A player can either control a normal baseball team or an ultra baseball team with super hitting and pitching plays to boost their chances of winning.

A magic number appears during the regular season, telling the leading team how many victories they have to make until they are assured the pennant.

These baseball titles included some form of "Super League" where pitchers and batters would have special abilities.

Electronic Gaming Monthly awarded it "Best Sports-Themed Video Game" in their 1989 awards issue, giving it "top honors ... [for] taking liberty with the sport itself".

[2] 1up.com listed it as one of the "hidden gems" of the NES, calling it one of the best baseball games for the system.