Backyard Baseball. Backyard Baseball is a free online sports game with charming characters and fun challenges. You pick a team and players to compete against others on the field, like in Pablo's backyard. Try to hit a homerun, don't strike out and score enough points each round to move on to the next level. 99 of the best nicknames in baseball history. That's true in Major League Baseball, as well, and over the course of the game's history, the nicknames have ranged from the charming to the.
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Imagine a game where the players play for the love of the game, not the money. A game where multi-million dollar contracts are unknown. A game where everyone gets to play. Imagine a game just like it was with the youthful innocence of a child. This, my friends, is Backyard Baseball. Backyard Baseballtakes you back to when you were a kid, when baseball was a game, and the team was hastily put together among the kids in the neighborhood.
Playing for Real
Humongous Entertainment reached back into the past and captured all those childhood memories of baseball and digitally assembled them into this game. All the details that make the memories real are here - from the kids taunting the pitcher to the child with the asthma inhaler. Do you remember picking teams, taking turns picking from the best players until only the bad players were left? Do you remember picking someone's little brother because his big brother was a good player? It's all here. Nothing was left out.
Players choose from fields such as the sandlot, the urban parking lot, and the rich kid's backyard. Pitchers throw crazy pitches such as the 'Elevator' and the 'Crazy Ball.' Background ambient noises and the taunting by the opposing team add to the rich atmosphere that you can almost smell.
Everything about this game is charming and cute.
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Swing and Miss
Gameplay includes all the necessary elements. Pitchers choose the pitch as well as the placement. Hitters swing at the ball and can even see the strike zone. Fielding is accomplished by clicking where you want the ball thrown, and running is as simple as clicking in the direction you want the runner to advance. Everything is here, and everything is easy enough for kids. The pace is a little slow, but not too fast for children. Each batter has a distinct personality - from the boy who hops to the plate to the girl who says 'my game is really tennis, anyway' when she strikes out. I was extremely impressed with all the details of each character.
I have a few complaints about the game. This game doesn't install any files to the hard disk - everything is run from the CD. For some reason, each swing of the bat causes the CD to be read. This makes the animation choppy and the mouse click to hit feels sluggish and unresponsive. While the game is playable with this problem, it makes hitting the ball a little difficult. Instead of getting better the more balls I hit, I never really improved. I think this is because I never was able to time when I hit the mouse button and the player started their swing. That little delay when it read from the CD just ruins the hand/eye coordination.
I tried copying the entire 270MB of CD data to the hard disk to see if that improved performance (note: this is not an option in the install menu, I just copied it by dragging the contents of the CD into a new folder on my hard disk.) It did speed up the game somewhat, but the batting problem didn't improve significantly.
I also encountered one bug: I hit a ball that bounced infield, then over the fence for what should have been a double. The announcer even stated this was a double, but the runner advanced only to first.
Worthy of Praise
This game is terrific and has all the elements of a Gold Medal winner. But I can't do it. The delay in clicking the mouse and the batter swinging the ball just ruins it for me. I still like the game a lot and highly recommend it, but a Gold Medal is for games without such evident flaws. I guess I'm mad because this should have been corrected. Even a little play testing would have shown that this was a problem. Instead, we are left with what could have been a 'Game of the Year,' but instead fails to deliver on one very important game element.
This is still an outstanding game and I recommend it strongly.
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I like it
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im dum2019-04-27-6 points
how do u download again xD
Cascadianranger2019-02-246 points
For those wondering what to do after downloading, extract the files anyhwere into your C drive (even their own folder) and then add the files through ScummVM and use that to play
derp2018-12-22-1 point
does this require a cd?
Catbug2018-12-120 point
I agree with wonderwoman, I downloaded it but its just a zip file with a bunch of other files. What do I do now?
The Unknown2018-05-03-4 points
Read the FAQ dude. BTW I found Backyard Baseball 2003 4free on www.pcgamefreetop.net
Backyard baseball ps4. Aug 01, 2016Â The best is HE: Backyard Baseball is your fave kids on a polygonal 3-D diamond, playing baseball, SWEET SMELL O' PINE TAR! Crack of the bat, roar of the crowd, the winning of the Backyard World SeriesTM, The dumping of the bucket, okay wrong.
M2018-04-27-2 points
how do i open these files?
nice gamer2018-04-080 point
hello guys but this game is so amazing and addictive game hehehe
WonderMan2018-04-075 points
I downloaded the files but now what?
yeet2018-04-051 point
hello this game is so lit i love it its so cool of fun for a family
barter2018-02-23-2 points
this game is awesome
T.J.2017-10-063 points
I love this game!
tall tyler storm2017-07-117 points
best baseball video game
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Backyard Sports is a series of video games that play on both consoles and computers. The series is best known for starring kid-sized versions of popular professional sports stars, such as Albert Pujols, Paul Pierce, Barry Bonds, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Thornton and Andy Macdonald. The Backyard Sports series is the only game brand licensed by all the leading professional US sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS).
The series includes Backyard Baseball, Backyard Basketball, Backyard Football (American football), Backyard Soccer, Backyard Hockey (Ice hockey), and Backyard Skateboarding. In the games, players form a team consisting of Backyard Kids and pro players, which they take through a 'Backyard League' season, attempting to become the champions.
The games evoke or supplant childhood memories for its players by recreating the types of sports fields seen in suburban parks and recreational areas.
Players can create their own athletes, starting in Backyard Football (1999). Players choose from silly nicknames such as 'Fancy Pants' or 'Noodles,' customize physical attributes such as hair color and height, and then distribute skill points as desired. However, since the game cannot pronounce the names of the player, the player's crazy nickname will instead be said.
Another aspect of the games is the imaginative use of Power-Ups, allowing players to gain wacky 'super-abilities.' For instance, 'Super Dunk' allows a basketball player to make an incredible dunk from nearly anywhere on the court, 'Leap Frog' allows a football player to jump over the entire defensive line, and 'Ice Cream Truck' causes the other team to be completely distracted for a brief period of time.
All of the Backyard Sports games take place in the Junior Sports Neighborhood, with the exception of Backyard Football 2006 (which takes place on an unnamed island) and parts of Backyard Skateboarding, Backyard Hockey 2005, and Backyard Skateboarding: Game of the Year Edition.
Backyard Sports games are produced by Humongous Entertainment.
Some of these games are playable with ScummVM emulator.
Backyard Baseball Game
History (Specific games)[edit | edit source]
In 1997, the first game in the series, Backyard Baseball, was released. Backyard Soccer was released in 1998. Each one was quite popular with children between 5 and 12, which is the target audience. The first of the franchise to be licensed by a major sports league was 1999's Backyard Football, which featured Jerry Rice, Dan Marino, Drew Bledsoe, Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, John Elway, Randall Cunningham, and Steve Young.
The year 2000 saw Backyard Baseball 2001, which had licenses from Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association, followed that fall by Backyard Soccer MLS Edition, which was licensed by Major League Soccer.
The first two Backyard Football games, along with Backyard Baseball 2001, were notable as they were the only games in the series to feature online play.
Following the buyout of Humongous Entertainment by Infogrames, Backyard Football 2002 and the first Backyard Basketball game were made. The latter had no NBA licenses, but it featured Kevin Garnett and Lisa Leslie. Each one was released in the fall of 2001. Backyard Baseball 2003 followed in the spring of 2002, with updated rosters (e.g. Cal Ripken Jr. was no longer in the game, but Ichiro Suzuki was). Later that year, Backyard Hockey, a game licensed by the NHL and the NHLPA, was released. Backyard Hockey introduced new character designs for each of the Backyard Kids (e.g. Pablo Sanchez now wears a purple baseball cap backwards, but his shirt remains the same) along with announcer Sunny Day.
Following the buyout by Infogrames various games from the Backyard Sports series have been released in 1998 for game consoles, including: Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and the PlayStation 2.
The year 2003 saw updated versions of the most recent Backyard Soccer (with original character designs), Backyard Basketball, and Backyard Football. In 2004, a new game, Backyard Skateboarding, was released, and it featured Andy MacDonald.
With the release of Backyard Baseball 2007, the 'next generation' of character designs for each of the Backyard Kids was introduced, with older and edgier kids along with improved graphics. The series has changed radically over time, which evokes resentment from the people who grew up with the series, as the art design has become drastically different and some of the key characters are no longer in the series.
Early in 2010 Atari announced that HB Studios was creating a fresh new look and gameplay experience for the franchise with the release of Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers on Nintendo Wii, XBox 360 and PC. They stated that it is a completely new take on a longtime favorite franchise with all-new features, updated graphics, enhanced gameplay, and extensive options that will keep players and gamers alike enthusiastically entertained.[1] The game was released at the end of May 2010 and received favourable reviews on family oriented websites. Common Sense Media gave the game five stars[2] and GeekDad on the Wired website called it a lot of fun.[3]
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In July 2010 Atari announced Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush, an all-new football videogame developed by HB Studios for PC, Xbox 360 and Wii and by Powerhead Games for DS, will launch in October 2010. The sequel to Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers features hard hitting power-ups, imaginative new fields, stylized graphics, a new array of super-charged gameplay options and a compelling story mode.[4]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Backyard Sports theme song (debuting in 2006) was performed by the band The Presidents of the United States of America.
- Brenda Arellano and Dex Manley are the only 2 voices who have provided at least one voice in each of the six Backyard sports. Manley is known for providing the voices of Barry DeJay and Buddy Cheque. Arellano has only provided additional voices.
- Klem Daniels has provided the voice of Chuck Downfield since 1999.
- Jen Taylor, Lani Minella and Samantha Kelly have all provided the voice of Sunny Day over the course of the Backyard Sports games.
- Several Backyard Sports voice actors have also starred in well-known video games. Ryan Drummond, Corey Bringas, Lani Minella, Marc Biagi, and Emily Corkery have lent their voices in the Sonic the Hedgehog series from 1999-2004 and Jen Taylor, Samantha Kelly, Lani Minella, Dolores Rogers, and Dex Manley have lent their voices to the Mario series.
- Mark Lund originally voiced both Amir and Achmed Khan and now voices Arthur 'A.C.' Chen. He has also voiced a number of the pro athletes including Steve West, Reggie Bush and Alfonso Soriano.
- Many of the Backyard Kids bios and stories are taken from friends and families of the original designers of the first game in the series.
- Barry DeJay is an unlockable player in Backyard Basketball, Backyard Baseball 2005, Backyard Baseball 2006, Backyard Football 2006.
- The fictional 'Tech Sate University' appears in many games starting with Backyard Football 1999. It usually is host to playoff games. The school's sports team is called the 'Fighting T-Squares'.
List of games[edit | edit source]
Some games, notably console versions have completely distinct gameplay than Windows/Mac version with same title, thus they're listed separately.
- Backyard Baseball series
- Backyard Baseball 1997Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Baseball 2001 Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Baseball 2002Game Boy Advance
- Backyard Baseball 2003 Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Baseball 2004GameCube
- Backyard Baseball 2005PlayStation 2, Windows
- Backyard Baseball 2006 Game Boy Advance
- Backyard Baseball 2007 Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows
- Backyard Baseball '09 Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows
- Backyard Baseball '10Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii
- Backyard Sports: Sandlot SluggersXbox 360, Wii, PC, Nintendo DS
- Backyard Basketball series
- Backyard Basketball 2002 Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Basketball 2003PlayStation 2
- Backyard Basketball 2004Game Boy Advance, Windows, PlayStation 2
- Backyard Basketball 2007 Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows
- Backyard Soccer series
- Backyard Soccer 1998 Macintosh, PlayStation, Windows
- Backyard Soccer MLS Edition Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Soccer 2004 Macintosh Windows
- Backyard Football series
- Backyard Football 1999 Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Football 2002 Macintosh, Windows
- Backyard Football 2003 Game Boy Advance, GameCube
- Backyard Football 2004 Windows
- Backyard Football 2005 PlayStation 2
- Backyard Football 2006 Game Boy Advance, Windows
- Backyard Football 2007 Game Boy Advance
- Backyard Football '08 Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows
- Backyard Football '09 Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows
- Backyard Football '10 PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360
- Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PC
- Backyard Hockey series
- Backyard Hockey 2003 Windows
- Backyard Hockey 2004 Game Boy Advance
- Backyard Hockey 2005 Windows
- Backyard Hockey 2007 Nintendo DS
- Backyard Skateboarding series
- Backyard Skateboarding 2004 Windows
- Backyard Skateboarding 2006 PC, Game Boy Advance, Windows
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑http://www.totallygn.com/2010/04/20/atari-announces-backyard-sports/
- ↑http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/backyard-sports-sandlot-sluggers
- ↑http://www.totallygn.com/2010/04/20/atari-announces-backyard-sports/
- ↑http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_11084/Backyard_Sports_Rookie_Rush_to_Xbox_360_in_October_2010
External links[edit | edit source]
Backyard Baseball Nicknames For Women
- http://www.backyardsports.com/ - Hosts the NFL Kids Backyard Awards and gives updates on upcoming games.
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