The Most Mechanically Deep Baseball Game? - Mario Superstar Baseball

Depth is a critical part of any successful esport. Players need to feel rewarded for pouring hundreds of hours into mastering a game; just look at how far games like Melee have gone.
But today, we’ll be exploring an unlikely candidate for the title of deepest Nintendo esport, and possibly a deeper sports game than any Madden or FIFA you can find. This is Mario Superstar Baseball.
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[@l-train7351]

Hey that's my old basement! MSSB and Dinger City are both the real deal when it comes to a fun, competitive ebaseball scene! Super happy to be a part of it so come check it out and learn about this great game ⚾🚂

[@HyperFreak89]

I really adore how this channel started off as an Overwatch League play-by-play and highlights only channel, and evolved into this open minded relm that broadened it's horizons including obscure and often forgotten/overlooked games and genres! It's honestly such a delight learning about a community that has been around for a while and just how far they've taken a game that they love. Top 5 fav channels on KZbin easy! Keep up the great work guys. Love looking forward to all your videos.

[@Akshonesports]

Wow, thank you so much for following us and our content over the years!

[@d4s0n282]

@@Akshonesports totally agree, although im not gonna lie, I still look towards when the season for OW comes out so I can watch your OW vids again :) also, any plans for looking at lol at all?

[@peacockslayer6146]

Love this game and the community! The online scene is only going to grow and get better! Lots more to come in the future! Thanks for having me Akshon and letting me talk about a game that means so much to me! -PeacockSlayer

[@therock238360]

So i live about 40 minutes from New Paltz, to see that a local school contributed to this is mind blowing

[@spencerwilliams4600]

Tbh we do meetups on Long Island sometimes (probably one in the summer coming up) if you'd want to drive down from there to meet some people and play in person!

[@therock238360]

Spencer Williams I’m actually in the Fishkill area so that’s somewhat outta the way for me unfortunately. You should consider getting in contact with Contender in Wappingers or or the Good Game Lounge in West Nyack, there’s a decent chance they’d be willing to host events

[@spencerwilliams4600]

Ooooh taking note of that, thank you!

[@jaykay4116]

The pitching in this game is crazy deep as well, you can throw sliders, change ups, and fast balls, with each character excelling in their own regard. Super cool video covering a fire game!!

[@TheVolginator]

Like almost every baseball game?

[@Ok_Eul-Tae]

@@TheVolginator I mean yes, but please note that this is a Nintendo game and Mario game at that. Such a game usually wouldn't be thought of as having "deep" mechanics.

[@sol_in.victus]

@@Ok_Eul-Tae then call the video the most mechanically deep Mario sports game? This game isn't deeper than Super Mega Baseball or like... any other baseball game lol. Like yeah i know that's not the point of the video but why call the video that then

[@Ok_Eul-Tae]

@@sol_in.victus Well it's one part clickbait another part just posing a question.

[@ajj403]

does Sluggers share this depth in gameplay with its predecessor? I know it has a deeper roster but I’m wondering if they watered down the in game mechanics

[@LittleCoaks]

First off, thank you for this video. Watching this feels so surreal. Our community rarely ever gets big recognition. As the co-lead modder of this game alongside PeacockSlayer, and as the person who runs our ranked netplay and most of our online tournaments, i must say now is the perfect time to get into the scene. We’re still learning a ton about the game and exploring what the game has to offer, which is something that you can’t say about most gamecube games these days. This community has really changed my life for the better. Thank you again for the video!

[@MmoviesE]

Deeply upset they didnt show off that monty mole becomes usain bolt while holding the ball on defense. He could play center field and sprint the ball to home plate before bowser could tag up from third base and go home.

[@Ridlay_]

Mario Superstar Baseball and Super Mario Sluggers are underrated. Game’s are GOATED. I grew up on Sluggers personally, but I still enjoy Superstar Baseball.

[@CritNick]

Hey that’s me! Thanks so much for having me Akshon, it was an honor to speak about the game I’ve put so much time and love with. Long live Mario Superstar Baseball! BOWSER WINS GAMES!

[@ErinisMagic]

heck yes go dinger city!!

[@bigboybunter3417]

City Hall must be so proud of his son for being a founding father of competitive Mario Baseball.

[@A_Short_Kid]

@@bigboybunter3417 I was so shocked to watch a random youtube video in my recommended and see City Hall

[@coolestreacts]

Do y’all host Mario baseball tournaments? I’ve been playing this game since i was 8 I am now 23 and still play this game in my free time. This game is by far my all time favorite and I would love to be able to play others that are good at the game Bc people that i teach just don’t quiet understand the IQ of the game?

[@castmemberadventures]

Bring this game to Nintendo switch!

[@tonyvlachosfan]

Easily one of the best video game communities out there. Constant hilarious content, new modding discoveries and netplay tournaments this is a great time

[@edfreak9001]

wow it was really nice of you to make this video for me specifically and exclusively jokes aside holy shit there's a fucking comp scene for this game? I love this game! That's fucking hype!

[@joshh6586]

The Mario baseball games and especially the sequel on the Wii, Mario Super Sluggers, were ones I loved to play when I was younger. My only gripe I remember having was sometimes the motion controls were a little finicky. It’s really cool to see the original getting more love after all this time!

[@benfuhr5647]

dinger city is such a fun channel, cannot recommend enough!

[@TBlingTheMilkman]

No one can hit dingers off my cursed dry bones pitching…and if you think you can join our discord and challenge me on rio!

[@MasterSundown]

I used to swear by how good this game was. I worked at a chain video game retailer and I would recommend it to so many people. I'm glad to see my intuition was right. This game was always so fun and felt so complete. I'm so glad to see a resurrection of the title, and a newfound appreciation for it!!

[@solarflareNB]

YOOOOOOOOOOOO IM SO HAPPY THAT YOU MADE A VIDEO ON THIS GAME

[@JustJackForReal]

This game is so hype and probably the most underrated Mario Sports title. Dinger City is also goated.

[@AutumnReel4444]

Bringing up the controversial wobbling ban? A fine move, a rude fine move.

[@Webi_]

I wolud never expect a game like this having an esport

[@DennisShumar11]

Oh we have one! I have played every baseball game known to man and this game is so deep and has the biggest skill gap!

[@FTChomp9980]

Me and my brother played this a lot on the Wii,Its such an underrated Mario sports game. It deserves a comeback on the Switch!

[@zigaudrey]

Yo, a Team full of Bowsers will be wild! Not only the characters are full of personality thanks to animation but the mechanic is deep! Modern games should be more like this.

[@hihigocat]

is nobody going to talk about the keyboard gamecube controller in the clips

[@MrJoesBaseballShow]

This video is incredible and so is the scene for this game. We're always working hard to try to grow the scene and this finally shows that it's paying off. If you're interested in the game, the MSSB Club Discord is a great place to start!

[@jaykay4116]

Omg is that Mr Joe from Mr Joe's Baseball Show???

[@MrJoesBaseballShow]

@@jaykay4116 You must be thinking of someone else

[@PkKirby]

@@MrJoesBaseballShow No way, this is definitely Mr. Joe of the Mr. Joe's Baseball Show, a channel that delves deeper into the meta of the game and even helps you learn how to play against others online! :O

[@ErinisMagic]

all aboard the mr joe from mr joe's baseball show hype train

[@Kirby950]

@@MrJoesBaseballShow man I’m glad you’re my gateway into this Mario baseball rabbit hole

[@Shho_1]

This really hit me with nostalgia. I loved this game and played it with my brother growing up. I’ll love to check this out.

[@TBlingTheMilkman]

Join our discord! You can find it on Dinger City’s video descriptions. Have a new netplayers tournament coming up soon.

[@thunderjolt69]

What a great way to spend Saturday morning.

[@mickeybat5816]

Tbh if I made a party game I'd be honored but also slightly annoyed that people are getting so good at a game meant to be chill. I'd be honored cuz that would mean people loved my game, but annoyed because the game itself was supposed to just be a nice game to play and ruin your friendships lol.

[@captainphoton1693]

How are you able to make me want to try every GameCube title.

[@MrDrBoi]

As someone who used to speedrun this game, this makes me want to create a league with my friends so bad. Great video!

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

Its nuts to me how far this community has come. Truly a game unlike any other and while I don't have the time to dedicate myself to the netplay scene as much as I used to, it warms my heart so much to see this community get the love it deserves.

[@Game_Hero]

You are an esport gamer?

[@JTShine]

The Mario Baseball series does not get anywhere near the attention and love it deserves. It's probably the best sports series with Mario in it.

[@theradman9478]

Yellow Toad

[@gregoryrothemich6844]

This game getting the love it deserves on YT lately!

[@mysticat]

one of the best games ever made!

[@thesibling2481]

Facts,man

[@jsj0520]

Speaking of Mario sports games the recent announcement of a new Mario Strikers has me PUMPED

[@d-extra5814]

The Game was my childhood 😮‍💨 I’m still hoping for another entry in the series

[@comwolf2146]

This is my fucking childhood

[@wileecoyotegenius5955]

It's awesome to see this community I've been following have such a nice video made about them.

[@nintendolife25]

Oh wow……I never expected a Mario Baseball game to be considered competitive, speak less of a dedicated community. That’s so awesome!

[@majesticmo5048]

Since you've done a video on the mario baseball games, you have to do a video on mario strikers and mario strikers charged. Mario tennis aces is also pretty competitive

[@ChrisToastyOG]

What an underrated game

[@zephyrxc4273]

So glad to see this sick game get the support it deserves ❤️

[@tylerh3378]

Perfect video.

[@worldsboss]

Although this game came out in Europe, the Wii game Mario Super Sluggers didn’t. Baseball is nowhere near as popular here as in Japan or the states, but it still baffles me to this day that they just boycotted the region entirely!

[@TrueYankeeFan]

This game is so good - I used to play it all the time as a kid, and I once played an intense match that went into extras against my college buddy. I walked him off in like the 11th, and I popped off so hard I cut my hand on my chair a little bit! I'll have to look into it on Dolphin sometime.

[@jaykay4116]

The MSSB Discord has a setup guide for it if you ever need, you can find the link for it on reddit or in the description of Dinger City videos 👍

[@HellZer0]

Best baseball game ever made, now turned into a thriving online scene. Draws tons of parallels to the melee scene. Join the dinger city discord and see if you have what it takes to be the next Netplay Champion.

[@notsauer]

That’s cool and all but MVP baseball 05 is the consensus best baseball video game ever made, don’t get it twisted

[@SirenBruno]

I have a friend I played this with on a weekly basis for years on a competitive level. When Sluggers came out, it was a bit of a disappointment because it just was not as good in that sense, there was less room for skill expression. The more we played Superstar BB, I think we realized it was a lot deeper than people gave it credit for. Even now, when we find the time to get together, it's what we do. I'm shocked to find there's a scene developed for it now, it's so beautiful to see it being modded and how much depth is truly being uncovered behind it. The detailed chemistry chart shown was stunning, I remember thinking it seemed like certain pairs like Mario & Bowser or Petey & Pianta had so much worse chemistry than others in some weird situations, but we weren't sure. It makes so much sense now to see there's unique values tied to each one. Thanks to those in the scene for all of the hard work that's gone into it so far, I never thought I'd see the day it reached a viable netplay era, we will definitely be checking it out. I look forward to seeing how it grows and how the meta develops from here!

[@mattbelcher7135]

I had literally no idea this game had a competitive scene. That's actually crazy to me, I've always liked the Mario Baseball games the most.

[@gnardawgyt]

Your best video in a while! This deserves a follow-up! Loved this one so much

[@DennisShumar11]

We’d love a follow up!

[@chazaqiel2319]

Wow. I've never heard of this game before, but the mechanics looks really fun. I kinda want to play it now.

[@DennisShumar11]

Come play! Join the discord and follow Dinger City on KZbin!

[@TBlingTheMilkman]

We plan on having a tournament for new netplayers soon too!

[@medicfdumbo]

I love and loved this game so much thanks for making a vid on it!

[@SuperPlacido1]

*video not vid. Too lazy to write the other two letters? Pathetic. 🤦

[@SMALLSandJOE]

I love seeing these types of videos on communities that I did not even know existed. I have this game, I'm gonna play it. Also, I'm definitely gonna check out th3se events these guys throw! So cool!

[@simpcat4415]

I loved this game as a kid! It makes me happy it’s not just me

[@ryanpercival9823]

I have this game. Its the only baseball game i can tolerate. It is pure QUALIT-EEEE!

[@michaelhackman3195]

One of my favorite childhood games - thanks for bringing this back into my memory

[@RhythmLP]

You guys are fuckin rockstars. I don't even play a lot of these games but I LOVE that you're so deadset on spotlighting them. Stay based y'all!

[@bessie8612]

The Wii Mario Baseball is one of my favorite games ever made, glad to see games like it having a scene

[@Tocinos]

0:50 Probably the dirtiest moonwalk I've seen in 10 years of competing. Not only baiting the nair but the dtilt as well.

[@surrealhand]

This was wonderfully made. Used to play this with my neighborhood friends when I was younger. What a blast from the past!

[@kajee-kun]

Let's GOOOOOOO, my favorite game getting some shine

[@superpowerman4354]

Mario Strikers next please! Great video.

[@GadolElohai]

I loved Mario Superstar Baseball and I wish we got another game like it today.

[@ninjya_bakon]

I’m a huge Mario fan. I’m a huge sports games fan. I’ve never heard of this game; and I watched with a big smile on my face and awe in my expression. I need to play this. BADLY.

[@Zethoro]

Can't believe this gem of a game and community got a highlight here. You all are awesome.

[@sunfleck9798]

Wow I’ve been playing this game pretty consistently. Nice to know there’s a scene

[@dougtheghoul2845]

Neat video. Due to low sales and how the Wii baseball wasn't even released in every country, I predict that Mario Basketball is next after Strikers Battle League

[@irongiant5951]

Was baffled by the thumbnail suggesting mario baseball could be competitive and deep, but was pleasantly suprised. Rly cool vid! Keep up the good work

[@crypticTmesis]

It's so wild seeing my college. And having been a part of the gaming community/club there, it's like kinda tripping me out, but in a good way.

[@mrnotimeman396]

Video Review: S This is a great video, showing off an awesome community and an awesome game.

[@DingerCity]

The first ever S rank…

[@iBenjamin1000]

That’s a very charitable way to describe the way nintendo snubs quashes and spits on players who continue to try and keep their games alive and playable in the community. But a very cool video about the Mario sports games tournament scene

[@TempestDacine]

Spent too many hours on this game thanks to the amazing team building and addictive gameplay.

[@PhotoMeLarry]

How casually you said "When he's already got that THANG on him" took me out! LMAO.

[@Swordmaster7th]

Everyone talks about strikers and golf. But this Mario Superstar Baseball was soooo deep. 1 v 1 on this game was so fun and really competitive than all the sports games.

[@ARMTOAST]

0:36 correction! Wobbling had been banned at MANY tournaments prior to 2018. when melee was added to EVO in 2013 they demanded wobbling not be banned so for that 5 year stretch it was commonplace, but before 2013 many major tournaments had banned wobbling outright. Still wild to think that Wobbles placed 2nd at the first major back for his namesake technique

[@itzsabbage3830]

1:07 nostalgia hit me asf right here

[@lckfan3696]

One of the best nintendo games of all time

[@brycemattson4913]

Woah! I adored this game for a lot of years. I had no idea a competitive community existed

[@algar6616]

3:26 i had you all wrong Akshon you really that dude, big sup nod from me

[@supremebugs]

I just wanna say thank you to the channel and the Mario slugger community for keeping the community strong. I’m just hoping for a switch version releases in the near future

[@AndNayNay]

GC Mario sports games were the shit. I remember playing this or Strikers almost every lunch break at work back in the day. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is one of my favourite games and I still play every few weeks with my brother and a few friends.

[@theotherjared9824]

I hope this same competitive renaissance happens to this game's sequel, mario super sluggers. It's basically the first game, but bigger and better. I played it a lot when it came out and have fond memories of it.

[@CreamyPesto505]

Literally every Mario sports game is a banger man. They don't miss.

[@paulholden7117]

MSBB Tech > Melee Tech

[@uberlord983]

Breaking news: A Mario game has multiple layers of complexity to it that aren't explicitly mentioned, because Nintendo tried to sell it off as a casual party game. But seriously, I still remember back in the early 2000's, when a lot of the Mario sports games on the GameCube were some of my first exposure to their respective sports. Mario Baseball, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Strikers, you name it. Funnily enough, one of the ads for Mario Super Sluggers was my first exposure to sign language altogether. If these guys ever make a balance patch to the game down the road, all I ask is that player selection plays more like Super Sluggers, where multiple colors of the same character can exist in the same match, chemistry can be seen on the character select screen, & doesn't require a 32-character wide type chart being memorized.

[@0utrunner237]

Most mechanically deep *baseball* game? I don't think that idea can even be entertained when a series like Power Pros exists.

[@nicklewry3854]

Wow my friends and I actually played the heck out of the sequel to this game and had our own little private meta developed. It’s super interesting to see the same thing is happening in the original. Though I’m curious why they chose this over the sequel, as I find the sequel much better in most ways. Maybe because it needs wiimotes and can’t be easily netplayed

[@Dazbi1705]

alright you got me about to binge watch some of this dinger city stuff haha

[@thedangerroom7747]

Serious gamers: "Hey lets see how good we can get at this 15 year old game" Smash players: "HEY LETS SEE HOW GOOD WE CAN REBALENCE THIS 15 YEAR OLD GAME"

[@Lehnooanma456]

Hoping they make a new one of these, been having a blast playing the original lately.

[@EddieOverwatch]

I literally just completed the story mode today because I was bored 😂

[@NATOnova]

loved playing against my friend growing up. had no idea this gem was so deep and competitive. now i really want to play it again

[@M4TT2244]

Man i played this game so much as a kid and even my grandpa loved playing it with me and my brother. Ahh how i miss it simple times

[@SquidJoe]

I played both Superstar Baseball and Sluggers. I'm still a fan of this game.

[@Dzzy123]

Never played Mario Baseball, but I wonder if there's an online community centered around Mario Strikers on the Gamecube. That was my favourite sports game growing up.

[@jakemorris8888]

Me and my friends were betting money on this game 14 years ago and I’m pretty sure we knew every secret ability back then.

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

I am honestly not that surprised. Baseball guys have always loved Mario Baseball, and for good reason. Never mind that Namco, the makers of Family Stadium, developed it.

[@MetalSam25]

People are sleeping on the Mario sport games. The Baseball game is really good along side strikers

[@redwarrior2963]

I usually play Toy Field in the game. It was a fun game-mode that me and my family played mostly. I don't know if people are playing it competitively.

[@lederpsterderpster3566]

Allright homeboy, you have GOT to make a video on Mario Strikers and/or Strikers Charged

[@Jayydubbz761]

Yep didn't know about any of this despite Mario Baseball being one of my fav sports games on the Gamecube era (aside from strikers). Very nice work.

[@clonebin0]

Awesome video. I used to play this game so much as a teenager, brings back so many memories