Bad News Baseball

Bad News Baseball is a sports game where you can perform a home run so powerful it knocks baseballs into outer space.

It's not very realistic, to say the least.

Regional Differences

To do: Get better translations of the Japanese names, list all the team color differences and cover the other changes (including voice samples)

Japan	USA

Other than the obvious translation changes, a few things on the title screen were touched up for the American release.

• The menu and copyright were given a different, better-looking font.
• The copyright text itself was extended.
• The trademark symbol was moved down and made blue.

Japan	USA

The teams were changed from random things in the Japanese version to Canadian and American cities/states in the American version. Of note is that each of the twelve logos in the Japanese version corresponds to a Nippon Professional Baseball team of the time (in order: Chunichi Dragons, Lotte Orions, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Hankyu Braves, Nippon-Ham Fighters, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Seibu Lions, Hanshin Tigers, Yakult Swallows, Yokohama Taiyo Whales, Hiroshima Carp and Yomiuri Giants).

Team Logo (Japan)	Team Name (Japan)	Translation	Team Logo (US)	Team Name (US)
	どっぐす	Dogs		San Francisco
	お〜びっつ	Orbits		Toronto
	ほ〜ま〜ず	Homers		Detroit
	ぶる〜ざ〜す	Bruisers		Boston
	ふぃ〜ば〜ず	Fevers		Texas
	ばんぱ〜ず	Bumpers		Oakland
	らいな〜ず	Liners		Minnesota
	とる〜ぱ〜ず	Troopers		St. Louis
	すかいや〜ず	Skyers?		New York
	ういんぐす	Wings		Chicago
	きゃっつ	Cats		Atlanta
	ぎがんつ	Gigants		Los Angeles

"Gigants" is an intentional misspelling—the Japanese text specifically reads ぎがんつ (gigantsu), and not じゃいあんつ (jaiantsu), which would be a more accurate rendering of "Giants". This was probably done because of the lack of an NPB license.

League Logo (Japan)	League Name (Japan)	Translation	League Logo (US)	League Name (US)
	せるりあん	Cerulean		Super
	ぱ〜ぷる	Purple		Ultra

The leagues for the All-Stars mode were also renamed.

Japan	USA

In addition to the background being darker, every team's color was changed for the US release.

Staff Roll

To do: Translate the Japanese version's staff roll.

Both versions have a completely different staff roll.

• The roles are in Japanese in the Japanese version, as well as some of the names.
• "Miss Akiko" did the voices in the Japanese version, while in the North American release, the voices were done by Daniel Kahl.
• In the Japanese version, the first Special Thanks To screen has the names in a different order, with Niwakamaru and Yachiyo's names being swapped places.
• Keiji Yamagishi's alias in the Japanese version (Fruits Ponce) was changed to More Yamasan in the North American version.
• The North American version adds a couple credits; Special Thanks To: Bug Check Team and Directed By: Naga, Minato.