How often do you play?

[BeefMaster]

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.

[danehill917]

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.

[Brookensrules!]

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.

[Reds]

I think over my career I'm 0-2 vs Gantry.  Though one of those times I was shitcanned.

So theres that.

[Briznock]

Gantry called a Tommy Herr HR in one of those games didn't he?

[Reds]

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.

[fightonusc]

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?

[fathedX]

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. 

[Gantry]

If it plays weird out of the box, try fiddling with the settings. 

That's what she said!


  HIYO!!!

[Brookensrules!]

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.

[meat]

using the rf switch may help.i use a fc twin to play rbi,on a 37 inch vizo.don't recall any lag

[ultimate7]

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

[BeefMaster]

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.

[EmbassyRow]

Nightly, after work. It's my zen activity.

[Attezz]

Maryland?

[Re-Peat]

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.

[Attezz]

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.

[Nacho]

About 2-3 times/day.

[Brookensrules!]

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. 

[Turd]

I don't own an NES anymore. I prefer updated rosters (and the comfort of my USB snes controller).