Released on April 29th 2000, this is the 4th Powerful Pro Baseball game on the
N64, a series which began on the Super Famicom in 1994. The game requires 123
pages to save. It sold around 260,000 copies, much less than the previous game.
The game can connect with the Game Boy game Power Pro Kun Pocket 2 using the 64
GB Pak. You can move players from the Game Boy to the N64, but not the other way
around.
Along with 8 other modes, this game includes a story mode, called Successful
Mode, which was a feature that was first included in Powerful Pro 4. This time
the player has graduated from High School and college and is trying to become
professional player. It was based on the Success Mode for the Playstation game
Live Powerful Pro Baseball ’99 Opening Edition, which sold much better than any
of the N64 releases. The player can choose one of 4 companies to work for whilst
trying to achieve his dream, but he only has three years to do so. You can also
use your salary to buy better training equipment, but if you become bankrupt you
will be fired from the baseball team.
The manual for this game includes the results of the 1999 pennant competition;
you can use this to choose the best team for the main modes. Yes, Yakult is a
Japanese drink, and yes they own a baseball team.
As a Brit I know nothing about Baseball, so please forgive any errors in terms I
may make. It's even possible that some cricket terminology might accidentally
slip in instead, sorry gov'ner. The manual for this game is very similar to the
manual for the first 2 games on the N64 in terms of content, but the layout is
different. If you have read my other guides you can probably skim read this one
without missing much.
I would like to thank Ozidual. Without his hard work, this guide would not have
been possible. He has been tirelessly scanning and uploading Japanese N64 game
manuals at extremely high quality. He is also assisting in many N64 translation
projects and fixed the trophy glitch in Space Station Silicon Valley. I am very
grateful for your efforts towards preserving video game history.
Back of the box
THE NO.1 BASEBALL GAME OF THE 20TH CENTURY
(According to the 98, 99 Family Book sales ranking.)
Including the newest data of players expected to appear in the 2000 leagues.
Power Pro has been powered up again with this newest release!!
Each feature has been enhanced, and the realism has been polished up!
The popular Success Mode now features a story about a working adult!
The number of new players in arrange mode has increased!!
In Arrange Mode you can make a team of players you like, change their back
numbers, roles and so on!
Success Mode now features a story about a working adult!!
Try to balance working and playing baseball, and aim to become a pro player!!
It is now possible to move player data!!
You can move player data from Power Pro Pocket Kun 2!
2.Manual Translation
COMPLETELY NEW ADDITIONS TO THE POWER PRO SERIES!!
Point 1 Arrange Mode was remade!
Along side Pitcher Arrangement and Fielder Arrangement, three new settings have
been added, Back Number Settings, Role Settings and Team Policy Settings. (Team
Policy and Role Settings have an effect on how the computer plays your teams.)
You can now change very detailed settings for your team! Make your own original
team!
Point 2 The player data was reassessed!
Up until now, C has been the average player ability ranking, but now D has
become the average! So now abilities are ranked on a scale between A to G, so it
is easy to see the small difference between the abilities of players!! The game
balance now takes this into account, many things have been adjusted greatly!
Point 3 Success Mode now features a story about a working adult!
All members of the company you work for a are on the company baseball teeam. If
you are promoted you can decide the training plan for your team. If you do too
much training you will be slacking off work and you may be demoted! Whilst
paying close attention to your job, aim to become a pro baseball player!!
Power Pro information can be found on the KCEO homepage!!
We recommend this website to those people who want to catch the newest Power Pro
information as soon as possible! You can read the newest information about the
game along with the production diary written by the staff, it is filled with
information!!
www.kceo.co.jp/pawapuro
Power Pro Kun Pocket 2
Now receiving good reviews!
4,500 yen excluding tax
For people who want to play more!
You can transfer players who you have made on this Game Boy game to the N64
game!
Powerful Pro Rules
The basic rules are the same as normal baseball but with a few exceptions as
written below.
Game extensions
A home team in the Central League = 15 times
A home team in the Pacific League = 12 times
Japan Series Home team in the Pacific League = 15 times
Success Mode games = 18 times
Points
Points are counted up to 99.
Ties
In the Central League Pennant Race and Success Mode, rematches will occur until
a definitive result.
Cold Games
If a certain difference in points occurs, the game will be decided. Normally
this only occurs in conditions such as rainy weather. In this game, the cold
game point difference can be adjusted.
Designated Hitter System
In place of the pitcher an appointed batting specialist may be used in the
Pacific League. In this game, when you choose your team, you can decide if you
want to use this system in the Pacific League.
Includes the player data of the players in the 1999 series.
Please understand that this game does not feature the data of foreign players.
First time players should learn the controls in camp mode!
Once you have become used to the game, train your own player in Success Mode!
Main Menu
The manual does not describe the main menu, but these are the modes that are
available.
対戦モード Competition Mode (for quick games)
サクセスモード Success Mode (the story mode)
アレンジモード Arrange Mode (for registering player made teams and players)
データあれこれ Data Mode (for transferring data)
キャンプモード Camp Mode (training mode)
ペナントモード Pennant Mode
リーグモード League Mode
シナリオモード Scenario Mode
ホームラン競争 Home Run Competition Mode
Competition Mode
Choose a team from the original 14 or one from Arrange mode and enjoy playing a
game, with your friend or the computer.
1 Choose from the following 4 options
Single Player Two Player
Spectator Mode Options
In Spectator mode you can watch the computer play itself.
You can change the controls in the options menu.
2 Select your team
3 Choose the first batter 先攻 and the Designated Hitter, using the 3D Stick, D
Pad.
Using the L and R Trigger Buttons you can set a handicap (players conditions).
In single player and spectator mode press the Left and R C Buttons you can set a
handicap for the opposing team.
About Handicaps
They are represented by the following smiley faces
Purple with mouth open – All of your players are in excellent condition
Red – All of your players are in a good condition
Yellow – All of your players are in an ok condition
Blue – All of your players are in a bad condition
Tired Purple – All of your players are in a very bad condition
4 Choose a stadium to play at. Push up or down to choose a day or night game.
5 Next confirm the following game options
Computer Strength – Very weak, weak, normal, strong, powerful
Number of innings
Number of extension innings
Cold Game – The point difference needed to decide a cold game win/loss
Wind – On or off
Defense errors or careless pitches – On or Off
Player condition marks on or off
Injuries on or off
About injuries
During a game if a player is injured, their name will turn red, and they will be
unable to play. Please exchange another player in their place.
6 Check the player order
On the order screen you can look at the conditions of your players and switch
players in and out using the A Button. The left hand column are the players on
the field, the middle column is players on the bench and the right hand column
are players who are absent from the game.
The buttons at the top of the screen are as follows
OK – finish adjusting you team
野手 – Look at your fielders data
投手 – Look at your pitchers data
The players conditions are shown with a smiley face as follows
Happy Purple – In perfect form
Red – In good form
Yellow – Normal condition
Blue – In a bad condition
Sad purple – In a very bad condition
Grey - Resting
Flat green with a number – Injured. The number represents the days need to
recover.
? – If you set condition marks off in the options menu, this will be displayed
instead
The defenders positions are also shown on this screen as follows
投 Pitcher
DH Designated Hitter
捕 Catcher
一 First base
二 Second Base
三 Third Base
遊 Short
左 Left
右 Right
中 Middle
Each player has a name plate which indicates their best position as follows
投手 pitcher
捕手 catcher
内野手 In fielder
外野手 Out fielder
Some players may be suited to more than one position.
Each player has individual stats, from A to G. A being good and G being bad.
Fielder Data
The fielder’s individual data is show as follows
Left hand side
Name
How big their mitt cursor is
Their Power stat
Their speed
Their throwing speed
Their defense ability
Right hand side
Their back number
Their throwing and batting arm
Their batting efficiency
Number of home runs
Their batting score
Their defense position and their sub position
Pitcher Data
The pitchers individual data is show as follows
Their name. Their defending efficiency.
Which arm they use and their form. Their fastest throw in km/hr
Shows what types of balls they can throw and their power
Their control stat. Their stamina stat.
Options
Change the following in game options, your choices are automatically saved.
The screen lists the following positions
走塁 Runners
守備 Fielders
打撃 Batters
投球 Pitchers
監督 Coach
You can change those positions to the following settings
マニュアル Manual – you can control them totally
オート Auto – the computer will control them for you.
走塁セミオート Semi Auto runners – Control the furthest runner only
守備セミオート Semi Auto Fielders – Controlling the catching part of fielding only]
Using the left and right c buttons you can change between the difficulty of the
auto control
ミートカーソル Mitt Cursor
全真芯 Dead center – If the ball comes within the center of the cursor it will be
hit strongly
ロックオン Lock-on – The cursor will try to move automatically towards the ball
落下点表示 Display lost points as an X
ミット移動 Mitt movement – Turn the movement of the cursor on or off. It is easy to
hit the ball if you can see it, but in a two player game you might want to hide
the movement from your opponent.
ミット移動 Turn the mitt cursor on and off, useful in 2 player mode.
変化球表示 – Display the type of pitch you will do, useful for learning the pitches.
ストライクゾーン Turns the strike zone display on or off.
7 Start the game! 試開始!
Time!
If you press the Start Button before the pitcher throws the ball you can call
time and make changes on the following menus
Batting Time Menu
Play Score
Change batter Pitcher Data
Change runner Controls
Options Sound
Replay A Replay B
Defending Time Menu
Play Score
Change Pitcher Pitcher Data
Change Defenders Controls
Options Sound
Replay A Replay B
Sound
Change the sound settings with the 3D Stick and A Button on this menu.
Here are the 6 options from left to right;
Game Sound – Mono or Stereo
Commentary volume
Referee volume
Announcer
Recommended settings
Finish changing the setting
Game Screen
At the top of the screen you can see first and second bases if you have a runner
there. In the middle of the top of the screen you can see the pitchers point of
view.
On the left hand side of the screen you can see this information
The innings count and score
The count of balls and strikes
A note telling you if your cursor is in normal or strong setting
The data of the current batter:
Their name and condition
Their hit percentage and number of home runs
Their number of runs (RBI)
Their number of hits
The defense position
On the right hand side of the screen you can see this information
The defenders shift display
The wind direction and strength as a small arrow
The data of the current pitcher:
Their name and condition
Their defense percentage
The number of batters they have struck out today
After the ball has been hit, the game will switch to the long screen.
In the top left it will say the position of your pitcher if they are off screen.
Under that, the number of Outs will be displayed.
Under that the batting record is displayed
In the top right the wind direction and strength is displayed.
In the bottom right the bases and the current positions of the runners are
shown.
The fielder you can switch to is indicated by an arrow.
The fielder you will relay the ball to is indicated by an empty arrow
The pitchers expressions
As the pitchers stamina reduces, their expressions will change.
A bit tired
Very tired – doubled over
Stars – They were hit so hard by the ball, they are dizzy, they will recover if
an OUT occurs
Red – They were hit so hard by the ball, they are angry, they will recover is an
out occurs, limited to certain players
Game Results Screen
After a game is finished some results will be displayed under the innings table
Winning pitcher scores
Relief pitcher scores
Losing pitcher scores
Home base batter scores
You can also see the results for every player on both teams
How to Bat
Match the mitt cursor to the pitchers mark and swing the bat with the right
timing.
R Trigger – Change the mitt cursor from normal swing to power swing.
A power swing is harder to hit the ball with but it will fly further.
3D Stick / D Pad – Move the mitt cursor. If a start appears when you line them
up, you will do a stronger swing and the ball with fly further.
A Button – Swings the bat. Timing is key.
OR
C Down – Bunt the ball. Timing is key. If a star appears you will do a powerful
bunt. You can then use the 3D Stick to aim your bunt.
How to run the bases
Rapidly tap the buttons (L,R and Z are recommended) to make your player run
faster.
C Up – Make all runners run to the next base
C Right – Make all runners return to the previous base
C Up and Right – Make all runners stop at the space between bases.
3D stick Up and B Button – Run to 2nd base
3D stick Left and B Button – Run to 3rd base
3D stick Down and B Button – Run to home base
Z Trigger – Cancel running to a determined base
3D stick Right and A Button – Return to 1st base
3D stick Up and A Button – Return to 2nd base
3D stick Left and A Button – Return to 3rd base
How to Pitch
As a pitcher you can control the type of ball you throw and the movement of the
fielders.
3D Stick – Decides what type of ball to throw, if your current pitcher cannot
throw that type of ball, they will shake their head. Press the Z / L Trigger to
cancel the throw type. Below are the types of ball you can throw and what
direction they are. If you do not input any direction the pitcher will throw a
slow ball.
Up / Up Left / Up Right - Straight
Right - Shoot
Down Right - Sinker / H Sinker / Screw
Down - Fork / Palm / SFF / Knuckle / V Slider / Change UP
Down Left – Curve / Slow Curve / S Slider
Left – Slider / H Slider
A Button – Start throwing the ball, rapidly tap the button to throw faster. Once
the animation begins move the 3D Stick to change the course of the ball.
A type controls
C Right – Throw the ball to first base
C Up – Throw the ball to second base
C Right - Throw the ball to third base
B Type controls
B and right on the 3D Stick– Throw the ball to first base
B and up on the 3D Stick – Throw the ball to second base
B and left on the 3D Stick - Throw the ball to third base
How to field
You control the fielder with an arrow above them.
3D Stick – Move the fielder. Hold the R Trigger and move the stick to choose a
pitcher. When you jump to catch the ball, if you leave the 3D Stick in the
neutral position, you will jump straight upwards.
A Type Controls
C Buttons – Do a jumping catch. Or relay throw the ball to a specific base.
(Imagine the C Buttons represent the bases with C Down being home base)
B Type Controls
A Button – Do a jumping catch.
A Button and 3D Stick - Relay throw the ball to a specific base. (Imagine the 3D
Stick directions represent the bases with Down being home base)
R Trigger / B Button – Throw the ball to the pitcher
How to shift the fielders
Shifting the fielders is effective, so do it! Especially when a strong batter
steps up!
R Trigger and C Up / Right – Move them to the out field
R Trigger and C Down / Left – Move them to the in field
C Down – Bunt shift
Z Trigger – Cancel the fielder shifting.
Success Mode
You have graduated university and now must work at a company whilst trying to be
picked as a pro baseball player within three years. There are 4 companies to
choose from, at first only Powerful Products will be available, but if you
fulfill certain conditions more will be unlocked.
1 Choose to start a new game (left) or delete/look at previous player records
(right)
2 Select a file to save to / load. 消す means erase.
3 Create your character using the following options
入社する会社 Which company they belong to
名前 Their name
出身 Their origin
守備位置 Defense position
利き腕 Which arm they use
顔 Face
成長タイプ How they develop as a player
About the “How they develop as a player” option
If you select アニュアル (manual) you can choose which skills to level up. All the
other options rely on the computer to choose which skills to level up.
About game overs
If you are not chosen for the draft the game will be over. When you get a game
over, that characters data will automatically be deleted.
About saving and quitting
When you want to quit the game choose システム and then セーブしておわる. If you press the
reset button during the game it is likely that your progress will be deleted, so
be careful. (I think this a system to prevent you from save scumming as it
actually deletes your whole file! So don’t press the reset button unless you
actually want to start over from the beginning!
The Weekly Schedule Screen
On this screen you plan what you will do every week of Success Mode
Along the top from left to right
Your name
Red Bar – Your toughness bar
Multicolored Bar and face – Your physical condition
Smiley face – Your motivation
Yellow Pie chart - Your toughness meter
How big your mitt cursor is
Your power stat
Your running stat
Your shoulder power
Your defense power
Display your data (it will be displayed below at the right of the main picture)
If your physical condition is low then you are more likely to get an injury, and
events will end badly for you. If your motivation is low, then your abilities in
games will suffer, and you will get less stat boosts from training. If your
toughness is also low, you are more likely to suffer an injury.
On the left hand side of the screen your money is shown in a digital display
Under that the date is shown
年 year
月 month (the months in Japanese don’t have names, only numbers)
週 week
Actions are then displayed along the bottom of the screen.
Mitt and Bat – Training, raise your abilities or physical condition
Sleeping player – Rest, restore your condition or motivation
Purple Door – Go out, hang out with your friends or alone.
Laptop – Go to work
Hospital - Heal an injury or illness or go to the hospital. Only displays in
those cases.
UP – Raise your abilities using your experience points
SHOP – Buy various kinds of items
Bar chart - Look at the Team Data, instruct your team if you are the captain
Labeled Player - Look at your personal data, items or peoples opinion of you
システム – System – Save and quit, or change the control settings.
How to level up
Using the 3D Stick and the A Button select a stat and assign experience points
to it, then press OK!
Your current stats are displayed along the top of the screen, from left to right
as follows
Your mitt cursor size
Your power
Your running power
Your throwing power
Your defense stat
(When you assign experience points you will see the resulting effect on your
stats on the row below that one)
Under that the next row displays the current experience points you have in each
time, from left to right as follows
You can then assign these points to the stats below, which are as follows form
top to bottom
Mitt Cursor size
Batting Power
Running Power
Throwing Power
Defense Power
Ect
About experience points
Depending on what training you do, you will get 4 types of experience points, as
mentioned above, here are some effective ways to earn said points
Physical power experience points – Handstands and practice swings
Technique points – Knock or practice swings
Swiftness experience points – Knock or sprinting
Spirit experience points – Positive Thinking
Fielding Technique – Knock
Pitching Technique – Ball throwing into targets
Curve Ball Technique – Curve Ball Training
Your stats
You can look at your stats on the data screen, you can also look at the data on
your various skills and ability here. It also displays the condition of your
shoulder 肩 and your elbow ひじ, if there is a bomb next to them, it is possible
that they will suffer an injury.
About games in Success Mode
Depending on what position your character plays, the games in Success Mode will
progress differently.
Pitcher
If a runner is running the bases, gameplay will start. The fielders will
automatically defend the field for you.
Fielder
You can play during batting and running.
About setting a Training Schedule
If you are the team captain you can decide the training schedule, using the 3D
Stick or D Pad and the A buttons to decide what activities to do.
The fielders Training Schedule Screen is as follows
Along the top from left to right
1 Manual – Set each players training schedule individually
2 Everyone on Batting Training (Mitt cursor size and power stats)
3 Everyone on Running Training
4 Everyone on Defense Training (Defending and throwing stats)
5 All Change -With this option you can select an activity that all members will
take part in at the same time.
6 Go to the pitchers screen
7 Go back
You can see every players details as follows from left to right
What training they are currently doing
What year they are in at university
Their name
Their condition
Which arm they use for throwing and batting
How big their mitt cursor is
Their power
How fast they run
Their defense stat
Their defense power
Their position
The pitchers Training Schedule Screen is as follows
Along the top from left to right
1 Manual – Set each players training schedule individually
2 Everyone on Throwing Speed Training
3 Everyone must train curve balls
4 All Change -With this option you can select an activity that all members will
take part in at the same time.
5 Go to the fielders screen
6 Go back
You can see every pitchers details as follows from left to right
First Row
What type of training they are doing
What year they are in at university
Their name
Their condition
Their fastest ball speed
Their stamina
Their control stat
A chart showing what types of ball they can throw and their power
Second Row
Which arm they throw with
Which arm they bat with
The size of their mitt cursor
Their power
Their running speed
Their defense stat
Their defense power
Success Mode Characters
大和社長 CEO Yamato
The head of Powerful Products Company, he dislikes the coach of company baseball
team. He wants employees who will work hard at their jobs and in the baseball
team.
嶋田キャプテン Captain Shimada
The main characters boss. In addition to his job he is very good at baseball. He
gives the main character a lot of advice.
毒島部長 Section Chief Dokujima
He believes that work is more important that the baseball team, he is a strict
boss. He sometimes supervises the team in the same manner that he manages his
employees, in an attempt to increase his responsibilities. (His name means
“poison island”, which is an ominous and very rare Japanese surname.)
有田先輩 Arida Sempai
The main characters senior at work. He doesn’t stand out much, and is a useless
employee, but he is very skilled at baseball, he is a very mysterious man.
矢部くん Yabe-kun
The main characters close friend who joined the company at the same time as him.
He is quite coercive, and forced the main character to join the company baseball
team. He is an otaku, but he has experience playing baseball and a good sense of
humor.
影山スカウト Kageyama
A pro baseball scout, he is always looking for everyday working people to
recruit into the baseball world. (His name means “shadow mountain”)
柴田 Shibata
He is the main characters subordinate in the baseball club. He is not very good
at his job, but he loves baseball so plays it energetically.
反町Sorimachi
He is the main characters subordinate in the baseball club, and let him join. He
is always excited and often gets people around her in involved into problems.
桃井 凛 Rin Momoi
She is the main characters co-worker. She has a kind quiet personality, but it
seems she does not know much about baseball.
嵐山 美鈴 Misuzu Arashiyama
She is the main characters “big sister” at work. She was entrusted with teaching
him about work so she often takes him out drinking, but she acts quite rashly.
猪狩 守 Ikari Mamoru
The main characters rival at Ikari Co. He is very domineering, but he is very
good at baseball.
ダイジョウーブ博士 Professor Daijyobu
An authority in sports medicine from Germany. It seems he is searching for
baseball players to take part in his experiments. (His name means “its
alright!”)
Company Introductions
パワフル物産 Powerful Products Company
It is a very normal company, but it has a high class baseball team. The company
employees work hard at both baseball and their day job, but they cant seem to
beat Ikari Co in the local league.
猪狩コンツェルン Ikari Co
A large cooperation with a baseball team that regularly appears in the nation
tournament. The baseball team members are tasked with winning games, and are
divided into 3 strings. There is fierce competition between them.
たんぽぽ製作所 Dandelion Factory
A small, poorly managed company. Never the less, it has a baseball team just
because the owner is interested in the sport. But its sporting results are
terrible.
どすこい酒造 Dosukoi Brewery
It belongs to a different local league than the other three companies. The
characteristic of this team is that almost all of its members are overweight.
But they can still play a powerful game of baseball. (Dosukoi is a phrased
chanted by sumo wrestlers during entertainment intervals at matches. Perhaps
this is a joke about the team member’s weight.)
About registering a player
If your character becomes a pro player at the end of Success Mode their data
will be register for use in Arrange, Competition, Pennant, League and Camp
modes. First you must register them to a team in Arrange mode before they can be
used in the other modes. You can also decide how the announcer will announce
their name in those modes. Up to 36 fielders and 24 pitchers can be registered.
How to register, delete or create passwords for players
On the Success Mode screen select the いままでつくった選手のデータをみるけす option. Using the 3D
Stick / D Pad and the A button select a player. You can also use the L R and Z
Triggers to cycle through positions. Once you have selected a player, the follow
menu will appear
1 View an explanation of this characters abilities
2 Show the password for this character (avoids using the controller pak to trade
data)
3 Delete this character
Aim to make a whole team of Success mode players!
Even if you fill up the 36 fielders / 24 pitchers data limit, if you register
those players to an Arrange Mode team, they can safely be deleted from Success
Mode.
Arrange Mode
Freely build a team of your choosing, and use it in other modes. You can also
register players which have completed Success Mode. You have three options at
the top, 作る make, 消す delete and コピーする copy.
1 Choose a file, you can save up to 12 teams.
2 Choose a base team to work from.
3 Choose your players using the top buttons to select different positions
4 Save your team to register it for the other modes.
How to use arrange mode
Use the 3D Stick and D Pad and the A and B Buttons to switch players in and out
of the team. The base team is shown at the top, and the players you can switch
in are shown at the bottom. Use the L R and Z trigger buttons to scroll the list
of available players. On the order screen you can select your Designated Hitter
and decide the players order. If you wish to delete a team you have made in
Arrange mode, press the R trigger button on the file select screen to bring up
the file deletion screen, select the file you wish to delete and press the A
Button.
How to edit their back number 背番号
The numbers shown in blue are currently being used, while the numbers shown in
red are retried so they can never be used. On the player edit screen select the
背番号を変更する option and then use the 3D stick and the A Button to set their new
number.
How to change the Position Settings 起用法
On the player data screen there will be the following four separations, move
players between these four separations using the A Button and the 3D stick to
decide which players play.
Team Policy Screen チーム方針
You have the following options on this screen, from top to bottom. You can set
them from ふつう Normal, 多い many, or to 少ない few.
Inclination to follow the order
Appoint a substitute batter
Appoint a substitute runner
Defense
Stolen Bases
Return bunt
Safety Bunt
Squeeze
Data Mode データあれこれ
You can look at the data of your Success Mode players or players you have
transferred from the Game Boy game, Power Pro-kun Pocket. You can also enter
passwords and copy data here. In order to copy data from Power Pro-kun Pocket
you need the 64 GB Pak.
On the menu you have the following options
Left column
Look at or delete data, display passwords
Enter a password for a new player from the N64 game
Enter a password for a new player from the GB game
Enter the pronunciation data of a players name
Right column
Move players on a controller pak
Move a team on a controller pak
Move players using the 64 GB pak
How to enter a password
If you have the password for a player from their registered player data screen,
you do not need to save them to the controller pak in order to transfer their
data. If you enter their password correctly their data will be registered, and
their data will be displayed. (You can use this feature to share your success
mode characters with your friends, but it was also used by Konami to add the
real pro players who were hidden in the 5th game because of their tax evasion
prosecution.)
How to enter a voice for the announcer to say in Success Mode (two methods)
Either
Choose to use a player’s name already in the game.
or
Enter your own kana in this way
1 Enter kana
2 Choose a pronunciation pattern
3 Adjust the pronunciation using the Up/Down C Buttons (volume), Left/Right C
Buttons (length), Up/Down on the DPad (height) and the L/R/Z Trigger to test the
name. (Good luck this looks really complex!)
Controller Pak Data Exchange
Using a controller pak you can save players made in Success mode and Arrange
mode teams. 123 pages are necessary. To edit your controller pak, hold the start
button down as you turn the game on. To exchange data insert a controller pak
into controller one. On the Team/Player Data Exchange menus you have the
following options in the middle of the screen.
コピーする Copy Data
いれかえる Switch data in and out
データを見る Look at the data
消す Delete data
Player/Team Data exchange screen
On the left are players/teams on the cart. On the right are players/teams on the
controller pak. The players/teams are represented by their name, if there is a
players head and the words あき (in the case of teams, just a number) that means
there is no data in that slot.
How to copy players using the 64 GB Pak
The method is the same as the Controller Pak Data Exchange, except you only have
two options, Copy and Look at the Data. You cannot move a player from the N64
game to the Game Boy game.
Camp Mode
Practice the basic skills of attacking and defending here. Learn the controls in
order to play effectively in the main modes.
1 Choose a team
2 Select a type of training as follows
Batting Practice Pitching practice
Running Practice Fielding practice
Attack Practice Defense practice
Game Settings Options
If you pause the game during training the following options appear
Continue
Quit
Listen to an explanation
Options
About Batting Practice
You can select any player to bat with. The pitcher will throw 10 balls at you,
and you will be scored on your result. In the top left the timing meter is
displayed. Next to that the distance the ball flew and the number of hits is
displayed. In the top right of the screen are the number of remaining balls, the
high score, and then your current score. In the bottom right the data of your
player is displayed.
Points are decided in the following way
Home run – 7 points
3 bases – 6 points
2 bases – 5 points
Hit – 4 points
Checking the ball – 1 point
Sacrifice bunt – 1 point
About pitching practice
You can select any pitcher, and see what balls they can throw. Using the
catchers mitt to aim your throw, throw 12 balls. You will be scored on your
performance. In the top left, the types of balls you can throw is displayed. The
strike zone is displayed as a red box, and the throwing area is displayed as
yellow box. In the top right the number of balls left, your high score and the
current score is displayed. Your pitchers data is displayed under that.
Points are decided in the following way
The ball passed through the throwing area – 2
The ball passed through the very center of the throwing area – plus 1
You threw a curve ball – plus 1
You threw a fast ball (you mashed the button enough) – plus 1
About base running practice
You can choose any player and decide the order. If you press the Z Trigger your
player will start running, the other controls are the same as the main game.
About fielding practice
You can choose any player and decide the order. In game you can push up and down
on the 3D Stick or D Pad to choose the height of the ball, and left and right to
choose the direction. You can press the left and right C Buttons to choose the
ball speed. After you have decided the settings press the A button and the coach
will hit the ball. If you press the B Button he will bunt the ball instead. With
the R Trigger and a C button you can shift the fielders. With the L Trigger and
C Buttons you can move the runners on the bases. A yellow arrow in front of the
coach will show the ball direction. To the right of the coach the power meter is
displayed, and to the right of that the height meter is shown.
About Attack and Defense Practice
You can decide the order and play that part of the game using the same controls
as the main game.
Pennant Mode
Choose any team you like and fight to win the pennant. If you win the league you
can join the Japan series.
1 On the Pennant main menu you can choose from the following options
Start from the beginning
Continue from a save
Records – Team and individual player records are displayed here
Return to the main menu
2 Select the type of mode
Dramatic – You can enjoy playing from the spring camp to end of the season. The
players ability will evolve from the intensive training.
Normal – A normal pennant race.
3 Select a team, you can also use your team from arrange mode
4 Select which other teams will play
5 Decide the following game settings
Number of games per team
Wind effects
Foul balls on or off
Computer strength
Injuries on or off
5 Confirm the game options. If you set the top option, 操作, to MAN you will play
the game. If you set it to COM, the computer will play it for you.
Dramatic Pennant Mode Camp
You have four options at the top right of the screen.
Decide the days training schedule Each Teams information
Look at player abilities Start training
The left hand side of the screen shows you the month and day.
How to “Decide the days training schedule”
The following menu is shown
Options along the top of the screen, from left to right
OK
(Delete by pressing C Down)
Defenders
In-fielders
Out-fielders
Options on the right hand side from top to bottom
Pitching training
Batting Training
Defending Training
Running Training
Basic Training
Special Training
The schedule is broken into three sections
あさ Morning
ひる Noon
よる Night
You can decide which groups of players do what kind of training using the A and
B Buttons. 休みmeans take a rest.
After completing the camp you will move the Pennant competition. On the COMさい配
screen you can choose which players the computer will play. You can also
register your team in Arrange Mode after finishing the camp.
You will then advance to that day’s pennent game.
This screen shows the following information
In the top right of the screen you have three options
Start the game
Look at the results
Change the options
Under the teams of that day’s game is the daily game schedule, you can scroll
through it using the L,R, or Z Triggers. You can speed up the scrolling with
down C.
Automatic games
If you set your controls to COM in the options menu, games will be automatically
played by the computer. On the automatic game screen, the game speed will be
shown in the top left. The score board will be show at the top of the screen,
along with the current players on the ground.
7 Start the game
If you choose to play the games yourself, you can confirm the player order
before starting the game. If your players are injured or in bad condition they
cannot play. Before a computer vs computer game you can choose whether you want
to watch the game or not. When the game is finished the results will be
displayed. After this you will be able to save your game. You will be given four
options
Save and continue playing Don’t save, but continue playing
Save and quit Don’t save, but quit
On the Pennant data mode, you can choose to erase your save with the データをけす
option.
League Mode
Six teams battle to win the league in this mode. You can play with your friend
or the computer, up to 6 players can play.
1 The League Main menu gives you the following options
Start from the beginning
Continue from a save
Records – Team and individual player records are displayed here
Return to the main menu
2 Choose which teams will enter
3 Confirm the following game settings
Number of games
Schedule type – simple games or up to 3 rematches
Computer strength
Injuries on or off
4 Enter a team name
5 Confirm the game options. If you set the top option, 操作, to MAN you will play
the game. If you set it to COM, the computer will play it for you.
6 Advance to that day’s game. You can also look at the game results and change
the options on this screen. You can scroll the game schedule with the L R and Z
triggers, and press C Down to advance to the next game.
7 Start the game
If you choose to play the games yourself, you can confirm the player order
before starting the game. If your players are injured or in bad condition they
cannot play. Before a computer vs computer game you can choose whether you want
to watch the game or not. When the game is finished the results will be
displayed. After this you will be able to save your game.
On the League data mode, you can choose to erase your save with the データをけす
option.
Scenario Mode
You can watch or join in at any time, some special motif games in this mode. If
you clear all the scenarios you can see an ending screen.
1 Select a file. You can also change the controls and delete your file on this
screen.
2 Select a scenario to play.
About saving and quitting.
In scenario mode, the game saves automatically after a scenario is cleared.
To delete your scenario file choose the ファイル消去 option.
Home Run Competition Mode
You can choose to play one player or three player mode. Compete to score the
most home runs and the longest distance. On the main menu of this mode the
results are displayed at the top half of the screen. Under that there are the
following 6 buttons.
Top row, from left to right
One Player
Three Player
Control Settings
Bottom row, from left to right
On player records
Three player records
Delete data
About the rules
The pitcher will throw 10 balls, compete to score the most home runs. In the
three player mode, the pitcher will throw only 9 balls, and the players will
switch every 3 balls.
The best record is shown in the top left, the player data in the bottom left,
and the current results are in the top right. (本 means the number of bases, and
あと３球 means there are three balls left, for example).
MVP Noguchi Shigeki, Chunichi, 1st time winer
Best Batter Rose, Yokohama, 1st time winner, 3/6/9
Home Base Batter Pedajini, Yakult, 1st time winner, 44 bases
Points Batter Rose, Yokohama, 2nd time winner, 153 points
Most Safety Hits Rose, Yokohama, 1st time winner, 192 bases
Highest Times on Base Pedajini, Yakult, 1st time winner, 4/6/9
Stolen Bases Ishii Takuro, Yokohama, 3rd time winner, 39 bases
Most Wins Uehara Koji, Giants, 1st time winner, 20 wins
Defending Percentage Uehara Koji, Giants, 1st time winner, 2.09
Best Rescues Takatsu Shinko, Yakult, 2nd time winner, 31SP
Most Strike outs Uehara Koji, Giants, 1st time winner, 179 strikeouts
Best new comer Uehara Koji, Giants
Pacific League
MVP Kudoki Miyasu, Daie, 2nd time winner
Best Batter Ichiro, Orix, 6th time winner, 3/4/3
Home Base Batter Rose, Kinetsu, 1st time winner, 40 bases
Points Batter Rose, Kinetsu, 1st time winner, 101 points
Most Safety Hits Matsui Kazuo, Seibu, 1st time winner 178 bases
Highest Times on Base Ichiro, Orix, 4th time winner, 4/1/2
Stolen Bases Matsui Kazuo, Seibu, 3rd time winner, 32 bases
Most Wins Matsuzaka Daisuke, Seibu, 1st time winner, 16 wins
Defending Percentage Kudoki Miyasu, Daie, 4th time winner, 2.38
Win Percentage Shinohara Takayuki, Daie, 1st time winner, 9/3/3
Best Rescues Warren, Rotte, 1st time winner, 31 SP
Most Strike outs Kudoki Miyasu, Daie, 2nd time winner, 196 strikeouts
Most Holds Fujii Masao, Daie, 1st time winner, 26 holds
Best new comer Matsuzaka Daisuke, Seibu
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