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Bottom of the 9th

Overview

Konami's Bottom of the 9th is the first baseball game on the PlayStation to use polygonal players. Batting and pitching relies on aiming cursors, which can be "locked-on" to make things easier for novices. The game has an MLBPA license for real players from the 1995 season, but no Major League Baseball affiliation, so teams are listed by city name only.

Eight fictional stadiums are also available, and a complete season along with statistical tracking can be saved to memory card. Don't want to play a complete season? No problem, the schedule can be shortened to 13, 26 or 52 games. Training Camp mode allows you work on your pitching, hitting, fielding or running skills, and a General Manager mode lets you perform trades. An announcer will keep things lively by calling the action from the booth.

Publishers
Konami
Genre
Sports
Alternate Names
  • Bottom of the NinthWorldFlag of World region
  • Bottom of the 9th: Major League Heroes JapanFlag of Japan region

Media

Box - 3D

Bottom of the 9th - Box - 3D (North America) - 498x700
North America -  498 x 700
Bottom of the 9th - Box - 3D (North America) - 565x550
North America -  565 x 550
Bottom of the 9th - Box - 3D (Japan) - 985x968
Japan -  985 x 968

Box - Back

Bottom of the 9th - Box - Back (North America) - 1673x2400
North America -  1673 x 2400
Bottom of the 9th - Box - Back (Japan) - 1617x1445
Japan -  1617 x 1445

Box - Front

Bottom of the 9th - Box - Front (North America) - 850x850
North America -  850 x 850
Bottom of the 9th - Box - Front (North America) - 1636x2419
North America -  1636 x 2419
Bottom of the 9th - Box - Front (Japan) - 1445x1473
Japan -  1445 x 1473

Box - Front - Reconstructed

Bottom of the 9th - Box - Front - Reconstructed (North America) - 687x617
North America -  687 x 617

Box - Spine

Bottom of the 9th - Box - Spine (North America) - 67x680
North America -  67 x 680
Bottom of the 9th - Box - Spine (Japan) - 145x1445
Japan -  145 x 1445
Bottom of the 9th - Box - Spine (Japan) - 147x1445
Japan -  147 x 1445

Clear Logo

Bottom of the 9th - Clear Logo (null) - 400x131
400 x 131
Bottom of the 9th - Clear Logo (null) - 400x175
400 x 175

Disc

Bottom of the 9th - Disc (Japan) - 600x600
Japan -  600 x 600
Bottom of the 9th - Disc (North America) - 600x600
North America -  600 x 600

Fanart - Disc

Bottom of the 9th - Fanart - Disc (North America) - 1000x1000
North America -  1000 x 1000

Screenshot - Game Title

Bottom of the 9th - Screenshot - Game Title (null) - 320x240
320 x 240

Screenshot - Gameplay

Bottom of the 9th - Screenshot - Gameplay (null) - 320x240
320 x 240