Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run for the SNES
FAQ\Hints and Tips
Author: Jdude84 <Jdude84@hotmail.com>
Version: 2.01
Welcome to my FAQ on Ken Griffey JR's Winning Run, this game is extremly
awesome, and i believe it is the best baseball game on the super
nintendo enertainment system. The graphics are well, not that great, but
who cares, it's SNES, it's only 16 bit! The sound is very realistic,
from the crack of the bat to the vendors shouting "peanuts". And the
gameplay is the best i've seen in a baseball game. And there's more too,
why, the game is made by Rare, the same people who made the classic
Donkey Kong Series! If you don't have this game, buy it now! if you
don't have the system, no matter what else you own, buy the system, and
buy the game NOW! you won't be sorry! Now it's onto the FAQ...
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* TABLE OF CONTENTS *
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i. Version History
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1. Game Codes
2. Player List
3. All Star Team
4. E-Mail I Get
5. FAQ
6. Review
7. Credits
8. Legal Information
9. Closing
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i. Version History
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1.0
July 16, 1999 - All Done With 1.0
1.1
July 31, 999 - Added "E-Mail I Get", FAQ Sections. The player list will
be coming along shortly...oh yes, i also re-did the Game Codes section.
1.5
November 2, 1999 - After E-mail after E-mail i get about the ultimate
team code, trade griffey to another team, etc, etc, i have an
announcment. This game is 4 years old people, and i do not desire to
answer 50+ e-mails about various codes\gameshark codes. if the code is
ON my faq, you can ask questions about that, otherwise i cannot help.
Hopefully this will slow down the e-mail i get, not to mention answer
why you all have not recieved replies. Thank You. On a side note..i
updated this old faq. I thought for sure someone else would have a
KGJWR: faq by now...
2.0
November 15, 1999 - Added the final section to this faq - Review. Oh and
i updated the FAQ. All that is left is the ol' player list with 24 more
teams to go.
Version 2.01
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It's amazing to see how much my writing style and format has changed
since this faq. After getting a few e-mails a day asking me to update
and or answer a question, i realized this was a faq getting some
reading, oddly enough. Therefore i cleaned it up a bit, and added a bit
more to it. Still no player list update though.
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1. Game Codes
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Home Run:
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While playing a two-player game, pause and press B, Y, B, Y, Select. If
you hit the ball fair, it's a homerun. Note that you must be using a
power hitter such as Slick Fitz, Big Magoo, Grizzley Wilken, Buffalo
Hanson, Frank Liberty, Muscles McFee, Ken Griffey Jr, Tony Tollony,
Brooker Brooks.
Maximum Ability:
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While playing a two-player game, pause and press A, Right, Down, Left,
A, Down, Select to maximize your team's abilities. This only works for
half an inning, then you have to do it over.
Night Game:
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When playing a game hit START then press SELECT, DOWN, A, Y. Now hit a
ball and it is night!
Note: When you hit select you should hear a tone if you don't the code
won't work.
Slow Down:
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While playing a two-player game, pause and press Left, A, Right, Down,
Y, Select to slow the opposing team's base runners or fielders to a
crawl. This code only works for half an inning, then you must re-enter
it.
Super Pitches:
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While playing a two-player game, pause and press B, A, Left, Left,
Select to change your fastballs to superfastballs, curveballs to
supercurves, etc.
View Endgame:
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At the title screen, press B, A, Down, B, Up, B, B, A. You should see
the "ending" as if you just won the world series.
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2. Player List
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***************************American League****************************
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* West *
-Seattle Mariners-
Batting Order
Vinny Clayton (LF)
Jose Munoz (2B)
Ken Griffey JR (CF)
Moray Ramirez (DH)
Viper Ramirez (1B)
Slash Cannon (RF)
Jack Bootie (3B)
Rich Arias (SS)
Stan Milton (C)
Bench
Jeff Baker (3B)
Alex Penyao (SS)
Tony Biloni (RF)
Mario Barreto (CF)
Dawg Davis (C)
Ryan Breen (DH)
Starting Pitchers
Bolt Lightning (LHP)
Shane Portis (RHP)
Escobar Munoz (RHP)
Darren Florie (LHP)
Allen Seavor (RHP)
Bullpen
Manny Quaintas (RHP)
Rob Wilson (RHP)
Kevin Colbat (RHP)
Walt Mathson (RHP)
Marvin Lomas (RHP)
-Texas Rangers-
Batting Order
Blazer Brown (CF)
Jose Morales (2B)
Bud Bushman (1B)
Crush Feraza (LF)
Tucker Smith (RF)
Rich Tulson (DH)
Ron Desilva (C)
Arnie Dumar (3B)
Tony Finella (SS)
Bench
Joey Mardena (3B)
Jon Mcgwire (2B)
Ted Gregory (RF)
Bill Glades (CF)
Dave Dale (C)
Marco Mulligan (DH)
Starting Pitchers
Ripper Yates (RHP)
Eric Trent (RHP)
Crazy Calhoon (LHP)
Alan Carter (RHP)
Duck Burrows (LHP)
Bullpen
Sly McGee (RHP)
Craig Lemming (RHP)
Tuck Tucker (RHP)
Wayne Booth (RHP)
Matt Compton (LHP)
-Angels-
Batting Order
Speedy Baylock (CF)
Al Baez (3B)
Buff Dixon (1B)
King Crockett (RF)
Eric Lucas (DH)
Zip Mahoney (LF)
Don Ausmun (2B)
Cliff Gordon (C)
Scoot Mckraken (SS)
Bench
Anthony Pall (2B)
Tony Chase (CF)
Stuart Turner (SS)
Dennis Floyd (3B)
Toby Love (1B)
John Wilson (C)
Starting Pitchers
Jamie Florin (LHP)
Cobra Kanes (LHP)
Rick Jones (RHP)
Cliff Ansio (RHP)
David James (RHP)
Bullpen
Gary Hales (LHP)
Cory Robins (LHP)
Mike Burks (RHP)
Randy Melin (RHP)
Tim Betchel (RHP)
-Okland Athletics-
Batting Order
Scorch Mcfaden (LF)
Bull Gigante (RF)
Pat Moore (2B)
Jeff Reynolds (1B)
Sid Milner (3B)
Burn Blackmore (DH)
Trot Bobbins (CF)
Sid Milner (SS)
Pete Johnson (C)
Bench
Buddy Benched (1B)
Mark Palmer (3B)
Lee Gloven (RF)
Tucker Smith (C)
Curt Bridges (LF)
Ted Hughes (DH)
Starting Pitchers
Scrooge Mclain (RHP)
Andy Lennox (RHP)
Tricky Alfonzo (RHP)
Juan Chavez (RHP)
Eric Idol (RHP)
Bullpen
Dan Edens (RHP)
Robby Benjamin (LHP)
Pony Mead (RHP)
Kevin Tangent (RHP)
Omar Ramirez (RHP)
* Central *
-White Sox-
-Indians-
-Brewers-
-Twins-
-Royals-
* East *
-Yankees-
-Red Sox-
-Tigers-
-Blue Jays-
-Orioles-
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****************************National League****************************
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* West *
-Rockies-
-Padres-
-Dodgers-
-Giants-
* Central *
-Astros-
-Cubs-
-Pirates-
-Reds-
-Cardinals-
* East *
-Braves-
-Marlins-
-Expos-
-Mets-
-Phillies-
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3. All Star Team
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In this section i will provide my lineup of the best players in the
american and national league combined into one awesome team! Not all of
them are "all stars" but with this team i can win almost every game!
Right now i am 141-0 with this team!
-Lineup-
1. Vinny Clayton (Mariners)
2. Tony Tollony (Dodgers)
3. Ken Griffey Jr. (Mariners)
4. Moray Ramirez (Mariners)
5. Crush Feraza (Rangers)
6. Paul Comet (White Sox)
7. Turbo Taines (Tigers)
8. Rocket O' Hara (Braves)
9. Blazer Brown (Rangers)
-Why It Works-
1. He can hit for avg. and his speed is great, you can bunt for a single
with this guy, making him a great leadoff hitter! I once had an Avg. of
.567 with him!
2. Definetly a power hitter, not a bad avg. hitter either, he can drive
in around 100 runs a year.
3. THE best hitter in the game, Jr can hit for avg, power, he has good
speed, and his defense is great! i've had a .600 avg with jr, 140 RBIs,
and 54 home runs! not too bad eh? he's most succesful with runners on
base.
4. Not fast at all, but boy can he hit! great doubles hitter, hits quite
a few home runs, avg. is constantly near .400!
5. A RBI machine! that's all he does, gets RBIs! whether from doubles,
or homeruns, a great power hitter, not a bad avg either!
6. Very fast, gets on quite a bit, what more could you ask for?
7. Also very fast, good hitter, scores alot.
8. VERY fast, can bunt his way to first base, scores alot, good avg.
hitter, and what's this? He can hit home runs!! tons of them, about 25 a
year!
9. fast, fast, fast! he can hit, he can run, good power hitter, scores a
ton....are you sensing some simalarities here?
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4. E-Mail I Get
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Normally i wouldn't add a section like this to any of my FAQs, because
it just makes people think i want to make my FAQ larger in
size...however...in this FAQ i will, why? Just read on...
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From: joett@hotmail.com
Message: I read your FAQ. The team you posted is not actually the best.
I had 2 consecutive undefeated seasons including the World Series win in
both.I also think this is the best game for the SNES. My teams are:
Mariners Cleveland
1.Buster Bayou 1.Grizzly Wilkin
2.Stan Milton 2.Muscles McFee
3.Ken griffey Jr. 3.Slick Fitz
4.Moray Ramirez 4.Big Magoo
5.Viper ramirez 5.Crusher Curtis
6.Eric collazos 6.Kicker Jones
7.Jeff Reynolds 7.Moray Ramirez
8.Sluggo Steel 8.Tony Tollony
9.Tony Tollony 9.Ted Gates
I also had a third undefeated season but i forgot the roster. In the
indians season Magoo hit 160 HR, McFee 154, Fitz 148, Moray 121. I would
like to know if you know a code for infinite trades in Season mode.
There is a code to be able to trade Griffey into another team. The code
is select,select,a,b,y,x,select,start. Thank You. Feel free to e-mail me
about anything concerning this game.
Reply: Ok Joe, first off, i did not say in my FAQ that was THE best team
in the game, i said it was MY best lineup in the game, not THE best
lineup in the game. It works for me, and should for many other people,
my job is to help people be succesful with this game, if you think you
can write a better FAQ than me please give it a shot, i am sure there
are many people who could use your advice. Oh and thanks for reading my
FAQ...
Author's Note: The author is unaware if the code to trade griffey is
legitimate or not. I do not know where and when to enter it, and how to
trade griffey. If you have any questions about trading griffey please do
_NOT_ e-mail me, but rather "Joe" instead.
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5. FAQ
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Q. I have never completed a full 162 game season. I was wondering if
there is an allstar game in the 162 game season. If so do they pick the
best players of the new season or are they the original allstars in the
allstar game with the players that the games has before you play. Sorry
its confusing the way i wrote it
A. Oddly enough, there is not an all-star game in the season, who knows
why...
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Q. Can you trade Ken Griffey Jr?
A. No comment...
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Q. Help! the game is too hard!
A. Activate Auto-Fielding, if that doesn't help, you are hopeless.
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Q. Your all-star team sucks!
A. Thanks for mentioning that...
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Q. Did you know that this is the only KGJWR FAQ On gamefaqs?
A. I know, you'd think with all the e-mail i get, this would be a
popular game...
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Q. Is there a trick to hitting home runs?
A. Besides having a power hitter, and pressing up every time you hit,
not really. Personally i like to try and pull the ball for a homerun
with lefties, and go the opposite way for a bomb with righties.
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6. Review
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This game is awesome, it came out in 1996 I believe, and I still play it
every day. The gameplay is excellent, the layout is perfect, and if you
love Major League Baseball, then this game is for you!
Graphics - 8
The players weren't too well designed, and could have been maybe a bit
better, even for a SNES game. The stadiums, however, were designed
really well. Especially the outdoor ones, the clouds roll by, and in
some stadiums the scoreboard really works! Rare did a good job on
graphics as they always do with this game.
Music\Sound - 10
This game has PERFECT sound to go with the gameplay, it's almost N64-
like music! At the start of a game they play the national anthem, and
then in the middle of the 7th they play none other than 'take me out to
the ball game'. The sound effects aren't bad either! You can here the
vednors shouting 'peanuts!', 'popcorn!'. And the fans say
'butterfingers!' if you make an error. Also, the ump will turn around,
knock on your TV screen and say 'play the game kid' if you don't do
anything for a while, which is pretty cool! I could go on and on about
the great sound in this game, but...I won't...onto the control.
Control - 10
Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run features alot of controls, for both
defense, and offense. The variety is nice to have such as when you are
pitching, and they are not too hard to learn either. It took me 3
minutes to get the controls down and it will probably take the same
amount of time for you!
Replay Value\Fun Factor - 10
This might be the games strongest asset - it's replay value. Not only is
it tremendously fun to go undefeated in a season and win the world
series with your favorite team, but it's also quite fun to pick a
different team and go for the ring! There are 28 teams to choose from,
and a 162 game season mode, which adds up to a lot of playing time.
There's also more stuff to do that that, with 4 other modes of play!
I've been playing this game for 2 years, and STILL haven't gotten tired
of it!
Gameplay - 10
There are 5 modes of play in this game, and all of them are extremly
fun. There is Season Mode, MLB Challenge Mode, All-Star Home Run Derby
and game, and There is The World Series Mode. This is all in addition to
the 2 player mode you can play in an exhibiton game.
MLB Challenge Mode is very fun, and different from the season in many
ways. You pick your team, and must defeat 26 teams from both the
national and american league. If you lose a game, you just have to play
it again until you win, then you move onto the next team! Good for
practicing, and great for fun!
Playing the World Series without having to go through a whole season to
play it is fun, but there isn't much difference really playing the
games. I still play it however, and it's more fun to play this mode with
2 players.
The all-star game if you ask me is pretty boring, and i rarely play it.
However, the homerun derby you can play is awesome! You have your pick
of 8 sluggers and duke it out to see who can hit the most, and longest
home runs! I've hit a 506 ft. one with JR! This is a very fun part of
the game whether 1 or 2 people are playing!
2-Player mode is very fun, and never gets old, it's as simple as that,
unfortunatly it's limited to 2 players, but that's not a big deal as I
play with two friends and we switch off teams every inning. It's great
to see your friends whiff at a knuckleball you just threw, and you can
only get that excitment from playing this game!
Finally there is Season Mode, within season mode there are 3 other modes
of play - 26 game, 52 game, or 162 game season. Take your pick, and then
get ready to play! You can trade players, look up the league leaders at
any time, the standings in both leagues, and much more! While playing
the game you can shift your defensive alignment, change pitchers, pinch
hit with someone form your bench, and much more! Season mode offers non-
stop excitement that will last for a long time!
Overall - 10
This game has so many modes of play, so many teams, and so many players
that it has to be good! And it is! This game is perfect in almost every
way, if you don't own it go to your local store and buy it today!
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7. Credits
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Gamesages.com - Copied codes\secrets from their site.
Rare - For making this awesome game.
Me - For creating this awesome FAQ.
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8. Legal Information
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This faq may appear on the following sites:
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These are the only two sites that are allowed to host my faqs. If this
faq is found on any other site, including YOUR site, then legal action
WILL be taken if you do not remove the faq(s). This Document Is
Copyright ©2000 Jdude84. This faq may not be reproduced in any way shape
or form, period. Do NOT ask for consent as you will not get it, simple
as that. I am in no way affiliated with the makers of this game, it is
Copyrighted by Nintendo. If any of this is unclear to you read the
Author's Note at the bottom of this faq.
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9. Closing
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Whew! Wasn't that an adventure? I don't like to get ahead of myself but
just to be safe i'll outline these rules crystal-clear for you. Read the
below paragraphs BEFORE e-mailing me and you'll probably get a reply
from me really soon. Don't follow them and you'll either be ignored,
blocked, or flamed. Now that all the small children are scared, it's
time to end this FAQ. C-ya later everyone...
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