Family Stadium
Family Stadium | |
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Cover art of Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium, the first title of the series | |
Developer(s) |
Namco (1986-2003) Bandai Namco Games (2007-present) |
Publisher(s) |
Namco (1986-2003) Bandai Namco Games (2007-present) |
Composer(s) | Junko Ozawa, Hiromi Shibano |
Platforms | Famicom, Super Famicom, MSX, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC |
Platform of origin | Famicom |
First release |
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium December 10, 1986 |
Latest release |
Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution August 3, 2018 |
Family Stadium, commonly abbreviated as Famista, is a baseball video game series developed by Namco (currently Bandai Namco Games). The name of the series is a play on Famicom, the Japanese name for the Nintendo Entertainment System. World Stadium is a related Namco series published for non-Nintendo systems, such as arcade, PC Engine, and PlayStation.
The art style of the games is different from the box art and the actual in-game graphics. The box art uses a human-like (although the faces are drawn in a cartonish way) for the characters, while the in-game graphics usually represents the characters with fingerless hands that resemble to spheres and most of the baseball players lacks a nose and ears on their heads.
A song used in some of the video games is "The Other Day I Met a Bear".
List of games
Title | Details |
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Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1986 – Family Computer |
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Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '87 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1987 – Family Computer |
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '88 Nendoban Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1988 – Family Computer |
Famista '89: Kaimaku Ban!! Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1989 – Family Computer |
Famista '90 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1989 – Family Computer |
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium: Pennant Race Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 1989 – MSX |
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Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium: Home Run Contest Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 1989 – MSX |
Famista Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 1990 – Game Boy |
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Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '90 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1990 – FM Towns |
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Famista '91 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1991 – Family Computer |
Gear Stadium Original release dates:
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Release years by system: 1991 – Game Gear |
Famista '92 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1991 – Family Computer |
Famista '92 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1991 – Family Computer |
Super Famista Original release dates:[3]
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Release years by system: 1992 – Super Famicom |
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Famista 2 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy |
Famista '93 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1992 – Family Computer |
Super Famista 2 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1993 – Super Famicom |
Famista 3 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1993 – Game Boy |
Famista '94 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1993 – Family Computer |
Super Famista 3 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1994 – Super Famicom |
Super Famista 4 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1995 – Super Famicom |
Gear Stadium Heiseiban Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1995 – Game Gear |
Super Famista 5 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1996 – Super Famicom |
Famista 4 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 1996 – Game Boy |
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Release years by system: 1997 – Nintendo 64 |
Famista Advance Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance |
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Release years by system: 2003 – Nintendo GameCube |
Pro Yakyuu Famista DS Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS |
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2008 – Wii |
Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS |
Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2010 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2010 – Nintendo DS |
Pro Yakyuu Famista Online 2010 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2010 – Microsoft Windows |
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Pro Yakyuu Famista Online 2010 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2010 – Microsoft Windows |
Pro Yakyuu Famista 2011 Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2011 – Nintendo 3DS |
Famista Dream Match Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2014 – iOS, Android |
Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS |
Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2017 – Nintendo 3DS |
Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
References
External links
- FAMISTA WEB - Official Website (Japanese)
- Famista Online website (Japanese)