Mario Super Sluggers

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Mario Super Sluggers (Japanese: スーパーマリオスタジアム ファミリーベースボール Sūpā Mario Sutajiamu Humilī Bēsobōru, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball) is the sequel to Mario Superstar Baseball, released on the Wii console. The game was announced on October 9, 2007, at a Nintendo conference. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2008 and will be expected in North America on August 25, 2008.

Gameplay

Mario Super Sluggers can be played using three different control methods:

• Wii Remote (vertical)
• Wii Remote (horizontal)
• Wii Remote + Nunchuk combo

In order to bat or pitch, the A button must be held and then the Wii Remote must be swung at the appropriate time. The more precise the hit/pitch, the further/faster the ball will go. To charge up a pitch or swing, the players must pull the Wii Remote back. They can also do curve balls as well by twisting the Wii Remote, while pitching. Once the ball is in a fielder's hand, the Remote must be swung so that the fielder can pitch the ball at one of the basemen.

In the outfield, players can create special moves if there is chemistry between outfielders:

• Pass the ball to another outfielder slightly, and that outfielders pitch will be a very fast laser ball.
• When a possible home run is hit, players can initiate a Buddy Jump. Upon jumping around another outfielder's head and pressing A, one of the players will jump incredibly high to catch home run balls. This must be done with precise timing.

Star Skills will reappear in Super Sluggers as well. Any player can pitch or bat using Star Skills, however only Team Captains can use special hits/pitches. Team Players can only use Star skills that will make the ball go faster or slower.

Toy Field

Toy field has returned from Mario SuperStar Baseball. Toy field has 1 Batter, and 3 other Outfielders. And a canon that pitches the ball to the batter. Before it pitches it, their is a roulette wheel that affects the turn. It has 3 different slots. Each slot is controlled by one of the outfielders; the tap a to stop the slot they are in control of. The slots do:

• The first one controls the speed of the ball. The Mushroom is slow, flower is regular, star is fast, and crown is the fastest. There is a ? space where you won't be told of the ball's speed.
• The second one shows where the ball go. It can curve left, right, or go straight. There is a ? space which does not tell you which it curves to.
• Items can be used on the outfielders, similar to how they can be used in the baseball game. There are items, a X Space, which does not give you an item.

When the batter gets strike 1, the will lose 15 coins, and the other players get 5. On Strike 2, they will lose another 15 and the other players will get another 5 coins. If they Strike out, they will lose 90 coins, and the outfielders gain 30 coins.

In the Japanese Version, game can be played 10 turns, 20 turns, or 30 turns. It is unknown if this will be different from the English Version.

When the ball is hit there are a few possible results:

• When the ball is hit on a number spot (there are several numbers; 30, 60, 90 and 150 and more), you will get coins equal to the number hit. It is possible for more than 1 spot to be hit.
• If the ball is caught on the flight, the outfielder who caught gains 60 coins, and the batter loses 60 coins.
• The ball hits one of the bumpers on the side. When this happens, the ball will go up into the air and may be easily caught. Sometimes Bonus coins will be awarded if the ball hits the bumper.
• There are 7 doors in the background that are the spaces in the furthest part of the field. There are 1-2 glowing doors there. When a Door that is not glowing is hit, a letter will flip around. If a glowing door is hit, there will be a letter appearing, but there is a "Jackpot". When the Jackpot space is hit, there will be a Jackpot, with the Jackpot at a large number of coins. There are 3 Minigames within the Jackpot, (It is unknown how they are selected), and whoever wins the jackpot gains the number of coins the Jackpot was at. The Fielders and batter have no difference playing those games.
  • In one game, there is one where players must find coin cards, by aiming at the screen, putting there pointer on a letter, tapping A to select a card. whoever gets the most Coin cards win.
  • There is a game with 4 boxes, a star in one of them. Each player picks a box, and whoever selects the box with the Star wins.
  • A minigame where you have a certain number, and a few balloons. You must pop balloons to make the Exact number.
• Once all doors are flipped around, the letters will spell the word "Miracle" (It is MIRACLE in the Japanese Version and may be HOMERUN in the English version.). The person who hits the last door required will get a lot of coins. (It is unknown how much).
• In front of the door, there is a Brick Wall. Above the Brick Wall is a Panel That says "Grand Slam". When a Grand Slam is hit, you will not only bat again but get 500 coins.
• You can get coins for hitting the wall.
• There is a mushroom bumper which will bump the ball if it is hit.
• If the ball goes to the left or right past the bumpers high enough, it will be a foul ball, counted as a strike. (You will not lose coins)

Another New feature is the "Tackle". When the ball is caught by a fielder, another outfielder could run towards that outfielder and tackle them to steal the ball. However, each character has a different tackle. For example, Pety Piranha has a really long tackle being able to go from far. For example, Noki has a really short tackle. Other characters may have a normal tackle.

Every time a fielder is hit by a item, they will lose 30 coins and the batter gains 30 coins.

Stadiums

There are 9 stadiums (excluding Toy Field) in all. Every captain except Waluigi, Birdo, and Diddy Kong have a stadium which is based on their unique personas. Most of the 9 stadiums can be played in daytime or nighttime. Mario Stadium is the only stadium not to feature any gimmicks in the field, and Wario City is the only stadium that switches from day to night with no gimmick changes. Bowser Jr.'s Room is only accesible during the day, while Luigi's Mansion and Bowser's Castle can only be accessed at night.

• Mario Stadium
• Luigi's Mansion
• Peach Ice Garden
• Daisy Cruiser
• Yoshi Park
• Wario City
• DK Jungle
• Bowser Jr.'s Room
• Bowser's Castle

Playable Characters

All of the characters from the last game will appear in Super Sluggers, along with some other new appearances as well. It is now possible to put multiples of the same character on your team in Exhibition Mode, as long as they are different colors. Players are given the choice to play as their Miis as well, who's stats are all 5/10. Player's can't choose to have a whole team of 9 Mii's, but they can put 1 captain and up to 8 other Mii's.

Team Captains

Character	Name	Type	Team Name	Stadium	Star Pitch	Star Swing	Fielding	Bat/Glove	Stats
File:Mareohslugger.PNG	Mario	All-Around	Mario Fireballs	Mario Stadium	Fireball	Fire Swing	Enlarge	Right/Right	Pitch	6/10
									Bat	7/10
									Field	6/10
									Run	7/10
File:Weegeeslugger.PNG	Luigi	All-Around	Luigi Knights	Luigi's Mansion	Tornado Ball	Tornado Swing	Super Jump	Right/Right	Pitch	6/10
									Bat	6/10
									Field	7/10
									Run	7/10
File:PeachMSS.PNG	Peach	Undetermined	Peach Royals	Peach Ice Garden	Heart Ball	Heart Swing	Quick Throw	Right/Right	Pitch	9/10
									Bat	4/10
									Field	8/10
									Run	5/10
File:DaisyMSSart.PNG	Daisy	Undetermined	Daisy Flowers	Daisy Cruiser	Flower Ball	Flower Swing	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	7/10
									Bat	6/10
									Field	9/10
									Run	5/10
File:Yohislugguh.PNG	Yoshi	Undetermined	Yoshi Eggs	Yoshi Park	Rainbow Ball	Rainbow Swing	Tongue Catch	Right/Left	Pitch	4/10
									Bat	4/10
									Field	6/10
									Run	9/10
File:Birdoslugguh.png	Birdo	Undetermined	Birdo Bows	None	Suction Ball	Cannon Swing	Suction Catch	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
									Bat	9/10
									Field	7/10
									Run	5/10
File:Warslugg.PNG	Wario	Undetermined	Wario Muscles	Wario City	Phony Ball	Phony Swing	Laser Beam	Right/Right	Pitch	5/10
									Bat	8/10
									Field	2/10
									Run	4/10
File:Waweegeeslugger.PNG	Waluigi	Undetermined	Waluigi Smarts	None	Undetermined	Undetermined	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	8/10
									Bat	4/10
									Field	8/10
									Run	5/10
File:Dkslugguh.PNG	Donkey Kong	Power	DK Wilds	DK Jungle	Barrel Ball	Barrel Swing	Clamber	Right/Left	Pitch	6/10
									Bat	9/10
									Field	2/10
									Run	1/10
File:Diddyslugguh.PNG	Diddy Kong	Undetermined	Diddy Monkeys	None	Undetermined	Undetermined	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
									Bat	4/10
									Field	8/10
									Run	6/10
File:Bowser.PNG	Bowser	Power	Bowser Monsters	Bowser's Castle	Undetermined	Undetermined	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
									Bat	10/10
									Field	1/10
									Run	1/10
File:Jrslugguh.PNG	Bowser Jr.	Undetermined	Bowser Jr. Rookies	Bowser Jr.'s Room	Graffiti Ball	Graffiti Swing	Spin Attack	Right/Left	Pitch	5/10
									Bat	7/10
									Field	4/10
									Run	7/10

Team Players

Character	Name	Type	Bat/Glove	Stats
File:BMarioSluggers.PNG	Baby Mario	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	8/10
File:BLuigiSluggers.PNG	Baby Luigi	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	8/10
	Baby Peach	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	8/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10
	Baby Daisy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10
File:BDKSluggers.PNG	Baby DK	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	6/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	4/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Yoshi	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	7/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Yoshi	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Yoshi	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Cyan Yoshi	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	7/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Pink Yoshi	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	9/10
File:Redddtoaddd.PNG	Red Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	5/10
				Field	3/10
				Run	7/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Purple Toad	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
	Toadette	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	8/10
File:Oldytoad!.PNG	Toadsworth	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	7/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	3/10
File:MarioSuperSluggersPianta.PNG	Blue Pianta	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Pianta	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Pianta	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MarioSuperSluggerNoki.PNG	Blue Noki	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	7/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Noki	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Noki	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:Dixiekongbig.PNG	Dixie Kong	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	7/10
File:CoolDKJUNGLE.jpg	Funky Kong	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	8/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	3/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Tiny Kong	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	5/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	5/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	King K. Rool	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	10/10
				Field	1/10
				Run	1/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Kritter	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Kritter	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	6/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	3/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Kritter	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	8/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Brown Kritter	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	3/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	4/10
File:Goombaaaahhh.PNG	Goomba	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	4/10
	Paragoomba	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:Koopypoopy.PNG	Green Koopa Troopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Koopa Troopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:ParaT!.PNG	Red Paratroopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	5/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Paratroopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:SMG Magikoopa.jpg	Blue Magikoopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	8/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Magikoopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	8/10
				Bat	3/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	1/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Magikoopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	8/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Magikoopa	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	6/10
				Run	5/10
File:MP8 HammerBrother.jpg	Hammer Bro.	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Boomerang Bro.	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	8/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Fire Bro.	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	2/10
File:MP8 DryBones.jpg	White Dry Bones	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	5/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Dry Bones	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	5/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Red Dry Bones	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	5/10
				Bat	6/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	5/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Dry Bones	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	6/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	5/10
	Boo	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	9/10
				Bat	2/10
				Field	2/10
				Run	5/10
File:Buuhuusluggazz.PNG	King Boo	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	7/10
				Bat	7/10
				Field	3/10
				Run	4/10
	Petey Piranha	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	10/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	2/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Wiggler	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	2/10
				Bat	6/10
				Field	4/10
				Run	6/10
File:ShyGuyMSS.PNG	Red Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	5/10
				Field	7/10
				Run	4/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Blue Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Yellow Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Green Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:MSS Logo.jpg	Black Shy Guy	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	?/10
				Bat	?/10
				Field	?/10
				Run	?/10
File:Montey.PNG	Monty Mole	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	4/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10
File:MP8 Blooper.jpg	Blooper	Undetermined	Undetermined	Pitch	6/10
				Bat	4/10
				Field	5/10
				Run	6/10

Chemistry

Like Mario Superstar Baseball, the characters will have good and bad relations with any other character. However, the characters will can make special abilities with another character when they show good Chemistry. The player can receive items with chemistry. If the player is a slugger and the next to the other player shares chemistry with the player, this will result in geting an item.

Items

There will be items in Mario Super Sluggers, much like to Mario Strikers Charged. However, only a few items have been confirmed as of now.

• Green Shell - Shoot a player and daze them if hit.
• Fire Ball - Some fireballs will bounce around to burn someone.
• Boos - Make the ball invisible.
• Bob-omb - Throw one and the player loses the ball and is hurt.
• POW-Ball - Similar to the Bob-omb. It will shake the ground instead of making an explosion.
• Banana Peel - Shoot 3-6 bananas to trip the player.
• Bullet Bill - Follows the player chosen and blows up on him/her.

Challenge Mode

Challenge Mode will reappear in Mario Super Sluggers. This one, unlike Mario Superstar Baseball, features a more in-depth story and overall map screen. A few obstacles were seen, like a puzzle to get to the next part of the path. Not much else is known for now. In a recent trailer, a star pointer (similar to Super Mario Galaxy) was seen in the challenge mode.Template:Refneeded

Additionally, the story for the game's Challenge Mode includes a total of four videos for the player to encounter (including the game's overall opening). Details for them can be found here.

Artwork

Team Captains

• Mareohslugger.PNG

  Mario
• Weegeeslugger.PNG

  Luigi
• PeachMSS.PNG

  Peach
• DaisyMSSart.PNG

  Daisy
• Yohislugguh.PNG

  Yoshi
• Birdoslugguh.png

  Birdo
• Dkslugguh.PNG

  Donkey Kong
• Diddyslugguh.PNG

  Diddy Kong
• Warslugg.PNG

  Wario
• Waweegeeslugger.PNG

  Waluigi
• Bowser.PNG

  Bowser
• Jrslugguh.PNG

  Bowser Jr.

Team Players

• BMarioSluggers.PNG

  Baby Mario
• BLuigiSluggers.PNG

  Baby Luigi
• 

  Baby Peach
• 

  Baby Daisy
• BDKSluggers.PNG

  Baby Donkey Kong
• Toadsluggazz1.PNG

  Toad
• MarioSuperSluggerNoki.PNG

  Noki
• MarioSuperSluggersPianta.PNG

  Pianta
• 

  Petey Piranha
• Buuhuusluggazz.PNG

  King Boo
• ShyGuyMSS.PNG

  Shy Guy

Other Materials

• MSS Logo.jpg

  Game Logo
• Groupsluggers.PNG

  Group Picture (Packaging)
• 

  Overhead view of the Baseball Kingdom
• Groupsluggyz.JPG

  Peach, Mario and Luigi.
• Mariocatch.PNG

  Mario (from the group picture)

Links

• Official Japanese Website
• IGN.
• Japanese Commercial
• Official English Site
• PALGN Article