Baseball Team Commemorates Vital Win Through The Power of The NES
Posted by Damien McFerran
Celebrating in style
When sports teams score a particularly significant or memorable victory, it's customary for them to celebrate the event with some kind of promotional activity, but The Dunedin Blue Jays have gone one better - they've immortalised one of their proudest moments in 8-bit form.
A single-A affiliate of Toronto, The Blue Jays successfully secured a Florida State League Northern Divisional Play-Off in June thanks to a win over the Clearwater Threshers.
Clearly of the opinion that this was a big deal, the team has compiled a video based on the NES title R.B.I. Baseball. The result, as we're sure you'll agree, is beyond awesome.
[via youtube.com, content.usatoday.com]
#1
C-Olimar said:
I thought it was going to be the Seattle Mariners. Consider me mildly surprised.
#2
Damo said:
@C-Olimar - That would have technically made more sense!
#3
bezerker99 said:
Yes, 8-bit Beastie Boyssss, Hendrix, and Foo-Fighters (among others)!! This is really cool, thanks for sharing @Damo!
#4
hydeks said:
Cool, Blue Jays!
#5
Whirlpool said:
@hydeks Nope not those Blue Jays.
#6
Trainer_DJ said:
It has Jimi Hendrix in it, it is officially awesome.
#7
LittleIrves said:
That's pretty rad. Love to see the youth appreciate some 8-bit action...
#8
Retro_on_theGo said:
Where all the video game love come from sports all of a sudden?
#9
ogo79 said:
old games are here to stay
#10
OptometristLime said:
Retro- that sentence of yours has historic grammatical significance.
#11
BKB said:
Great stuff from Dunedin. What a way to commemorate the experience. R.B.I. is still fairly popular to this day.