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.
[source youtube.com, via content.usatoday.com]
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I thought it was going to be the Seattle Mariners. Consider me mildly surprised.
@C-Olimar - That would have technically made more sense!
Yes, 8-bit Beastie Boyssss, Hendrix, and Foo-Fighters (among others)!! This is really cool, thanks for sharing @Damo!
Cool, Blue Jays!
@hydeks Nope not those Blue Jays.
It has Jimi Hendrix in it, it is officially awesome.
That's pretty rad. Love to see the youth appreciate some 8-bit action...
Where all the video game love come from sports all of a sudden?
old games are here to stay
Retro- that sentence of yours has historic grammatical significance.
Great stuff from Dunedin. What a way to commemorate the experience. R.B.I. is still fairly popular to this day.
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