Backyard Baseball was the first game created for the PC by Humongous Entertainment in 1997. It is a one player game. The game consists of 55 neighbourhood kids to pick from to join your baseball team. Each kid has different stats so pick wisely.
SportKidsbaseballscummvm compatiblePC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Character
Warm, plot-driven, classical in form and earnest.
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Humongous Entertainment
- Publisher
- Infogrames, Humongous Entertainment
- Released
- October 24, 1997
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person, Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 8 ratings.
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