Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded is a Game Boy sports game released in 1990 developed by Tose Co.. It centers on competitive sport play, local connection or multiplayer interaction, and sport controls, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around a monochrome small screen, a directional pad, and two main action buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.3 / 10
About this game
Bases Loaded is a Game Boy sports release centered on competitive sport play, local connection or multiplayer interaction, and sport controls. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on campaign length or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while silhouettes, contrast, and audio cues need to remain clear on the monochrome display. The main genre-specific friction is that opponent ai, control precision, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. In addition, password or battery saves, link-cable requirements, display blur, manual dependence, and regional language can affect use of the original cartridge today. This description covers only this release and excludes emulator features, modern-port conveniences, and content from other platforms.
Collected in series
Bases Loaded is Jaleco’s baseball series, pairing broadcast-style views with hands-on pitching, batting and fielding. Choosing a lineup matters alongside timing each swing, with fictional teams and players that have different strengths.
Recommended games
Related game recommendations on this platform
Game Boy (GB)
AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Practical, compact baseball with useful tactics but narrow team variety.
Bases Loaded concentrates on the exchange between pitching, batting and fielding rather than elaborate league management. Pitcher selection, substitutions, bunts and directed throws give you genuine decisions, while flashing hands help identify a fly-ball catch position. Official games retain nine innings and advance through opponents; exhibitions can be shortened, and cable play adds a human rival. The limited choice of East or West makes the roster and straightforward progression less varied over time. Runners cannot be recalled after reaching the next base, restricting recovery after a caught ball, and repeated directional input makes stealing awkward. Timeout substitutions, inning settings and music options keep matches practical to arrange. Choose it for a compact baseball contest with basic tactics, not a comprehensive season or broad team selection.
Strengths
- Useful pitching and lineup decisions
- Clear catching cues
- Short exhibitions and cable play
Weaknesses
- Narrow team selection
- Restricted runner recall
- Awkward stealing input
Who it is for: Players seeking compact tactical baseball
Play notes: Cable play needs two Game Boys, two copies and a cable; official games are nine innings.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Short exhibitions, official games and cable play have value, but two teams and simple progression limit breadth. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Pitching, batting and substitutions offer real choices, but runner recall restricts tactics. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Flashing catch cues and task-focused views communicate baseball action clearly. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Inning, music and timeout options help, but repeated stealing input is awkward. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
Not provided
Core information
- Developer
- Tose
- Publisher
- Jaleco
- Release date
- 1990
- Platforms
- Game Boy (GB)
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Sports-based Play2D GraphicsShort SessionsFast-pacedLow Entry BarrierPlayer versus PlayerReplayableLocal Co-opMain Story Under 10 HoursPick-up and PlaySolo-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy (GB)Worldwide1990
Game gallery
Sources
Not provided