Baseball video games are among the most popular sports based video games. Maybe that's because the rules are easy to understand or can be attributed to the simplicity of the game play, but baseball games have always been a hit, even the most basic of video game that came with some of the oldest gaming systems. One of the first baseball games that struck a chord with wider audiences was Tengen's R.B.I. Baseball. Originally made for Nintendo, RBI Baseball was the first baseball video game to be licensed by the Major League Baseball Player's Association and used real player names, faces and statistics as opposed to numbers and generic looking guys. This proved to be a turning point for baseball video games as many companies sought to have officially licensed games.
There have been multiple variations in the types of baseball games. One features and is endorsed by a particular player, like Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball and Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run . Others, like any of the Mario oriented games, star characters from the Super Mario universe. No matter how you cut it, baseball games are fun and easy to play.
This is the Ultimate List to determine which baseball game can be considered the best. If there is a game that should be included on this list and isn't, feel free to add it.1
21175MVP Baseball 2005
Electronic Arts2
9259MVP Baseball 2004
Electronic Arts3
11068R.B.I. Baseball
Namco, Tengen4
69415
3434MLB 2001
989 Studios6
7473Bases Loaded
Jaleco7
3233Triple Play Baseball
Electronic Arts8
1812MVP Baseball 2003
Electronic Arts9
412910
2615Major League Baseball 2K5
2K Sports11
13274Baseball Stars
Nintendo, SNK Playmore12
4157The Bigs
2K Sports13
353314
314115
6036Baseball Simulator 1.000
Culture Brain16
573717
7069Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Winning Run
Nintendo18
1315MLB 2004
Sony Computer Entertainment19
171620
210MLB The Show 20
Sony Interactive Entertainment21
101022
181MLB The Show 19
Sony Interactive Entertainment23
565824
91125
2723