Regional Differences

This is a sub-page of Mario Superstar Baseball.

Mario Superstar Baseball has three versions that were released to the public: the Japanese, North American, and European version.

Boot-up#

Video Settings#

European	American & Japanese

The European version has a screen asking to switch between 50Hz and 60Hz before starting the game. This screen in the American and Japanese version asks to enable progressive scanning instead.

Nintendo Logo#

Japan	International

While the Nintendo logo in the international versions is red, the logo in the Japanese version is blue. This can be seen in the games boot-up screen.

Intro Cutscene#

Japan	International

With the Nintendo logo being different colors in the Japanese and International versions, this change affected the intro cutscene to the game. The Nintendo logo in Mario Stadium is blue in the Japanese version, while the cutscene Internationally was rerendered to have the logo red.

Title Screen#

Japan	International

• The game is called Super Mario Stadium: Miracle Baseball in the Japanese version, and uses a different logo.
• The Japanese versions background uses Mario's artwork of him pitching a fireball, which was changed to the artwork of him batting in the international versions.
• The games logo in the Japanese version glows, which doesn't happen to the logo in the international versions.
• The PRESS START BUTTON text in the Japanese version was changed to say PRESS START / PAUSE in the international versions. The text was also moved between both versions.

Main Menu#

DictionaryA dictionary full of baseball related terms that only exists in the Japanese version of the game.

Japan	International

• The main menu text in the Japanese version is capitalized in the International versions.
• The text on the left reading SUPER MARIO STADIUM in the Japanese version was simply changed to read Mario Superstar Baseball in the International versions.
• An extra mode in the Japanese version is present, known as Dictionary.

Several of the names for the different modes were slightly altered between the Japanese version and International versions.

Toy Fields preview icon was altered between both versions, as the Japanese version has the letters spell out "MIRACLE", which was changed to "HOMERUN" in the International versions.

Japan	International

Menus#

• The background logos seen in most of the games menus reads SUPER MARIO STADIUM MIRACLE BASEBALL in the Japanese version. This was changed to read Mario Superstar Baseball Internationally.

Modes#

Practice#

Exhibition Game#

Team Names#

Several team names were changed, between the International and Japanese versions.

Japan	International

The team icon for the Birdo Fans was also changed between the Japanese and International versions, due to Birdo being known as Catherine in Japan.

Stadium Names#

Some of the names of a few stadiums were changed.

Stadiums#

Mario Stadium

Japan	International

In both the day and night versions of Mario Stadium, the Nintendo logo is blue in the Japanese version. Like the boot-up screen, this was changed to be red in the International version.

Batting & Fielding Calls#

Japan	International

• Aside from the translation differences, the calls in the Japanese versions are noticeably darker than the International version.
• Two calls use different translations in the Japanese version. The Take Your Base call is read as a Dead Ball, while a Ground-Rule Double is known as Entitle 2 Base.
• The color for the Fair call in the Japanese version is light green, but light-green and yellow in the International version.
• A few of the calls are shortened in the Japanese version. Namely, Fair Ball and Foul Ball is shortened to Fair and Foul.

Perfect!#

Japan	International

When making perfect contact with the ball while batting, the text reading JUSTMEET! in the Japanese version reads PERFECT! in the International version.

MVP!!#

Japan	International

When winning a game in Exhibition mode, the MVP!! is known as the HERO!! in the Japanese version.

Challenge#

Data Select#

Japan	International

• The header of the screen reads Data select in the Japanese version, while it reads Select Data in the International version.
• The TEAM MEMBER text was changed to Teammates in the International version.
• The FILE # text in the Japanese version was made lowercase in the International versions.
• COIN was rewritten as Coins in the International version, as well as being made lowercase.
• When completing a level in Challenge, the save file message reads (DIFFICULTY) LEVEL CLEAR ! in the Japanese version. This was changed to (Difficulty) level cleared! in the International version.

Captain Select#

Japan	International

• The header of the screen reads Captain select in the Japanese version, while it reads Select Team Captain in the International version.
• The text under the team logo reading team mark was capitalized in the International version.

Intro Cutscene#

Japan	International

During the intro cutscene in Challenge mode, the shot with Mario hitting the ball had the Nintendo logo in the background changed to be blue in the Japanese version, and red Internationally. This scene is also taken at a different camera angle between both versions as well.

Map HUD#

Japan	International

• The TEAM MEMBER text was changed to Teammates in the International version.
• COIN was rewritten as Coins in the International version, as well as being made lowercase.

Items#

Japan	International

The graphic for the Super Ball item was changed between both the Japanese and International versions. The Japanese version reads SLUGGER, while the International version reads POWER.

Minigames#

Minigame Select Screen

Japan	International

• The header of the screen reads Minigame select in the Japanese version, while it reads Select Minigame in the International version.
• The MINI GAME text in the Japanese version on each option is fixed to remove the erroneous space in the International version.
• The names of the minigames were changed between the Japanese and International versions.

Gameplay

Bob-omb Derby

• The points are instead measured in meters in the Japanese version, thus the graphic reading Pts in the International version reads m accordingly.
• The COMBO BONUS ! message in the Japanese version was made lowercase in the International versions, which read Combo Bonus! instead.
• The BIG BOMB BONUS ! message in the Japanese version was changed to Big Bob-omb Bonus! in the International versions.

Wall Ball

Japan	International

In Wall Ball, hitting the note walls will bring up the message JUST SHOT BONUS ! in the Japanese version. This was changed to BINGO! BONUS! in the International versions.

Barrel Batter

Japan	International

In Barrel Batter, hitting more than one barrel bring up the message # BARRELES GET ! in the Japanese version, with "BARRELS" being misspelled as "BARRELES". This was correctly changed to say You got # barrels! in the International versions.

Star Dash

Japan	International

The intro cutscene silhouette in Star Dash uses a unique version of Bowser's emblem seen throughout Bowser Castle internationally. But in the Japanese version, this silhouette was changed to use the modern emblem design.

Toy Field#

To do: Get an image of all the panels flipped over in both the Japanese and International versions for comparison.

In Toy Field, the panels in the Japanese version read MIRACLE, referencing the game's subtitle of the Japanese version. The panels Internationally read HOMERUN instead.

Japan	International

The message when flipping over all the panels were also changed between both versions.

Audio Differences#

Birdo#

In the Japanese version, Birdo says "Catherine!" when selected, while the International versions has her say "Birdo!" like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. This is because Birdo is known as Catherine in Japan, leading to the change in voice clips.

Lakitu#

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Identify the voice actor who played Lakitu in the Japanese version.

Lakitu uses a different voice in the Japanese version, which was changed Internationally. Lakitu is voiced by Dex Manley in the International versions.

Other Changes#

To do: Screenshot for comparison.

The SBO Counter shown during gameplay had its order changed (from top to bottom) from Strike, Ball, Out in the Japanese version to Ball, Strike, Out in the international versions. Mario Super Sluggers uses the Strike, Ball, Out order in all regions.