Sports game

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Ever since the dawn of video games, developers have created renditions of popular sports. Many games based on sports popular in Japan were released for the Famicom, including some of the console's best sellers.

Baseball

Baseball is Japan's most popular sport. A very large amount of baseball games were released for the Famicom, even spawning a franchise that has continued into the modern era.
Note: "Yakyuu" is the Japanese word for Baseball.

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Licensed Baseball Games for the Famicom
Title Publisher Developer Release Date
Aa Yakyuu Jinsei Icchokusen Sammy Pixel December 25, 1992
Baseball Nintendo Nintendo December 7, 1983
Baseball Fighter Vap Graphic Research July 5, 1991
Baseball Star: Mezase Sankanou SNK SNK May 19, 1989
Battle Baseball Banpresto Minato Giken Febuary 19, 1993
Battle Stadium: Senbatsu Pro Yakyuu IGS IGS December 19, 1990
Best Play Pro Yakyuu ASCII ASCII July 15, 1988
Best Play Pro Yakyuu II ASCII ASCII March 30, 1990
Best Play Pro Yakyuu '90 ASCII ASCII December 13, 1990
Best Play Pro Yakyuu Special ASCII ASCII October 16, 1992
Choujin: Ultra Baseball Culture Brain Culture Brain October 27, 1989