the cutting room mirror

Extra Bases

One of the very few games in the Family Stadium/Famista series to see a release outside Japan.

Regional Differences#

The Japanese version boots to a Namcot Presents screen. Likely due to the change of publisher, the US version boots straight to the title screen instead.

Title Screen#

Japan

US

The logo and copyright information were changed, with the latter also changed to a different font. The US version also adds a Push Start prompt.

Team Select#

Japan

US

Famista League was changed to Bandai League, and Teams S, L, and Bw were changed to A, P, and E, respectively.

Passwords#

Due to Nintendo of America's password censorship, the letters A and E were changed to K and Z, respectively.

In-Game#

Japan

US

The in-game count swaps the positions of the balls and strikes for whatever reason.

References#


  1. GDR ゲームボーイ ソフト一覧 1989~1990年 - GAMEBOY Software List 1989-1990↩︎
  2. Game Boy (original) Games↩︎