Baseball Advance

Baseball Advance is, you guessed it, a baseball game for the Game Boy Advance.

Pattern Test#

Code 020128020D will load a pattern test screen, which was removed from the Japanese version.

Sound Test Text#

Present at 0x05006C is text for a sound test. The sound test no longer exists in the final releases.

<< SOUND TEST >>....UP -, DOWN +....No:

Build Date#

Prrsent at the below offsets.0x50928 - 0x5094F (US)/0x70BC8 - 0x70BF3 (Japan).

WSB Version 0.9.3
Dec 28 2001
18:31:06

G9_GBA Version 1.0.0
May 29 2002
15:50:33

The "WSB" in the US version's text and the fact that Sega published the game in Japan may indicate this was originally intended to be a World Series Baseball title.

Regional Differences#

To do: There's more. This only scratches the surface.

Title Screen#

Japan	International

Licensing#

Baseball Advance is licensed by Major League Baseball, while Greatest Nine instead features Nippon Professional Baseball.