The All-Star Baseball baseball video game series was developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1997 with the release of All-Star Baseball '97 Featuring Frank Thomas, the successor to Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball. New York Yankees play-by-play announcers John Sterling and Michael Kay were the announcers for 1998-2000 editions of the game. The final release in the series (due to the bankruptcy of Acclaim) is All-Star Baseball 2005. Within the individual games, there are several different modes of play, such as exhibition, managing an existing Major League Baseball team or creating a team. Many North American cities are available for "expansion," in addition to Mexico City and Puerto Rico. Most of the games feature Derek Jeter on the cover.
Bursting with stunning realism and high-excitement baseball action, Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest drives home the winning run! Improved player animations and color commentary by Dave Niehaus - "The Voice of the Mariners" - make you feel like you're really at the game, while easy-to-use controls, updated rosters and statistics, and an optional fantasy draft make it even more fun than being there!
Baseball Advance is a baseball game produced by Sega, developed by Smilebit and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance. It was later released in Japan as Greatest Nine with different licenses.