Released on March 26th 1998, this is the 5th game in the Powerful Pro Baseball
series which began on the Super Famicom in 1994. The game requires 74 pages to
Success Mode players and Arrange mode teams, but saves other data to the game
cart. It sold around 160,000 copies, much less than the later PS1 game (480,000
copies).
Along with 9 other modes, this game includes a story mode, called Successful
Mode, which was a feature that was first included in the previous game on the
N64. This time the player is a student at one of three high schools, rather than
already a pro player. Also the number of girls that you can date has been
increased from 4 to 6. This game also led to a spin off series called Power Pro
Kun Pocket on the Game Boy Color.
It features commentary tracks from Noriyuki Abe and Kotono Mitsuishi, hence the
“Live” in the title. Amusingly, at the time of release, several pro baseball
players were involved in a tax evasion case. This led to their characters being
hidden in the game. Konami later released a password to reveal these characters
in an official strategy guide.
The manual for this game includes the results of the 1998 pennant competition;
you can use this to choose the best team for the main modes, which is probably
Yakult. Yes, Yakult is a Japanese drink, and yes they own a baseball team.
This manual and game is pretty much the same as the other games in the series,
so if you have played them or read my other translations you can skip most of
the manual. But I have translated it all again for posterity.
The British publication, N64 magazine, reviewed the game, giving it 78% which
was a much better score than they gave the 4th game (54%). They said that the
game is “strictly for fans of Japanese weirdness”. But as a British magazine,
they were usually more interested in football games.
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.
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 Real Big Game!
Features
New Data, a new Success Mode.
Featuring such modes as, Competition mode, Pennant Mode, League, Arrange Mode,
Campaign Mode, Success Mode, Scenario Mode, this is a game with many types of
mode.
Starting as a high school student, aim to be drafted as a pro player in the new
success mode. The live commentary gives a real sense of being there, the
outstanding feeling of real baseball of has been powered up!
The announcer, Ms Uguisu Jyo, will announce your own players name!
Featuring a scenario mode in which you can pause the action and join the game at
any time.
Includes the player data of the players in the 1998 series.
2.Manual Translation
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.
Controls
This game uses the 3D Stick and the D Pad. There are two types of controls, A
and B types. The only main difference is how the pitcher orders the fielders to
throw the ball and how the fielders catch the ball.
Batting
A button – Swing the bat (use the 3D Stick to move the bat whilst it is
swinging)
C down – Bunt (You can aim the bunt using the 3D stick)
Start Button – Pause
R Trigger – Change the cursor style (Normal or Hard swing)
3D Stick – Move the cursor
Running
A button and the 3D stick – run back to a determined base
B button and 3D stick – Run towards a determined base
C up – Make all runners run
C right – Make all runners run back
C up and C right – step whilst standing on a base
Start Button – Game Start / display the menu
Z Trigger – Cancel advancing to a base
3D Stick – Choose a base (using the 4 directions)
Pitching
A button – Start throwing the ball
C buttons – Bunt shift
Start Button – Pause
C up/left/right – Make a throw to check/pickoff a runner
R Trigger and any c button –move the defenders
Z Trigger – Cancel a pitch type or cancel moving defenders
3D Stick - Choose a pitch type.
During a throw it controls the catchers mitt and curves the ball
3D Stick forward – throw a straight ball
3D stick back in any direction - a curve ball
Defending
A button – Start throwing the ball
B Button – Relay throw the ball
C buttons – Jump catch in the direction press.
If the 3D stick is neutral – jumps straight up
C Right – Throw the ball to 1st base
C Up – Throw the ball to 2nd base
C Left – Throw the ball to 3rd base
C Down – Throw the ball to home base
R Trigger – Relay throw the ball
3D Stick – Moves the defenders
Starting the game
This game features 10 types of mode, depending on the mode the controls are
different, please read each modes control instructions carefully to play
correctly.
Menu Controls
3D Stick / D Pad – Move the cursor
A Button - Confirm
B Button - Cancel
C Buttons – Scroll the Screen
L and R Trigger Buttons – Switch the menus
Mode Select Screen
After the title screen you will move to the mode select screen. It is laid out
in the following way;
Competition Mode Pennant Mode
Success Mode League Mode
Arrange Mode Scenario Mode
Data Exchange Success Players
Camp Sound
Competition Mode
Choose a team you like and enjoy playing one game.
You can play against the computer or a friend.
Pennant Mode
Choose a team you like and battle to win the pennant race.
If you win the league, you can challenge the Japan Series.
Success Mode
Enter a high school baseball club, and aim to become a pro player by your third
year.
If you become a pro player, your character can join the League, Pennant and Camp
modes.
League Mode
For 1 to 6 players/teams. You can play against the computer or your friends.
Arrange Mode
Freely choose any players and make a team.
This team can be used in the Competition, Pennant, League, and Camp modes.
Scenario Mode
Battle to complete the 12 types of scenario, each with different winning
conditions.
Data Exchange
Copy your Arrange Mode team or player data to a controller pak.
Success Players
You can look at the data of players made in the Success Mode here.
You can enter passwords, names for the announcer to say, and make changes here.
Camp
Train the basic skills of attacking to defending.
Sound
Change the game play sound and commentary here.
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.
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
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
6 Check the player order
7 Start the game! 試開始!
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
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 Field
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
Down Right - Sinker / Screw
Down - Fork / Palm / SFF / Knuckle / V Slider / Change UP
Down Left – Curve / Slow Curve
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 – Bat shift
Z / L Trigger – Cancel the fielder shifting.
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.
変化球表示 – Display the type of pitch you will do, useful for learning the pitches.
Sound
Change the sound settings with C Left and C Right and confirm with the A button
Here are the 6 options from left to right, top to bottom.
Commentary volume
Announcer
Referee volume
Game Sounds
Recommended settings
Finish changing the setting
About the player order screen
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.
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
Left or right handed throwing / batting
Their defense sub position
Middle Column
How big their mitt cursor is
Their hit percentage
The number of home bases
Number of hits
Right hand side
Their power
How fast they run to bases
How fast they relay the ball
How fast they move combined with their error percentage
Pitcher Data
The pitchers individual data is show as follows
Right hand side
Shows what types of balls they can throw and their power
Left hand side
Their name
Which arm they throw with
Their highest ball speed
Along the bottom, left to right
Their defense percentage
Their control stat
Their stamina
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 Options
Replay A Replay B
Defending Time Menu
Play Score
Change Pitcher Pitcher Data
Change Defenders Options
Replay A Replay B
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
Success Mode
Enter a high school baseball club and try to be picked as a pro player in your
third year. If your player is drafted as a pro you will be able to use him in
pennant, league and camp modes.
1 Choose to start a new game (left) or delete/look at previous player records
(right)
2 Select a file to save to / load. けす means erase.
3 Enter your characters using hiragana, katakana, English, or kanji
4 Create your character using the following options
顔 Face
志望球団 The pro team they want to join
守備位置 Defense position
利き腕 Which arm they use
自称 How they refer to themselves in Japanese
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.
How to advance in Success Mode
Learn skills, and train. Keep an eye on your characters physical condition and
motivation. There are various events which will occur too. Every week you can
decide what you want to do that week. After you do an action, the effect on your
character will be displayed.
The main screen is as follows
Along the top left to right
Your name
タフ度 – Your toughness bar
Face – Your physical condition
Smiley face – Your motivation
How big your mitt cursor is
Your power stat
Your running stat
Your shoulder power
Your defense power
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.
The date will be displayed on the left hand side of the screen
年 year
週 week
月 month (the months in Japanese don’t have names, only number)
On the right hand side of the screen, your teams stats are shown as follows
Pitching
Batting
Running
Defending
Overall
Along the bottom of the screen are the weekly options, from left to right as
follows
Practice
Opens the baseball training menu. Level up your abilities here and experience
events.
Study
The more you study the more effective training techniques you will come up with.
You will also recover stamina here.
Go to the hospital
This is only displayed if your are injured or ill. There are times when you must
focus on your recovery.
Instruct your team
Tell your team how to practice baseball, and look at their individual abilities.
But if your character is not the team captain, you will not be able to instruct
your team mates.
Talk
You can seek advice from many people, such as your coach, captain, team mates,
manager and your father. This will have many effects, including recovering your
physical condition. Depending on who you talk to the effects are different. Try
talking to many people.
Increase abilities
If you set the“How they develop as a player” option to manual, this option will
be displayed. You can increase your abilities (physical power, agility,
technique, spirit)
Personal data
Displays your current stats and special abilities.
Evaluation
Ask the scout, your coach, your team mates, and the captain for their evaluation
of you.
System
Change the sound settings, controls and save and quit the game here.
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!)
About types of training
There are 11 types of training, each of which have a different effect on the
development of your stats. Your training level is dependent on how much you
study, and will also be affected by events.
Miscellaneous skills
Can be trained easily by anyone. Eve though they don’t raise your skills, your
team mates and captains opinion of you will rise. Also they will not cause an
injury.
Trained with 雑用 / 球磨き / 球拾い (odd jobs, ball cleaning, picking up balls)
Basic Strength
Build up your basic strength so that you do not get injured when you train other
skills. They make you tired and reduce your technique stat but, increase your
Toughness a lot. Keep an eye on your motivation level when you do these
activities.
Trained with ランニング / タイや引き / 鉄ゲタ (running, tire pull, iron shoes)
Power
Increases your physical power a lot, and also increases your Toughness a little.
But it reduces your technique and swiftness stats. Be careful of injurieis.
Trained with 腕立て / ダンベル / ウェイトトレーニング (hand stands, dumbbells, weight training)
Batting
The basic practice of fielders. Raises your physical strength and technique, but
does not reduce your condition or causes injuries much. Recommended.
Trained with 素振り / トスバッティング / マシン打撃 (practice swinging, toss batting, machine
batting
Defending
Increases your swiftness and technique a lot. But you are very likely to be
injuried or be worn out, so be careful. It is hard training so it increases
people opinion of you. But if people don’t cooperate with you…
Trained with ノック / 近距離ノック / 実戦守備 (knock , short distance knock, in game
defending)
Base Running
Increases your swiftness a lot. Like knock it is hard training, but you can do
it on your own.
Trained with スプリント / ミニハードル / パラシュートラン (sprinting, mini-hurdles, parachute run)
Refresh training
Makes your body more flexible, and prepares your body for exercise. Improves
your condition and increases your toughness, so it is good to do periodically.
Trained with ストレッチ / メディすんボール / PNF (stretching, medicine ball, Proprioceptive
Neuromauscular Facilitations)
Mental Training
Forge your will and build up your mental health in order to perform at your full
ability in the games. However, sadly, others will think you are slacking off and
their opinion of you will decrease.
Trained with ポジティブシンキング / イメージトレーニング / 瞑想 (positive thinking, image training,
meditation)
Ball Speed
Trains your whole body in order to throw the ball faster. Because it is more
about throwing fast balls, your control stat will decrease.
Trained with 遠投 / シャドウ / チューブ (Long throw, shadow, tube)
Control
Training to learn how to throw the ball at a specific target. Because it is
necessary to improve your form to do this, your ball speed stat will reduce a
little
Trained with 投げ込み / 的当て / コース投げ込み (throw in, targets, course throw in)
Throwing Techniques
Learn various ways of throwing the ball, and strengthen the ones you already
know. Because your form will be imprecise, your control and ball speed stat will
reduce.
Trained with 変化球
About games in Success Mode
Depending on what position your character plays, the games in Success Mode will
progress differently. Also, if you are the team captain, the game play will also
change.
Pitcher
If a runner is running the bases, gameplay will start. The fielders will
automatically defend the field for you.
Fielder
You can only play when it is your turn to bat.
Captain
You can play normally from the 7th inning.
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 Go to the pitchers schedule screen
2 All fielders batting training (Mit cursor size and power stats)
3 All fielders running training
4 All fielders 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 back
You can see every players details as follows from left to right
Their name
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
What kind of training is planned for them
The pitchers Training Schedule Screen is as follows
Along the top from left to right
1 Go to the fielders schedule screen
2 All pitchers throwing speed training
3 All pitchers ball techniques training
4 All Change – With this option you can select an activity that all members will
take part in at the same time.
5 Go back
You can see every players details as follows from left to right
First Row
Their name
Their fastest ball speed
Their stamina
Their control stat
A chart showing what types of ball they can throw and their power
The type of training that is set for them
Second Row
The way they throw
Which arm they bat with
The size of their mitt cursor
Their power
Their running speed
Their defense stat
Their defense power
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
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
Swiftness experience points – Knock or sprinting
Technique experience points – Knock or practice swings
Spirit experience points – Positive Thinking
Your stats
You can look at your stats on the 個人データ 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.
How to ask other people’s opinions of you
On the 評判 screen you can talk to various people, depending on the things they
say, you can get a feeling of how they feel about you. (This dialog is effected
by opinion stats which the game does not show you.)
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.
Yearly Schedule
(NB the months in the Japanese calendar do not have names as in English. Instead
they are listed from 1 to 12, so 1月 is January and 12月 is December. School
years, and most other things in Japan start in April, or 4月, when the cherry
blossom blooms! The All Japan High School Baseball Koshien Tournament in August
is a national event every year. Anyone who likes baseball watches this
tournament to see which players will be picked to become pros. It’s a pretty
emotional event for many high school students.)
4月 High School Entrance Ceremony
5月
6月
7月All Japan High School Baseball Reigonal Tournaments
8月 All Japan High School Baseball Koshien Tournament
9月Captains change, 3 graders retire to focus on university entrance exams
10月 Autumn District Tournaments
11月 Draft
12月
1月
3月 All Japan High School Baseball Selection Tournaments
About game overs
If you are not chosen for the draft when you are in the third grade, or you are
forced to retire from the club the game will be over. When you get a game over,
that characters data will automatically be deleted.
Advice
At the start of Success Mode, try to raise your team mates opinion of you. If
your team mates do not cooperate with you, then you wont be able to practice.
Even if you become the Captain, it is necessary that your team mates have a good
opinion of you. The most effective way to raise their opinion is through the
Miscellaneous skills options in the training menu,
A good way to recover your motivation and physical condition, is by Stretching
or Studying. However, you can also recover a lot by talking to people with the
Talk command. However, it is not certain that you will recover motivation or
physical condition with the Talk command, and bad events may even occur.
Build up your basic physical abilities. Your Toughness stat may reduce from time
to time, so recover it by Running or doing the Tyre Pull! If your toughness stat
is low, it is easy to get injured. As a pitcher, doing Ball Speed practice will
raise your toughness stat.
Be careful of the injury probability of training methods. In order to overcome
ones of 10% use one of the Refresh training methods or the Study command.
Take good care of your girl friend. If you don’t give her any attention for a
long time she will break up with you!
If your captain’s opinion of you is low, you will not be picked for the team.
Train or talk to them.
If you coaches opinion of you is low, he will not recommend you to the scout.
Train hard or talk to him.
Before you play in a game, recover your physical condition and motivation,
because they have an effect in the game.
Before you play in a Koshien game, if you register your characters name with the
announcer, they will call your name in the game.
Success Mode Characters
山宮監督 Coach Yamamiya
A strict 35 year old. To him, winning games is everything. He makes no
compromises and forgives no one. Depending on which high school you choose, he
may be a former student. He is friends with a pro-baseball scout.
谷田キャプテン Captain Tanida
A student who is 2 ranks higher than the main character. He looks after his
juniors well, and gives them various advice.
鮫島先輩 Samejima Sempai
A student who is 1 rank higher than the main character. He focuses on forging
his sprit and concentration. He also invites his friends out with him, but he is
a stoic player who would rather train.
矢部くん Yabe-kun
The main characters friend, who is the same grade as him. He forced the main
character to join the baseball team against his will. Despite his looks he loves
exercising.
香本 Komoto
A student one rank lower than the main character. An optimist, who talks in a
carefree manner. Matsukura’s close friend.
松倉 Matsukura
A student one rank lower than the main character. He is a pessimist, but still
enjoyss talking. Komoto’s close friend.
駒坂 Komasaka
A student who is two ranks lower than the main character. A well manner honor
student. He is a genius who loves to exercise.
猪狩 守 Ikari Mamoru
The main characters rival from another school. He played in a qualifier match
for Dawn High School. He is an over confident guy.
猪狩 進 Ikari Susumu
A student at Dawn High School, one rank lower than the main character. He is
different from his brother Ikari Mamoru. He is a friendly boy with common sense.
He tries to control his ridiculous brother.
外藤 Gaido
A student at Heinous School of Commerce, the same age as the main character. It
is rumored that he injured the best player of another team that his school was
going to play.
お父さん Father
He made the main character promise “If you are not drafted as a pro player by
the time you graduate, you must give up baseball and inherit the family
business.” He is a stubborn person who does not compromise with anyone.
ダイジョーブ博士 Professor Daijobu
A german who is an authority in sports medicine. He put into practice many
radical theories, and was exiled from the academic establishment. He is
interested in Japanese baseball players, and is searching for guinea pigs for
his experiments.(His name literally means “its alright”)
School names – I have attempted to translated their joke meanings
パワフル高校 – Powerful High School
A public high school that has pre-war history. All the other sports teams are
flourishing, but the baseball team is sluggish. They have not played in the
Koshien tournament for more than 20 years.
白鳥学園 – Swan Academy
A private high school known for its baseball team. Students join the school in
order to excel in their chosen sport, and the school advertises this. The
baseball team is no different, and has taken part in the Koshien tournament 6
times. However, other teams in the local district have improved their playing,
so it has not played in the Koshien in the last 2 years. Until recently it was a
boys school, so there are very few female students.
赤とんぼ高校 – Red Dragonfly High School
A school in the countryside that has few students. They are not good at sports,
and only the track and field team is reasonably strong. The baseball team
players are so few that team members are forced to play more than one position.
Naturally the team is weak, and their practice equipment is poor.
あかつき大付属高校 Dawn High School
A private High School which was opened 8 years ago. Like Swan Academy they are
advertised as a sports based high school. It is close to the main characters
High School, and the rival Ikari twins go there.
極亜久商業 Heinous School of Commerce
A hard hearted high school, about which there are various bad rumors. The
students are known for their devious behavior, but their actions go unpunished.
They are an aggressive team with many hitters with a powerful aim, and a fast
pitcher.
帝王実業 Emperor Business School
A school famous for its baseball team, recently it had become stronger. Its team
is proud of its defensive play, and uses sacrificial bunting and base stealing
often.
インターネットハイスクール Internet High School
It is a computer focused school, but lately their baseball team has become
strong. The reason for this is unknown.
雪国高校 Snow Country High School
A high school full of extremely serious and hard working students. Their
baseball team is strong and tenacious. They have batters who can clean up easily
and pitchers who can throw various kinds of curve balls.
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 mit 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 a team, you can also use your team from arrange mode
3 Select which other teams will play
4 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.
6 Advance to that day’s game. This screen shows the following information
Along the top of the screen, from left to right
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. (The way this mode is played is
almost exactly the same as Pennant mode.)
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 schedual 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.
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.
1 Choose a file, you can save up to 8 teams.
2 Choose a base team to work from.
3 Choose your players using the top buttons as follows, left to right
Fielders
Pitchers
Decide the player order
Save
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.
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.
Success Mode Players
You can look of the data of players from Success Mode, and set a name for the
announcer to call out. The menu has the following options from left to right
Look at the registered player files
Enter a name for the announcer to call out
Enter a password
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 game because of their tax evasion
prosecution.)
How to enter a voice for the announcer to say in Success Mode
1 Select a character
2 Then choose to use a player’s name already in the game, or have the announcer
read your voice from kana that you will input.
3 If you choose to use a player’s name already in the game, you will be shown
the following screen
At the top – The characters that have been input
Above the characters, are 4 options, from left to right
Test the name
Save the name
Quit
Show other characters
If you wish to enter your own kana, the follow screen will be shown, you can use
the C buttons to change the pages of letters.
In the top right hand side from top to bottom
Enter kana
Recommended reading pattern – choose from 4
Adjust the pronunciation
Save
Quit
On the pronunciation adjustment screen you can change the height, size and
length of each of the sounds in your name. (Good luck this looks really
complex!)
Data Exchange
Using a controller pak you can save players made in Success mode and Arrange
mode teams. 74 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 Data Exchange menu you can choose to exchange
players (left) or teams (right).
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.
In the middle are the following options from top to bottom
Copy
Switch in and take out
View the data
Delete
MVP Naruta Atsuya, Yakult, 2nd time winer
Best Batter Suzuki Takanori, Yokohama, first time winner, 3/3/5
Home Base Batter Hoojii, Yakult, first time winner, 38 home bases
Points Batter Ropesu, Hiroshima, 2nd time winner, 112 points
Most Safety Hits Ropesu, Hiroshima, first time winner, 170 bases
Highest Times on Base Roozu, Yokohama, first time winner, 4/4/4
Stolen Bases Ogata Koichi, Hiroshima, 3rd time winner, 49 times
Most Wins Yamamoto Masa, Chunichi, 3rd time winner, 18 wins
Defending Percentage Ono Yutaka, Hiroshima, 2nd time winner, 2.85
Best Rescues Sasagi Kazuhiro, Yokohama, 4th time winner, 41SP
Most Strike outs Yamamoto Masa, Chunichi, First time winner, 159 strike
outs
Best new comer Sawazaki Toshikazu, Hiroshima
Pacific League
MVP Nishiguchi Fumiya, Seibi, first time winner
Best Batter Ichiro, Orix, 4th time winner, 3/4/5
Home Base Batter Winston, Nippon Ham, first time winner, 37 home bases
Points Batter Kokubo Hiroki, Daie, 4th time winner, 185 bases
Most Safety Hits Ichiro, Orix, 4th time winner, 185 baes
Highest Times on Base Suzuki Ken, Seibu, first time winner, 4/3/1
Stolen Bases Matsui Kazuo, Seibu, first time winner, 62 bases
Most Wins Nishiguchi Fumiya, Seibu, first time winner, 15 wins
Koike Hideo, Kintetsu, first time winner, 15 wins
Defending Percentage Komiyama Satoru, Rotte, first time winner, 2.49
Win Percentage Nishiguchi Fumiya, Seibu, first time winner, 7/5
Best Rescues Akahori Motoyuki, Kintetsu, 5th time winner, 33SP
Most Strike outs Nishiguchi Fumiya, Seibu, first time winner, 192
strike outs
Most Holds Hashimoto Takehiro, Seibu, first time winner, 25
Best new comer Kosaka Makoto, Rotte
3.Success Mode Walkthrough
You have a choice of three high schools. This effects the storyline and the
difficulty.
Powerful High School
Easy to clear, but your character won’t have good stats.
Red Dragonfly High School
A poor old wooden high school in the mountains. The baseball team has not won a
game in 6 years so the Vice Principal is trying to have the club disbanded.
Because of this the quality of equipment is low and there are few players. On
the other hand, there are many events that motivate the character. Because there
are so few team mates, the player can join games in the summer of the first
year. If you can’t win a game by the fall of 2nd grade the club will be
disbanded, and you will get a game over.
Swan Academy
A prestigious school, the training equipment is very good quality, so it is easy
to level up your character when you train. Because the club members are all of
high ability, it is easy to win games, but on the other hand it is hard for your
character to rise through the ranks and be picked for games. There are also many
events which reduce the characters motivation stat. Because your character is
enrolled on a sports scholarship, if you are injured for more than 6 weeks you
will be kicked out of school, resulting in a game over.
The protagonist of this game is based on the protagonist of Powerful Pros 3,
Tetsuo Toi. So if you set your name to Toi (戸井), you increases the chances of
getting good senses stats.
There are 6 possible girls you can date in Success Mode.
