(Replay) Hands down my favorite sports game of all time. Mario Superstar Baseball as a sports game has been a high that I have been chasing and trying to find in other Baseball games for years. I never really cared for the more sim based baseball games like The Show and 2K. The Bigs comes in at a nice 3rd for arcade baseball games. And recently I got into Power Pros from Japan and thats a definite 2nd. But I always walk into retro game stores and see the high price tag of Superstar Baseball and almost always crack. And a couple weeks ago I broke and rebought it. Used to play this with neighbors and schoolmates and friends for hours upon hours. I love Strikers Charged, Power Tennis and Toadstool Tour. But the gameplay of Mario Baseball is such a nice blend of arcadey fun and actual stratagy. I hated Sluggers when it came out and to this day still get mad when people think I am talking about Sluggers when I talk about Mario Baseball. One thing that happned to me in this playthrough, was this was my first time personally playing through all the difficulties I guess. As a kid, I must never had seen much value in playing the higher dificulties, as my friend had Hammer Bro unlocked on his Gamecube if I ever wanted to play with him. When I beat special cup, and saw the cutscene that played at the end of thr game, it honestly gave me chills. I had never seen it before today. It's honestly crazy knowing how many hours I dumped into this game as a kid, I knew it inside and out, and to see something completly knew that I never knew about before, was so cool. If Nintendo/Namco ever brings back Mario Baseball, it will never be as good as this game.