RBI2=Piece of Shit

[doveRBI]

I've said this many times, but I just had an experience that confirmed it.  I'm at my parents' this weekend helping them move into a new house.  As the day's work wound down I found myself with little to do, and since the cable is not yet working I plugged up the old NES I had stashed here for emergencies.  I couldn't find RBI at first but RBI2.  So I decided to try.  I was Dt and played the CPU who was Bo.  First of all Pettis was batting lead of for Dt rather than Trammell.  Also noticed Sweet Lou at cleanup.  I am his biggest advocate, but he ain't a cleanup guy.  Anyways, game started with me at bat.  Pettis hits a dribbler to second which squeeks through the IF.  Then he runs the bases for an in the parker.  I immediately shut the NES off due to this shitty game play.  Never talk to me about RBI 2 or 3 again.  Also, we have about 8 other baseball games so I may make a review of them.

[dvldog]

RBI 2 and 3 are both home run derby games.  With Bonds, you can hit about 4 out of the park and 4 in the park.

They are so common, you don't even get that slight sense of accomplishment when you hit one in RBI (the original).

The only good thing, for me, about playing 2 or 3 is that there are more teams, and you know exactly how far each home run goes.

If they never created an RBI 2 or 3, we would be wondering why they didn't and how it would have turned out.

They should have just used the exact same format with the new teams and players--maybe updated stats.

[doveRBI]

I will make one quick observations.  When you play as much RBI as we do, playing other baseball games is actually very tough.  Extremely difficult to get the batting.  Especially something as shitty as Bases Loaded 3.

[dvldog]

I hate the games where the fielding is really close-up.  It's a bitch to figure out where the hell my fielders have gone.  RBI is the measuring stick.  All other games should be judged by it.

[fknmclane]

Split second reactions in these new fandangled games suck.  They change the camera angle fifteen times before the ball gets to you and its impossible to judge where the ball will be.  Fuck all baseball games but RBI.  And Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball for N64.

[BeefMaster]

ShitPaw, when the heck did you play RBI 2/3 and have it be homerun derby?  The computer will give up in-the-parkers sometimes, but actual homers are fairly rare - I don't think I've ever had a 4-homer game with one player in RBI 3, and I've probably played that more than the original.  Most of the time, a team won't have more than two or three homers, although that depends on pitching style and what teams people are using.

[dvldog]

Actually, I was thinking about RBI 3 as a "home run" derby game.  RBI 2 doesn't have as many homers, but I usually get 14-16 homers per game (including ISPHRs) on RBI 3.

RBI 2 is the worst game of the NES series because of the lack of homers.

RBI 3 still blows, but not as much as RBI 2.

[crashing bore]

I'm gonna revive this almost 2 year old topic if for no other reason than to get someone fired up.

I know this is considered sacrilege around here but are there any players that actually prefer RBI2 over the original? I gotta say there were definitely certain aspects that I liked a good deal more than the original. The better dive feature was nice for one and yeah, it was also cool to see the HR distance. Couldn't argue with having more teams to choose from. I am a Dodgers fan so it was cool to have them available. Eddie Murray always played better than his stats. I really liked being able to switch hit with him.

With the risk of being tarred and feathered, I could play either and be satisfied but never cared for any of the later incarnations.

[Attezzobal]

I've never played RBI2, only RBI3. The only things I like about 3 were the switch hitting options and being able to change the lineup before the game. There are far too many pitchers allowed, and with so many teams and players available it's not nearly as intimate as the original. The 'dive/jump' feature is nice, but it means that on average the pitcher will get about 12 assists per game, and there's not nearly enough offense.

In summation, RBI is where it's at, and RBI3 is still a bag of ass (I once threw a perfect game against Boston on RBI3).

[Bonny]

MVP 2005

[Attezzobal]

I desperately want to set up an online tourney with you and Ryno in MVP, I've never played online before, but a few friends have it set up for it with updated rosters.

Bring it!!!

[BeefMaster]

My favorite game in the series was RBI 3.  I liked having all the MLB teams and players (although I agree with Attezz that having a full roster of pitchers takes away some of the pitching strategy, especially in a series), and I don't think the changes in the gameplay were that bad.

[JoeDirt]

My favorite game in the series was RBI 3. 

Is this not offense enough to have one removed from the forums?  You stupid, stupid man, Beefy.  You like RBI "3" better than the only RBI that actually exists?  I pity you--you wretched, twisted, excuse of a man. 

[Bonny]

MVP 2005

[TβG]

with so many teams and players available it's not nearly as intimate as the original.

intimacy is the key to RBI's success.

[crashing bore]

Other than the players obviously doing the Jenny Craig thing or all losing weight due to being heroin addicts, I don't think there were any negatives from the upgrade from 1 to 2. The only semi-bad thing is the Patrick Roy effect that the pitchers have. Nothing gets by them up the middle with the new dive. Maybe I like it more than you lot because I always appreciated a 2-1 game as much as a 35-32 game 

[JoeDirt]

Maybe I like it more than you lot because I always appreciated a 2-1 game as much as a 35-32 game 

I'll pretend I didn't see this.

[nomaaa]

I desperately want to set up an online tourney with you and Ryno in MVP, I've never played online before, but a few friends have it set up for it with updated rosters.

Bring it!!!

i am in, mvp is also a great game.
i am looking forward to the college mvp.

[crashing bore]

I'll pretend I didn't see this.

Damned hackers. Always posting shit to forums under my name.

I'll try and get a better handle on this so you don't get the impression that I prefer using the pitcher's attributes (or lack thereof in some cases)  in the game over only using him primarily as a pitching machine set to "underhand" 

[RedBarron]

i own bonny's ass in mvp --- online and in really real life.

kinda like super amateur setting hockey.