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Play Bad News Baseball (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Gekitō!! Stadium
Play Gekito Stadium online. Build a lineup, control pitching, hitting, runners, throws and diving catches, and beat eleven clubs in Tecmo's animated Famicom tournament.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Bad News Baseball
Quick start
Choose tournament mode and a club, then review the starting pitcher, batting order, and defensive positions. At the plate, move the batter with the D-pad and press A to swing. Advance a runner by pointing toward the next base and pressing B; point toward the previous base and press A to retreat. On defense, move toward the ball, then point to a base and press A to throw. Direction plus B performs a leap or dive near the ball. While pitching, choose a mound position, deliver with A and the D-pad, then add directional input during the pitch to change speed or break.
Controls
Batting: D-pad positions the hitter, A swings. Running: base direction + B advances; base direction + A retreats; Down + A holds a runner. Pitching: Left/Right sets mound position, D-pad + A delivers and adjusts speed, directional input after release changes the course, B opens a pickoff play. Fielding: D-pad moves, base direction + A throws, direction + B runs for a tag or leaps/dives. SELECT chooses a mode; START begins or pauses.
Bad News Baseball — About this game
Gekito Stadium is Tecmo's Japanese Famicom baseball game and the basis for the western release Bad News Baseball. Twelve fictional clubs mirror contemporary professional teams, and every roster includes individual batting, running, arm, and position-specific fielding ratings. The single-player tournament asks one chosen club to defeat all eleven opponents, with passwords preserving progress. Batting, pitching, base running, throws, pickoffs, and diving catches are player controlled, while dramatic cut-ins highlight home runs and close tags. The game also offers head-to-head play, all-star selections, and a spectator mode, making lineup construction and defensive placement as important as timing a swing.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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