Posted by NeoGutsman on November 17, 2015 at 00:27:32 EST.
There's a copy of Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu on eBay for $35.99 and free shipping (link inside). I can't remember the differences between this and Dynamite Sluggaer anymore other than the real player names, teams and maybe some fielding controls. It's been ages since I've played either. I recall stating that I preferred this over DS in some ways (but that DS improved in other ways). Anyway, I remember there being some licensing issue in the game that meant this got somewhat harder to attain in the last days of the NGPC. Not that this was necessarily something like Faselei in English to nab, more an interesting footnote.
...And Sweater Fish to the informational rescue:
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?23027-Neo-Poke-Pro-Yakkyu
"There's a few differences. Bunting is done totally differently, there's different animations for homeruns and such, fielding mechanics are sligthly changed, and I think the AI is harder in Pro Yakyuu. Also, Pro Yakyuu apparently works on B&W hardware, though I haven't gotten around to testing that.
So really, they're different games. Dynamite Slugger is basically the sequel to Pro Yakyuu. I think ADK was working on it even before Pro Yakyuu got pulled back. They were also making a game called High School Baseball for a while which probably would have used the same engine again, but it got cancelled.
Given the nature of most yearly sports game updates from EA or whoever, I like ADK's approach much better. Presenting different leagues each year is at least a slight twist."
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