BREAKING... (The official RBI '14 Thread)

[Shooty]

I would actually buy a current generation system if it meant I could play RBI online easily.

[Shooty]

RBI Baseball is trending right now. So good...

this usually means an influx of people to the forums that Reds will scare away after 3 posts.

[Reds]

 

[Gantry]

Million posts, HERE WE COME

[Gantry]

Gameplay is key, if they change it too much it really isn't RBI and just cashing in on the retro name recognition. 

[broiler]

gantry, merge topics.  you know you want to do it

[VEGAS]

jaw on the floor.
Who saw this coming.
Fingers crossed MLB doesn't fuck it up too much.
But I'll still be downloading/ordering Turd's 2014 hack-- good stuff.

[Turd]

Unless they knock it outta tha park, as it were, my hack will still be happening.

[Guido13]

This post compliments of the news.

I had to come by and see the thoughts brewing around here.

#Mergethegoddamntrheadsalreadygantry

[ichiro]

Does anyone know if it will be made by NAMCO? If yes then it will be worth getting. I've played the later versions of their Famista series including Nintedo 64 and Pro Yakyuu Famista 2010 on Nintendo DS and the gameplay is very much like the original RBI chubby players and all.

The only thing that sucks about this is if it's good I'll have to get an Xbox One or PS4. If that's the case I'll have to find out which console you guys prefer so I can play y'all online.

[Turd]

I'm getting a ps4 simply for mlb the show. And now this.

[BeefMaster]

The webpage for the game is literally just one page, with no information on the developer (just that MLB Advanced Media is behind it somehow).  I'm not sure what to expect about a developer.  Some outfit called Six Degrees Games was behind an attempt at an RBI remake a few years ago, but the internets appear to indicate that they have gone out of business, and that remake went away quietly without materializing.

I'm curious what platforms they'll be supporting.  "Current and next generation consoles" implies both levels of Xbox and PlayStation plus the Wii U, except no one makes anything for the Wii U.  The press release said "smartphones and tablets", so iOS and Android as well (Windows 8 and Windows Phone are probably less likely).  3DS and Vita would make a ton of sense, too, although I don't know whether those are considered "consoles" or what.

Personally, I've got an Xbox 360, so that'll be my platform of choice.

[Turd]

I remember that six degrees one. I think this has more of a chance thAn that one did.

Well see. Very much looking for the next update.

[TempoGL]

it better be on the Wii U.  If not, Sony and Microsoft are fools for not mentioning this killer app when the consoles were released.

[brahmy]

Unless they knock it outta tha park, as it were, my hack will still be happening.

I have been thinking about RBI Baseball 2014 all day long.

A reboot of this franchise COULD prompt a lot of people to seek out the classic versions. I suppose there is a chance that RBI Baseball 2014 is the greatest RBI game ever, but ... really? I don't see it happening. The classic game is just too perfect.

You keep doing your thing Turd... I'll keep doing mine My prediction is that demand for classic ROMs goes up this year!

[Brookensrules!]

Bastardo sighting!

[Burnzky]

Just what needed to happen to get Greg and Gwynn3k back playing RBI.

[Turd]

We had a discussion started on what we wanted to see starting with my post and Beef's response:

https://forums.dee-nee.com/index.php?topic=29147.msg920543#msg920543

I'd be interested to hear what the rest of you were hoping for in a game...

[Turd]

Yeah, Gantry, merge 'em!

[Turd]

Because it has the '14 in the title, it definitely seems like it'll be 2014 modern day rosters.  If they do this and it hits, it'd be cool if they released a new one every year.  Oh, and beef mentioned classic teams. That'd be freakin' sweet!

The dream is to let people make their own teams, but there is no way they allow that...