KOSHIEN FIVE BASEBALL [MAGICAL 1500]
Official Title  Koshien Five Baseball [Magical 1500]
Common Title  Koshien Five Baseball [Magical 1500] / Koushien V [Magical 1500]
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-03084
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Baseball 

Developer  Magical Company LTD.
Publisher  Magical Company LTD.
Date Released  7 December 2000
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPS-03084
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-03084
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 17
( 1 Data Track &
16 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  4990951007066  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan. It was introduced to Japan in 1872 by Horace Wilson, who taught at the Kaisei School in Tokyo. The first baseball team was called the Shimbashi Athletic Club and was established in 1878. Baseball has been a popular sport ever since. It is called yakyu in Japanese, combining the characters for fielding and ball.

In Japan, high school baseball generally refers to the 2 annual baseball tournaments played by high schools nationwide culminating at a final showdown at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan. They are organized by the Japan High School Baseball Federation in association with Mainichi Shimbun for the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in the spring (also known as "Spring Koshien") and Asahi Shimbun for the National High School Baseball Championship in the summer (also known as "Summer Koshien").

These nationwide tournaments enjoy widespread popularity, arguably equal to or greater than professional baseball. Qualifying tournaments are often televised locally and each game of the final stage at Koshien is televised nationally on NHK. The tournaments have become a national tradition, and large numbers of frenzied students and parents travel from hometowns to cheer for their local team. It is a common sight to see players walking off the field in tears after being eliminated from the tournament by a loss.

Koshien Five Baseball is a 3D baseball game with different game modes that includes vs and story mode and is the first game in the Koshien baseball series for the Playstation One console that also still continues in the Playstation 2 console with their 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004 games.

The game focus in the high school baseball tournaments and got data of more than 4129 japanese high schools. The game focus on the baseball strategy and tactics.The game allows the player to train his players and their teamwork.

The goal of the game is to win the '98 Koshien Baseball championship. The game also allows the player to edit the team logo, school hymn or the team uniforms.

Also Known as Koushien V.

  Manufacturer's description:

High school baseball simulation data covering 4089 schools nationwide. Aimed at Koshien "event simulation mode", as well as pitchers and pitching form, announcement, with a variety of editing and uniforms. Koshien feel the atmosphere of war and immersive sound and support a metal ring of a bat. Koshien national aim to win!

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Baseball theme.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  2 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move between actions:  D-Pad
  Select action:  Circle Button
  Hit with bat:  Square or X Button
  Put bat:  Circle Button

 


   
 

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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 96 KB
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 NTSC-J:
  • Koshien Five Baseball [SLPS-00729]   
     
  • Koshien Five Baseball [Rerelease] [SLPS-02565]   
     

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