R.B.I. Baseball 4

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R.B.I. Baseball 4
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















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R.B.I. Baseball 4 or R.B.I. 4 Baseball (R.B.I.4.ベースボール) is a 1992 baseball game for the Sega Mega Drive by Tengen and the sequel to R.B.I. Baseball 3. It was followed by R.B.I. Baseball '93.

When batting, the D-pad moves around, A swings, and C changes pose. When pitching, Left and Right move and A pitches. If the ball is hit, you can control your teammates as they try to get the batter out, with A passing the ball.

A Sega Mega-CD version was announced[1], but cancelled for unknown reasons.

Production credits

  • Programmers: Michael Alexander, Doug Coward
  • Graphics: Greg Williams, Jose Erazo, Linnea Wigren
  • Sound: Brad Fuller, John Paul, Don Diekneite
  • Special Thanks: Michael Klug

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #10: "November/December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №39, p48[6]
69 №14
84 №32, p172
87 №4, p28/29
65 №3, p60[7]
74 №11, p24/25
71 №38, p51
78 №14, p62/63
78 №18, p67
89 №14, p76/77[8]
Sega Mega Drive
78
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[9]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[11]
Game Mania (UK)
87
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[6]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[13]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
69
[14]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-U
84
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[16]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
87
[17]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[18]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
65
[7]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
74
[19]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
71
[20]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
71
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
78
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
78
[23]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
79
[24]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[8]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
61
[26]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
72
Based on
22 reviews

R.B.I. Baseball 4

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
RBI Baseball 4 MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR

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Cart

References

  1. File:MegaPlay US 11.pdf, page 33
  2. Sega Visions, "August/September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 25
  3. Game Informer, "January/February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 68
  4. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1993" (US; 1993-01-12), page 34
  5. Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 65
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:GamePro US 039.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 039.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:Mega UK 03.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 03.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 185
  10. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-08), page 30
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 30
  12. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  13. Hippon Super, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-03), page 47
  14. Joypad, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 62
  15. Joystick, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 172
  16. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
  17. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  18. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
  19. MegaTech, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-20), page 24
  20. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 109
  21. Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 51
  22. Sega Pro, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-12), page 62
  23. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  24. Sega Zone, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-xx), page 36
  25. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  26. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 207
  27. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1992" (US; 1992-1x-xx), page 62