Editing Mario Baseball (series)

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|image=[[File:MSB Logo.jpg|300px]]

|latest=''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])

|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''

The '''''Mario Baseball'''''{{ref needed}} series is a spinoff series of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise that revolves around the concept of {{wp|baseball}}. Only two games in the series have been released to date: ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. Unlike in the previous spinoffs, the player can recruit people via completing scout missions to get enough scout flags to recruit the player on one of the four opposite teams. Another unique feature is [[chemistry]], which affects how well the player's teammates cooperate. Even though there are only two baseball games, this series features more playable characters than other spinoff titles in the ''Super Mario'' franchise.

|[[File:MarioBaseball.jpg|150x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|July 21, 2005}} [[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>

|{{quote2|Let's play baseball!|Opening theme|Mario Superstar Baseball}}

'''''Mario Superstar Baseball''''' is the first installment in the ''Mario Baseball'' series. It features a total of 32 playable characters (not counting alternate characters), six of which can be unlocked. These characters are divided into four different groups: Balance, Technique, Speed, and Power. The game also features three characters from the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]: [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], and [[Dixie Kong]]. The game also has a unique feature called chemistry. Chemistry is 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 [[minigame]]s are also featured in the game, one of which is unlockable.

|[[File:MSuperSluggersart.jpg|150x150px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|June 19, 2008}} [[Wii]]</span>

|{{quote2|We love baseball!|Credits theme|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, South Africa, and North America; however, it was never released for the European, Australian, and South Korean regions. The game takes place in the [[Baseball Kingdom]]. The game features a total of 41 playable characters (not counting alternate characters), nine more than the original. All of the previous game's characters are reunited in the sequel, and they are all default. The nine new ones must be unlocked. There is a total of nine stadiums to play in, four of which have to be unlocked; each stadium, unlockables included, has its own unique minigame for the player to engage in. The game also features many cutscenes, each of which tells a story to give the game a more involved aspect of gameplay. The Challenge Mode was changed from going around playing other teams to recruiting 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 be played in only during the day and [[Luigi's Mansion (location)|Luigi's Mansion]] and [[Bowser's Castle]] can be played in only at night.

|[[File:MarioSportsSuperstarsBoxArt.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Europe|March 10, 2017}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]

|'''''Mario Sports Superstars''''' is a 3DS game released on March 10, 2017, in Europe. Baseball, developed by Bandai Namco Studios like the main series, is included as one of the five sports available.

===Predecessor===

!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis

!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Baseball]]''

 

==Playable characters==

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!width="55%"|Character

!width=''15%''|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]

!width=''15%''|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]

![[Baby Daisy]]

|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]

![[Baby Donkey Kong]]

|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]

![[Baby Luigi]]

![[Baby Mario]]

![[Birdo]]{{footnote|main|1}}

![[Boo]]

![[Boomerang Bro]]

|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]

![[Bowser]]{{footnote|main|1}}

![[Bowser Jr.]]{{footnote|main|1}}

![[Daisy]]{{footnote|main|1}}

![[Diddy Kong]]{{footnote|main|1}}

![[Dixie Kong]]

![[Donkey Kong]]{{footnote|main|1}}

|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]

![[Monty Mole]]

==Teams==

!width="60%"|Stadium

* '''Princess Daisy''' - [[Daisy Cruiser (baseball stadium)|Daisy Cruiser]]

A unique feature in the ''Mario Baseball'' series is chemistry, which decides how well the teams 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 throw to one another, the ball moves slowly and off course. If two characters have no chemistry, like Mario and Diddy Kong, the ball would fly at normal speed. Chemistry also affects the number of [[Star Skill]] units; good chemistry with the captain increases the number of units while bad chemistry decreases it. The maximum number of stars is five. The quantity of the available Star Skills sometimes affects the name of the team. For example a team led by Mario with five stars would be called the Mario Fireballs.

MSB Logo.jpg|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' logo

MSS Logo.png|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' logo

MSS group artwork.jpg|Peach, Mario, and Luigi

MSS Baseball Kingdom.jpg|Overhead view of the [[Baseball Kingdom]]

MSSBBpromo.png|Group Picture from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''

Mario Stadium MSS group art.jpg|Group Picture from ''Mario Super Sluggers''

MSB Title Screen.png|The title screen for ''Mario Superstar Baseball''

Sluggers Title Screen.png|The title screen for ''Mario Super Sluggers''

ExhibitionModeMSB.png|Selecting characters in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''

MVPScreen.png|MVPs in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''

MarioSuperSluggers-CaptainSelect.png|The Captain Select screen from ''Mario Super Sluggers''

MSS Team Setup.png|The Team Setup screen from ''Mario Super Sluggers''

GreedyToadShop.png|The shop in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''

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