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NINJA BASEBALL BAT MAN
Ninja Baseball Bat Man is a 1993 beat ’em up arcade game developed and published by Irem. Drew Maniscalco is the creator and copyright owner of the characters utilized in Ninja Baseball Bat Man.
Up to four players can play simultaneously, each player chooses from one of four characters: Captain Jose, Twinbats Ryno, Beanball Roger, and Stick Straw. The object of the game is to recover various artifacts stolen from the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Drew’s concept came up after he read the top-grossing films during its time in a USA Today newspaper. One was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the other was one of the Batman films. After that, he started creating his own superheroes.
NINJA BASEBALL BAT MAN and crew are back to save baseball
In an all-new comic series
History of NBBM
“Now that I had the name, I need to develop his universe. I knew that baseball was the national pastime in Japan and being a baseball fan myself I started to draw the Ninja Baseball Bat Man character in a baseball uniform with his weapon being a baseball bat. After I finished, I needed to think of his enemies, that’s when it really started to roll. Enemy #1 Double Header (a bad guy with two heads), #2 Bat Boy (a Bat wielding two dangerous bats), #3 Spit Ball (a baseball spitting fire), Pinch Hitter, Fowl Ball, Screw Ball, and on and on. So I incorporated Baseball terminology to the characters and the framework for the game was……
Genre
beat ’em up / brawler
Release year
1993
Publisher
Irem
Platform
Arcade
News and media
A look at some of the nest Ninja Baseball Bat Man content from the web. From videos from some of You Tubes biggest names like ‘The Angry Videogame Nerd” to delightful fan art and in some cases body art!
Kickstarter lauch!
They're back! The heroes from Irem's 1993 cult arcade beat 'em up smash, Ninja Baseball Bat Man, are returning in an all-new comic book series. Live...
NINJA BASEBALL SPIRIT
CULT ARCADE smash NINJA BASEBALL BAT MAN is coming out of retirement! Writer Dave Cook and Artist Steve Gregson to collaborate on Ninja Baseball...
NBBM – Cabinet Art Set
Back in 1993, NBBM was released as a kit, meaning the buyer received a marquee and monitor bezel only. There were no side decals or control panel...
Top hat gaming man
"Hello again everyone. Today I am taking a dive into one of my favorite beat 'em ups of all time, Ninja Baseball Batman. Drew Maniscalco originally...
World of Beat ‘Em Ups
"Hello again everyone. Today I am taking a dive into one of my favorite beat 'em ups of all time, Ninja Baseball Batman. Drew Maniscalco originally...
Quaterworld rarest!
Ninja Baseball Bat Man makes the list from Quaterworlds rarest games. "The 5 rarest games at Portland's new Quarterworld arcade" The article from...
Fan art gallery
It is a joy to receive and view Ninja Baseball Bat Man inspired art work. Visit the fan art Gallery page to view or submit Fan Art.
NBBM Creator
Drew Maniscalco
Creator of the Ninja Baseball Man Character and concept design for the 1993 Irem Arcade game.