I am one of the origional RBI users, playing the game since its enception, err Dave, in 87. Me and the h.s. and college buds still bust out the origional copy of the game from time to time. The site rocks by the way, and we can now play on the computer... tight. We've got so many stories, like going deep into the hood in 1990 to play a straight drug dealer because we heard he had game (my buddy and I both beat him and hauled ass outta there) but one thing I've always wondered was if anybody besides us ever tried to purposely hit a foul ball (easiest to do with a pitcher) into the ondeck circle. After years of close calls I finally did it for the first time with Nolan Ryan TWICE in the same game.
Anybody play the shadow game? Trying to run as many players, including the umps, under the shadow of the ball after giving up a massive homer?
Or every time you catch the ball on first take one step toward second and throw it back toward first and have the ball hit off the wall? You of course can't do this with runners on and after you do it, the screen shifts back to the pitcher. It also scores you an error.
And why couldn't you freeze yourself under a fly ball like the computer?
haha. good times. RBI on sega gen. was garbage btw.
Hitting into the on deck circle is one I can't say that I've tried. I need to give that one a shot.
I've never been big on the shadow game but I have friends who do it regularly.
Chucking the ball at the stands after a force at first is always a classic. I think pretty much everybody here does that one.
Welcome to the forums, Foley. With the on-deck circle thing, do you make it land in the circle, or does it actually come to rest there? The latter would be pretty impressive to see; I'm gonna have to try that now.
One guy on here claims to have made it to 24 errors in a 9-inning game with the step-off-the-bag-and-throw method. That's only 3 fewer than the maximum.
I agree with you about the Genesis. I loved RBI 3 on the NES, but the Genesis version was crap.
Welcome Foley! Be sure and register so you can qualify for the oh-so-active chat and find a partner to play over the net...
QuoteWith the on-deck circle thing, do you make it land in the circle, or does it actually come to rest there?
Can you actually have the ball stop moving to have it rest in the on-deck circle? Or do you mean it is in the circle when the screen goes back to pitcher/hitter?
I've never seen a ball come to a stop in the on-deck circle, those close many times.
Quote from: Gantry on 08/25/04, 09:50:59 AM
QuoteWith the on-deck circle thing, do you make it land in the circle, or does it actually come to rest there?
Can you actually have the ball stop moving to have it rest in the on-deck circle? Or do you mean it is in the circle when the screen goes back to pitcher/hitter?
Well, since a batted ball (no matter how slow its going) never comes to a stop unless it hits a wall, I would have to assume the latter.
P.S. welcome T.Foley...is your handle a reference to the Pirates middle infielder with one of the all time coolest baseball cards?
Can't say I've ever tried the on-deck circle thing either.
I pretty much always try and make as many errors as possible during play.
I'm too lazy to do the shadow thing, but Mclane will do it from time to time.
Likewise... I do the errors consistently but don't move the fielders much after the dingers. Sometimes like to get them all in center after a deep shot but that's about it. The run-in kills that though...
If you're busy fucking around with moving your outfielders into a certain position and not throwing your controller through the living room wall after you've given up a home run, you're not playing RBI baseball correctly...
Quote from: fightonusc on 08/25/04, 03:45:08 PM
If you're busy fucking around with moving your outfielders into a certain position and not throwing your controller through the living room wall after you've given up a home run, you're not playing RBI baseball correctly...
Good point, however this may not be correct strategy if you play straight pitch.
Ya, you can't get any grouder to come to rest in the circle, but the ball can possibility land there.
Its easiest to do with the pitchers for two reasons.. 1. You don't want to waste a field players at-bat. 2. The pitchers suck at hitting (I'm calling bullshit in the FAQ that a pitcher ever hit one, though it is funny as hell when the wizard goes yard) so we used to try and purposely go for it when they batted.
And t.foley is for Todd my name. but my boy Tim is a coach here in the Tampa Bay area for the d-rays, though I do happen to be a pirates fan and spring training season ticket holder for the games in brandenton.
I think tfoley was with Montyhall in rbi2, maybe three.
Quote from: T.Foley on 08/25/04, 04:30:46 PM
The pitchers suck at hitting (I'm calling bullshit in the FAQ that a pitcher ever hit one, though it is funny as hell when the wizard goes yard) so we used to try and purposely go for it when they batted.
Well, I'll have to call bullshit on your bullshit... I've personally hit three home runs with the pitcher and had one hit against me (all were "wallzies" to left field). Though over the course of 16 years, four home runs isn't very many, so it's no wonder they're somewhat dubious to many people.
I do have to agree that hitting the ball into the on-deck circle is rarer than hell. I've never done it, even with the pitcher, though I did hit an almost straight-up popup with McGwire that looked like it got caught in or near the on-deck circle.
I'd guess that the best way to actually hit the circle would be to swing way, way, way late with the pitcher, and hopefully get a really low crappy foul ball. Anyway, that's my opinion.
Yeah T. Foley, the pitcher dinger has been confirmed by many on this forum. Tough to swallow as a non-pitcher-homer-experiencer myself, but I'm 100% sure it has happened...
Perhaps we need a new glossary term for hitting it in the on deck circle. A circle jerk or something similar...
;D
awesome
Quote from: Gantry on 08/26/04, 09:33:22 AM
Perhaps we need a new glossary term for hitting it in the on deck circle. A circle jerk or something similar...
That's about the best idea for a glossary term I've heard in a while. On the same level as the 'F-Bomb.'
Which reminds me, did anyone ever decide whether the F-Bomb made it into the glossary or not?
F-Bomb and Circle Jerk will make it on the next update... I should take the 30 seconds and do it now,but I'm lazy...
Just played a game with usc's College Greats ROM and it is possible to have the ball stop in the on deck circle. If hit a foul ball and it bounces off the back wall the ball will stop. I got relatively close with Todd Walker or whoever leads off for LSU. It can be done folks...
I've seen it stop close many times, but never inside, I think it may be impossible to hit it at the angle necessary to get it to stop in the circle. Though it may very well be possible and I've just never seen it.
They have both been added to the glossary, sorry for the delay:
http://dee-nee.com/rbi/glossary.shtml#CIRCLEJERK
http://dee-nee.com/rbi/glossary.shtml#FBOMBf