List of baseball video games explained

The following is a list of baseball sports video games.

Franchises

Games

TitleRelease datePlatformDeveloperPublisherMLB/NPB LicenseMLBPA/JPBPA License
BBC Vik: The Baseball Demonstrator1961IBM 1620John BurgesonIBM
Baseball1971PDP-10Don DaglowDEC
Baseball1972OdysseyMagnavoxMagnavox
Tornado Baseball1976Arcade
Astrocade
MidwayMidway
Baseball1977RCA Studio IIRCARCA
Baseball1977Commodore PETBob PolaroCommodore
1977Channel FFairchildFairchild
Baseball!1978Odyssey²MagnavoxMagnavox
Home Run1978Atari 2600AtariAtari
Atari Baseball1979ArcadeAtariAtari
Ball Park1979ArcadeTaitoTaito
Major League Baseball1980IntellivisionAPh Technological ConsultingMattel
Baseball1980MicrovisionMattelMattel
Computer Baseball1981Apple II
Commodore 64
SSISSI
Star League Baseball1983Atari 8-bit
Commodore 64
GamestarActivision
MicroLeague Baseball1983Commodore 64
Atari 8-bit
MicroLeagueCommodore International
Super Challenge Baseball1982Atari 2600MattelAtari
Baseball1983NESNintendoNintendo
Champion Baseball1983ArcadeAlpha DenshiSega
Intellivision World Series Baseball1983IntellivisionDon Daglow & Eddie DombrowerMattel
RealSports Baseball1982Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
AtariAtari
Super Action Baseball1983ColecoVisionColecoColeco
World Championship Baseball1985IntellivisionAPh Technological ConsultingINTV Corp
HardBall!1985
1991
Commodore 64
Atari 8-bit
Sega Genesis
AccoladeAccolade
World Series - The Season1985ArcadeCinematronicsCinematronics
(Pro Yakyu Family Stadium)1986/12/10Family ComputerNamcoNamco
Atari R.B.I Baseball1987/09ArcadeNamco / Atari GamesAtari Games
Earl Weaver Baseball1987Amiga
MS-DOS
Don Daglow & Eddie DombrowerElectronic Arts
Great Baseball1987Master SystemSegaSega
R.B.I. Baseball1988NESNamco / Atari GamesTengen
Super Baseball1988NESAtariAtari
Reggie Jackson Baseball/American Baseball1988Master SystemSegaSega
Major League Baseball1988/04NESEnteractiveLJN
Bases Loaded1988/07NESTOSEJaleco Entertainment
Major League[1] 1989NESLenar[2] Irem
Pete Rose Baseball1989Atari 2600
Atari 7800
AbsoluteAbsolute
Tommy Lasorda Baseball1989GenesisSegaSega
Baseball Simulator 1.0001989NESCulture BrainCulture Brain
Tecmo Baseball1989/01NESTecmoTecmo
Baseball Stars1989/07NESSNKNintendo
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball1990NESTOSEBroderbund
R.B.I. Baseball 21990NESAtari GamesTengen
Bases Loaded II: Second Season1990/02NESTOSEJaleco Entertainment
Bad News Baseball1990/06NESTecmoTecmo
1990/06NESSNKSNK
R.B.I. Baseball 31991NES
Genesis
Atari GamesTengen
Bo Jackson Baseball1991MS-DOS
NES
Data EastData East
Extra Innings1991SNESStingSony Imagesoft
Hardball II1991MS-DOSDistinctive InteractiveAccolade
Base Wars1991/06NESUltra GamesKonami
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball1991NESLJNLJN
Super Baseball Simulator 1.0001991/12SNESCulture BrainCulture Brain
Super Bases Loaded1991SNESTOSEJaleco
Baseball Stars Professional1991/07/01Neo-GeoSNKSNK
Bases Loaded III1991/09NESTOSEJaleco Entertainment
R.B.I. Baseball 41992GenesisTengenTengen
Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball1992SNES
Genesis
MindscapeMindscape
Nolan Ryan's Baseball1992SNESAffectRomstar
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball1992SNESSculptured SoftwareLJN
Baseball Stars 21992NES, Neo-GeoEikichi Kawasaki and teamRomstar
Sports Talk Baseball1992GenesisSegaSega
Super Batter Up1992/10SNESNamcoNamco
Tony La Russa Baseball1992GenesisStormfront StudiosElectronic Arts
Super Baseball 20201993
1994/03/03
1995/02/25
SNES
Genesis
Neo-Geo
Tradewest
NuFX
SNK
SNK
Electronic Arts
SNK
Tony La Russa Baseball II1993MS-DOSStormfront StudiosSSI
Bases Loaded 41993/04NESTOSEJaleco Entertainment
R.B.I. Baseball '931993GenesisTengenTengen
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball1993/08/27Game BoySculptured SoftwareAcclaim Japan
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball1994SNESSoftware CreationsNintendo
MLBPA Baseball1994SNES
Genesis
Visual ConceptsEA Sports
R.B.I. Baseball '941994GenesisTengenTengen
1994SNESMalibu GamesMailbu Games
Relief Pitcher1994/05SNESLeft Field ProductionsTengen
World Series Baseball1994 (spring)GenesisBlueSky SoftwareSega
ESPN Baseball Tonight1994/05
1995
SNES
Genesis
Park PlaceSony Imagesoft
Hardball III1994/06SNES
Genesis
MindspanAccolade
Super Bases Loaded 21994SNESTOSEJaleco
Super Bases Loaded 3: License to Steal/Super MoeroPro Yakyuu1994SNESTOSEJaleco (NPB) (MLBPA/JPBPA)
Tecmo Super Baseball1994SNESTecmoTecmo (MLBPA)
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū '941994SFCKonamiKonami (NPB) (JPBPA)
World Series Baseball '951995GenesisBlue Sky SoftwareSega
Triple Play 961995/03/18GenesisExtended PlayElectronic Arts
Super R.B.I. Baseball1995/07SNESGray MatterTime Warner Interactive
Super Power League 2/The Sporting News Baseball1995SNESHudson Soft (NPB) (MLBPA/JPBPA)
Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball1996/05/31
1996/06/05
1995
MS-DOS
PlayStation
SNES
Game Boy
Genesis
Saturn
Iguana Entertainment
Iguana Entertainment UK
Realtime Associates (Game Boy)
Acclaim Entertainment
Virtual League Baseball1995Virtual BoyKemcoKemco
1996/06/31WindowsDynamixSierra On-Line
World Series Baseball 21996GenesisBlue Sky SoftwareSega
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run1996SNESRareNintendo
Triple Play 971996/06/30MS-DOS
PlayStation
EA SportsElectronic Arts
World Series Baseball '961996GenesisBlue Sky SoftwareSega
MLB Pennant Race1996/09/30PlayStationSony InteractiveSCEA
3D Baseball1996/10/31
1996/11/30
PlayStation
Saturn
Crystal DynamicsCrystal Dynamics
All-Star Baseball1997SaturnIguana EntertainmentAcclaim Entertainment
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball1997Game BoySoftware CreationsNintendo
World Series Baseball '981997Saturn
Genesis
Blue Sky SoftwareSega
3D Baseball: The Majors1997/02/28
1997/01/31
PlayStation
Saturn
Crystal DynamicsBMG Interactive
VR Baseball '971997/03/31PlayStationVR SportsInterplay Productions
Grand Slam 971997/04/30PlayStationBurst StudiosVirgin Interactive
Triple Play 981997/06/04Windows
PlayStation
EA SportsElectronic Arts
Aaron vs. Ruth1997/06/30WindowsMindscapeMindscape
Baseball Mogul1997/06/30WindowsInfinite MonkeyInfinite Monkey
MLB '981997/06/30PlayStationSCEASCEA
Tony La Russa Baseball 41997/06/30WindowsStormfront StudiosMaxis
DSF Baseball 981997/11/01WindowsSierra On-LineSierra On-Line
Triple Play 991998/02/28PC
PlayStation
EA SportsElectronic Arts
Hardball 61998/03/31PCMindSpanAccolade
High Heat Major League Baseball 19991998/03/31PCTeam .3663DO
MLB '991998/03/31PlayStationSony InteractiveSCEA
Microsoft Baseball 3D 1998 Edition1998/07/01PCWizBang! SoftwareMicrosoft
VR Baseball '991998/05/31PlayStationVR SportsInterplay
Mike Piazza's Strike Zone1998/06/16Nintendo 64Devil's Thumb EntertainmentGT Interactive
Bottom of the 9th '991998/08/31PlayStationKonamiKonami
VR Baseball 20001998/09/30PCInterplayVR Sports
All-Star Baseball '991998Nintendo 64
Game Boy
Iguana Entertainment
Realtime Associates
Acclaim Sports
Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr.1998Nintendo 64Angel Studios
Nintendo
Hardball 991998/10/31PlayStationMindSpanAccolade
MLB 20001999/02/28PlayStation989 SportsSCEA
Hardball 6 2000 Edition1999/03/29PCMindSpanAccolade
High Heat Major League Baseball 20001999/03/31PC
PlayStation
Team .3663DO
Microsoft Baseball 20001999/04PCWizBang! SoftwareMicrosoft
Triple Play 20001999/03/31PC
PlayStation
Nintendo 64
EA SportsElectronic Arts
Baseball Edition 20001999/04/30PCInterplayInterplay
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest1999/04/30
1991/06
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
Rockstar San Diego
Software Creations
Nintendo
All-Star Baseball 20001999Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
Iguana Entertainment
Realtime Associates
Acclaim Sports
Out of the Park Baseball1999PC
Mac
OOTP DevelopmentsOOTP Developments
High Heat Major League Baseball 20012000/03/08PC
PlayStation
3DO3DO
Backyard Baseball 20012000/06/06PC
Humongous EntertainmentInfogrames
All-Star Baseball 20012000/02/29
2000/04/30
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
High Voltage Software
KnowWonder
Acclaim Sports
MLB 20012000/02/29PlayStation989 SportsSCEA
World Series Baseball 2K12001DreamcastBlue Sky SoftwareSega
Sammy Sosa High-Heat Baseball 20012000/03/07PC
PlayStation
Team .3663DO
Triple Play 20012000/03/31
2000/02/29
2000/04/30
PC
PlayStation
Game Boy Color
EA SportsElectronic Arts
Electronic Arts
THQ
Microsoft Baseball 20012000/03PCMicrosoftMicrosoft
Gekikuukan Pro Baseball: The End of the Century 19992000/09/7PlayStation 2SquareSoftSquareSoft
Nippon Television Network Corporation
(NPB) (JPBPA)
Triple Play Baseball2001/03/04
2001/03/12
2001/03/12
PC
PlayStation 2
PlayStation
EA SportsElectronic Arts
All-Star Baseball 20022001PlayStation 2
GameCube
Acclaim Studios AustinAcclaim Sports
High Heat Major League Baseball 20022001/03/26
2001/03/26
2001/03/142001/09/16
PC
PlayStation 2
PlayStationGame Boy Advance
3DOMöbius Entertainment (GBA)3DO
Baseball Mogul 20022001/03/31PCSports MogulSports Mogul
Out of the Park Baseball II2001/03/31PCOut of the ParkOut of the Park
MLB 20022001/05/07PlayStation989 SportsSCEA
Season Ticket Baseball2001/06/19PCOut of the ParkWizardWorks
All-Star Baseball 20032002Xbox
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Game Boy Advance
Acclaim Studios Austin
The Creations Group Ltd.
Acclaim Sports
High Heat Major League Baseball 20032002/02/12PC
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
Game Boy Advance
3DOMöbius Entertainment (GBA)3DO
Out of the Park Baseball 42002/02/28PCOut of the ParkOut of the Park
Triple Play 20022002/03/11PlayStation 2
Xbox
Pandemic StudiosElectronic Arts
Home Run King2002/03/18GameCubeWow EntertainmentSega
Season Ticket Baseball 20032002/03/24PCOut of the ParkInfogrames
Nichibeikan Pro Baseball: Final League2002/04/25PlayStation 2SquareSoftSquareSoft
Major League Baseball Advanced Media
(MLB) (MLBPA/JPBPA)
Baseball Mogul 20032002/04/30PCSports MogulMonkeystone
Little League Baseball2002/05/27GBANewKidCoNewKidCo
Backyard Baseball 20032002/06/07PCHumongous EntertainmentInfogrames
MLB 20032002/06/17PlayStation989 SportsSCEA
MLB Slugfest 20-032002//06/23
2002/08/26
2003/09/03
PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube
Gratuitous GamesMidway
PureSim Baseball2002/07/05PCPureSimPureSim
Baseball Addict2002/09/27PC
Pocket PC
HexactoHexacto
High Heat Major League Baseball 20042003/02/20PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
GBA
3DOMöbius Entertainment (GBA)3DO
All-Star Baseball 20042003Xbox
PlayStation 2
GameCube
Game Boy Advance
Acclaim Studios Austin
Acclaim Studios Manchester
Acclaim Sports
Out of the Park Baseball 52003/02/28PCOut of the ParkOut of the Park
Baseball Mogul 20042003/03/06PCHip GamesHip Games
World Series Baseball 2K32003/03/10PlayStation 2
Xbox
Visual Concepts
Blue Shift Inc.
Sega
MLB Slugfest 20-042003/03/16PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube
Game Boy Advance
MidwayMidway
MVP Baseball 20032003/03/24PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
EA SportsElectronic Arts
MLB 20042003/04/30PlayStation
PlayStation 2
989 SportsSCEA
Inside Pitch 20032003/05/20XboxMicrosoftMicrosoft
Big League Slugger Baseball2003/07/15PlayStationNow ProductionAgetec
MLB Slam2003/10/31N-GageTHQNokia
Inside the Park Baseball2003/12/19PCOut of the ParkOut of the Park
All-Star Baseball 20052004Xbox
PlayStation 2
Acclaim Studios AustinAcclaim Entertainment
PureSim Baseball 20042004PCShaun SullivanShaun Sullivan
MLB 20052004/03/04PlayStation
PlayStation 2
989 SportsSCEA
ESPN Major League Baseball2004/05/04
2004/04/06
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Visual ConceptsSega
Baseball Mogul 20052004/05PCSports MogulSports Mogul
MVP Baseball 20042004/03/09PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube
EA SportsElectronic Arts
MLB Slugfest Loaded2004/03/09PlayStation 2
Xbox
MidwayMidway
ESPN Ultimate Baseball Online2005PCNetaminNetamin
QMotions Baseball2005PCQMotionQMotion
MVP Baseball 20052005/02/22PC
PlayStation 2
Xbox
GameCube
EA SportsElectronic Arts
Major League Baseball 2K52005/02/28
2005/02/23
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Visual Concepts2K Sports
MLB 20062005/03/08PlayStation 2989 SportsSCEA
Baseball Mogul 20062005/03/15PCSports MogulSports Mogul
MLB2005/04/12PSP989 SportsSCEA
Out of the Park Baseball 6.52005/06/14PCOut of the ParkOut of the Park
Mario Superstar Baseball 2005/08/29 GameCube Namco Nintendo
2006/01/18PlayStation 2
Xbox
EA SportsElectronic Arts
MLB '06: The Show2006/02/28PlayStation 2
PSP
SCEASCEA
Major League Baseball 2K62006/04/03
2006/04/13
2006/04/10
2006/04/03
2006/06/12
PlayStation 2
PSP
Xbox 360
Xbox
GameCube
Visual Concepts2K Sports
Baseball Mogul 20072006/04/12PCSports MogulEnlight Software
Ultimate Baseball Online 20062006/04/12PCNetaminNetamin
PureSim Baseball 20072006/05/15PCShaun SullivanMatrix Games
Out of the Park Baseball Manager 20062006/05/31PC
Macintosh
Sports InteractiveOut of the Park
MLB Slugfest 20062006/06/05PlayStation 2
Xbox
Blue ShiftMidway
Backyard Baseball 20072006/08/08
2006/08/15
2006/08/29
2006/06/12
PC
PlayStation 2
GameCube
GBA
Game BrainsAtari
Wii Sports2006/11/19
2006/12/02
2006/12/07
2006/12/08
WiiNintendo EADNintendo
Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby2007BrowserWalt Disney JapanWalt Disney Japan
Yahoo! Kids
2007/02/06PlayStation 2EA SportsElectronic Arts
The BIGS2007/06/25PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2
PSP
Xbox 360
Wii
Blue Castle Games2K Sports
Slugger!TBAPlayStation 2
Xbox
Farsight TechnologiesMad Catz
2007/02/26PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2
PSP
SCEASCEA
Major League Baseball 2K72007/02/26PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2
PSP
Visual Concepts2K Sports
2008/03/04PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2
PSP
SCEASCEA
Baseball Mogul 20082007/03/20Microsoft WindowsSports MogulSports Mogul
Major League Baseball 2K82008/03/04PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo DS
Visual Concepts2K Sports
MLB Power Pros 20082008/07/29, 2008/08/25, and 2008/10/03 Nintendo Wii
Sony PlayStation 2
Nintendo DS
Konami2K Sports
Baseball Mogul 20092008/08/15Microsoft WindowsSports MogulSports Mogul
Mario Super Sluggers2008/08/25WiiNamco Bandai GamesNintendo
MLB Dugout Heroes2009/03/03PCWiseCatGamesCampus
Major League Baseball 2K92009/03/03Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PSP
Xbox 360
Wii
Visual Concepts
Kush Games
2K Sports
2009/03/03PlayStation 3San Diego StudioSCEA
Baseball Mogul 20102009/03/25Microsoft WindowsSports MogulSports Mogul
MLB World Series 20092009/04/10iOSPolarbitMLB Advanced Media
Major League Baseball 2K102010/03/09Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PSP
Xbox 360
Wii
Visual Concepts2K Sports
2010/03/09PlayStation 3San Diego StudioSCEA
Baseball Mogul 20112010/03/26Microsoft WindowsSports MogulSports Mogul
2011/03/07PlayStation 3San Diego StudioSCEA
Major League Baseball 2K112011/03/07PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
Visual Concepts2K Sports
2012/03/06PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
San Diego StudioSCEA
Major League Baseball 2K122012/03/06Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Nintendo Wii
Xbox 360
PlayStation 2
Visual Concepts2K Sports
Strategy Baseball2013PCSteven LuceyStrategy Baseball
2013/03/05PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
San Diego StudioSCEA
Major League Baseball 2K132013/03/05PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Visual Concepts2K Sports
2014/04/01
2014/05/06 (PS4)
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
San Diego StudioSCEA
R.B.I. Baseball 142014/04/08Android
iPhone
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox 360
Xbox One
MLB Advanced MediaMLB Advanced Media
Baseball Mogul 20152014/04/11Microsoft WindowsSports MogulSports Mogul
Super Mega Baseball2014/12/16PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Steam
Metalhead SoftwareMetalhead Software
Tamagotchi Baseball2015/03/01Nintendo Wii U
Nintendo 3DS
Namco Bandai GamesBandai
Out of the Park Baseball 162015/03/23Microsoft Windows
Mac
Linux
Out of the Park DevelopmentsOut of the Park Developments
2015/03/31 PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
San Diego StudioSCEA
R.B.I. Baseball 152015/03/31iPhone
Steam
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
MLB Advanced MediaMLB Advanced Media
Out of the Park Baseball 172016/03/22Microsoft Windows
Mac
Linux
Out of the Park DevelopmentsOut of the Park Developments
Baseball Mogul 20162016/03/21Microsoft WindowsSports MogulSports Mogul
R.B.I. Baseball 162016/03/29Steam
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
MLB Advanced MediaMLB Advanced Media
2016/03/29 PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
San Diego StudioSCEA
Mario Sports Superstars2017/03/10Nintendo 3DSCamelot Software Planning
Bandai Namco Games
Nintendo
Out of the Park Baseball 182017/03/24Microsoft Windows
Mac
Linux
Out of the Park DevelopmentsOut of the Park Developments
R.B.I. Baseball 172017/03/28Steam
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
MLB Advanced MediaMLB Advanced Media
MLB The Show 172017/03/28 PlayStation 4San Diego StudioSCEA
R.B.I. Baseball 182018/03/20
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
MLB Advanced MediaMLB Advanced Media
MLB The Show 182018/03/27 PlayStation 4San Diego StudioSCEA
R.B.I. Baseball 192019/03/05
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Android
iOS
MLB Advanced MediaMLB Advanced Media
MLB The Show 192019/03/26 PlayStation 4San Diego StudioSCEA
MLB The Show 202020/01/14PlayStation 4San Diego StudioSCEA
Blaseball2020/07/20WebThe Game BandThe Game Band
MLB The Show 212021/04/20PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
San Diego StudioSCEA
MLB The Show 222022/04/05PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
Nintendo Switch
San Diego StudioSCEA
MLB The Show 232023/03/28PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
Nintendo Switch
San Diego StudioSCEA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Japanese studio turned Major League into an extraordinarily dull video game. Agnello. Anthony John. 7 August 2014. The A.V. Club. The Onion. 7 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Major League Release Information for NES. GameFAQs. CBS Interactive. 7 August 2014.