It is long running in Japan, starting out in 1994 for the Super Famicom.

There are also six games in the series with the Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) licence, two with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and Korea Professional Baseball Players Association (KPBPA), and one with the World Baseball Classic licence. Most games in the series are developed under license from the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which enables the use of the league's team names, stadiums and colors in the games, and the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA), which enables the use of the league's player names and likenesses. It is known for its super deformed characters, and fast-paced, but deep gameplay. EBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball previously known as Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū, marketed internationally as Power Pros, is a Japanese baseball video game series created by Konami.