Kyuukai Douchuuki/Gameplay

At bat

 * Joystick: While waiting for the pitch, use the 8-way joystick to position your batter inside the batting box. All thirty-six teams have a different batter.
 * First Button: Press and hold this button to swing your bat. If you do not hold this down long enough you may bunt the ball instead of swinging at it.
 * Second Button: Press this button to initiate stealing a base. You must first push the joystick in the direction of the base you would like to steal. For example, if you have a runner upon the first base and would like to steal the second, first push the joystick to the left, then press the second button.

Pitching

 * Joystick: Before the pitch is thrown, you must push the joystick to the left or right, to move the pitcher from one side of the pitch mound to the other.
 * First Button: Before you press this button, you must push the joystick, to determine the speed of the ball. Push it up to throw a slow ball, or down to throw a fast ball. Pushing it in any other direction or not pushing it at all will result in a normal speed pitch. Throwing many fast balls or slow balls will wear a pitcher out faster. Once the ball is thrown, you must push the joystick to the left or right to control the path of the ball on the way to the batter.
 * Second Button: Once a runner is on a base, press this button to switch from the batter/mound view to the infield view where you can attempt to tag out runners who are stealing bases. Pressing it again will switch from the aforementioned infield view back to the aforementioned batter/mound view.

Running bases

 * First Button: Runners will automatically move to the next base, once a ball lands on the ground. Press this button to request that a runner continues running, or that he run before the ball has landed. You must first push the joystick in the direction of the base you would like to reach. For example, if you have a runner headed on to the first base and would like to run all the way on to the second, first push the joystick up, then press the first button.
 * Second Button: As mentioned above, runners automatically move to the next base, unless it is a fly ball, in which case they wait to see if it is safe to run. You may decide that you do not want to wait and send a player ahead. But if it turns out that the ball was caught, you'll need to send him back to the base before he is tagged out. If you were heading on to second base when the ball was caught you will have to send the runner back to first base by pushing the joystick to the right, and then pressing the second button. (If he does not manage to make it back there in time, he will be tagged out).

In the field

 * Joystick: Before the ball is caught by any player you must use the joystick to determine the general directions that the players are running in. Given that is no one outfielder that you will be in control of at any time in this game, all of them will move in the direction that you are holding the joystick in.
 * First Button: Once the ball is in one of your players' hands, push the joystick in the direction that corresponds to the base you would like to throw to, and press the button. If you do not push the joystick in any direction, the ball will automatically be thrown to first base (like you meant to throw there).
 * Second Button: Once the ball is in one of your players' hands, you can run on to any base, by pushing the joystick in the direction that corresponds to the base you would like to run to, and pressing the button. Now that you've learned these important playing techniques it's time to meet the teams.

Japan League (ジャパンリーグ)
Giants (ガイアンツ, lit. Giantsu) - 1 Right (ライト): Kogata Ōgata (こがた おおがた), 2 Short (ショート): Mā Kawaī (まあ かわいい), 3 Second (セカンド): Inozuka Nagashi (いのずか ながし), 4 Left (レフト): Honto Hanatatsu (ほんと はなたつ), 5 Centre (センター): Chetto Mitī (チェット ミティー) 6 Sā Third (サード): Yokasaki Ikiru (よかさき いきる), 7 Fast (ファースト): Kometta Noppo (こめった のっぽ), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Chūbi Doragon (ちゅうび ドラゴン), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Makiwari Osage (まきわり おさげ, maximum speed: 149 km/h), Saidō Kantō (さいどお かんとお, maximum speed: 143 km/h), Kuwatochi Hokurō (くわとち ほくろう, maximum speed: 147 km/h), or Hirotta Osae (ひろった おさえ, maximum speed 142 km/h). Top of league list.

Cars (カーズ, lit. Kāzu) - 1 Short (ショート): Nōmura Genjī (のおむら げんじい) 2 Second (セカンド): Shōyu Kauzō (しょうゆ かうぞお) 3 Centre (センター): Tamazawa Hedeake (たまざわ へであけ), 4 Fast (ファースト): Kobē Kaya (こべえ かや), 5 Left (レフト): Moikeru Peyangu (モイケル ペヤング), 6 Right (ライト): Tanishi Nishin (たにし にしん), 7 Third (サード): Yōi Don (ヨーイ ドン), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Takkā Hikaru (たっかあ ひかる) & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): either Ōnori Hōsaku (おおのり ほおさく, maximum speed: 143 km/h), Kabaguchi Kazuyuki (かばぐち かずゆき, maximum speed of 141 km/h), Kitazo Beppuni (きたぞっ べっぷに, maximum speed of 134 km/h), or Suta Bukuro (すた ぶくろ, a maximum speed of 149 km/h). Second in the league list.

Drasans (ドラサンズ, lit. Dorasanzu) - 1 Centre (センター): Pikonō Kazunoshi (ぴこの かずのし), 2 Short (ショート): Tachinabi Katsuyori (たちなび かつより), 3 Right (ライト): Desutte Āsō (デスッテ アーソー), 4 Fast (ファースト): Yoseyai Hiromitsu (よせやい ひろみつ), 5 Sā Third (サード): Hedengu Ūyan (ヘデング ウーヤン), 6 Second (セカンド): Pantsu Rō (パンツ ロー), 7 Left (レフト): Hai Hō (はい ほお), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Nakamuri Takao (なかむり たかお), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Nisumoto Kyojin (にすもと きょじん, maximum speed: 139 km/h), Yamaoto Suruhiro (やまおと するひろ, maximum speed 143 km/h), Omatsuno Tacchin (おまつの たっちん, maximum speed 149 km/h), or Genji Heike (げんじ へいけ, maximum speed 150 km/h). Third in league list; the 4th pitcher also later went on to lend his name to the English-language conversion of Genpei Tōma Den for the Sony PlayStation in 1996.

Sparrows (スパローズ, lit. Suparōzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Komashino Genjin (こましの げんじん), 2 Right (ライト): Yanageta Kōji (やなげた こうじ), 3 Third (サード): Hirosa Semasa (ひろさ せまさ), 4 Centre (センター): Mā Fiē (マー フィエー), 5 Fast (ファースト): Tsujiura Rō (つじうら ろう), 6 Short (ショート): Ikeyo Bunbun (いけよ ぶんぶん) 7 Left (レフト): Kureyama Chobin (くれやま ちょびん) 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Hanto Komatta (はんと こまった), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Bānin Sutā (バーニン スタ, maximum speed: 148 km/h), Kyaosu Naetō (きゃおす なえとう, maximum speed: 146 km/h), Kabazaki Kinjiku (かばざき きんく, maximum speed of 142 km/h), or Kobana Takao (こばな たかお, maximum speed of 138 km/h). They are fourth in the league list.

Titans (タイタンズ, lit. Taitanzu) - 1 Short (ショート): Yada Iyayo (やだ いやよ), 2 Centre (センター): Naketo Satōru (なけと さとうる) 3 Second (セカンド): Okeda Manzai (おけだ まんざい), 4 Fast (ファースト): Paripari Wanikui (パリパリ ワニクイ) 5 Re Left (レフト): Mayume Maishin (まゆめ まいしん), 6 Right (ライト): Chao Yasushi (ちゃお やすし), 7 Third (サード): Yaki Ireru (やき いれる), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Urakido Yū (うらきど ゆう), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Kya Ayo (キャ アヨ, maximum speed: 147 km/h), Nakenishi Hoshoshi (なけにし ほそし, maximum speed: 146 km/h), Naketa Pōji (なけた ぽおじ, maximum speed: 140 km/h), or Mekoshiba Tomaru (めこしば とまる, maximum speed: 139 km/h). They are fifth in the league list, and monochromatic.

Wheels (ホイールズ, lit. Hoīruzu) - 1 Centre (センター): Yokotane Masāki (よこたね まさあき), 2 Short (ショート): Katahashi Masaro (かたはし まさろ), 3 Second (セカンド): Tagaki Yukata (たがき ゆかた), 4 Fast (ファースト): Mā Iyā (マー イーヤー), 5 Left (レフト): Pachi Reko (パチ レコ), 6 Right (ライト): Mayasaki Kōichi (まやさき こおいち), 7 Third (サード): Kyomizu Taerao (きょみず たえらお), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Ichikara Yarumasa (いちから やるまさ), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Indō Ichihiko (いんどう いちひこ, maximum speed of 143 km/h), Nīra Kotobuki (にら ことぶき, maximum speed 133 km/h), Namazu Saetō (なまず さえとお), maximum speed 141 km/h), or Nagayama Piroki (ながやま ぴろき, maximum speed 147 km/h). They are sixth in league.

Buckaroos (バッカルーズ, lit. Bakkarūzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Ōite Daijiyo (おおいて だいじよ), 2 Centre (センター): Arara Hiramasa (あらら ひらまさ), 3 Left (レフト): Buriri Anto (ブリリ アント), 4 Fast (ファースト): Pāto Reibā (パート レイバー) 5 Right (ライト): Tsuzuki Taribasa (つずき たりばさ), 6 Third (サード): Kanimura Toshiaki (かにむら としあき) 7 Catcher (キャッチャー): Yamagami Kazuhimo (やまがみ かずひも) 8 Short (ショート): Yomegaki Kunjiro (よめがき くんじろ), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Awa Odori (あわ おどり, maximum speeds: 144 km/h), Kyatō Mudaguchi (きゃとう むだぐち, maximum speed: 138 km/h), Nōmo Higeo (のうも ひげお, maximum speed: 141 km/h), or Yoshi Ikazō (よし いかぞう, maximum speed 147 km/h). They are seventh.

Bravos (ブラボーズ, lit. Burabōzu) - 1 Third (サード): Matenaga Kiyomi (まてなが きよみ), 2 Second (セカンド): Bukura Kojira (ぶきら こじら), 3 Fast (ファースト): Bū Man (ブー マン), 4 Left (レフト): Mondahi Romitsu (もんだひ ろみつ), 5 Right (ライト): Bushī Yacchin (ぶしい やっちん), 6 Centre (センター): Ishimoge Yamabi (いしもげ やまび), 7 Catcher ((キャッチャー): Nakashima Satoru (なかしま さとる), 8 Short (ショート): Ogan Hakubun (おがん はくぶん), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Pochino Nobeyuki (ぽちの のべゆき, maximum speed 138 km/h), Yamaoke Hikohiko (やまおけ ひこひこ, maximum speed 145 km/h), Naui Yūtaro (なうい ゆうたろ, maximum speed: 137 km/h), or Zatō Yoshinobu (ざとう よしのぶ, maximum speed of 142 km/h). They are eighth.

Lionels (ライオネルズ, lit. Rioneruzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Haji Kazuhiko (はじ かずひこ) 2 Right (ライト): Pirano Kin (ぴらの きん) 3 Centre (センター): Akeyama Bakuten (あけやま ばくてん), 4 Fast (ファースト): Kiyohera Erapui (きよへら えらぷい), 5 R Left (レフト): Dasuto Īdē (ダスト イーデー), 6 S Third (サード): Iwage Kōten (いわげ こおてん), 7 Catcher (キャッチャー): Ino Ran (いの らん), 8 Short (ショート): Aniyū Dakanda (あにゆう だかんだ) and 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Bataname Oishī (ばたなめ おいしい, maximum speed of 148 km/h) Nusumoto Suroto (ぬすもと すろと, maximum speed 138 km/h), Kūdo Ieyasu (くうど いえやす, maximum speed of 143 km/h), or Hikaku Genji (ひかく げんじ, maximum speed: 153 km/h). They are ninth in the league list.

Hornets (ホーネッツ, lit. Hōnetsu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Ugai Dane (うがい だね), 2 Right (ライト): Sashiki Makodo (さしき まこど), 3 Centre (センター): Hishikawa Katsuzō (ひしかわ かつぞう), 4 Fast (ファースト): Dowappu Shō (ドワップ ショー), 5 Short (ショート): Banana Dōzo (バナナ ドーゾ), 6 Left (レフト): Hamamoto Kazunon (はまもと かずのん), 7 Third (サード): Bushimoto Hirorin (ぶしもと ひろりん), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Ushida Yowashi (うしだ よわし), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Yamabuchi Kazunori (やまぶち かずのり, maximum speed of 135 km/h) Yamabuchi Takahiro (やまぶち たかひろ, maximum speed of 137 km/h), Yoshina Yameru (よしな やめる, maximum speed 143 km/h) or Imōe Yūjiro (いもうえ ゆうじろ, maximum speed 128 km/h). They are tenth in the league list, and their outfits are almost as monochromatic as those of the fifth-placed Titans (see above) - however, their logo isn't.

Fires (ファイヤーズ, lit., Faiyāzu) - 1 Centre (センター): Tsuzukin Yoshirō (つずきん よしろう), 2 Second (セカンド): Shiroi Hajime (しろい はじめ), 3 Left (レフト): Buri Iwa (ブリ イワ), 4 Right (ライト): Uin Darazu (ウイン ダラズ), 5 Fast (ファースト): Ōjima Yasuo (おうじま やすお), 6 S Third (サード): Nakachima Terachin (なかちま てらちん), 7 Short (ショート): Tamaka Yūta (たまか ゆうた), 8 K Catcher (キャッチャー): Tanomura Bujisan (たのむら ぶじさん) and 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Nishigaki Akihiro (にしがき あきひろ, maximum speed of 145 km/h) Zatō Ichio (ざとう いちお, maximum speed of 138 km/h), Zubi Hikaru (ずび ひかる, maximum speed of 137 km/h), or Sebada Yasuo (せばだ やすお, maximum speed of 141 km/h). They're eleventh in the league.

Orients (オリエンツ, lit., Orientsu) - 1 Short (ショート): Kakashi Yosehiko (かかし よせひこ), 2 Centre (センター): Nishibura Sakubun (にしぶら さくぶん), 3 Fast (ファースト): Aiyo Haiyo (あいよっ はいよっ), 4 Left (レフト): Kowasu (コワス), 5 Right (ライト): Engeru Kēsū (エンゲル ケースー) 6 Second (セカンド): Kamekaba Sōji (かめかば そうじ), 7 Third (サード): Tosshiba Kiyoshi (とっしば きよし), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Fukezawa Yukichi (ふけざわ ゆきち), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Mandei Chōji (まんでい ちょうじ, maximum speed 144 km/h), Umashima Kazehiko (うましま かぜひこ, maximum speed 136 km/h) Sōkai Arigato (そうかい ありがと, maximum speed 142 km/h) or Engawa Ichimi (えんがわ いちみ, maximum speed 140 km/h). Twelfth in the league.

The Japan League is represented by Mount Fuji (which was the setting for Pole Position) on the world map and if the first player chooses to take control of any of its twelve teams, the game will randomly select one of five different stadiums for the match to take place in; there is a lot to look out for in them.

Humbaba League (フンババリーグ)
Kubikaris (クビカリーズ, Kubikarīzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Zundaba (ズンダバ), 2 Centre (センター): Zanbaba (ザンババ), 3 Third (サード): Babanba (ババンバ), 4 Fast (ファースト): Fundaba (フンダバ), 5 Right (ライト): Undaba (ウンダバ), 6 Left (レフト): Baribaba (バリババ), 7 Short (ショート): Andaba (アンダバ), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Manbaba (マンババ), and 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Subisaba (スビサバ, max speed 164 km/h) Dabadaba (ダバダバ, max speed 148 km/h), Jitanba (ジタンバ, max speed: 146 km/h), or Datanba (ダタンバ, max speed: 130 km/h). They are at the top of league list.

Kamayudes (カマユデーズ, lit. Kamayudēzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Chītā (チータ), 2 Centre (センター): Pansā (パンサー), 3 Third (サード): Fura Mingo (フラ ミンゴ), 4 Fast (ファースト): Ere Fanto (エレ ファント), 5 Right (ライト): Kondoru (コンドル), 6 Left (レフト): Zebura (ゼブラ), 7 Short (ショート): Jirafu (ジラフ), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Hipopo Tamasu (ヒポポ タマス), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Oran Utan (オラン ウタン, max speed of 120 km/h), Man Doriru (マン ドリル, max speed of 186 km/h), Baison (バイソン, max speed 146 km/h), or Haiena (ハイエナ, max speed 120 km/h). They are second.

Nikaus (ニカウズ, lit. Nikauzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Adeua Magunsu (アデウア マグンス), 2 Centre (センター): Senō Enanangu (セノ エナナング), 3 Third (サード): Kimoua Begirepo (キモウア ベギレポ), 4 Fast (ファースト): Dorea Makunbu (ドレア マクンブ), 5 Right (ライト): Būe Būeso (ブーエ ブーエソ), 6 Left (レフト): Adero Aunga (アデロ アウンガ), 7 Short (ショート): Samūra Baradō (サムーラ バラドー), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Ereshi Kigaru (エレシ キガル), & 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Yarimoko Rochīu (ヤリモコ ロチーウ, max speed of 132 km/h), Dabaji Numia (ダバジ ヌミア, max speed 128 km/h), Kenriki Bue (ケソリキ ブエ, max speed 116 km/h), or Zumomo Hemino (ズモモ ヘミノ, max speed 118 km/h). They're third (second-bottom) in the league.

Kawahagis (カワハギーズ, lit. Kawahagīzu) - 1 Second (セカンド): Nipopo Apore (ニポポ アポレ), 2 Centre (センター): Hiboge Bongi (ヒボゲ ボンギ), 3 Third (サード): Donba Zunba (ドンバ ズンバ), 4 Fast (ファースト): Tomoiya Rimoko (トモイヤ リモコ), 5 Right (ライト): Būdō Uganda (ブードー ウガンダ), 6 Left (レフト): Kinta Kunte (キンタ クンテ), 7 Short (ショート): Tomoa Imoi (トモア イモイ), 8 Catcher (キャッチャー): Hipo Amin (ヒポ アミン), and 9 Pitcher (ピッチャー): Haetsu Būdō (ハエツ ブードー, max speed 128 km/h), Pasue Hasaramu (パスエ ハサラム, max speed 125 km/h), Zusun Tadohamu (ズスン タドハム, max speed 124 km/h), or Pō Maori (ポー マオリ, max speed 150 km/h). They are fourth in the league list (which is the bottom spot now).

The Humbaba League is represented by a hut on the world map, and if the first player decides to take control of any of its four teams, the match will take place in the stadium that is shown in that thumbnail to the right; it may look more like a wildlife preserve than a baseball stadium (in fact, there are several elephants, panthers, ostriches, rhinoceroses, and giraffes standing among the native children in the stadium audience), but it plays exactly the same as the five stadiums of the Japan League. There is also a lot less to look out for in this stadium than the five stadiums of the Japan League, but there are two totem poles on the left and right sides of the field - and when either player scores a home run, one of the giraffes who is watching the match from the bottom-right side of the field will run across it to the top-right side while the rest of the audience is cheering. (However, when the match resumes, he will have returned to his original position.)

Arabian League (アラビアンリーグ)

 * KY Kalahari.gif Kalaharis (カラハリーズ)


 * KY Kilimanjaro.gif Kilimanjaros (キリマンジャロズ)


 * KY Sahara.gif Saharas (サハラーズ)


 * KY Tutankhamen.gif Tutankhamens (ツタンカーメンズ)

German League (ゲーマンリーグ)

 * KY Berlin.gif Berlins (ベルリンズ)


 * KY Bremen.gif Bremens (ブレーメンズ)


 * KY Mark.gif Marks (マルクス)


 * KY Munchen.gif Munchens (ミュンヘンズ)

American League (アメリケンリーグ)

 * KY American West.gif American West (アメリケンウエスト)


 * KY American East.gif American East (アメリケンイースト)


 * KY National West.gif National West (ナシナルウエスト)


 * KY National East.gif National East (ナシナルイースト)

Russian League (ロシアンリーグ)

 * KY Baikal.gif Baikals (バイカルズ)


 * KY Leningrad.gif Leningrads (レニングラーズ)


 * KY Moscow.gif Moscows (モスコーズ)


 * KY Vladivostok.gif Vladivostoks (ブラジボストクス)

China League (チアイナリーグ)

 * KY Chuker.gif Chukers (チューカーズ)


 * KY Harbin.gif Harbins (ハルビンズ)


 * KY Peking.gif Pekings (ペキンズ)


 * KY Shanghai.gif Shanghais (シャンハイズ)