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{{italic title|''Mario Baseball'' (series)}}

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{{Series-infobox

|image=[[File:MSB Logo.jpg|250px]]

|latest=''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' ([[List of games by date|2008]])

|parent=''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]''

 

The '''''Mario Baseball'' series''' is a spin-off series of the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series that revolves around the concept of [[wikipedia:Baseball|baseball]]. Only two games have been released to date, the first one, ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and the second one, ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' for the [[Wii]]. Unlike previous spinoffs, the player could recruit people via completing scout missions to get enough scout flags to recruit the player on one of the four opposite teams. Another unique feature is [[chemistry]], which effects how well the player's teammates cooperate. Even though there are only two baseball games, this series features more playable characters than other spinoff titles in the ''Mario'' series.

 

===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===

{{quote|Let's Play Baseball!|Mario Superstar Baseball|Mario Superstar Baseball}}

 

[[File:MarioBaseball.jpg|thumb|150px|The boxart for ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.]]

''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' is the first installment in the ''Mario Baseball'' series. It features a total of thirty-two playable characters, six of which can be unlocked; these characters are divided into four different groups. The groups are balance, technique, speed, and power. The game also features three characters from the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series: [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Dixie Kong]]. The game also has a unique feature called '[[Chemistry]]'. Chemistry is the relationship status found between the team captain and its players. The better the chemistry between the characters, the better that team will likely perform. Should a team have bad chemistry, they may perform poorly in the game. Six [[mini-game]]s were also featured in the game, one of which is unlockable.

 

====Group names in other languages====

 

|Jap=バランス

|JapR=Baransu

|JapM=Balance

 

=====Technique=====

{{foreignname

|Jap=テクニック

|JapM=Technique

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{{foreignname

|Jap=スピード

|JapR=Supīdo

|JapM=Speed

}}

 

|JapR=Pawā

|JapM=Power

}}

===''Mario Super Sluggers''===

[[File:MSuperSluggersart.jpg|thumb|150px|The boxart for ''Mario Super Sluggers''.]]

{{quote|We love Baseball!|Mario Super Sluggers|Mario Super Sluggers}}

''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' is the second and most recent installment to the ''Mario Baseball'' series; it was released for the Wii in 2008 in Japan, South Africa, and North America; however, it was never released for the European, Australian, and South Korean regions for unknown reasons. The game takes place in the [[Baseball Kingdom]]. The game featured a total of forty-one playable characters, nine more than the original. All of the previous game's characters were reunited in the sequel, and they were all default. The nine new ones must be unlocked. There were a total of nine stadiums to play in, four of which had to be unlocked; each stadium, unlockables included, had their own unique mini-game for the player to engage in. The game also featured many cutscenes, each of which told a story to give the game a more involved aspect of gameplay.The Challenge Mode was changed from going around playing other teams to recruiting players by clearing special missions for more of a RPG feel. This game can switch between day and night. This is useful because [[Bowser Jr. Playroom]] can only be played in during the day and [[Luigi's Mansion (place)|Luigi's Mansion]] and [[Bowser's Castle]] can only be played in at night.

==Playable Characters==

===Team Captains===

{| style="text-align: center; width: 40%; margin: 1 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"

|-style="background: #ABC;"

!width="60%"|Character

!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]

!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]

![[Birdo]]

![[Bowser]]

![[Bowser Jr.]]

![[Princess Daisy]]

![[Diddy Kong]]

![[Donkey Kong]]

![[Luigi]]

![[Mario]]

![[Princess Peach]]

![[Waluigi]]

![[Wario]]

![[Yoshi]]

|}

 

{| style="text-align: center; width: 40%; margin: 1 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"

|-style="background: #ABC;"

!width="60%"|Character

!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]

!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]

![[Baby Daisy]]

![[Baby Donkey Kong]]

![[Baby Luigi]]

![[Baby Mario]]

![[Baby Peach]]

![[Blooper]]

![[Boo]]

![[Boomerang Bro]]

![[Dixie Kong]]

![[Dry Bones]]

![[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Blue)]]

![[Dark Bones|Dry Bones (Dark)]]

![[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Green)]]

![[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Red)]]

![[Fire Bro]]

![[Funky Kong]]

![[Goomba]]

![[Hammer Bro]]

![[King Boo]]

![[King K. Rool]]

![[Koopa Troopa]]

![[Koopa Troopa|Koopa Troopa (Red)]]

![[Koopa Paratroopa]]

![[Koopa Paratroopa|Koopa Paratroopa (Green)]]

![[Kritter]]

![[Kritter|Kritter (Blue)]]

![[Kritter|Kritter (Brown)]]

![[Kritter|Kritter (Red)]]

![[Magikoopa]]

![[Green Magikoopa|Magikoopa (Green)]]

![[Red Magikoopa|Magikoopa (Red)]]

![[Yellow Magikoopa|Magikoopa (Yellow)]]

![[Mii]]

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![[Monty Mole|Monty Mole]]

![[Noki|Noki (Blue)]]

![[Noki|Noki (Green)]]

![[Noki|Noki (Red)]]

![[Paragoomba]]

![[Petey Piranha]]

![[Pianta|Pianta (Blue)]]

![[Pianta|Pianta (Red)]]

![[Pianta|Pianta (Yellow)]]

![[Shy Guy]]

![[Black Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Black)]]

![[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Blue)]]

![[Black Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Gray)]]

![[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Green)]]

![[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Yellow)]]

![[Tiny Kong]]

![[Toad]]

![[Toad|Toad (Blue)]]

![[Toad|Toad (Green)]]

![[Toad|Toad (Purple)]]

![[Toad|Toad (Yellow)]]

![[Toadette]]

![[Toadsworth]]

![[Wiggler]]

![[Blue Yoshi|Yoshi (Blue)]]

![[Light Blue Yoshi|Yoshi (Light Blue)]]

![[Pink Yoshi|Yoshi (Pink)]]

![[Red Yoshi|Yoshi (Red)]]

![[Yellow Yoshi|Yoshi (Yellow)]]

{| style="text-align: center; width: 40%; margin: 1 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"

|-style="background: #ABC;"

!width="60%"|Character Stadium

!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]

!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]

![[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)]]

![[Bowser Jr. Playroom]]

![[Daisy Cruiser]]

![[DK Jungle (Mario Super Sluggers)]]

![[Luigi's Mansion (place)]]

![[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)]]

![[Peach Ice Garden]]

![[Wario City]]

![[Yoshi Park]]

|-

* '''Bowser''' - [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]]

* '''Donkey Kong''' - [[Donkey Kong Jungle (Mario Superstar Baseball)|Donkey Kong Jungle]]

* '''Mario''' - [[Mario Stadium (Mario Superstar Baseball)|Mario Stadium]]

* '''Princess Peach''' - [[Peach Garden]]

* '''Wario''' - [[Wario Palace]]

* '''Yoshi''' - [[Yoshi Park]]

* '''Bowser''' - [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]]

* '''Bowser Jr.''' - [[Bowser Jr. Playroom]]

* '''Princess Daisy''' - [[Daisy Cruiser]]

* '''Donkey Kong''' - [[DK Jungle (Mario Super Sluggers)|DK Jungle]]

* '''Luigi''' - [[Luigi's Mansion]]

* '''Mario''' - [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]

* '''Princess Peach''' - [[Peach Ice Garden]]

* '''Wario''' - [[Wario City]]

* '''Yoshi''' - [[Yoshi Park]]

[[File:GoodChemistry.PNG|thumb|right|An example of '''Chemistry'''.]]

A unique feature in the Mario baseball series is chemistry, which decides how well the teams play. For example Mario and Luigi have good chemistry so when they throw a ball at each other it travels fast. An example of bad chemistry is Mario and Bowser: if they throw to one another, the ball moves slowly and off course. If two characters have no chemistry, like Mario and Diddy Kong, the ball would fly at normal speed. Chemistry also affects the number of [[Star Skill]] units; good chemistry with the captain increases the number of units while bad chemistry decreases it. The maximum number of stars is five. The quantity of the available Star Skills sometimes affects the name of the team. For example a team led by Mario with five stars would be called the Mario Fireballs.

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They return in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', however some characters now have different star skills, such as Luigi. The window at the bottom that shows star skills is different.

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File:MSS Logo.png|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' logo.

File:Groupsluggyz.JPG|Peach, Mario, and Luigi.

File:MSS Baseball Kingdom.jpg|Overhead view of the [[Baseball Kingdom]].

File:MSSBBpromo.PNG|Group Picture from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

File:Groupsluggers.PNG|Group Picture from ''Mario Super Sluggers''.

File:Mario2 MSS.jpg|Mario

File:1186557-mario superstar baseball title screen super.jpeg|The title screen for ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

File:MarioSuperSluggers-TitleScreen.png|The title screen for ''Mario Super Sluggers''.

File:ExhibitionModeMSB.PNG|Selecting characters in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

File:MVPScreen.PNG|MVPs in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

File:MarioSuperSluggers-CaptainSelect.png|The Captain Select screen from ''Mario Super Sluggers''.

File:MarioSuperSluggers-TeamSetup.png|The Team Setup screen from ''Mario Super Sluggers''.

File:GreedyToadShop.PNG|The shop in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.

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