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Description of Backyard Baseball
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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.
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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Comments and reviews
jumbo2021-05-05-1 point
is this legit ??? can i really download it
goat2020-09-301 point
a great GAME!!!!!!
im jeff hello2020-09-11-3 points
I cant get it but i have it on my grandpa's computer.
crawdaddy2020-06-30-1 point
still works.thanks
dilldawg99th2020-06-210 point
how do I play I see no button?
Huddy2020-06-17-2 points
ScummVM doesn't allow the files. Looks like we missed out boys...
Noah_BK2020-05-232 points
Thank you so much for keeping this master piece alive on the internet. I used to play the hell out of this when I was younger. Feels good to relive the nostalgia again.
Dwayne 'the cock' Johnson2020-05-201 point
Wow! What an amazing game!
Bryce2020-05-010 point
I wasn't alive. I'm bored
Jsjdje2020-04-250 point
I love this game
NoodlesLongacre2020-04-201 point
ScummVM isn't seeing the files, and I can't run the ISO version on a 64-bit OS apparently. Can anyone help?
Connor Magline2020-04-15-1 point
This is cool
Daniel2020-04-141 point
Can you play it on your macbook pro?
TDAcroaky2020-04-092 points
good game
Doc K2020-04-03-1 point
Love this game as a big kid!
Ulane2020-03-29-7 points
What do with ISO now?
jjawwechampein2019-10-244 points
i like this game because it has cominsens
faggy fag fag2019-09-241 point
i acually really enjoybthis game
curry2019-07-221 point
I like it
bigrickjohson.1.2019-04-29-3 points
i like pickles
im dum2019-04-27-9 points
how do u download again xD
Cascadianranger2019-02-2422 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
derp2018-12-220 point
does this require a cd?
Catbug2018-12-120 point
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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
M2018-04-27-1 point
how do i open these files?
nice gamer2018-04-080 point
hello guys but this game is so amazing and addictive game hehehe
WonderMan2018-04-079 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 storm2017-07-118 points
best baseball video game
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This is a list of all known Humongous Entertainment games. It also includes the Backyard Sports titles released from 2004 to 2010 under the Humongous brand name and the games published by Humongous Entertainment under Tommo ownership after they purchased Humongous Entertainment from the Atari bankruptcy auction in 2013 (however, it does not contain games published under the Humongous Publishing label as these games do not use licenses that were developed by Humongous Entertainment. None of these titles will ever be compatible with ScummVM, as they are out of the scope of the project. They are just included here for the sake of completeness.
Note that Tommo did not acquire the rights to Moonbase Commander. The rights to that game were aquired by Rebellion, which now acts as publisher of the game. Tommo also didn't acquire the Backyard Sports series. Those rights were acquired by The Evergreen Group. Day 6 Sports released new Backyard Sports titles beginning in 2015, but these will not be included here as they do not carry the Humongous Entertainment label.
Junior Sports games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Backyard Baseball | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Backyard Baseball | 2002 | GBA | NON Scumm | Developed by GameBrains |
Backyard Baseball | 2003 | GameCube | NON Scumm | |
Backyard Baseball 2001 | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Backyard Baseball 2003 | 2002 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Backyard Basketball aka Backyard Basketball 2002 | 2001 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Backyard Basketball aka Backyard NBA Basketball | 2003 | PS2 | NON Scumm | Developed by SolWorks |
Backyard Basketball 2004 | 2003 | PC | Yaga | |
Backyard Football aka Backyard Football 2001 | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Backyard Football | 2002 | GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Torus Games |
Backyard Football | 2002 | GameCube | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Left Field Productions |
Backyard Football 2002 | 2001 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | 137 Bink Videos |
Backyard Football 2004 | 2003 | PC | Yaga | |
Backyard Hockey | 2002 | PC | Yaga | |
Backyard Hockey | 2003 | GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Mistic Software |
Backyard Soccer | 1998 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Backyard Soccer | 2001 | PS1 | NON Scumm | Developed by Runecraft |
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition aka Backyard Soccer 2001 | 2000 | PC | SCUMM | |
Backyard Soccer 2004 | 2003 | PC, Mac | SCUMM |
Big Thinkers games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Big Thinkers First Grade | 1997 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Big Thinkers Kindergarten | 1997 | PC, Mac | SCUMM |
Blue's Clues games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Blue's ABC Time Activities | 1998 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Blue's 123 Time Activities | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Blue's Treasure Hunt | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Blue's Birthday Adventure (Yellow) | 1999 | PC | SCUMM | |
Blue's Birthday Adventure (Red) | 1999 | PC | SCUMM | |
Blue's Reading Time Activities | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Blue's Art Time Activities | 2000 | PC | SCUMM |
Fatty Bear games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise | 1993 | 3DO, PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Fatty Bear's Fun Pack | 1994 | 3DO, PC, Mac | SCUMM |
Freddi Fish games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Freddi Fish 1: The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds | 1994 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse | 1996 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell | 1998 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove | 2001 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish's One-Stop Fun Shop | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Freddi Fish's Fun House | 2013 | iOS, Android | NON Scumm | Developed by Nimbus Games |
Let's Explore with Buzzy games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Let's Explore the Airport with Buzzy | 1995 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Let's Explore the Farm with Buzzy | 1996 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Let's Explore the Jungle with Buzzy | 1995 | PC, Mac | SCUMM |
Pajama Sam games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Pajama Sam 1: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside | 1995 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening | 1998 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet | 2003 | PS1 | NON Scumm | Developed by Runecraft |
Pajama Sam 4: Life is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff | 2003 | PC | Yaga | |
Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day | 2001 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Pajama Sam's Lost & Found | 1998 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Pajama Sam's One-Stop Fun Shop | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Pajama Sam's Sock Works | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM |
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Putt-Putt games
List Of Humongous Entertainment Games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade | 1992 | 3DO, PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon | 1993 | 3DO, PC, Mac | SCUMM | The in-game arcade game was also released separately for free as Bear Stormin' |
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo | 1995 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt Travels Through Time | 1997 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt Enters the Race | 1998 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt Joins the Circus | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise | 2003 | PC | Yaga | |
Putt-Putt's Fun Pack | 1993 | 3DO, PC | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt & Fatty Bear's Activity Pack | 1993 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-O-Rama | 1996 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick | 1996 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop | 2000 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
Putt-Putt's Fun House | 2013 | iOS, Android | NON Scumm | Developed by Nimbus Games |
SPY Fox games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
SPY Fox 1: Dry Cereal | 1997 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
SPY Fox 2: Some Assembly Required | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
SPY Fox 3: Operation Ozone | 2001 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
SPY Fox in Cheese Chase | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM | |
SPY Fox in Hold the Mustard | 1999 | PC, Mac | SCUMM |
Other HE games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Moonbase Commander | 2002 | PC | SCUMM |
Humongous games
Game Name | Release Year | Platforms | Engine | Notes |
Backyard Baseball | 2004 | PS2 | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Baseball 2005 | 2004 | PC | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Baseball 2006 | 2005 | GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Gamebrains |
Backyard Baseball 2007 | 2006 | PC, PS2, GBA, Gamecube | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Gamebrains (Gamecube, PS2, PC) |
Backyard Basketball | 2004 | GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Gamebrains |
Backyard Basketball 2007 | 2006 | PC, PS2, GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Gamebrains (PS2) and Mistic Software (GBA) |
Backyard Basketball '09 | 2008 | Wii, Nintendo DS, PS2, PC | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Basketball '10 | 2009 | Wii, Nintendo DS, PS2, PC | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Football | 2005 | PS2 | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Football 2006 | 2005 | PC, GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Torus Games (GBA) |
Backyard Football 2007 | 2006 | GBA | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Torus Games |
Backyard Football '08 | 2007 | PC, PS2 | NON Scumm 3D | Developed by Gamebrains (PS2) |
Backyard Football '09 | 2008 | Nintendo DS, Wii, PS2 | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Football '10 | 2009 | Wii, Xbox 360 | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Football: Rookie Rush | 2010 | Nintendo DS, Wii, PC, Xbox 360 | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Hockey 2005 | 2004 | PC | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Skateboarding | 2004 | PC | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Skateboarding | 2005 | GBA | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Skateboarding: Game of the Year Edition aka Backyard Skateboarding 2006 | 2005 | PC | NON Scumm 3D | |
Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers | 2010 | Nintendo DS, PC, Xbox 360, Wii | NON Scumm 3D |