'98 Year Koushien
The sixth in the Koshien series. It is a high school baseball simulation which chooses one from 40 000 high schools from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, and fights for victory in summer Koshien…
'98 Year Koushien is a simulator developed by Magical Company, released 18 June 1998 on PlayStation.
What '98 Year Koushien is
'98 Year Koushien is a simulator game developed by Magical Company and released in 1998. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
High school baseball selection is one of Japan 's national high school baseball league, held from the end of March to April in the Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. It is commonly known as the "Spring Meeting " or "Spring Koshien". The champion team will be awarded the blue and purple flag.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
'98 Year Koushien launched on 18 June 1998, within three weeks of Banjo-Kazooie, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Radiant Silvergun and Colin McRae Rally.
Released around the same time: Banjo-Kazooie, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Radiant Silvergun, Colin McRae Rally.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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