Backyard Baseball is a highly acclaimed series of kid's video games for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube and the PC. Currently all the games in the series have been developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari. It is one of six Backyard Sports games. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (620x616, 272 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Humongous Entertainment was a video game company from 1992 to 2005 that designed adventure games, many of which are made to be educational, for children. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about a corporate game company. ... 1997 1997 in games 1996 in video gaming 1998 in video gaming Notable events of 1997 in video gaming. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “PS2” redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... Windows redirects here. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “PS2” redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... Humongous Entertainment was a video game company from 1992 to 2005 that designed adventure games, many of which are made to be educational, for children. ... This article is about a corporate game company. ... Backyard Sports is a successful series of video games that play on both consoles and computers. ...

The original game consisted of 30 neighborhood kids. But over the years, the idea of "Pro players as kids" became popular, and the original stats/look of the players changed.

Managers can not create players, but they can choose from among a roster of characters to form teams. In the latest version of the game, a player could play an exhibition game or a 16 or 32 game season (used to be 14), which is followed by the "BBL playoffs," which contains both the AL and NL divisional series, the AL and NL championship series and finally the "Backyard Baseball World Series". The game includes many modes, and they are Single Game, Batting Practice, Spectator, and Season Game. In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determine which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. ... In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. ... In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS), played in October, is a playoff round that determines the winner of the American League pennant. ... In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series (NLCS) determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...

Backyard Baseball attempts to recreate the experience of playing baseball as children. A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...

However, the most recent release, Backyard Baseball 2007, featuring Albert Pujols, has been pushed back to fix out some bugs in the game. Backyard Baseball is a series of video games for the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube and the PC. Currently all the games in the series have been developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari. ... “Pujols” redirects here. ...

Trivia

• If one picks Maria Luna with the Mighty Monsters as an all pink team, she has just about full stats. However, this bonus lasts for only one game in season mode.
• If one picks siblings on the same team they may either be boosted or deducted, depending on how the siblings like/dislike each other.
• In Backyard Baseball 2003, if you hit the spacebar and click on options, you can make it so that commentary appears written at the top of the screen. Sunny Day is pink, Vinnie the Gooch is green, and a player is yellow.

External links

• Backyard Baseball at MobyGames
• Backyard Baseball 2001 at MobyGames
• Backyard Baseball 2003 at MobyGames