Backyard Baseball 1997 Free Download Full Version
Ashlie Hagenson
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 Baseball takes 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.
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.
Backyard Baseball is a series of baseball video games for children which was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari. It was first released in October 1997 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
Backyard BaseballGame InformationDeveloper(s)Humongous EntertainmentPublisher(s)Humongous EntertainmentPlatform(s)PC & MacRelease Date(s)October 10, 1997Input Device(s)Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad
Backyard Baseball is a sports game for computer systems, released in 1997. It is the first installment edition in the Backyard Baseball series, and the first game published as a part of the Backyard Sports (then called "Junior Sports") series overall.
The player can choose between "Spectator" mode (a simulated game between two generated teams of the backyard kids), "Batting Practice" (a mini-game in which the player can choose a player, and receive pitches from Mr. Clanky to practice batting), or a "Pick-Up Game." In a pick-up game, the player chooses between the seven fields available in the Pick-Up Window, and may also "create a team." The player then takes turn picking team members from a selection of some of the backyard kids, alternating with the CPU. The two teams play against each other on the selected field.
In League Play, the player creates a team and picks nine players from the entire selection of the backyard kids, entering a team into the Backyard Baseball League (BBL). This league consists of eight teams created from custom team naming options, and a 14 season regular season. The teams with the best two records in the league at the end of the season are entered into the "BBL All-City Playoffs," which is a best-of-three series determining the team that will advance to the "Super Entire Nation Tournament." Upon winning this tournament, the player advances to the "Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series," which is a best-of-five series determining the overall world champion of Backyard Baseball. Winning this series beats the game and unlocks the "World Tour."
The idea of a videogame about kids playing baseball was developed by Nick Mirkovich, illustrator and animator. He presented the concept to the legendary Ron Gilbert (not only the creator of Maniac Mansion but also the founder of Humongous), and after a while, he approved. The design team was made of Mirkovich, Richard Moe (a programmer), and Mark Peyser (a graphic designer).
The game created by the trio was brilliant and totally unique. High-quality hand-drawn cartoon graphics, fluid animations, excellent gameplay, and, most importantly, a fantastic character design. The baseball players, 30 kids, were designed with their own look&feel and personality. Vaguely inspired to the Peanuts, they are also a great example of diversity: 15 boys, 15 girls, all in different sizes, colors, and races.
Backyard Baseball is a series of baseball video games for children which was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari. It was first released in October 1997 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. Later games were featured on Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii, and iOS. It is part of the Backyard Sports series. There have been eleven different versions of the game since 1997. Some of the game titles that were created include Backyard Baseball, Backyard Baseball 2001-2010, and Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers.
Baseball Kids is a game released only for the CD-i in July 11, 1996 and PC in January 23, 1997. It was the predecessor for Backyard Baseball. The PC version is one of the last games Kobra Nile Duck Games developed and published before shutting down in Summer 1997. During developement, it was going to feature Fido Dido characters and was meant to be called Fido Dido Baseball. Some of the designs were later reused for the Fido Dido comics since the late '90s.
The game consist 30 neighborhood kids from which the gamer can choose to play. Players take a managerial role by creating a team of different players to compete against opponents. In this first installment in the Backyard Sports series, the player's goal is to assemble a team of backyard kids and take them all the way to the championship - in this instance, the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe. While not carrying an official Major League Baseball license, the game does contain 30 kids to assemble a custom team, as well as 10 fields for them to play in. The team's name, colors, and mascot can be defined, as well as its batting order and field positions.
Each kid has ratings in running, batting, fielding, and pitching, as well as personality quirks that can either be a help - or a nuisance - to the team. Good pitching and hitting can give a team the power-ups it needs to go all the way through the 14-game season and playoffs - as well as plenty of practice in exhibition games or batting practice. In addition, the stats throughout the season can be printed, as well as player baseball cards, photos, schedules, and the trophies the team earned.
Swedish-born hockey defenseman, Nicklas Lidstrom, has played 15 successful seasons in the NHL, making nine all-star game appearances as a Detroit Red Wing. He has led the Red Wings to three Stanley Cup Championships in 1997, 1998, and 2002, earning a Conn Smythe Trophy in the 2002 playoffs. Lidstrom has also made his mark in hockey on the international level, helping his hometown Swedish team score a gold medal in the 2006 Olympic Games. His impressive career has additionally landed him four Norris Trophies in the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2006 seasons.
Humongous, Inc. publishes the award-winning Backyard Sports video games series - the best selling sports gaming franchise for kids. Founded in 1992, Humongous (formerly Humongous Entertainment) is owned by France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA, the largest video games publisher in Europe, and parent company to Atari. Humongous' Backyard Sports series is only game brand licensed by ALL professional US sports leagues: Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association, National Football League, PLAYERS INC, National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, and National Hockey League. Since 1996, the franchise has sold over 10 million units and has received over a hundred awards. What's more, according to an independent study, 15 percent of boys in the United States ages five to 10 own at least one Backyard Sports game. Along with Backyard Sports, Humongous is recognized for high-quality, animated PC games starring original characters. For more information: www.backyardsports.com
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