title=Cal Ripken Jr Baseball|magazine=Sega Force|issue=15|pages=64–65|accessdate=August 4, 2021}}
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/cal-ripken-jr-baseball}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Video games based on real people
Category:Video games developed in Australia
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