Editing Mario Baseball (series)

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{{series infobox
|image=[[File:MSB Logo.jpg|300px]]
|first=''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest=''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|number=2
|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
}}
{{quote|Lets-a play ball! Woo-hoo!|Mario|Mario Super Sluggers}}

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.

==Installments==
===Direct===
{| align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title 
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis 
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|-
|[[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.
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|-
|[[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.
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===Indirect===
{| align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title 
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
|-
!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
|-
|[[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===
{| align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title 
|-
!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
|-
!colspan="3" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Baseball]]''
|-
|[[File:Baseball Game Boy Cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{release|Japan|April 21, 1989}} [[Game Boy]]
|'''''Baseball''''' is a 1989 [[Game Boy]] remake of the {{wp|Baseball (1983 video game)|Nintendo Entertainment System game of the same name}}. The Game Boy adaptation of this game introduced [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as playable characters. This game predates the first official ''Super Mario''-themed baseball game by 16 years, and it was later ported to the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console]].
|}

==Playable characters==
{| style="background: #EFFF9F;text-align: center; width: 50%; margin: 1 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background:yellowgreen"
!width="55%"|Character
!width=''15%''|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]
!width=''15%''|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]
!width=''15%''|''[[Mario Sports Superstars#Baseball|Mario Sports Superstars]]'' (Baseball)
|-
![[Baby Daisy]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Baby Donkey Kong]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Baby Luigi]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Baby Mario]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Baby Peach]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Birdo]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Blooper]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Boo]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Boom Boom]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Boomerang Bro]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Jr.]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Daisy]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Diddy Kong]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Dixie Kong]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Donkey Kong]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Dry Bones]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Blue)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Dark Bones|Dry Bones (Red) / Dry Bones (Dark)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Green)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Fire Bro]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Funky Kong]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Goomba]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Hammer Bro]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[King Boo]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[King K. Rool]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Troopa]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Troopa|Koopa Troopa (Red)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Troopa|Koopa Troopa (Blue)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Troopa|Koopa Troopa (Yellow)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Paratroopa]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Paratroopa|Koopa Paratroopa (Green)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Paratroopa|Koopa Paratroopa (Blue)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Koopa Paratroopa|Koopa Paratroopa (Yellow)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Kritter]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Kritter|Kritter (Blue)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Kritter|Kritter (Brown)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Kritter|Kritter (Red)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Luigi]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Magikoopa]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Green Magikoopa|Magikoopa (Green)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Red Magikoopa|Magikoopa (Red)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yellow Magikoopa|Magikoopa (Yellow)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Metal Mario]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mii]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|- 
![[Monty Mole]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Noki|Noki (Blue)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Noki|Noki (Green)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Noki|Noki (Red)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Paragoomba]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Petey Piranha]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pianta|Pianta (Blue)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pianta|Pianta (Red)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pianta|Pianta (Yellow)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pink Gold Peach]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Pom Pom]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Rosalina]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Shy Guy]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Black Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Gray) / Shy Guy (Black)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Blue)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Green)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Yellow)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Spike]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Stone Spike]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Tiny Kong]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toad]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toad|Toad (Blue)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toad|Toad (Green)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toad|Toad (Purple)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toad|Toad (Yellow)]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yellow Toad|Yellow Flying Squirrel Toad]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Blue Toad|Blue Flying Squirrel Toad]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yellow Toad|Yellow Penguin Toad]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Blue Toad|Blue Penguin Toad]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toadette]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Toadsworth]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Waluigi]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wiggler]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi (Blue)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi (Light Blue)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi (Pink)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi (Red)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi (Yellow)]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|}
{{footnote|note|1|This character can be selected as a "Team Captain" in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' and ''Mario Super Sluggers''.}}
==Teams==
{| style="background: #EFFF9F;text-align: center; width: 40%; margin: 1 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background:yellowgreen"
!width="60%"|Character Team
!width="20%"|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]
!width="20%"|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Birdo Beauties]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Birdo Bows]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Birdo Fans]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Birdo Models]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Bowser Black Stars]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Bowser Blue Shells]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Bowser Flames]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Daisy Cupids]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs#Mario Super Sluggers|Daisy Flowers]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Daisy Lilies]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Daisy Queen Bees]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Daisy Petals]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs#Mario Super Sluggers|Diddy Monkeys]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|Diddy Ninjas]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|Diddy Red Caps]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|Diddy Survivors]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|Diddy Tails]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|DK Animals]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|DK Explorers]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Kongs|DK Wild Ones]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Jr. Bombers]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Jr. Fangs]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Jr. Pixies]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Monsters|Jr. Rookies]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Luigi Gentlemen]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines#Mario Super Sluggers|Luigi Knights]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Luigi Leapers]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Luigi Mansioneers]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Luigi Vacuums]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Mario All-Stars]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Mario Fireballs]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines|Mario Heroes]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Sunshines]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Peach Dynasties]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Peach Princesses]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Monarchs|Peach Roses]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Waluigi Flankers]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Waluigi Mashers]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Waluigi Mystiques]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Waluigi Smart-Alecks]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats#Mario Super Sluggers|Waluigi Spitballs]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Wario Beasts]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Wario Garlics]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats#Mario Super Sluggers|Wario Muscles]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario Greats|Wario Steakheads]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Yoshi Eggs]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Yoshi Flutters]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Islanders|Yoshi Speed Stars]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|}

==Stadiums==
{| style="background: #EFFF9F;text-align: center; width: 60%; margin: 1 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background: yellowgreen;"
!width="60%"|Stadium
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]
!width=''20%''|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' (Baseball)
|-
![[Big Field]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Bowser Jr. Playroom]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Country Field]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Daisy Cruiser]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[DK Jungle (baseball stadium)|DK Jungle]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Harbor Park]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Luigi's Mansion (baseball stadium)|Luigi's Mansion]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Peach Garden]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Town Park]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Wario City]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
![[Yoshi Park]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|}

====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
* '''Bowser''' - [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]]
* '''Donkey Kong''' - [[Donkey Kong Jungle (baseball stadium)|Donkey Kong Jungle]]
* '''Mario''' - [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]
* '''Princess Peach''' - [[Peach Garden]]
* '''Wario''' - [[Wario Palace]]
* '''Yoshi''' - [[Yoshi Park]]

====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
* '''Bowser''' - [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]]
* '''Bowser Jr.''' - [[Bowser Jr. Playroom]]
* '''Princess Daisy''' - [[Daisy Cruiser (baseball stadium)|Daisy Cruiser]]
* '''Donkey Kong''' - [[DK Jungle (baseball stadium)|DK Jungle]]
* '''Luigi''' - [[Luigi's Mansion (baseball stadium)|Luigi's Mansion]]
* '''Mario''' - [[Mario Stadium (baseball stadium)|Mario Stadium]]
* '''Princess Peach''' - [[Peach Ice Garden]]
* '''Wario''' - [[Wario City]]
* '''Yoshi''' - [[Yoshi Park]]

==Chemistry==
{{main|Chemistry}}
[[File:GoodChemistry.png|thumb|An example of Chemistry]]
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.
{{br}}

==Star Skills==
{{main|Star Skill}}
[[File:BirdoCannonSwing.png|200px|thumb|left|Birdo, using her Cannon Swing as a Star Skill in ''Mario Super Sluggers''.]]
A new feature in these games are the ability to use a Star Skill. Star Skills can be activated either while pitching or while batting. Anyone in this game can use a Star Skill, but a team captain's Star Skill is superior to a sub-character's Star Skill. Team Captains have mostly different Star Skills, however, captains that usually pair with each other (Mario and Luigi, Peach and Daisy) have similar Star Skills. The amount of Star Skills that can be used is represented by five Team Stars in a meter. The amount of starting Team Stars depend on the sub-characters' chemistry with the team captain.

[[File:FireballBaseball.jpg|200px|thumb|Mario, using his Fireball as a Star Skill in ''Mario Superstar Baseball''.]]
Star Skills can be replenished by hitting ball park features. They can also be replenished by striking a player out or making a batter reach a base safely when the words, "Star Chance!" appear. Team captains use up one Team Star, sub-characters use up one Team Star, and captains as members use up two Team Stars.

They return in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', however some characters, especially the sub-captains, like Luigi, now have different star skills. The window at the bottom that shows star skills is different.
{{br}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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''
Mario2 MSS.jpg|Mario
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''
</gallery>

{{Super Mario games}}

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