R.B.I Baseball 19 - Gameplay Trailer
0R.B.I. Baseball is a baseball video game series. R.B.I. is an initialism for "run batted in". Initially launched in 1987, the series initially ran through 1995. In 2014, the series was rebooted as a competitor to MLB: The Show, with releases each year since.
Namco developed and released Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium for the Family Computer on December 10, 1986. Atari Games released a Nintendo VS. System arcade machine of Family Stadium named Atari R.B.I. Baseball in 1987 and its programmer, Peter Lipson, developed an NES version published by Atari Games' subsidiary Tengen. Subsequent editions were published until 1995, mostly on Sega systems.
In 2014, Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the digital arm of MLB, revived the name for a new series of MLB games featuring arcade-style gameplay influenced by the original series. The new series, which has had annual releases through 2019, is available on multiple platforms. The series is meant to contrast the Sony-published, PlayStation-exclusive MLB The Show, which is considered more simulationist in its focus.