Some RBI insight

[TβG]

I agree with what you guys are saying that the stadium is small and a band box at that, but when calculating the distance, you have to take into account the perspective that you have looking at the field.  probably from a "view" section or whatever the equivelent in your home MLB park.

since we're looking at it from an angle, then the distances from the basepaths are going to be different farther down the line because they're farther away.  i hope that makes sense.

I can't stress how damn important this topic is  , but also RBI and RBI2 have different stadiums, look at the grandstands, nowhere near the same, unless we want to assume remodeling of the stadiums.

what do you guys think, is it the same stadium even?  (I don't care what they're called, just notice the way they look)

[Reds]

I agree.....I think RBI 2 is not played on the beautiful "Tegen field"...But much like the rest of the game is a poor look a like field.  

And I feel that the supposed "long home runs" in RBI are really a result of unbelievable hitting displayed by the greatest players to ever step foot on a baseball diamond...

[Glassjoe]

Well, I guess I stand corrected--sort of.  Isn't Wrigley based on wind?  Blows out when it's easy to jack one over the fence and blows in when it's a pitcher's park?  It is in the "windy city," after all.  

I think if you took the wind factor out of Wrigley, it wouldn't be a crackerbox of a stadium...but you are right, it also has to do with the power alleys.

[TβG]

bump.... here's my tidbit relating to discussion today that is posted above:

"I agree with what you guys are saying that the stadium is small and a band box at that, but when calculating the distance, you have to take into account the perspective that you have looking at the field.  probably from a "view" section or whatever the equivelent in your home MLB park.

since we're looking at it from an angle, then the distances from the basepaths are going to be different farther down the line because they're farther away.  i hope that makes sense."

[TbT]

perfect sense TBG!

[Metal King]

Those homers in RBI that go through the wall....I wonder if that's a bug or the programmers purposely did that.  It's cool, nonetheless.  Those have to be about 210-220  feet if those dimensions are what they're said to be.

I just realized something too.  The bats in RBI are aluminum, not wooden.  Geez, took me that long to figure it out!

I'd love to see the RBI guys hit in the RBI 2 or 3 stadiums.

[Metal King]

500-foot homers are very possible in RBI 2 & 3. but it's mostly because of the bench-substitute trick.

The farthest homer I've hit in RBI 3 without doing that was 496 feet by Darryl Strawberry of the 1990 National League All-Stars.

My farthest by using the trick was 512 by Jannetty of the Tengen Team.

[Attezz]

Have you guys heard about Petco Park in San Diego?  396 to dead center.  Klesko will be in hog heaven.

Cute.

[fknmclane]

Definitely a solid prediction on my part.