Chemistry
Chemistry is a new feature in the Mario sports titles that is so far exclusive to Mario Superstar Baseball. It extensively sparks the relationships between the different characters in the Marioverse and puts them to good use. Good chemistry occurs when a player throws a ball to his/her buddy, the ball travels faster than a normal throw would; it would glow purple and leave a purple trail, and the character throwing the ball would cry out happily. Chemistry's uses are even more useful because a player hits better when one of his/her buddies are on base; they'll hit even better if two or three of the character's buddies are on base. Positive chemistry is symbolized by as musical note.
Unfortunately, there is also bad chemistry. When a character throws the ball to another character he or she has problems with or just doesn't like, the ball travels much slower and in a slanted direction than where the ball was directed to. Bad chemistry is symbolized by a black squiggly line that resembles a tornado and the character throwing the ball would cry unhappily. Luckily, if a character that has bad chemistry with the one who's batting will not affect him/her. Bad chemistry will nearly always result in a messed up play and allowing the opposing team to score and/or advance on the bases.
Although, just as good as chemistry can be, a huge majority of the fans who played the game critisised it negatively due to many characters lacking obvious chemistry with other characters. Below is a list of the characters who are buddies with who:
Mario
Luigi
- Mario
- Peach
- Daisy
Peach
- Mario
- Luigi
- Daisy
- Toad
- Toadette
- Toadsworth
Daisy
- Peach
- Luigi
Yoshi
- Mario
- Birdo
- Baby Mario
- Baby Luigi
Birdo
- Yoshi
- Shy Guy
- Petey Piranha
Wario
Waluigi
- Wario
- Magikoopa
Donkey Kong
- Diddy Kong
- Dixie Kong
- Petey Piranha
Diddy Kong
- Donkey Kong
- Dixie Kong
- Goomba
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
- Bowser
- Hammer Bro.
- Magikoopa
Toad
- Peach
- Toadette
- Toadsworth
Toadette
- Toad
- Toadsworth
- Peach
Toadsworth
- Peach
- Toad
- Toadsworth
Goomba
- Diddy Kong
- Paragoomba
- Monty Mole
Paragoomba
- Goomba
- Monty Mole
- Paratroopa
Dixie Kong
- Donkey Kong
- Diddy Kong
Baby Mario
- Yoshi
- Baby Luigi
Baby Luigi
- Yoshi
- Baby Mario
Boo
- King Boo
- Wario
King Boo
- Boo
- Petey Piranha
Dry Bones
- Bowser
- Koopa Troopa
Koopa Troopa
- Paratroopa
- Bowser
- Dry Bones
Paratroopa
- Koopa Troopa
- Bowser
- Paragoomba
Hammer Bro.
- Bowser
- Bowser Jr.
Magikoopa
- Boo
- Waluigi
- Bowser Jr.
Petey Piranha
- King Boo
- Donkey Kong
- Birdo
Monty Mole
- Goomba
- Paragoomba
- Shy Guy
Pianta
- Noki
Noki
- Pianta
