Caption be damned... there are no words.
I know we’ve just marked the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, but I’m pretty sure this is the second-most important achievement in the known universe. As a gamer, I have never felt so at home, so at peace. As a person, I think my life has gained new meaning.
Ninja Baseball Bat Man. This is not a hoax.
Oh, that an innocent sojourn on Youtube could yield such a priceless arcade artifact–and by Irem Corp. no less, known for their (terrible) Kung Fu on NES! INCREDIBLE day, glorious day.
Okay, let me regain my head. A beat-em-up starring robot ninja baseballers, NBBM plays a lot like its more serious ilk. There are the grabs, the throws, the button-mashing combos, the aerials, and the special moves, many ripped right from the book of Streets of Rage. (Try hitting DOWN + Attack in the air, or after grabbing, a DIRECTION + Throw, to see what I mean. They produce all kinds of the same results.)
It’s the style, though, that makes this game just about the most fun you can have without possibly damaging your brain. There are giant gloves that crush you in their grip. Monster Trucks you can throw. Airplanes that walk upright. Multiple joyrides in that cartoon car from Roger Rabbit. And all the perfectly-misplaced baseball paraphernalia you can shake your ninja bat at.
Okay, don’t die now: you can have 4-PLAYERS.
problemgamer
