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This is a playaround of the game RBI Baseball where I play a game against the CPU. RBI is probably the most popular of the classic old school baseball games. It is also known for having a number of quirks and bugs. This run attempts to show off bugs, silly play, and manipulation of poor AI. Most importantly, I play an absurd game of baseball and try to entertain the crowd. And don't worry, this is only 1 inning. This game is set up so that the game is over if a team is 10pts or more ahead at the end of an inning.

Team choice

The Houston Astros are considered the worst team in this game and the National league is the best. So it is only natural I pick the worst team and play against the best.

AI Manipulation

I show off how you can get 2 runs in by stealing base with runners on 1st and 2nd.
I show that with runners on 2nd and 3rd you can get a run in if you sacrifice an out. It takes frame perfect precision, however.

The Bug

Don't read this if you want to be surprised.
Apparently, if you substitute a pinch hitter quick enough you glitch out the pitcher! He is on the wrong part of the screen. I certainly have a little fun with this ^^

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  • Playaround (Aims to entertain)
  • Manipulates luck
  • Abuses programming errors in the game
  • Genre: Sports
EDIT: Submission file updated with a new ending. A triple play is performed per viewer requests. Though, it is probably not the play viewers expected ;)
NesVideoAgent: Hi! I am a robot. I took a few screenshots of this movie and placed them here. Oh! I also corrected the ROM name.
  • You indicated RBI Baseball (U) [!].nes
  • I updated it to R.B.I. Baseball (U) [o4].nes
Truncated: Accepted on grounds of positive user feedback.
adelikat: I'll handle the encoding.

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Posted: 5/14/2008 2:46 AM
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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #1976: adelikat's NES R.B.I. Baseball in 04:28.79
Posted: 5/14/2008 2:57 AM
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HAHAHA! Beautiful. I was expecting AI manipulation of the opposing team, but not to such a ridiculous extent. Needless to say, I enjoyed it. Yes vote.
Posted: 5/14/2008 3:02 AM
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Posted: 5/14/2008 3:15 AM
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Posted: 5/14/2008 3:33 AM
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Definite yes vote. One thing I'd like to see you try, though, is an unassisted triple play. This recently happened in real life - runners on 1st and 2nd, the hit and run is on. The batter lines directly to the second baseman who catches it (to get out the batter), then touches the second base (to put out the runner from second, who ran to third) and then tags the runner from first, who was right next to him at the time. That would be awesome to see.
Posted: 5/14/2008 8:53 AM
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I give this an XD vote. To all the people who make entertainment runs and wonder why they dont get yes votes, THIS is what you have to do. Good job adelikat.
Posted: 5/14/2008 11:58 AM
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lol, that was wierd. The rules of this game confuses me. Yes vote.
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Posted: 5/14/2008 4:15 PM
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I'll echo the triple play opportunity, although I'm not sure if it's possible to try to get the opponent to attempt a double steal (or a hit and run). But it was immensely enjoyable, especially after getting my ass kicked by my old roommate at this game. Yes vote.
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Posted: 5/15/2008 3:03 PM
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hahaha this was most excellent
Posted: 5/16/2008 5:02 AM
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Just throwing my vote in. Fun, short, glitchy, hilarious. Yes vote. Although, I must add that I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a slightly longer movie if more funny stuff could be demonstrated, such as the triple play.
Posted: 5/16/2008 6:52 PM
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Weak yes. It was good, but in my opinion, worse than My baseball run, which was cancelled due to poor reception.
Posted: 5/16/2008 11:39 PM
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Chamale wrote:
Weak yes. It was good, but in my opinion, worse than My baseball run, which was cancelled due to poor reception.
Perhaps it received poor responses because, like your soccer submission, you didn't actually finish the game. Or perhaps baseball purists (like myself), prefer a game that doesn't have flame-throwing pitchers, balls that cast multiple shadows, or fielders that can jump 40 feet in the air. Or maybe it's just a fickle audience.
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Posted: 5/17/2008 1:46 AM
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mmbossman wrote:
I'll echo the triple play opportunity, although I'm not sure if it's possible to try to get the opponent to attempt a double steal (or a hit and run). But it was immensely enjoyable, especially after getting my ass kicked by my old roommate at this game. Yes vote.
The AI never runs during a fly ball until it has 2 outs, and at that point getting an out will end the inning. Simply put, not possible with one player.
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Posted: 5/17/2008 3:09 AM
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mmbossman wrote:
I'll echo the triple play opportunity, although I'm not sure if it's possible to try to get the opponent to attempt a double steal (or a hit and run). But it was immensely enjoyable, especially after getting my ass kicked by my old roommate at this game. Yes vote.
The AI never runs during a fly ball until it has 2 outs, and at that point getting an out will end the inning. Simply put, not possible with one player.
Usually triple plays are started after a double steal attempt, quickly followed by a line drive, thus the runners have to be running before the ball is hit (which is different than what you're describing). I'm not sure if the AI in this game ever attempts a double steal, but if one of those is able to be manipulated, a triple play shouldn't be too tough to pull off. EDIT: This is assuming an unassisted triple play by the SS or 2B. A 5-4-3 triple play will probably be much easier to set up and accomplish.
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Posted: 5/17/2008 9:21 PM
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Another thing that might be fun to see: It's possible to hit the ball in such a way that it will go REALLY high, and make a ridiculous squealing noise. It might be fun to see all the runners hit the home plate only for the insanely high fly ball to be caught, or something.
Posted: 5/18/2008 11:45 PM
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http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/715496015/adelikat-RBIbaseball-playaroundv2.fcm This replaces the ending with a triple play. I am awaiting someone to replace he submission file.
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Posted: 5/25/2008 4:27 AM
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Excellent.If it were a real match,it would be more entertaining. Yes.
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Posted: 5/25/2008 5:41 AM
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Posted: 5/31/2008 6:52 PM
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This movie has been published. The posts before this message apply to the submission, and posts after this message apply to the published movie. ---- [1118] NES R.B.I. Baseball "playaround" by adelikat in 04:28.79
Posted: 6/1/2008 12:12 AM
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you can rate your own video?
Posted: 6/1/2008 3:46 AM
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Hilarious. Seriously, I laughed the whole time. The bunt in-the-park home run was just too much. The CPU infield is like having Ramon Hernandez plus four Julio Lugos.
Posted: 6/1/2008 8:40 AM
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Yes you can. The movie was way more entertaining than I expected it to be, good job!
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Posted: 6/2/2008 3:35 PM
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Is this not the game the kid is playing at the beginning of The Princess Bride? Great job on the run; much funnier than I thought it would be. Is there some method to glitching the pitcher off the mound?
Posted: 6/2/2008 6:14 PM
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Lord Tom wrote:
Great job on the run; much funnier than I thought it would be. Is there some method to glitching the pitcher off the mound?
This glitch simply occurs from selecting a pinch hitter as fast as possible. Apparently you select your player so quickly it glitches something in the game. So it is actually quite easy to do with frame advance (but probably impossible in real time).
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Posted: 6/2/2008 6:16 PM
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adelikat wrote:
This glitch simply occurs from selecting a pinch hitter as fast as possible. Apparently you select your player so quickly it glitches something in the game. So it is actually quite easy to do with frame advance (but probably impossible in real time).
It's happened in real-time before. I would say it's just hard to reproduce.
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