Bases Loaded featured a television-style depiction of the pitcher-batter matchup (previously seen in Intellivision World Series Baseball and Accolade's HardBall!

At the time Bases Loaded was released, few video games were licensed by North American major league sports.

[9][10] One of the trademark images of the Bases Loaded franchise was the disembodied catcher's mitt, also referred to as the "phantom paw", that would catch pitches that were thrown extremely outside.

Developer Heep Sop Choi claims it was programmed to show the catcher making some terrific snatches without any bodily movement.

[citation needed] A defective chip was found during manufacturing, delaying the Nintendo Entertainment System version's North American release.

Pro Yakyū on their September 1, 1989 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month; the magazine has listed it in English as Bases Loaded.

The review described Bases Loaded's viewpoint behind the pitcher as making it far too difficult to discern the position of, and subsequently hit, the ball.