{"id":71280,"date":"2026-08-21T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=71280"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:00:13","slug":"japans-retro-arcade-beat-em-up-ninja-baseball-league-man-comes-to-steam-33-years-after-original-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japans-retro-arcade-beat-em-up-ninja-baseball-league-man-comes-to-steam-33-years-after-original-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s retro arcade beat \u2018em up Ninja Baseball League-Man comes to Steam 33 years after original release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese developer Irem and publisher City Connection have announced a new HD remake of the 90s arcade beat \u2018em up Ninja Baseball Bat Man is in the works. Newly titled <strong>Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded<\/strong>, it is scheduled to launch on December 10. The announcement coincided with the reveal of the game\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3418870\/Ninja_Baseball_LeagueMan_Bases_Loaded\/\">Steam store<\/a> page and <a href=\"https:\/\/city-connection.co.jp\/league-man\/\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf20\ud83c\udf20<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E5%B1%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30af\u30e9\u30ea\u30b9\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7\u60c5\u5831\u5c40<\/a>\ud83c\udf20\ud83c\udf20<br>\ud83c\udfae\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\ud83c\udfae<br>\u300e\u91ce\u7403\u683c\u95d8\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30de\u30f3 Bases Loaded\u300f<br><br>\u65b0\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30a2\u30d6\u30eb\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u3001\u65b0\u30e2\u30fc\u30c9\u3001\u65b0\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8\u3001\u65b0\u30a2\u30ec\u30f3\u30b8BGM\u3001\u65b0\u30df\u30cb\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u642d\u8f09\uff01<br><br>\u3010Switch 2\u3001PS5\u3011<br>\ud83c\udf81\u30af\u30e9\u30ea\u30b9\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7\u7279\u5178\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30ab\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8\u30c6\u30fc\u30d7\u304c\u4ed8\u5c5e\ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MFWvRDoQ33\">https:\/\/t.co\/MFWvRDoQ33<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pnl2CMjmLN\">pic.twitter.com\/Pnl2CMjmLN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CITY CONNECTION (@claricedisc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/claricedisc\/status\/2090348113840267396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally released by Irem in 1993, Ninja Baseball Bat Man was a side-scroller beat \u2018em up developed for the arcade. Players take control of one of the four \u201cLeague-Man\u201d heroes, tasked with retrieving the Golden Baseball Statue from the Baseball Hall of Fame. The release of Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded marks the first time the game is made available outside of arcade cabinets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821-712800001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821-712800001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821-712800001-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to its Steam store page, Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded will, like the arcade original, support up to four players locally. Alongside the original \u201cRegular Season\u201d game mode, a new high-difficulty arranged mode that alters enemy placements and adds new stages into the mix. Pink, originally a supporting character in the arcade release, will also be playable in the remake as a fifth character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821-712800002.jpg\" alt=\"Ninja Baseball League-Man\" class=\"wp-image-71283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821-712800002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260821-712800002-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game also allows players to toggle between the original soundtrack and a new set of arrangements by composer Yosuke Yasui. An additional Minigame Mode is featured, introducing brand-new minigames such as home run derbies and car races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u91ce\u7403\u683c\u95d8\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30de\u30f3 Bases Loaded\u300f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u7d39\u4ecb\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u3010Ninja Baseball League-Man\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Lp94ENIF3M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded is set to release on December 10, 2026, for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3418870\/Ninja_Baseball_LeagueMan_Bases_Loaded\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3418870\/Ninja_Baseball_LeagueMan_Bases_Loaded\/\">Steam<\/a>), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steam-hearts-and-advanced-variable-geo-saturn-tributes-xbox-one-releases-canceled-due-to-microsoft-asking-for-major-changes-to-originals-provocative-content\/\"><strong>Steam-Heart\u2019s and Advanced Variable Geo Saturn Tribute\u2019s Xbox One releases canceled due to Microsoft asking for major changes to originals\u2019 provocative content<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded is coming to Steam, PlayStation5, Xbox series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 10. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":71281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-08-21T03:00:20+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mtkrf566kj2d","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mtkrf566kj2d\",\"cid\":\"bafyreievn4s25ljvyxw5svi23a3iwqb5zc3f23y44nakfogpwoub6auda4\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreif7ayssz6egjzhovvoer6mc65sose6frneelafcfbxmuiguxvruou\",\"rev\":\"3mtkrf56hdr2d\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-71280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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