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野球格闘リーグマン Bases Loaded

Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded, a full remake of Irem's 1993 arcade belt-scroll game, is scheduled for December 10, 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with a playable demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The remake adds the playable character Pink, the Climax Season mode, and a Moero!! Pro Baseball collaboration stage.

Synthesized from 5 Yomimono stories · updated Oct 13

City Connection announced the project on August 19, 2026 as an HD remake of Irem's 1993 arcade game Baseball Fighting League Man. The remake keeps the original's high difficulty while adding redrawn visuals, a high-difficulty mode called Climax Season with new stages and altered enemy placements, and a playable version of Pink, a support character from the original. The main Regular Season mode supports up to four-player local co-op, and the arranged BGM by composer Yosuke Yasui can be switched with the original soundtrack.

The remake adds new content. On August 25, City Connection said the arrange mode Climax Season includes a collaboration stage with Moero!! Pro Baseball, where League Men fight against the stadium backdrop from that game. A new exclusive technique called Bunt is also available. Controls have been simplified with one-button special moves.

The release date and platforms firmed up across announcements: December 10, 2026 on PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The download version costs 4,180 yen, except the Xbox Series X|S version at 4,200 yen, while the packaged versions for PS5 and Switch 2 are 5,500 yen and include the Baseball Fighting Encyclopedia, a set with a soundtrack CD and a fan book. City Connection and Irem Software Engineering co-developed the remake, and Glee said the redrawn designs were done by Irem with added animations.

A playable demo was available at Tokyo Game Show 2026, where City Connection's booth also showed a separate Jajamaru title. The remake follows a different Jaleco baseball compilation, Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded 2, which came to Steam on July 2, 2026 after a PS5 and Switch release in April 2026.

Key facts

Release date
December 10, 2026 ↗
Platforms
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 ↗
Developer
City Connection and Irem Software Engineering, with Glee ↗
New playable character
Pink, a support character from the original ↗
Composer
Yosuke Yasui, arranged BGM switchable with the original soundtrack ↗
Pricing
Download 4,180 yen (Xbox Series X|S 4,200 yen); packaged PS5 and Switch 2 versions 5,500 yen ↗
Collaboration stage
Moero!! Pro Baseball stage in the Climax Season arrange mode ↗
Co-op
Main Regular Season mode supports up to four-player local co-op, with no online support ↗
Related Jaleco release
Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded 2 came to Steam on July 2, 2026 ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
game · December 10 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 · 2026-10-08
Release
game · 2026-12-10 · worldwide · 2026-08-28
Release
game · December 10 · global · 2026-08-19
Announced
remake was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-10-08
Announced
collaboration stage with Moero!! Pro Baseball · 2026-08-28
Announced
HD remake announced (City Connection announcement on August 19, 2026) · 2026-08-19
Noted
remake keeps the original's punishing belt-scroll difficulty while adding redrawn visuals · 2026-10-08

Connections

Produces of
city connection, irem

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Oct 8

City Connection's Bases Loaded Remake Gets A December 10 Release

A full remake of Irem's 1993 arcade belt-scroll action game Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, handled by City Connection, Irem, and Glee. Glee said the redrawn designs were done by Irem, with added animations. Command moves can be triggered with one button, and a new character, Pink, was added. It is scheduled for December 10 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Sep 19

City Connection Brings Jajamaru Hack-and-Slash and Baseball Fighting League Man to TGS2026

City Connection's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth has playable demos of Jajamaru no Hyakki Yakou Den and Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded. The new Ninja Jajamaru-kun entry is a hack-and-slash action game set in a yokai party dungeon, scheduled for release in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. Players switch between sword, spear, kusarigama, hammer, and claws while collecting weapons and armor from treasure chests.

Aug 28

Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded Adds Moero!! Pro Baseball Stage

City Connection announced on August 25, 2026, that the belt-scroll action game Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded will include a collaboration stage with Moero!! Pro Baseball. The game is a full remake of the 1993 arcade title Baseball Fighting League Man, originally released by Irem, and is co-developed by City Connection and Irem Software Engineering. It is scheduled for release on December 10, 2026, for PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The collaboration stage appears as an additional stage in the arrange mode Climax Season, where League Men fight against the backdrop of the stadium from Moero!! Pro Baseball. A new exclusive technique called Bunt, described as having home-run-class power, is also available. The remake includes updated graphics, widescreen support, new playable characters, new modes, mini-games, and arranged BGM by composer Yosuke Yasui. Controls have been simplified with one-button special moves. The main mode supports up to 4-player local co-op, with no online support. Pre-orders for the packaged versions for Switch 2 and PS5 begin today, and the first-print bonus includes the Baseball Fighting Encyclopedia with a soundtrack CD and official fan book.

Aug 19

Baseball Fighting League Man Gets HD Remake After 33 Years

City Connection announced on August 19, 2026, that Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded, an HD remake of the 1993 Irem arcade game Baseball Fighting League Man, will launch on December 10 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. The download version costs 4,180 yen, except for the Xbox Series X|S version at 4,200 yen, while the packaged versions for PS5 and Switch 2 are 5,500 yen and include a first-print bonus. The remake adds Pink, a support character from the original, as a playable character, and introduces a high-difficulty mode called Climax Season with new stages and altered enemy placements. The main Regular Season mode supports up to four-player local co-op. Newly arranged BGM by composer Yosuke Yasui can be switched with the original soundtrack. The packaged version includes the Baseball Fighting Encyclopedia, a set with a soundtrack CD and a fan book containing arcade materials. Pre-orders for the packaged versions began today, and the Steam store page is open. A giveaway campaign on City Connection's official X account runs until September 2, and a livestream is scheduled for tonight at 21:00.

Jul 2

Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded 2 Hits Steam After PS5 and Switch Release

Rock It Games and Sickhead Games released the baseball compilation 'Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded 2' on Steam today, July 2. The title, previously available on PS5 and Nintendo Switch since April 2026, includes two classic Jaleco games: 'Bases Loaded II: Second Season' and 'Super Bases Loaded 2'. Each game offers multiple versions and features like CRT filters, rewind, and leaderboards. A 20% off sale runs until July 9.