Editing Mario Superstar Baseball

{{Game
| name=Mario Superstar Baseball
| image=[[Image:MarioSuperstarBaseball.jpg|250px]]
| bgcolor=silver
| fgcolor=black
| developer=[[Namco]]
| publisher=[[Nintendo]]
| system=[[Nintendo Gamecube]]
| release=JP July 21, 2005<br />US August 29, 2005<br />EU November 11, 2005
| gallery=[http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/index.php?cat=54 GH Gallery]
| genre= [[Sports]]
| rating=ESRB: E
|}}

'''Mario Superstar Baseball''' is a baseball game featuring various [[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]] characters.

=Gameplay=

The main part of the game is playing baseball and not much has changed from the real sport. Players take turns batting and fielding. Three outs and the teams switch positions. The player with the most points at the end of nine innings is the winner.

There are some special features. Sweet spots let characters hit the ball farther than normal, star power lets them use special pitches, and star abilities helps them make spectacular catches. Another interesting aspect is team chemistry. If two players have good chemistry, the ball moves faster when one throws it to another. For example, the ball will move faster if Mario throws to Luigi and slower if he throws to Bowser.

The game has several different modes. Exhibition lets the player play a single game. In Challenge Mode, players play agianst other teams to recruit players and ultimately go against Bowser's team. Toy Field lets the player play for coins on a field similar to old "Pitch and Bat" machines. Minigames let players play a series of minigames. Practice Mode lets players practice various controls.

=Teams=

All player are divided into 6 teams. Each team, except for Bowser's team at the start of the game, can be chosen in Challenge Mode to wander around the stadiums recluting new members from other teams. Each reclutable member from other teams has a count of the times they were amazed by the baseball abilities of the selected team a white flag will be given. The better the character the more flags it needs to change teams. However, if the leader gets all the flags before their team members then the other members will be sent to [[Bowser Jr.]]'s team.

The teams consist of 9 members, green for Balance, yellow for Technique, blue for Speed and red for Power.

=Character Information=
==Captains==

*[[Mario]]
**Everyone's favorite hero. When Peach is in trouble, he always saves the day! A kart racer, tennis player, golf enthusiast, doctor... The list goes on and on, showing he's a jack-of-all-trades. His trademark Fireball will help him in his first foray into baseball.
***Good Chemistry: Luigi, Peach, Yoshi.
***Bad Chemistry: Wario, Bowser
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width=100%
!width=29% colspan=2|Info
!width=1% rowspan=11|
!width=55%|Star Missions
!width=8%|Level
|-
!Type
|Balance
|1) Strike 'em out!
|Mushroom
|-
!Ability
|Sliding Catch
|2) Win MVP!!
|Mushroom
|-
!Ability
|Wall Jump
|3) Get a Red Fireball!
|Mushroom
|-
!Star Special
|Fireball
|4) Blast more than 2,000-points worth of Bob-ombs!
|Flower
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|
|5) Drive in a run with a Fireball swing!
|Flower
|-
|6) Make a big play!
|Flower
|-
|7) Belt a 2-run homer or better!
|Star
|-
|8) Drive in more than 3 runs in a game!
|Star
|-
|9) Pitch a perfect game & win!
|Star
|-
|10) Belt a grand slam!
|Special
|}

*[[Luigi]]
**The younger Mario bro. He's a better jumper than Mario but lacks good traction. Always in Mario's shadow, Luigi tends to be low-key but is always a dark horse in athletic contests. Despite perpetually finishing second, his excellent form and green Fireball make him a force.
***Good Chemistry: Mario, Peach, Daisy
***Bad Chemistry: Waluigi, Boo, King Boo
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width=100%
!width=29% colspan=2|Info
!width=1% rowspan=11|
!width=55%|Star Missions
!width=8%|Level
|-
!Type
|Balance
|1) Smack a hit!
|Mushroom
|-
!Ability
|Super Jump
|2) Win MVP!!
|Mushroom
|-
!Ability
|Wall Jump
|3) Get a Green Fireball!
|Mushroom
|-
!Star Special
|Fireball
|4) Make a jumping catch!
|Flower
|-
|rowspan=4 colspan=2|
|5) Score over 2,000 points and clear Barrel Batter!
|Flower
|-
|6) Win in the Toy Field!
|Star
|-
|7) Win with a shutout!
|Star
|-
|8) Be the MVP in the last game!
|Special
|}



{| 
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Peach]]
|-
|style="background: green;"| ||[[Daisy]]
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Yoshi]]
|-
|style="background: green;"| ||[[Birdo]]
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Wario]]
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Waluigi]]
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Donkey Kong]]
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Diddy Kong]]
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Bowser]]
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Bowser Jr.]]
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Baby Mario]]
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Baby Luigi]]
|-
|style="background: green;"| ||[[Toad]] x5 (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple)
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Toadette]]
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Toadsworth]]
|-
|style="background: green;"| ||[[Goomba]]
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Paragoomba]]
|-
|style="background: green;"| ||[[Koopa Troopa]] x2 (Green, Red)
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Paratroopa]] x2 (Red, Green)
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Hammer Bro.]] x3 (Green, Red, Blue)
|-
|style="background: green;"| ||[[Shy Guy]] x5 (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black)
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Dry Bones]] x4 (White, Green, Red, Blue)
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Boo]]
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Monty Mole]]
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Magikoopa]] x4 (Blue, Red, Green, Yellow)
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[King Boo]]
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Pianta]] x3 (Blue, Red, Yellow)
|-
|style="background: blue;"| ||[[Noki]] x3 (Blue, Red, Green)
|-
|style="background: red;"| ||[[Petey Piranha]]
|-
|style="background: yellow;"| ||[[Dixie Kong]]
|}

=Legacy=

==Sequels==

*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' for Wii adds more characters, new stages and an item system as new features.

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