Baseball Stars 2 and Super Sidekicks are both 1992 SNK Neo Geo sports classics, free via PlayBound's emulation. Baseball Stars 2 stands out for team and player customisation unusually deep for its era; Super Sidekicks offers faster, continuous 4-player soccer action. The choice comes down to which sport you'd rather play.
Two SNK Neo Geo sports classics from the same 1992 era, one baseball, one soccer, both playable free via PlayBound's emulation. If you're deciding between the two sports rather than comparing mechanics directly, this is what each brings.
| Baseball Stars 2 | Super Sidekicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball | Soccer |
| Released | 1992 | 1992 |
| Download size | ~45 MB | ~34 MB |
| Team customisation | Deep for its era — player stats and team building | Fixed national teams |
| Pace | Turn-based innings | Continuous real-time action |
| Player count | Up to 2 players | Up to 4 players |
You want baseball with genuinely deep-for-its-era team and player customisation.
You want continuous real-time soccer action with up to 4 players.
A full-count pitch still feels like a dare — and the stolen base afterward is the punchline you earned.
A Champions Cup match feels like sprinting for space, then bending a shot just enough that the keeper's dive arrives a frame late.
Baseball Stars 2 and Super Sidekicks are both 1992 SNK Neo Geo sports classics, free via PlayBound's emulation. Baseball Stars 2 stands out for team and player customisation unusually deep for its era; Super Sidekicks offers faster, continuous 4-player soccer action. The choice comes down to which sport you'd rather play.
You want baseball with genuinely deep-for-its-era team and player customisation.
You want continuous real-time soccer action with up to 4 players.
Yes. Baseball Stars 2 is released under Commercial · DRM-free purchase and Super Sidekicks under Commercial · DRM-free purchase. Both are entirely free with no trials, paid tiers or in-game purchases.