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The '''''Mario Baseball'' series''' is a spin-off series  of the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series that revolves around the concept of [[wikipedia:Baseball|baseball]]. Only two games have been released to date, the first one,  
The '''''Mario Baseball'' series''' is a spin-off series  of the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series that revolves around the concept of [[wikipedia:Baseball|baseball]]. Only two games have been released to date, the first one,  
Mario Superstar Baseball for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and the second one, Mario Super Sluggers for the [[Wii]]. Unlike previous spinoffs the [[player]] could recruit people via completeing scout missions to get enough scout flags to recruit the player on one of the four opposite teams. Another unique feature is [[chemistry]], that can effect how well your teamates cooparate.
Mario Superstar Baseball for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and the second one, Mario Super Sluggers for the [[Nintendo Wii]]. Unlike previous spinoffs the [[player]] could recruit people via completeing scout missions to get enough scout flags to recruit the player on one of the four opposite teams. Another unique feature is [[chemistry]], that can effect how well your teamates cooparate.


==Installments==
==Installments==

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“Let's Play Baseball!”
Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Superstar Baseball

The Mario Baseball series is a spin-off series of the Mario series that revolves around the concept of baseball. Only two games have been released to date, the first one, Mario Superstar Baseball for the Nintendo GameCube, and the second one, Mario Super Sluggers for the Nintendo Wii. Unlike previous spinoffs the player could recruit people via completeing scout missions to get enough scout flags to recruit the player on one of the four opposite teams. Another unique feature is chemistry, that can effect how well your teamates cooparate.

Installments

Mario Superstar Baseball

The boxart for Mario Superstar Baseball.

Mario Superstar Baseball was the first installment in the Mario Baseball series. It featured a total of 32 playable characters, six of which could be unlocked; these characters were divided into four different groups.The groups were balance, technique, speed, and power. The game also featured three characters from the Donkey Kong series: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Dixie Kong. The game also had a unique feature called 'Chemistry'. Chemistry was the relationship status found between the team captain and its players. The better the chemistry between the characters, the better that team will likely perform. Should a team have bad chemistry, they may perform poorly in the game. Six mini-games were also featured in the game, one of which was unlockable.

Characters

Mario Super Sluggers

North American boxart of Mario Super Sluggers
The boxart for Mario Super Sluggers.
“Batter Up!”
Mario Super Sluggers, Mario Super Sluggers

Mario Super Sluggers is the second and most recent installment to the Mario Baseball series; it was released for the Wii in 2008 in Japan and North America; however, no release dates have been announced for the European and Australian regions for unknown reasons.The game takes place in the Baseball Kingdom. The game featured a total of 41 playable characters. Nine more than the original. All of the previous game's characters were reunited in the sequel, and they were all default. The nine new ones must be unlocked. There were a total of nine stadiums to play in, four of which had to be unlocked; each stadium, unlockables included, had their own unique mini-game for the player to engage in. The game also featured many cutscenes, each of which told a story to give the game a more involved aspect of gameplay.The Challenge Mode was changed from going around playing other teams to recruting players by clearing special missions for more of a RPG feel. This game can switch between day and night. This is useful because Bowser Jr. Playroom can only be played in during the day and Luigi's Mansion and Bowser's Castle can only be played in at night.

Characters

Chemistry

Main article: Chemistry
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Chemistry an example of chemistry.

A unique feature in the Mario baseball series is chemistry. Chemistry decides how well you play. For example Mario and Luigi have good chemistry so when they throw a ball at each other it travels fast. An example of bad chemistry is Mario and Bowser. If they threw to one another, it would go slow and off course. If two characters have no chemistry, like Mario and Diddy Kong, the ball would fly at normal speed. In Exhibition mode when the players are selecting who the want on the team, there will be cicles on the side. For example if your captain was Mario and you picked peach for your team, many cicles would appear on the side. But if you then added Bowser, the number of circles would drop. The maximum number of cicles is five. The number of circles sometimes effects the name of the team. For example a team led by mario with five circles would be called the Mario Fireballs.

Trivia

  • Despite having only two games in the series, this series featurers more playable characters than any other spinoff series in the Marioverse.
  • When a goomba is batting, the bat floats in mid air because it doesn't have hands.

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