Customer Reviews

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run

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The absolute, no questions asked, hands down best game for SNES. Get it. I've had it for 5 years and I'm still addicted. I have a Playstation, N64, Gamecube, and this game beats all.

Before my recent purchase of this game, the last time I played Winning Run was about 10 years ago. 10 years ago I remember scoring on average 10 runs per game. This time however I'm lucky to only score 3.

I don't know if the game was always this difficult or if my skills have diminished. However difficult, this game is still a ton of fun.

I like that this is a classic arcade style baseball game instead of the sims popular today. It's easy to pick up and learn but difficult to master.

Homerun derby is still my favorite mode after all these years.

This was a truly great game for its time. The ability to trade in-season and player values changing in-season was sweet. You could trade for anybody but Griffey, who was the only real name in the game, but honestly its pretty easy to figure out who is who. The funny thing about this game was that the easiest and almost only way to strike anybody out was to search out the knuckleballers

I got this game for just $4 off Amazon.com with high hopes for a Super Nintendo baseball game.

Wow. Terrible isn't even a strong enough word to describe this mess.

This reminds me of so many movie video games which slap the name on their hoping kids would buy them but the actual game is horrible.

First off, the graphics on this game are just atrocious. Play a game like Super Bases Loaded, a VERY early release for the SNES, and you'll see just how superior a baseball game it is.

Another major problem: Because I believe Tecmo had the MLB rights back during this time, the only REAL player you get in the game is Ken Griffey Jr. Everyone else are a bunch of false names. That might work for you but it's a little misleading when you see Ken Griffey on the cover only to not see the players on your favorite team.

But what really just BREAKS this game is the actual gameplay. You literally cannot control your pitching outside of the speed. Making a ball curve? No way. Though the computer has no problem. :) Batting and fielding are just about as bad. As I mentioned in the title, you get a FAR better experience with games like Baseball and Baseball Stars for the originaly NES then you will ever get with this game.

If you want a much deeper baseball experience, I recommend MLB Power Pros for the PS2, it can be had for around $5-10 bucks, and trumps games like this easily.

For the SNES, Baseball Simulator 1.000 is pretty much the standard bearer on the system IMO for a baseball game. Super Bases Loaded also is a much better game.

Save your $4 and just pass on this one. You will be glad you did.

In my opinion, this game was somewhat disappointing. I would much rather hook up the NES and play a game with substance like Baseball Stars. Sadly that franchise never carried over to Super Nintendo and gamers were forced to compromise with cheap knock offs like this.