Feel Better my friend. My year was off to a great start, and then it took a nasty nosedive, with a bunch of inconveniences that really pissed me off. On the plus side though, I did get a lot of great games. Keep up the great work norm and kudos to the upcoming achievement of excellence: 1M subs
I'm not even joking, I just found one of these YESTERDAY and had never seen one before and had no idea what it was used for! I can't wait to watch now and find out all about it haha!
Forgot to mention the most important reason the Wii motion control succeeded: It was 1st party. Thus, it forced every game made for the Wii to utilize the motion sensor to some degree. With the Power Glove, the Batter Up, and all previous devices, they worked with only a small selection of games.
I dunno, I find it hard to imagine a console where the Power Glove or the Batter Up was the primary controller becoming a success. Or even making it to market.
Omg. I'm 38 years old and I clicked on this video scrolling through the channel because it looked interesting and way ahead of it's time for an old school gaming idea, plus I loved baseball video games on my super Nintendo. Then, as soon as they showed the bat close up my memory jogged and I realized I had one of these as a kid! I remember swinging that thing in my parents living room occasionally hitting something nearby! It's crazy how much of your childhood you forget if it wasn't a major part of your life.
I remember when this bat got released for the Super Nintendo. I also remember it being sold at a discount price. I thought about purchasing the bat but decided to stay with the controller. I did play Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB on the Super NES a lot back in the day. I liked the first Ken Griffey Jr baseball game more than the second.
I definitely remember seeing ads for it. I think a lot of kids were too smart to be fooled by it. There was no possible way that the swing did anything other than push the A button.
Also, in the first one you smash into the wall and collapse if you keep running to catch the ball, and you literally run people down instead of tagging them out. When you strike out you curse the ump or break your bat in half. Those 3 actions are why you don't waste your time on ANY baseball game other than Ken Griffey 1. Well, that and Bases Loaded 2 on the NES. That was the first game I've seen (and only one I played) that let player 2 charge the mound after player 1 intentionally beans the batter.
This is the 1st Gaming Historian video I've watched in close to 3 years...when the woman's voice comes on at the end and mentions how episodes are funded it's very nostalgic for me. It reminds me of my mom on a Sunday afternoon watching PBS.
Great video! I have a "swinging" golf accessory for the NES, that likely uses similar tech to all of this, but mine is broken. You needed to hit a real ball, so it seems that would be for a golfing enthusiast with a net and all. I'd love to test it out.
I think it’s great Sports Sciences kept at making motion control and infrared peripherals. During that age of gaming it was really ambitious to try to develop that stuff. The consoles and the games were never designed with motion control in mind. That all changed with the Wii. Gotta tip my hat at the effort, good stuff. And a great video, too, Norm!
Been a fan of your videos since first stumbling upon your Tetris video 5 years or so ago. I truly can’t think of a more likeable TH-camr; the quality of your videos are professional, well researched, and well worded. Then, while watching this video, I noticed the KC on your shirt. Being from KC myself, and experiencing the disappointment that is Royals baseball for each year of my life, save for a couple, it brought a smile to my face hearing you talk about how much you enjoy baseball yourself. Keep it up, Norm! Always a pleasure to learn from you.
That box art SCREAMS, “The ‘90’s!!” 😂😂😂 I literally had a flashback to being a teenager in that era & seeing that marketing everywhere whenever I would go shopping at the mall. 😂😂😂
Same here. As soon as I saw the picture a rush of memories came flooding back to me. Memories that I doubt I’d accessed since soon after they occurred. What a sensation of trippy nostalgia.
Your videos are always SO well done, from content to production quality. When I see a new vid in my subscription feed I’m always excited to see what you have in store for the vid. Keep up the great work!
A technology that blew me away as a kid was the Sega hologram in the arcade. I thought that every TV would be like that in the future and that it was the future of gaming displays, as well. I wonder if you could do an episode on that? I know you probably don't have the machine; but I think a lot of video and gameplay footage is out there. I'd like to know why they only ever made two games.
Yes!! I went to an arcade/ice skating rink called TILT when I was a little kid and they had that hologram machine, it absolutely blew my mind! I don’t remember anything about the game or what it was called (an easy google search I’m sure) but I’ll never forget that arcade cabinet and the technology 😊
It's an illusion. The light from a Sony TV is reflected by a concave mirror, which is what makes it look like the image is floating in space. But it's actually just a TV screen, and it has no more ability to be 3D than any other TV. The footage you see is stored on a Laserdisc. We might see something like this again, but the mirror does add a lot of cost and weight to the cabinet, and the design typically only looks good if there is minimal or no background (so the characters appear to float in the air), which is pretty limiting.
This is what I call great quality content. There is so many retro gaming channels out there but most of them are just collectors bragging about their gaming collections. Here we have a lot of research, information and good editing.
This is really Awesome. I’ve never used it even I played Wii Sports Baseball with the Wii Remote when it launched back then, it’s very great how this SNES Accessory was ahead of its time.
Gaming historian welcome back my man see you next video always a pleasure Year in and Year out we’re almost at 1 million subscribers years in the making
This seems perfect for an arcade baseball game. Easily repaired/replaced when damaged, offers that short burst of fun and may have benefited from having an arcade game designed for it specifically (better outfield controls). I'm surprised this wasn't also subject to the anti-violent parent brigade which also helped define the 90s. Love the insights and research as always, sir.
He is back! I already finished almost all of your videos while waiting for a new one. Keep it coming please! I enjoy watching your content while I’m having lunch or dinner.
Not gonna lie, that weird 90'd fisheye lens-like art also reminds me of the character art that was used in Road Rash [32-Bit] for the PS1, Saturn, PC, and 3DO
So, there's a similar thing to this for hockey, but only compatible with one game, as far as I can tell. The plastic Wiimote stick that EA made for their only Wii NHL game (why they didn't port 3-on-3 arcade, I'll never know), NHL Slapshot. It was fun, but my only one broke during a move a few years ago and lost the foam blade at the end.
It's nice to still have a youtuber who makes quality content and hasn't gone all in with spamming my sub box with shorts I'm never gonna click on or livestreams I'm never gonna watch. Thank you for that.
Your channel has been my favorite TH-cam channel for about 2 years now. I always look forward to new episodes. This is coming from someone who has gotten rid of all paid subscriptions. I noticed you are closing in on 1 million subscribers. Must be exciting! Keep up the awesome work and congrats on the upcoming milestone!
I really liked how you analyzed the package art and explained the style being of the era. I remember that art style and I always tremendously hated it, it was always so cringe-worthy. It's like someone say, 'Kids like weird distorted things, let's put that on the box!' It's like fear and loathing in Box Vegas or something :) Anyway, I'm glad that art style is long dead insofar as advertising and packaging goes.
Man, Norm. I gotta say. Bold of you to put the best part of the video (you getting a home run and giving the camera a happy thumbs up) so early in the video. It paid off, but still. Very bold.
It is funny how I have such clear memories of things from the early 90s that they feel like they were yesterday, yet I see things like this and it feels like it is from the ancient times!
Thank you so much for making these videos. I’m about to have surgery tomorrow and your videos have got me through the last couple months of binge listening them on my way to and from work and prepping for tomorrow. I’ve also started collecting a lot of the pieces you’ve talked about in your previous videos. Also just got a Mario paint today!
Always a treat when a new episode comes out! Truly living up to the Gaming Historian name, with well-researched and well-produced videos... love the subtle humour as well - "look at the box art - it's terrible" 😆
The Historian is right though. The box art style was common back then. I remember the game "Cyber Tiger". A PS1 golf game and I think the cover are was similar.
This channel’s content is always insightful, but also presented in such a calming and almost soothing manner. I’m 44 and this means a lot to me. Oh, and good call on Ken Griffey Jr. on SNES (I’m a baseball guy too)! Keep up the GREAT work!
I remember a friend in my neighborhood having one of these things. It wasn't terrible, but the bat was so small I always felt like it was going to go flying out the window with every swing. The motion detection wasn't bad, but there was definitely lag. I think after about a week, we were all bored with it.
Another great, informative video, Norm. A shame how so many of these motion control peripherals failed just because the technoght wasn't there yet, and what they did have, ended up being too expensive to market.
My dad was a 8 year old and played baseball and video games, (he has all the nintendo consoles In the living room) but when I showed him this video, he had never heard the batter up bat. Shocking!
I'm just happy to see you use one of my local newspapers for the advertisement cutout. Did a double take when I saw the word "Wausau" on it and had to start scanning it for other information.
After watching a lot of videos on TH-cam about videogames, consoles and their history I always think I know every piece of hardware released and later I find out something completely new I had never heard of, this was one of those things, amazing video.
Another great video, thank you Norm Ken Griffey Jr Baseball was bad ass…on another note I’d love to have seen grumpy old Lou Pinella swinging the Batter Up Bat hahahaha
Listening to your vids is like puttning on a nice thick, comfy sweater on a autumn evening and snuggling up beside a crackling fire with a warm cup of chocolate
My family had the Genesis version. It worked alright, but as you said, baserunning was awkward. We mostly just used it for home run derbies. In retrospect, they probably should’ve put a controller port on it so that you could use a normal pad for baserunning, pitching, and fielding without having to switch controllers.
Man just when you think you have seen it all from those good old glory days, here comes Norm with another piece of history no one knew about. Great episode, cheers buddy.
I picked up one of these at Goodwill in 2000 for $3. I tried to use it once and then it went back into the box and just put in with the rest of the collection. Fun to see it kind of working.
I think my mom bought me the Batter Up from a going out of business sale for like $5. It absolutely worked, but it had some serious limitations for half of every game. It was definitely best suited for games with Home Run Derby modes.
Damn dude, you're about to hit 1 million. I still remember you answering me what camera you used around 300k, couldn't have happened to a cooler person!
When I was putting together my SNES collection like 15 years ago, I did get the Batter-Up Bat complete. Never did acquire the TeeV Golf complete though.
I don’t watch much TH-cam…And I certainly don’t understand people who watch gamers stream or what not…I am too old school, I guess….But I love your videos, and I have been a huge fan since 2017 or so. Always excited when a new one releases! Great stuff as always.
This unlocked old, forgotten memories for me! I can't remember if I or a friend owned one of these, but I suddenly remembered hitting a slightly too close lamp playing KG Jr. MLB, and getting into a bit of trouble. Can't remember if it was my house or a friend's. XD I can also remember that the foam wasn't great quality, and tended to rot/shed pretty quickly from high use.
I subbed to your channel recently, and I had no idea you were a fellow Kansas Citian! I saw your shirt in this vid and thought, “That’s gotta be a UMKC Roos shirt, right?!” Love your content, keep up the good work!
I remember my cousin got one of those! I think he got the Genesis version. We thought it was the coolest thing ever at the time, but we didn't fully understand how it worked.
Your voice is great for narration, it makes for a very pleasant viewing experience. You're also great at making engaging educational content about my favorite subjects! (Its why I stay subscribed.) ❤👍😀
Great video! I remember seeing the Batter Up at Best Buy & Electronics Boutique back in the day. I agree the box art was awful but quite contemporary for the mid 90's. I also remember seeing the Tee V Golf / PC Golf infomercials back then too. It seemed like those or infomercials for the CD-i were on the Sci-Fi channel early in the morning before Robotech started back in 93-94. If they could have gotten that bat out 1 year earlier they may have had a chance to generate more sales. By late 1994 it was clear the next generation of consoles from major players were coming soon or in the case of the 3DO & Jaguar were already available. Releasing a peripheral with a specific purpose that didn't have any real full software support that late in the 16bit era was a mistake.
Nice KC shirt. I had this bat. Me and my dad bonded around this and Super Bases Loaded 3. This and street fighter is just about all i did with my SNES.
Fascinating. I was aware of the golf games, but over here in Europe baseball wasn't as popular so no-one was going to import that bat. I really like the fact that it had the DIP switches for compatibility with several games, where some of those early peripherals were tied to a particular title.
Interesting episode, Gaming historian. Next episode should be about the Philips CD-i and how the system was created and how Nintendo lend its characters to Philips which led to horrible games like Link The Faces of Evil, Zelda The Wand of Gamelon, Zelda's Adventure and Hotel Mario. Also that the CD-i had a library of educational games as well as adult oriented FMV games. I hope that you talk about the CD-i in the next video, please. Thank you.
Fun fact: I strained my elbow while filming myself swinging this bat. Hope your year is off to a great start!
Cool
The things we do for work ay?
Feel Better my friend. My year was off to a great start, and then it took a nasty nosedive, with a bunch of inconveniences that really pissed me off. On the plus side though, I did get a lot of great games. Keep up the great work norm and kudos to the upcoming achievement of excellence: 1M subs
Hahah awesome. Those things were so incredibly cool. I never did get to play with one. I did do the mat for foot race games. :D
@@incorporealfear obviously you're not Canadian
I'm not even joking, I just found one of these YESTERDAY and had never seen one before and had no idea what it was used for! I can't wait to watch now and find out all about it haha!
Great timing! You might discover you know TOO much now
DGR does Troll levels with the batter up bat when?!?
I love that we go from ahoy or tv level highest quality documentaries an hour long to 20 minutes of plastic niche, love this channel
Variety is the spice of life, as they say
This is hands down my favorite gaming show. Period. Thank you for the hard work and the incredibly awesome in-depth looks at everything.
we're in agreement
Thank you very much!
Same here. I also struggle finding similar content and often find myself watching old videos. Any recommendations?
I really enjoy his voice and rhythm, kinda reminds me of the narrator from How it's Made.
I think it tops AVGN because this show gets better every episode, but AVGN peaked like ten years ago
Thank you Gaming historian! Haven't watched this one yet, but your quality and entertainment value is always top notch 👌
Thanks Carl, I appreciate it!
Forgot to mention the most important reason the Wii motion control succeeded: It was 1st party. Thus, it forced every game made for the Wii to utilize the motion sensor to some degree. With the Power Glove, the Batter Up, and all previous devices, they worked with only a small selection of games.
I dunno, I find it hard to imagine a console where the Power Glove or the Batter Up was the primary controller becoming a success. Or even making it to market.
The accelerometers on the Wii controller could do more than these devices with more accuracy. It wasn't just first party support.
Omg. I'm 38 years old and I clicked on this video scrolling through the channel because it looked interesting and way ahead of it's time for an old school gaming idea, plus I loved baseball video games on my super Nintendo. Then, as soon as they showed the bat close up my memory jogged and I realized I had one of these as a kid! I remember swinging that thing in my parents living room occasionally hitting something nearby! It's crazy how much of your childhood you forget if it wasn't a major part of your life.
I remember when this bat got released for the Super Nintendo. I also remember it being sold at a discount price. I thought about purchasing the bat but decided to stay with the controller. I did play Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB on the Super NES a lot back in the day. I liked the first Ken Griffey Jr baseball game more than the second.
Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball is my favorite. It's definitely more fun with a regular ol' controller too!
Winning Run wasn't the same. Art style was lackluster and the whole thing just didn't feel as fluid and responsive.
I definitely remember seeing ads for it. I think a lot of kids were too smart to be fooled by it. There was no possible way that the swing did anything other than push the A button.
Also, in the first one you smash into the wall and collapse if you keep running to catch the ball, and you literally run people down instead of tagging them out. When you strike out you curse the ump or break your bat in half.
Those 3 actions are why you don't waste your time on ANY baseball game other than Ken Griffey 1. Well, that and Bases Loaded 2 on the NES. That was the first game I've seen (and only one I played) that let player 2 charge the mound after player 1 intentionally beans the batter.
This is the 1st Gaming Historian video I've watched in close to 3 years...when the woman's voice comes on at the end and mentions how episodes are funded it's very nostalgic for me. It reminds me of my mom on a Sunday afternoon watching PBS.
Great video! I have a "swinging" golf accessory for the NES, that likely uses similar tech to all of this, but mine is broken. You needed to hit a real ball, so it seems that would be for a golfing enthusiast with a net and all. I'd love to test it out.
lol u fell off 😂
I think it’s great Sports Sciences kept at making motion control and infrared peripherals. During that age of gaming it was really ambitious to try to develop that stuff. The consoles and the games were never designed with motion control in mind. That all changed with the Wii. Gotta tip my hat at the effort, good stuff. And a great video, too, Norm!
Been a fan of your videos since first stumbling upon your Tetris video 5 years or so ago. I truly can’t think of a more likeable TH-camr; the quality of your videos are professional, well researched, and well worded.
Then, while watching this video, I noticed the KC on your shirt. Being from KC myself, and experiencing the disappointment that is Royals baseball for each year of my life, save for a couple, it brought a smile to my face hearing you talk about how much you enjoy baseball yourself.
Keep it up, Norm! Always a pleasure to learn from you.
That box art SCREAMS, “The ‘90’s!!”
😂😂😂
I literally had a flashback to being a teenager in that era & seeing that marketing everywhere whenever I would go shopping at the mall.
😂😂😂
I definitely had flashbacks of my old school binders when I saw the Batter Up boxart
@@GamingHistorian That style art definitely scarred a whole generation of us ‘80’s/‘90’s kids. 😆
That box art reminds me of that one kid playing a NARC video game in space screaming: "ASSSSSSSSSSSS!"
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Makes me want to wear a Vuarnet hat to go with my leopard print Airwalks, Stussy T-shirt, and acid washed 501's
And yet in recent years, Eastern European models have made wondrous use of the fisheye lens throughout their oeuvre…
0:34 Woah, hello new GH office set up. Looks very nice. A good way to start Gaming Historian’s 2023. XD
Your channel is one the best gaming channels I’ve watched. Thanks for making great content.
I swear I played with one of these as a kid. The picture unlocked a memory way deep in my brain.
Memory unlocked!
Same here. As soon as I saw the picture a rush of memories came flooding back to me. Memories that I doubt I’d accessed since soon after they occurred. What a sensation of trippy nostalgia.
Your videos are always SO well done, from content to production quality. When I see a new vid in my subscription feed I’m always excited to see what you have in store for the vid. Keep up the great work!
You really have the perfect voice for documentaries like this.
A technology that blew me away as a kid was the Sega hologram in the arcade. I thought that every TV would be like that in the future and that it was the future of gaming displays, as well. I wonder if you could do an episode on that? I know you probably don't have the machine; but I think a lot of video and gameplay footage is out there. I'd like to know why they only ever made two games.
Yes!! I went to an arcade/ice skating rink called TILT when I was a little kid and they had that hologram machine, it absolutely blew my mind! I don’t remember anything about the game or what it was called (an easy google search I’m sure) but I’ll never forget that arcade cabinet and the technology 😊
@@Pendarr the nost common game was called Time Traveler.
@@Pendarr Pretty sure it was something like a time traveling cowboy and you do western shootouts.
It's an illusion. The light from a Sony TV is reflected by a concave mirror, which is what makes it look like the image is floating in space. But it's actually just a TV screen, and it has no more ability to be 3D than any other TV. The footage you see is stored on a Laserdisc.
We might see something like this again, but the mirror does add a lot of cost and weight to the cabinet, and the design typically only looks good if there is minimal or no background (so the characters appear to float in the air), which is pretty limiting.
@@EebstertheGreat i understand how it works. And im sure we could do much better today
This is what I call great quality content. There is so many retro gaming channels out there but most of them are just collectors bragging about their gaming collections. Here we have a lot of research, information and good editing.
This is really Awesome. I’ve never used it even I played Wii Sports Baseball with the Wii Remote when it launched back then, it’s very great how this SNES Accessory was ahead of its time.
Thank you for one another great episode!! I love when you say "faded into obscurity" this phrase happen to be present on this channel quite often 😁
Gaming historian welcome back my man see you next video always a pleasure Year in and Year out we’re almost at 1 million subscribers years in the making
This seems perfect for an arcade baseball game. Easily repaired/replaced when damaged, offers that short burst of fun and may have benefited from having an arcade game designed for it specifically (better outfield controls). I'm surprised this wasn't also subject to the anti-violent parent brigade which also helped define the 90s. Love the insights and research as always, sir.
Man, the way it works is so simple that it's kind of ingenious. Great video, Norm!
It’s always a good day whenever a new Gaming Historian video is released. Keep up the great work Norman!
agreed! I'm always hoping to see that blue dot every time I log in to youtube.
He is back! I already finished almost all of your videos while waiting for a new one. Keep it coming please! I enjoy watching your content while I’m having lunch or dinner.
Not gonna lie, that weird 90'd fisheye lens-like art also reminds me of the character art that was used in Road Rash [32-Bit] for the PS1, Saturn, PC, and 3DO
So, there's a similar thing to this for hockey, but only compatible with one game, as far as I can tell. The plastic Wiimote stick that EA made for their only Wii NHL game (why they didn't port 3-on-3 arcade, I'll never know), NHL Slapshot. It was fun, but my only one broke during a move a few years ago and lost the foam blade at the end.
It's nice to still have a youtuber who makes quality content and hasn't gone all in with spamming my sub box with shorts I'm never gonna click on or livestreams I'm never gonna watch. Thank you for that.
Your channel has been my favorite TH-cam channel for about 2 years now. I always look forward to new episodes. This is coming from someone who has gotten rid of all paid subscriptions. I noticed you are closing in on 1 million subscribers. Must be exciting! Keep up the awesome work and congrats on the upcoming milestone!
I really liked how you analyzed the package art and explained the style being of the era. I remember that art style and I always tremendously hated it, it was always so cringe-worthy. It's like someone say, 'Kids like weird distorted things, let's put that on the box!' It's like fear and loathing in Box Vegas or something :) Anyway, I'm glad that art style is long dead insofar as advertising and packaging goes.
Man, Norm. I gotta say. Bold of you to put the best part of the video (you getting a home run and giving the camera a happy thumbs up) so early in the video. It paid off, but still. Very bold.
It is funny how I have such clear memories of things from the early 90s that they feel like they were yesterday, yet I see things like this and it feels like it is from the ancient times!
Thank you so much for making these videos. I’m about to have surgery tomorrow and your videos have got me through the last couple months of binge listening them on my way to and from work and prepping for tomorrow. I’ve also started collecting a lot of the pieces you’ve talked about in your previous videos. Also just got a Mario paint today!
I love all GH videos but I especially love the ones about things I’ve never even heard of before!
Always a treat when a new episode comes out! Truly living up to the Gaming Historian name, with well-researched and well-produced videos... love the subtle humour as well - "look at the box art - it's terrible" 😆
The Historian is right though. The box art style was common back then. I remember the game "Cyber Tiger". A PS1 golf game and I think the cover are was similar.
This channel’s content is always insightful, but also presented in such a calming and almost soothing manner. I’m 44 and this means a lot to me.
Oh, and good call on Ken Griffey Jr. on SNES (I’m a baseball guy too)!
Keep up the GREAT work!
I love that basically anyone could get into this guy's content, not easy to do with video game related material
Ah, always a blessing when Norman uploads.
Love this channel!!! Never stop making these vids brother! I love documentaries
It's been over a decade. I think it's time (well, maybe this summer when you have more time lol) for a Gaming Historian about Gaming Historian.
I remember a friend in my neighborhood having one of these things. It wasn't terrible, but the bat was so small I always felt like it was going to go flying out the window with every swing. The motion detection wasn't bad, but there was definitely lag. I think after about a week, we were all bored with it.
Another great, informative video, Norm.
A shame how so many of these motion control peripherals failed just because the technoght wasn't there yet, and what they did have, ended up being too expensive to market.
My dad was a 8 year old and played baseball and video games, (he has all the nintendo consoles In the living room) but when I showed him this video, he had never heard the batter up bat. Shocking!
I'd totally get that bat to get it autographed by a professional baseball player
All your videos are top notch!
You're the best bro, all these years every time I see a gaming historian video pop up I feel like atreat is coming dude thanks, greets form mexico
I'm just happy to see you use one of my local newspapers for the advertisement cutout. Did a double take when I saw the word "Wausau" on it and had to start scanning it for other information.
Gaming historian I never know when you were going to do a video but I know they're going to be wonderful thank you so much
After watching a lot of videos on TH-cam about videogames, consoles and their history I always think I know every piece of hardware released and later I find out something completely new I had never heard of, this was one of those things, amazing video.
(Not being creepy) Your voice is comforting.
Another great video, thank you Norm
Ken Griffey Jr Baseball was bad ass…on another note I’d love to have seen grumpy old Lou Pinella swinging the Batter Up Bat hahahaha
Listening to your vids is like puttning on a nice thick, comfy sweater on a autumn evening and snuggling up beside a crackling fire with a warm cup of chocolate
My family had the Genesis version. It worked alright, but as you said, baserunning was awkward. We mostly just used it for home run derbies. In retrospect, they probably should’ve put a controller port on it so that you could use a normal pad for baserunning, pitching, and fielding without having to switch controllers.
Just wanna do my part for the algorithm so take my like and here's a comment of love and support for your amazing quality of work!
Quality as usual. It's always a better day when there's a new Video release.
I really enjoy your video games documentaries. They’re Very informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work and please produce some, more often….😊
Yay! Nu Vid!!! Thank you , Norman! 🤗😘
I was just watching your Roll and Rocker episode, keep up the great content Norm
Man just when you think you have seen it all from those good old glory days, here comes Norm with another piece of history no one knew about. Great episode, cheers buddy.
Yayyy new GH video!! I'm a new fan and have been bingeing your stuff. I even got my mom watching!
Haha, Im glad you pointed out the box art. It was the first thing I noticed and it gave me that heavy 90s advertisement nostalgia.
Gaming historian has the best game related documentaries, your work is excellent thanks
I picked up one of these at Goodwill in 2000 for $3. I tried to use it once and then it went back into the box and just put in with the rest of the collection. Fun to see it kind of working.
Your videos are always such a treat, Norm!
I think my mom bought me the Batter Up from a going out of business sale for like $5. It absolutely worked, but it had some serious limitations for half of every game. It was definitely best suited for games with Home Run Derby modes.
That patreon bit and the end felt nostalgic! Reminded me of the PBS recognition on shows from my childhood
Damn dude, you're about to hit 1 million.
I still remember you answering me what camera you used around 300k, couldn't have happened to a cooler person!
Your channel helped me through a very hard time in my life and I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything ❤
When I was putting together my SNES collection like 15 years ago, I did get the Batter-Up Bat complete. Never did acquire the TeeV Golf complete though.
Always enjoy your content!
I don’t watch much TH-cam…And I certainly don’t understand people who watch gamers stream or what not…I am too old school, I guess….But I love your videos, and I have been a huge fan since 2017 or so. Always excited when a new one releases! Great stuff as always.
I love your documentaries. Your voice is just relaxing to listen to, like listening to Casey kassem.
Informative and entertaining as usual, love the sing at the end
love your video man. all the best :)
I remember seeing the ads with that weird fisheye lens graphic all the time in gaming mags - it's nice to learn the story behind them!
This unlocked old, forgotten memories for me! I can't remember if I or a friend owned one of these, but I suddenly remembered hitting a slightly too close lamp playing KG Jr. MLB, and getting into a bit of trouble. Can't remember if it was my house or a friend's. XD
I can also remember that the foam wasn't great quality, and tended to rot/shed pretty quickly from high use.
I subbed to your channel recently, and I had no idea you were a fellow Kansas Citian! I saw your shirt in this vid and thought, “That’s gotta be a UMKC Roos shirt, right?!”
Love your content, keep up the good work!
I remember my cousin got one of those! I think he got the Genesis version. We thought it was the coolest thing ever at the time, but we didn't fully understand how it worked.
Your videos are always great. Please upload more.
I remember seeing this peripheral on Magazines in the late 90's.
Glad you’re back!!! You were very missed.
I don't remember the baseball controller for the Super NES, so this is going to be a good one.
Your voice is great for narration, it makes for a very pleasant viewing experience. You're also great at making engaging educational content about my favorite subjects! (Its why I stay subscribed.) ❤👍😀
Great video! I remember seeing the Batter Up at Best Buy & Electronics Boutique back in the day. I agree the box art was awful but quite contemporary for the mid 90's. I also remember seeing the Tee V Golf / PC Golf infomercials back then too. It seemed like those or infomercials for the CD-i were on the Sci-Fi channel early in the morning before Robotech started back in 93-94.
If they could have gotten that bat out 1 year earlier they may have had a chance to generate more sales. By late 1994 it was clear the next generation of consoles from major players were coming soon or in the case of the 3DO & Jaguar were already available. Releasing a peripheral with a specific purpose that didn't have any real full software support that late in the 16bit era was a mistake.
I forgot all about this thing I haven't seen that thing in forever!
Norman, great video as usual. Big shouts from your friends in Pittsburgh
Nice KC shirt. I had this bat. Me and my dad bonded around this and Super Bases Loaded 3. This and street fighter is just about all i did with my SNES.
Look at you, using the Royals as your team..
Nice touch. :)
This seems like something that would be perfect for LGR or SSFF to cover.
I have vivid memories of seeing ads in my DA (Disney Adventures) magazines that looked like that box art when I was younger. Definitely a 90s trend.
Fascinating. I was aware of the golf games, but over here in Europe baseball wasn't as popular so no-one was going to import that bat. I really like the fact that it had the DIP switches for compatibility with several games, where some of those early peripherals were tied to a particular title.
Dude you're so close to 1M subs. Well deserved. You'll hit that this year. Hope you're keeping well ❤️
NEW GAMING HISTORIAN LETS GOOOO
Always top quality videos from big norm thanks mate
Great video. HEY HOW COME NORM IS STILL NOT AT 1 MILLION SUBS! This channel is amazing ppl! Tell your friends, etc lets get norm to 1 million!!!
Had this for the Genesis and loved it at first playing World Series and RBI Baseball
When the Gaming Historian uploads, it's a good day.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run is a criminally underrated baseball game for the SNES...shit was dope!!
I actually liked to first Ken Griffey Jr baseball game better. The second game was just too different.
Interesting episode, Gaming historian. Next episode should be about the Philips CD-i and how the system was created and how Nintendo lend its characters to Philips which led to horrible games like Link The Faces of Evil, Zelda The Wand of Gamelon, Zelda's Adventure and Hotel Mario. Also that the CD-i had a library of educational games as well as adult oriented FMV games. I hope that you talk about the CD-i in the next video, please. Thank you.