City Connection's Bases Loaded Remake Gets A December 10 Release
The remake keeps the original's punishing belt-scroll difficulty while adding redrawn visuals, one-button command moves, and a new character, and it arrives on current platforms after the 1993 arcade version went without a home port.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
A full remake of Irem's 1993 arcade belt-scroll action game Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, handled by City Connection, Irem, and Glee. Glee said the redrawn designs were done by Irem, with added animations. Command moves can be triggered with one button, and a new character, Pink, was added. It is scheduled for December 10 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
The Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo covered Stage 1 only. The character graphics are fully redrawn, and the shading change is clearest on Red League Man: the original leaned on heavy black for an American-comic look, while the remake uses softer shading. Avoiding and fending off enemy attacks remains difficult, and command moves for each character are now one button, which the play report calls easier on a first try.
Pink, a new character, carries pom-poms in both hands and has a wide attack range; her special move sends cheer members in from off-screen. Minigames sit between stages.
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