An Obscure Irem Beat 'Em Up Is Getting A Revival Later This Year, Courtesy Of City Connection

Ninja Baseball League-Man is back!

Chances are, if I asked people to name an Irem arcade game, their first thought wouldn't be Ninja Baseball League-Man (otherwise known in the West as Ninja Baseball Bat Man).

Designed as Irem's answer to Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade games, the game rather famously didn't do too well in the US at the time of its release, with much of its success being limited to Japan. This has led the creator of the game's concept, Drew Maniscalco, in the past to label the performance in the States "a disaster," with the designer attributing the poor performance to changing priorities at Irem America towards the console market (particularly the SNES), and a lack of investment in the game's marketing.

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