Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball

Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball (released in Japan as Softball Tengoku) is a one- or two-player NES video game where players can select various fictional softball players and customize their own team to take to the championship.[2]

Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
North American box art
Developer(s)Tose[1]
Publisher(s)Tonkin House[1]
Brøderbund[1]
Composer(s)Yuko Sano
Platform(s)NES[1]
Release
Genre(s)Sports (softball) [1]
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer (up to 2 players)

Despite the game being a softball game, the rules are more reminiscent of baseball with the exception of each game played to a maximum of 7 innings (unless extras are needed to break a tie). Players can choose to play either "fast pitch" or "slow pitch" and assemble their teams from 60 characters some of whom with noticeable trademarks. for instance:

  • Diablo: looks like the devil bats with a club but runs very slowly.
  • Zelda: looks like a witch bats with a broom.
  • Mike: skips as he runs.
  • Binky: Has the ability to float while playing defense.

The game features 6 different "arenas" to play each with their own features and ground rules:

  • Sandlot: Based on a traditional sandlot the field has areas with high grass and rocks with can interfere with a live play. To hit a home run the player only has to hit a ball over the "home run line" not beyond the fence.
  • Park: the area beyond the home run line has several park benches are trash cans with can interfere with the play.
  • Cliff: The smallest field. any ball that rolls under the picket fence in right field is a ground rule double.
  • School: Based on a schoolyard. a home run is scored if a ball goes over the home run line, but if it breaks a window on the school's building it's an automatic out.
  • Island: similar to a professional field, there are 2 small lakes in foul territory which are out of play.
  • Professional (in 2-player mode only): standard field.

Players may also choose their team name from a list of 25 names each from a different letter of the alphabet.

The game also features a mercy rule, with the game ending if someone leads by 10 or more runs after an entire inning is played.

1 Player Game

The player selects a field and attempts to win one game on each field. Upon doing so, the player then faces a difficult all female team of "unselectable" players called "The Amazons" on the professional field. Defeating the Amazons beats the game.

2 Player game

Players play an "exhibition game" on any one of the 6 available fields.

References
  1. "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. "Basic information". NES Player. Archived from the original on 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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