# Family Stadium

Family Stadium, also known as Pro Yakyū: Family Stadium and Famista, is a series of baseball sports video games initially developed and released by Namco in Japan, and later developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The first entry in the series, Pro Baseball: Family Stadium, was released for the Nintendo Family Computer in 1986 and later in North America as R.B.I. Baseball (subsequent games in this series would see various names used when exported to North America but none after 1992), with the series being released on numerous home consoles, the latest being Pro Yakyuu Famista 2020 in 2020 for the Nintendo Switch. The series is considered a precursor to Namco's own World Stadium series of baseball games, released for arcades, PlayStation, and GameCube. The series has been a commercial success since, with over 15 million copies being sold as of 2016.
In April 1993, Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazine awarded Family Stadium a world record for being the video game franchise with the most published video game releases, with fourteen video games published for the series up until then.

## List of games

| Title | Details |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium Original release date(s): JP: December 10, 1986 | Release years by system: 1986 – Family Computer, Nintendo VS. System |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium Original release date(s): JP: December 10, 1986 | Notes: Localized and released as Atari R.B.I. Baseball and R.B.I. Baseball in the U.S. |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium '87 Original release date(s): JP: December 22, 1987 | Release years by system: 1987 – Family Computer |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium '87 Original release date(s): JP: December 22, 1987 | Notes: This game marks the first appearance of real players from Nippon Professional Baseball. It topped the bi-weekly Japanese Famitsu sales charts in December 1987, and again during late January to early February 1988. |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium '88 Nendoban Original release date(s): JP: December 20, 1988 | Release years by system: 1988 – Family Computer |
| Pro Baseball Family Stadium: Home Run Contest Original release date(s): JP: April 28, 1989 | Release years by system: 1989 – MSX |
| Famista '89: Kaimaku Ban!! Original release date(s): JP: July 28, 1989 | Release years by system: 1989 – Family Computer |
| Famista '89: Kaimaku Ban!! Original release date(s): JP: July 28, 1989 | Notes: It topped the bi-weekly Japanese Famitsu sales chart in August 1989. |
| Pro Baseball Family Stadium: Pennant Race Original release date(s): JP: November 22, 1989 | Release years by system: 1989 – MSX |
| Pro Baseball Family Stadium: Pennant Race Original release date(s): JP: November 22, 1989 | Notes: Developed by Compile. |
| Famista '90 Original release date(s): JP: December 19, 1989 | Release years by system: 1989 – Family Computer |
| Famista Original release dates: JP: September 14, 1990NA: April 1991 | Release years by system: 1990 – Game Boy |
| Famista Original release dates: JP: September 14, 1990NA: April 1991 | Notes: Published in North America by Bandai as Extra Bases. |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium '90 Original release date(s): JP: September 28, 1990 | Release years by system: 1990 – FM Towns |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium '90 Original release date(s): JP: September 28, 1990 | Notes: Developed by Game Arts. |
| Famista '91 Original release date(s): JP: December 21, 1990 | Release years by system: 1991 – Family Computer |
| Gear Stadium Original release dates: JP: April 5, 1991NA: 1991 | Release years by system: 1991 – Game Gear |
| Gear Stadium Original release dates: JP: April 5, 1991NA: 1991 | Notes: Released in North America as Batter Up. |
| Famista '92 Original release date(s): JP: December 20, 1991 | Release years by system: 1991 – Family Computer |
| Super Famista Original release dates: JP: March 27, 1992NA: October 1992 | Release years by system: 1992 – Super Famicom |
| Super Famista Original release dates: JP: March 27, 1992NA: October 1992 | Notes: Released in North America as Super Batter Up. |
| Famista 2 Original release date(s): JP: July 30, 1992 | Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy |
| Famista '93 Original release date(s): JP: December 22, 1992 | Release years by system: 1992 – Family Computer |
| Super Famista 2 Original release date(s): JP: March 12, 1993 | Release years by system: 1993 – Super Famicom |
| Super Famista 2 Original release date(s): JP: March 12, 1993 | Notes: It topped the Japanese Famitsu sales chart in March 1993. |
| Famista 3 Original release date(s): JP: October 29, 1993 | Release years by system: 1993 – Game Boy |
| Famista '94 Original release date(s): JP: December 1, 1993 | Release years by system: 1993 – Family Computer |
| Super Famista 3 Original release date(s): JP: March 4, 1994 | Release years by system: 1994 – Super Famicom |
| Super Famista 4 Original release date(s): JP: March 3, 1995 | Release years by system: 1995 – Super Famicom |
| Super Famista 4 Original release date(s): JP: March 3, 1995 | Notes: Features in-game advertising From Kirin Beverages. The last Family Stadium game published under Namco brand. |
| Gear Stadium Heiseiban Original release date(s): JP: October 20, 1995 | Release years by system: 1995 – Game Gear |
| Super Famista 5 Original release date(s): JP: February 29, 1996 | Release years by system: 1996 – Super Famicom |
| Super Famista 5 Original release date(s): JP: February 29, 1996 | Notes: Support XBAND modem. Features in-game advertising from Kirin Beverages. |
| Famista 4 Original release date(s): JP: November 29, 1996 | Release years by system: 1996 – Game Boy |
| Famista 4 Original release date(s): JP: November 29, 1996 | Notes: Only available in Namco Gallery Vol.2. |
| Famista 64 Original release date(s): JP: March 4, 1997 | Release years by system: 1997 – Nintendo 64 |
| Famista Advance Original release date(s): JP: June 28, 2002 | Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance |
| Family Stadium 2003 Original release date(s): JP: May 30, 2003 | Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube |
| Pro Baseball: Famista DS Original release date(s): JP: November 15, 2007 | Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS |
| Pro Baseball: Family Stadium Original release date(s): JP: May 1, 2008 | Release years by system: 2008 – Wii |
| Pro Baseball: Famista DS 2009 Original release date(s): JP: April 2, 2009 | Release years by system: 2009 – Nintendo DS |
| Famista Wireless Original release date(s): JP: October 1, 2009 (Softbank S!アプリ), JP: February 2, 2010 (NTTDoCoMo FOMA) | Release years by system: 2009 – Mobile (Softbank, FOMA) |
| Pro Baseball: Famista DS 2010 Original release date(s): JP: March 25, 2010 | Release years by system: 2010 – Nintendo DS |
| Pro Baseball: Famista Online 2010 Original release date(s): JP: April 30, 2010 | Release years by system: 2010 – Microsoft Windows |
| Pro Baseball: Famista Online 2010 Original release date(s): JP: April 30, 2010 | Notes: Developed by E-Frontier. |
| Pro Baseball: Famista 2011 Original release date(s): JP: March 31, 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Famista Dream Match Original release date(s): JP: October 1, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 – iOS, Android |
| Pro Baseball: Famista Returns Original release date(s): JP: October 8, 2015 | Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Pro Baseball: Famista Climax Original release date(s): JP: April 20, 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Pro Baseball: Famista Evolution Original release date(s): JP: August 3, 2018 | Release years by system: 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
| Pro Yakyuu Famista 2020 Original release date(s): JP: September 17, 2020 | Release years by system: 2020 - Nintendo Switch |