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The idea behind it is ok, but the execution just wasn’t there. Screen is simply too small, and all the additional wires/cords is impractical.

Sometimes I feel like it deserves an F grade because a lot of it is borderline unplayable lol. As kids we remember things a lot differently too

That explains some of the mystery behind this! Thanks for sharing! Because the entire time I’m thinking that this game is actually way better than it has any right to be, and to invest all the time and MLB resources, etc. to make just “one game” felt weird. Do you know the logic behind why they made this just for the GameCube? Were they thinking that console needed an “arcade” baseball game instead of a more “simulation” one?

@@obscuristgaming That part I'm less clear on. I wonder whether it had anything to do with the fact that World Series Baseball never got a GC release? (They planned to have 2K3 come out on GC, but scrapped it at the last minute.) If you were a baseball gamer on the GC, your only early choices were either this, or a port of All-Star Baseball from Acclaim. Slugfest came out the next year, and then MVP and Mario Superstar Baseball a few years later. Or who knows, maybe they were looking for a console exclusive baseball game the way NBA Courtside had been in basketball for the N64/GC, and here's a perfectly functional game engine that was dropped from WSB by Sega in favor Visual Concepts/Blue Shift, and they snapped up the rights and rebranded it HR King. It always felt to me like a WSB 2K1 sequel that got re-skinned after Sega replaced WOW as developers for World Series.

That all adds up! You would think something called home run king would have more in common with a game like Slugfest. But if you look at it as a rebranded WSB game, it feels right. I wonder if it suffered from a marketing issue at the time or not. I’ll definitely be playing some of the titles you mentioned in the future, so looking forward to playing those.

Yes! That’s LECOM Park (Pirates Spring Training)

As someone starved for a new tennis game, I like it more than most. But it’s shallow, and the online power meta is gamebreaking for a lot of people. Hopefully this can be adjusted in “season 2”

I feel outnumbered every time a tennis court is converted over to pickleball

Sure! I can make that one of my advanced videos in the future

It’s been awhile, but the one I played the most was Virtua Tennis 2009 for the Wii. I also had VT4 for the PS3

@@obscuristgaming yeah i hope that series came back

Its also has a mobile version called virtua tennis challenge its lack of depth but still enjoyable it first released in 2012

​@@obscuristgamingalso i think it's better than topspin 2k5 now

Pete sampras face in topspin isn't right it's like pete sampras after he ate 1000 burgers

It’s not possible at the moment. It’s supposed to be added some time later this month.

Are they bringing scream park back in the new LG2 remake coming out soon?

That’s a good point- at least make it an option to include them or not.

Lol. Some of them do look pretty bad though to be fair

Already switched it after making this lol! I originally was making myself, but then decided to make Monfils and forgot to change the animation.

@@obscuristgaming monfils hits or use to hit a one handed slice backhand alot didnt he ... he would slide on clay and reach for a slice... its crazy too think he can jump like 5 feet in the air but cant beat like fat overwieght players his serve is just too weak!

Yes, but there is no such thing as a two handed slice, if that’s what you’re asking! But yeah, he would often try to extend points using slices and his speed/court coverage. And yeah, unfortunately he never quite got over the hump, even when he was sniffing around the top 10 back in the day.

Thanks for checking it out! 1. Yes, all online under TapdanceTom (Xbox): The ones you see here are Savannah Park, LECOM Park, and Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater. I’ve also built Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, which might be my favorite of mine so far this year. 2. And I would love that! I’ve been building stadiums since the original, and I finally decided to use my channel to make a tips video. I absolutely love ballparks/stadium design, so I may do some advanced tutorials down the road.

Awesome! I'm in the same boat! My channel is all about stadium creator and showing off other people's work on it, and my own. I'll take a look at those parks and probably put one of them in my next video. I just started TH-cam, and building stadiums, last August so It's a small channel but we've got a pretty good community of stadium builders. If you're interested at all I just started a discord server a couple weeks ago where we just talk baseball, stadium creator, etc. If not no worries but I'll definitely shout out your channel in my next video!

Good stuff! I’ll definitely subscribe/join. In past years it sometimes felt like I was the only one who cared enough about creating clean/realistic ballparks, (outside of a couple small Reddit groups), so it’s awesome to see the little community. Keep it up!

Hey I used Arthur Ashe Stadium for my next video

Nice! I’ll check that out- I did see a glimpse of it in your “trailer” video. Good stuff!

Lol about 1/3rd of them are laughable.

@@obscuristgaming remind me what console generation are we up to again? thanks for the video.

@@tigerden1908Exactly. They look like Xbox 360 graphics.

It might be! I just threw it on Very Hard from the start, and it seemed to be a good balance. Lose some/win some kinda thing.

@@obscuristgaming congrats to you my man. I’m struggling on Hard lol.

They don’t tell you but the colour of the target corresponds to the type of shot you have to use when hitting the target

@@clownzii3222 I got that on Service Practice. I did get the prompt.

Most courts are unlocked in MyCareer, which you have to be online to play. The only game mode available offline is exhibition, but you can choose any unlocked court there.

If 48 venues isn’t enough, how many would you want? Agree with everything else though! And I would love a stadium creator.

Lack of players is disappointing too dude. No Nadal and Jokovic is shocking. You used to get more players in Smash Court Tennis and Virtua Tennis games back on the PS2 and Xbox 360. And always online is totally unnecessary.

What makes it disappointing in comparison to topspin 4? I'm about to hit buy, but the always online thing for career mode is red flag for me.

⁠@@clinthufkie3242I don’t know about topspin 4 but its pretty barebones with few activities and has little of the depth or presentation you would see in other AAA sports titles. Parts of it could be improved in future updates, if 2K chooses to.

​@sebastian577 this game will be dead in few months what a wasted chance

I think you can search by username: TapdanceTom would be mine (Xbox)

I’ve been ignoring it too, but it’s just crazy how every little thing I do in the game is all about earning VC. I know they’re all kinda like that these days, but still!

That’s not a bad idea- maybe I can do a short video for each of those things to make it more digestible. And I believe you’re talking about LECOM Park, and yes, it’s in the vault. My other uploaded ones are Savannah Park, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows. If you search “TapdanceTom” you should see them all.

Yeah there seems to be interest! It’ll take some time, but yes!

Yeah that’s good advice! I agree- it mostly takes time and experimenting with the mode to understand it, but also working backwards on a stadium you already like is a good way to learn.

When I started doing it on MLB 21 there wasn’t guys like you giving tutorials so it was kind of learning on the fly at that time

Go figure Arch is here to haha

Hey I’ve been trying to make a modern version of Seals Stadium, just don’t like any of the upper decks I’ve made, I read you like creating classic stadiums and wondering if you had any advice or tips on what I can do? Thanks

@@GrandAdmiralShanahan If any of the default stand sets don't work for what you're trying to make, then using the "old stands" prop and stacking them, is probably the way to go for Seals Stadium- it also allows you to get creative with tunnels and such, where needed.

Absolutely! If you have any questions, let me know.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! It’s a good place to start for anyone who needs a little guidance with it- thanks for watching!