I know there was talk that a lot of people here don't really play RBI that much anymore. I'm just curious who still does, and how often do you do it?
I'm currently doing my own "Challenge Series" where I pick one team and try and get the best record I can while attempting to beat all 29 other teams. I play full juice mode, with every pitch I throw being in or just outside of the strike zone. I'm not the best player in the world, so this is proving to be a challenge for sure. I'm currently 1-4 with the Brew Crew. Yikes!
Now that my Packers are done for the year, I'm shifting focus to baseball, so I guess the Packers losing was perfect timing for me to get back into the baseball/RBI swing of things...
Unfortunately I only get in games maybe 2-4 times a year, but hopefully the Chicago RBI gatherings will get some traction.
You only play head to head though, right? I wish my local buddies weren't cock knockers and actually played these games a little more. How dare they grow up! I actually showed my 2 year old how to plY the other day. The little turd loves football and baseball. Can't wait to have someone to play against in 10-12 years.
Yeah, only against warm bodies - the CPU bores the hell out of me.
Quote from: Gantry on 01/11/10, 11:49:55 PM
Yeah, only against warm bodies - the CPU bores the hell out of me.
I feel this way too, and relish any opportunity to play against people.
Turd, where do you live? Brookensrules and I are in Madison, maybe we should have our own Wisconsin circuit...
I prefer vs. humans too, but my friends are all wanks. So, I play vs. juiced CPU. Regular CPU is boring, but for me the juiced version is a challenge. So, I do things like my 30 team challenge and it makes it interesting again.
I'm in New Berlin. I'd love to have a Madison RBI Circuit...if you're serious, I'm down, whether it be a league, a pickup circuit online (like the TPC), an in-person tourney like the Dee-Nee Chi-town boys do, or whatever.
If enough people played and I knew it'd have interest, I'm create a full-blown website like Tecmo has for online pickup games, but methinks it wouldn't get much use...
Quote from: tecmoturd on 01/11/10, 11:47:44 PM
I actually showed my 2 year old how to plY the other day. The little turd loves football and baseball. Can't wait to have someone to play against in 10-12 years.
I've tried to get my 4-year-old to play with me, but he hasn't shown much interest - he'd rather spend his video game time on Boom Blox or Lego Star Wars, and I have a hard time getting him to play any non-Wii game with me. I'm hopeful that after a year or two of tee-ball, he'll want a more complex baseball game than Wii Sports but not as complex as MLB Power Pros, and then I'll indoctrinate him into the ways of RBI.
I've got a buddy from college that I use to play fairly often with, but we don't see each other that much anymore.
I never imagined back in the day I'd be showing my kids a video game that was popular when I was less than 10 years old, and still has a following today.
While I admire the realistic graphics and gameplay of the new games today, I still love playing the older games much more. I had a "class" the 1st week back from Christmas break with a few HS students where we would play NFL Blitz, NBA Live '95, RBI Baseball, Combat (atari), and Atari Football against each other. Those are 5 of the best 2 player games that I am aware of. The 1 player Atari games generally suck, but the 2 player games are still some of the most fun. Atari Football gained quite a cult following around these parts during that week. Same for Live '95. Obviously, it is more advanced than Atari Basketball or Double Dribble, but still pretty simple in game control. You can play once and have a good feel for the game play.
Gameplay > graphics, that's a theory that has all but been proven. Plus thr "free" roster updates are nice :)
Quote from: edfan on 01/12/10, 09:48:11 AM
While I admire the realistic graphics and gameplay of the new games today, I still love playing the older games much more. I had a "class" the 1st week back from Christmas break with a few HS students where we would play NFL Blitz, NBA Live '95, RBI Baseball, Combat (atari), and Atari Football against each other. Those are 5 of the best 2 player games that I am aware of. The 1 player Atari games generally suck, but the 2 player games are still some of the most fun. Atari Football gained quite a cult following around these parts during that week. Same for Live '95. Obviously, it is more advanced than Atari Basketball or Double Dribble, but still pretty simple in game control. You can play once and have a good feel for the game play.
I've never played Atari Football... I might have to grab an emulator and check that out. That is a great list of games, though - I might have to see if I can get my Live '97 cart to work on my SNES (they didn't add the annoying level of realism until about the PlayStation 2 era).
Quote from: tecmoturd on 01/12/10, 09:54:58 AM
Gameplay > graphics, that's a theory that has all but been proven. Plus thr "free" roster updates are nice :)
Agreed. The greatest "realistic" football game I've ever played was Front Page Sports Football Pro '95 on the PC, which was simple enough that it used a two-button gamepad. In addition to having a full-featured franchise mode several years before Madden, it had a play editor that as far as I know modern games still haven't really approached (multiple handoffs/pitches, unconventional formations and shifts, RB/WR passes, etc.), support for online leagues and leagues of different sizes, and excellent gameplay that produced reasonably realistic stats even when you played a whole season (I usually ended up with somewhat inflated offensive numbers just because I was quick enough picking my plays that I didn't run much time off the play clock).
It's possible I've played more Atari Basketball than any other game ever.
I was watching my son play Halo 3 versus his buddy and it became obvious to me that it was merely Atari Combat but with insanely better graphics.
To answer to original question, I have an NES in the basement hooked up to the 27" TV at all times. I turn it on maybe once a month and play a game. Sometimes I'll get on a kick and play several days in a row but right now I haven't played since mid-December.
Quote from: tecmoturd on 01/12/10, 06:45:58 AM
I prefer vs. humans too, but my friends are all wanks. So, I play vs. juiced CPU. Regular CPU is boring, but for me the juiced version is a challenge. So, I do things like my 30 team challenge and it makes it interesting again.
I'm in New Berlin. I'd love to have a Madison RBI Circuit...if you're serious, I'm down, whether it be a league, a pickup circuit online (like the TPC), an in-person tourney like the Dee-Nee Chi-town boys do, or whatever.
If enough people played and I knew it'd have interest, I'm create a full-blown website like Tecmo has for online pickup games, but methinks it wouldn't get much use...
New Berlin isn't that far away, road trip to Madison? I would host if my wife doesn't mind. We bought a 37" LCD for Christmas and I've been itching to play someone on it. I have a couple buddies that play one is at my level and the other is awful. They are roommates and don't play RBI much they have a wii and I think prefer the more advance games.
I'm down some weekend for ditching the wife and kids and takin' a short roadie to Mad-Town (I love Madison, btw). I'm not the greatest, but it'd still be fun to do...I always wanted to try the RBI drinking game anyways...
My new daughter is coming end of January, so it'd probably have to be after that...nice to find local folk into retro video games...
Brookens - make sure you play a game on the LCD before you have a gathering. A lot of newer HDTVs have too much lag for RBI/NES games, I think it's pretty much unplayable on Sperling's DLP.
I got one of thos eportable NES players fro Christmas and now I play RBI while crapping instead of reading a magazine.
Sweet, what model did you get, and how much was it/ I wanted to find a NES/SNES combo for cheap. Found a few for $45...not sure on the quality...
Itc called the FC Ultra II or something like that. Its pretty decent. The scren is small (2.5") but still playable. Buttons are laid out well. I think they sell for around $45-50 on ebay. The other one thats out there, the A and B buttons are reversed which completely sucks.
Quote from: Gantry on 01/12/10, 12:18:23 PM
Brookens - make sure you play a game on the LCD before you have a gathering. A lot of newer HDTVs have too much lag for RBI/NES games, I think it's pretty much unplayable on Sperling's DLP.
The hotel TV from the International Tecmo gathering over the summer seemed to do the opposite, and the game play seemingly ran faster. I dont recall exactly what that TV was, but Derek was up in arms claiming it was an "unsactioned TV!" We had to be mightily careful with the kicking game to not fuck up.
I'd play a lot more RBI if it didnt completely stress out one guy(who lives 3 blocks from me), and the other didnt live an hour and some change from here.
When the weather straightens out in april, I'll be down for a weekend RBI tourney somewhere.
I definitely want to get another LA tournament together at some point. Since Vivian's here now, we probably can't use her room for a second set of games.
Quote from: fathedX on 01/12/10, 11:05:37 AM
I was watching my son play Halo 3 versus his buddy and it became obvious to me that it was merely Atari Combat but with insanely better graphics.
Really, every deathmath-style game ever is basically an offshoot of Combat.
I hadn't played RBI in ~15 years until I picked up an NES on EBay late last year.
I wore out the CPU for a couple months...can't do it anymore.
Now looking forward to the first Chicago gathering and the June tournament.
Quote from: Gantry on 01/12/10, 12:18:23 PM
Brookens - make sure you play a game on the LCD before you have a gathering. A lot of newer HDTVs have too much lag for RBI/NES games, I think it's pretty much unplayable on Sperling's DLP.
Maybe it's just a DLP thing? This is a bummer if this is the case. Thanks for the heads up though Gantry, I will report on my vs. computer playable on my new tv.
I think over my career I'm 0-2 vs Gantry. Though one of those times I was shitcanned.
So theres that.
Gantry called a Tommy Herr HR in one of those games didn't he?
Attez did that.
Though I wanna say Gantry and I went to extra innings at Newport KY fest and Danny Gladden hit a homer that beat me.
Quote from: BeefMaster on 01/12/10, 01:35:36 PM
Quote from: fathedX on 01/12/10, 11:05:37 AM
I was watching my son play Halo 3 versus his buddy and it became obvious to me that it was merely Atari Combat but with insanely better graphics.
Really, every deathmath-style game ever is basically an offshoot of Combat.
Is this some musical fusion of death metal and mathcore?
Quote from: Brookensrules! on 01/12/10, 02:48:02 PM
Quote from: Gantry on 01/12/10, 12:18:23 PM
Brookens - make sure you play a game on the LCD before you have a gathering. A lot of newer HDTVs have too much lag for RBI/NES games, I think it's pretty much unplayable on Sperling's DLP.
Maybe it's just a DLP thing? This is a bummer if this is the case. Thanks for the heads up though Gantry, I will report on my vs. computer playable on my new tv.
Most newer LCDs have a 'game mode' that may or may not help. If it plays weird out of the box, try fiddling with the settings.
Quote from: fathedX on 01/12/10, 04:37:15 PM
If it plays weird out of the box, try fiddling with the settings.
That's what she said!
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well, I have a game setting but I think that is just for contrast, brightness, that sort of thing. Will try and check this weekend.
using the rf switch may help.i use a fc twin to play rbi,on a 37 inch vizo.don't recall any lag
Quote from: BeefMaster on 01/12/10, 08:33:13 AM
I've tried to get my 4-year-old to play with me, but he hasn't shown much interest -
How well should I expect my 4 year old to be able to play, hitting is OK (straight pitch of course) I'm trying to concentrate on running the bases and throwing. Getting to the ball in a timely manner and pitching are down the line
My son isn't very good at pretty much anything besides hitting (he has the timing okay from playing Wii Sports). I actually think he'd be better at fielding than running the bases - he doesn't know baseball well enough to know when to run or where to throw most of the time, but he can use a d-pad at least a tiny bit.
Nightly, after work. It's my zen activity.
Maryland?
Quote from: Brookensrules! on 01/12/10, 11:23:37 AM
Quote from: tecmoturd on 01/12/10, 06:45:58 AM
I prefer vs. humans too, but my friends are all wanks. So, I play vs. juiced CPU. Regular CPU is boring, but for me the juiced version is a challenge. So, I do things like my 30 team challenge and it makes it interesting again.
I'm in New Berlin. I'd love to have a Madison RBI Circuit...if you're serious, I'm down, whether it be a league, a pickup circuit online (like the TPC), an in-person tourney like the Dee-Nee Chi-town boys do, or whatever.
If enough people played and I knew it'd have interest, I'm create a full-blown website like Tecmo has for online pickup games, but methinks it wouldn't get much use...
New Berlin isn't that far away, road trip to Madison? I would host if my wife doesn't mind. We bought a 37" LCD for Christmas and I've been itching to play someone on it. I have a couple buddies that play one is at my level and the other is awful. They are roommates and don't play RBI much they have a wii and I think prefer the more advance games.
I have a house to myself and no wife to mind... that's why I suggested a Winterfest in Madison. Since no real fest seems to be in the works this Winter/Spring we should maybe just make it a small gathering focused more on playing some games than on other fest activities like the manlympics. I'd really like to try the RBI drinking game too.
I have 2 LCD TVs but they might suffer from the NES incompatibility. Unfortunately, I have no NES's with which I might test that.
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 01:07:59 PM
Since no real fest seems to be in the works this Winter/Spring
Are you serious?
There's an entire facebook group devoted to it.
About 2-3 times/day.
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 01:07:59 PM
Quote from: Brookensrules! on 01/12/10, 11:23:37 AM
Quote from: tecmoturd on 01/12/10, 06:45:58 AM
I prefer vs. humans too, but my friends are all wanks. So, I play vs. juiced CPU. Regular CPU is boring, but for me the juiced version is a challenge. So, I do things like my 30 team challenge and it makes it interesting again.
I'm in New Berlin. I'd love to have a Madison RBI Circuit...if you're serious, I'm down, whether it be a league, a pickup circuit online (like the TPC), an in-person tourney like the Dee-Nee Chi-town boys do, or whatever.
If enough people played and I knew it'd have interest, I'm create a full-blown website like Tecmo has for online pickup games, but methinks it wouldn't get much use...
New Berlin isn't that far away, road trip to Madison? I would host if my wife doesn't mind. We bought a 37" LCD for Christmas and I've been itching to play someone on it. I have a couple buddies that play one is at my level and the other is awful. They are roommates and don't play RBI much they have a wii and I think prefer the more advance games.
I have a house to myself and no wife to mind... that's why I suggested a Winterfest in Madison. Since no real fest seems to be in the works this Winter/Spring we should maybe just make it a small gathering focused more on playing some games than on other fest activities like the manlympics. I'd really like to try the RBI drinking game too.
I have 2 LCD TVs but they might suffer from the NES incompatibility. Unfortunately, I have no NES's with which I might test that.
unacceptable. You need to get one if you are on this forum. I have seen copies of RBI as well at used games stores. I recommend the video game exchange for NES and RBI game.
I don't own an NES anymore. I prefer updated rosters (and the comfort of my USB snes controller).
Quote from: Attezz on 01/13/10, 01:39:11 PM
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 01:07:59 PM
Since no real fest seems to be in the works this Winter/Spring
Are you serious?
There's an entire facebook group devoted to it.
I'm not really into that Facebook thing.
Quote from: Brookensrules! on 01/13/10, 02:42:44 PM
unacceptable. You need to get one if you are on this forum. I have seen copies of RBI as well at used games stores. I recommend the video game exchange for NES and RBI game.
Meh. I usually have no one that would play with me so my emulator works just fine, and as Turd says it allows me to use crazy rosters which adds much needed spice to the otherwise stale single player play.
If you wanted to buy one for me I'd use it, but I wouldn't waste money on something I have for free on my computer.
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 03:17:45 PM
Quote from: Brookensrules! on 01/13/10, 02:42:44 PM
unacceptable. You need to get one if you are on this forum. I have seen copies of RBI as well at used games stores. I recommend the video game exchange for NES and RBI game.
Meh. I usually have no one that would play with me so my emulator works just fine, and as Turd says it allows me to use crazy rosters which adds much needed spice to the otherwise stale single player play.
If you wanted to buy one for me I'd use it, but I wouldn't waste money on something I have for free on my computer.
You cough up you cheap bastard! Seriously, they aren't that expensive and my point I was trying to make to you is if you want to find out if it works for your TV you have options to purchase a NES and RBI. If you don't care that much about whether it works on your TV, then you made your point.
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Attezz on 01/13/10, 01:39:11 PM
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 01:07:59 PM
Since no real fest seems to be in the works this Winter/Spring
Are you serious?
There's an entire facebook group devoted to it.
I'm not really into that Facebook thing.
Then I hope you enjoy having no input into the fest.
Quote from: Attezz on 01/13/10, 04:47:42 PM
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Attezz on 01/13/10, 01:39:11 PM
Quote from: Re-Peat on 01/13/10, 01:07:59 PM
Since no real fest seems to be in the works this Winter/Spring
Are you serious?
There's an entire facebook group devoted to it.
I'm not really into that Facebook thing.
Then I hope you enjoy having no input into the fest.
Strong-arm tactic.
hooked RBI up to my 37" LCD flat pane and it is pretty sweet. the left and right border do not extend all the way when the screen is on the field. It's only about an inch at most on each side and it is not showing when you are in batter vs. pitcher screen. So it's not perfect but I'm happy with it. I played SF and gave COMP AM and I had to homer in the bottom of the ninth to win. Close game, SF sucks by the way. I tried to give the COMP a chance and this was a good matchup. May try SF vs. NA tomorrow.
can't you adjust your "view" settings or "video" settings to put the view in the right place? like it will placew two columns on the side of the screen to make it back into 4:3 format.
Quote from: TβG on 01/17/10, 04:49:01 PM
can't you adjust your "view" settings or "video" settings to put the view in the right place? like it will placew two columns on the side of the screen to make it back into 4:3 format.
I tried the 4:3 format and it might be somewhat better but It shrinks the size of the video game screen and not worth it imo. I dig the full screen view.
Are there any leagues in Chicago going on? I've been playing it nonstop for a while now and am interested in playing in some tourneys if they're available.
I just joined today after reading and following this site for almost two years. Rock on everyone! :D
Quote from: bigbrothermuscle on 01/18/10, 12:29:22 PM
Are there any leagues in Chicago going on? I've been playing it nonstop for a while now and am interested in playing in some tourneys if they're available.
I just joined today after reading and following this site for almost two years. Rock on everyone! :D
2 years? About time you joined.
Quote from: bigbrothermuscle on 01/18/10, 12:29:22 PM
Are there any leagues in Chicago going on? I've been playing it nonstop for a while now and am interested in playing in some tourneys if they're available.
I just joined today after reading and following this site for almost two years. Rock on everyone! :D
Most disturbing user name ever?
http://www.myspace.com/bigbrothermuscle (http://www.myspace.com/bigbrothermuscle)
How is it disturbing?
And yes, this is also the name of my band I'm putting together. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Anyone agree that even though Houston sucks, Charlie Kerfeld is a nasty pitcher to use against your opponent?
Yeah, I don't get how it's disturbing or disgusting either...
My brother and I play about 15 games per month. We live one hour apart otherwise it would probably be about 75 games per month if we lived in the same town.
quite possibly even 100 games a month
I just started playing again, 9-game "seasons," I'm up to the New York Mets now. Just finished with Houston. They're not a bad team! They have freakish speed, and they don't have one of those "weakling" guys on their team (Santana, Backman, Davidson, etc). All their hitters are solid.
The only two non-pitchers I didn't hit a homer with so far are Barrett and Davidson (I have before, just not this time). None went through the wall either. Corbett & Moore of California even got me an inside the park homer!
I used to rent this game all the time when I was in grade school/high school, before I finally bought it.
Quote from: Metal King on 02/11/10, 02:08:44 PM
they don't have one of those "weakling" guys on their team (Davidson)
The only two non-pitchers I didn't hit a homer with so far are Barrett and Davidson (I have before, just not this time).
Davidson?
Davidson is a sub with MN, is he not?
that was just a test. Teddy passed.
Quite possibly the least used sub in RBI.
Drove an hour last weekend to play 33 games with my brother and going back again this Sunday for just a day to play more. I think I have a problem. Do they have RBI addict meetings??? My wife thinks I'm crazy.
surprisingly, i have davidson ranked outside the bottom five overall (he's like 113-114 for watchgames). That bottom five list happens to include all starters, even two leadoff men.
i had no idea who davidson was
Quote from: nomaaaaa on 02/12/10, 07:49:31 PM
i had no idea who davidson was
so you don't play RBI baseball then I take it.
not with minnesota, that's for sure
Just finished with St. Louis. It's FUCKING hard to hit a homer with Ozzie Smith, I must've been swinging wrong..... The STL bats clash with the dirt around home plate too so it's harder to see, that's why I love using Detroit.....all black.
My list is up to 7 guys who I never homered with this time around:
Barrett
Davidson
Santana
Backman
Mazzilli
Oquendo
O. Smith
Seemed like everything Ozzie or Mazzilli hit, immediately dropped to the ground, even popups & fly balls. Maybe it's the double-Z factor......
Oh yeah, I won two games using Houston, scoring 22 runs each time (no shutouts though).
LOL oh yeah, Tommy "The Terrible" Herr got me a homer in his very first AB, vs. California, went about 1/2 way up in the crowd in the RF seats. Jack Clark got me one just right after, guess he didn't wanna get shown up by a guy who almost completely sucks.....
I love this game.
Haven't played a real game since the Tribune article. I'm sure that'll change once the "semi-regular" chicago games start.
We'll get those games going, it will have to be after March and the NCAAs. Starting spring though, I'm ready so bump this thread to remind me
Well I finished my seasons, I had 9 guys who didn't homer, but I'm playing full seasons again for the teams/players who didn't, so I finally hit homers with Barrett, Davidson, and Mazzilli so far.
6 guys to go:
Santana, Backman, OSmith, Oquendo, Galarraga, Pedrique.
Nope I didn't hit one with Andres "The Giant" Galarraga. It says he's a pretty good player on the team bios page, I think he and Mike Schmidt are mixed up, no way is Schmidt the worst on the team!!!!!
Jose Uribe got me a homer in his final AB, score was 20-10 vs. the NL All-Stars in the top of the 9th, he made it 22-10, I won 22-11.
I found interesting RBI stats the other day when I was looking through my old RBI papers & stuff. I won a game by 38-1 over St. Louis (their only run was a homer), using the American All-Stars and I scored 35 runs in the 3rd inning! I have the other stats, I just don't have the paper with me, I was like whoa, did I really do that.... heh heh.
I'm serious, it must be true if it's all written down.....
Quote from: Metal King on 02/22/10, 12:35:04 PM
Well I finished my seasons, I had 9 guys who didn't homer, but I'm playing full seasons again for the teams/players who didn't, so I finally hit homers with Barrett, Davidson, and Mazzilli so far.
6 guys to go:
Santana, Backman, OSmith, Oquendo, Galarraga, Pedrique.
Nope I didn't hit one with Andres "The Giant" Galarraga. It says he's a pretty good player on the team bios page, I think he and Mike Schmidt are mixed up, no way is Schmidt the worst on the team!!!!!
Jose Uribe got me a homer in his final AB, score was 20-10 vs. the NL All-Stars in the top of the 9th, he made it 22-10, I won 22-11.
I found interesting RBI stats the other day when I was looking through my old RBI papers & stuff. I won a game by 38-1 over St. Louis (their only run was a homer), using the American All-Stars and I scored 35 runs in the 3rd inning! I have the other stats, I just don't have the paper with me, I was like whoa, did I really do that.... heh heh.
I'm serious, it must be true if it's all written down.....
Galarraga's nickname was "the cat"
Wasn't it The Big Cat?
now it's "teh big cat" in keeping with the times.
lol
Quote from: Gantry on 02/22/10, 04:12:48 PM
Wasn't it The Big Cat?
whatever, it sure wasn't Andre the Giant.
QuoteSeemed like everything Ozzie or Mazzilli hit, immediately dropped to the ground, even popups & fly balls. Maybe it's the double-Z factor......
Dude, Metal King...Mazzilli hit a pinch hit slam off Bert Blyleven a while back when I used him.
Mazzilli is so clutch. I'd go as far as to say he's top 5 RBI Bench material. He's no Rob Wilfong or Ruppert Jones, but Maz is the Man.
Yeah I know he's the "Big Cat," I'm just thinking up other possible nicknames.
Actually he does suck, I was wrong, but I still don't think it's correct to say Mike Schmidt is "easily the worst player on this stellar team."
I love the player bios though, I"m always reading them.
I hit one to dead-center field with Mazz my last "season." right into the scoreboard. He never got close to a homerun for me before that.
Too bad there are no active RBIers left on this game. On RBI 2 & 3 there still are a few.
I'm in like my 5th full season using New York and National. Still need a homer from Santana and Pedrique, that's it.
It's still fun smashing homers though, that'll never get boring.
My best game using NY in a recent season was against Boston. I started McDowell and he went 10 innings and I beat the Sox 18-15 IN 10 innings.