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Backyard Sports (originally branded as Junior Sports)[1][2] is a series of video games released for consoles, computers and mobile devices. 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, Clint Mathis, Kevin Garnett, Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Joe Thornton and Andy Macdonald. The Backyard Sports series is licensed by the major professional U.S. sports leagues: Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), the National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Soccer (MLS).

Backyard Sports
Series Logo
Genre(s)Sports
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)
  • Humongous Entertainment
  • Infogrames
  • Atari
  • The Evergreen Group
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Android, Game Boy
First releaseBackyard Baseball
1997
Latest releaseBackyard Sports: Baseball 2015 and Backyard Sports: Basketball 2015
2015

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. Players can create their athletes, starting in Backyard Football (1999). Another aspect of the games is the use of Power-Ups, allowing players to gain "super-abilities". For instance, "Super Dunk" allows a basketball player to make a 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 distracted for a brief period.

Some of these games are playable with the ScummVM emulator.[3]


History


The series began in late 1997 when Humongous Entertainment, owned by GT Interactive, created the first game in the franchise: Backyard Baseball.[4] Later, GT Interactive was purchased by Infogrames.[5] Infogrames allowed Humongous Entertainment to expand the series, and Humongous developed more titles such as Backyard Soccer, Backyard Hockey, Backyard Skateboarding, Backyard Basketball and Backyard Football. Following the buyout by Infogrames, these titles from the Backyard series were released for game consoles, including the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and Wii. Infogrames in North America eventually changed its name to Atari Interactive.

On July 24, 2013, private equity firm The Evergreen Group bought the Backyard Sports franchise during the Atari bankruptcy proceedings for its portfolio company Epic Gear LLC.[6] It was later sold by Epic Gear to Day6 Sports Group.[citation needed]

On December 11, 2014, Day6 Sports Group announced the relaunch of the Backyard Sports series with Backyard Sports NBA Basketball for smartphones and tablets, with Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry as the cover athlete.

In 2016, Day6 Sports Group was "acquired by a European investment group."[7]

On April 19, 2019, Humongous Entertainment tweeted an image of the original Junior Sports logo, hinting at a possible re-release of the original games and/or the developer having re-secured the rights to the series proper.[8][1][2] However a week prior, Humongous replied to a Twitter post saying they didn't own the rights to the franchise.


Games in the series


Title Released Developer Publisher Platforms
Backyard BaseballOctober 10, 1997Humongous EntertainmentHumongous EntertainmentMacintosh, Microsoft Windows
Backyard Soccer
(Backyard Football in UK)		September 24, 1998
1999 (UK)		Humongous EntertainmentHumongous EntertainmentMacintosh, Microsoft Windows
Backyard FootballOctober 26, 1999Humongous EntertainmentHumongous EntertainmentMacintosh, Microsoft Windows
Backyard Baseball 2001June 6, 2000Humongous EntertainmentHumongous EntertainmentMacintosh, Microsoft Windows
Backyard Soccer: MLS EditionOctober 3, 2000Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Football 2002September 19, 2001Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Soccer
(Junior Sports Football for PAL)		September 28, 2001 (US)
November 3, 2001 (PAL)		RunecraftInfogramesPlayStation
Backyard BasketballOctober 30, 2001Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesMacintosh, Microsoft Windows
Backyard BaseballMay 30, 2002Game BrainsInfogramesGame Boy Advance
Backyard Baseball 2003June 7, 2002Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesMacintosh, Microsoft Windows
Backyard FootballSeptember 25, 2002Torus GamesInfogramesGame Boy Advance
Backyard FootballOctober 10, 2002Left Field Productions / Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesNintendo GameCube
Backyard HockeyOctober 18, 2002Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Soccer 2004March 18, 2003Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesMicrosoft Windows
Backyard BaseballMarch 31, 2003Humongous EntertainmentInfogramesNintendo GameCube
Backyard Football 2004September 4, 2003Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Basketball 2004September 4, 2003Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows
Backyard HockeyOctober 9, 2003Mistic SoftwareAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard NBA Basketball
(Junior Sports Basketball for PAL)		September 4, 2003 (US)
November 19, 2004 (PAL)		Humongous EntertainmentAtariPlayStation 2
Backyard BaseballMarch 23, 2004Humongous EntertainmentAtariPlayStation 2
Backyard Baseball 2005June 22, 2004Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Hockey 2005September 21, 2004Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows
Backyard BasketballSeptember 22, 2004Mistic SoftwareAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard SkateboardingSeptember 27, 2004Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Baseball 2006March 16, 2005Game BrainsAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard Football 2006September 20, 2005 (Windows)
October 4, 2005 (PlayStation 2)		Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Backyard SkateboardingOctober 4, 2005Full FatAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard Skateboarding - Kids Game of the Year EditionOctober 4, 2005Humongous EntertainmentAtariMicrosoft Windows
Backyard Football 2006October 18, 2005Torus GamesAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007June 12, 2006Game BrainsAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007September 5, 2006 (PlayStation 2)
September 11, 2006 (Windows)
April 3, 2007 (Nintendo GameCube)		Game BrainsAtariMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Backyard Sports: Football 2007September 26, 2006Torus GamesAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard Sports: Basketball 2007November 14, 2006Mistic SoftwareAtariGame Boy Advance
Backyard Sports: Basketball 2007February 13, 2007 (PlayStation 2)
February 20, 2007 (Windows)		Game BrainsAtariMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Backyard BasketballSeptember 25, 2007Mistic SoftwareAtariNintendo DS
Backyard HockeyOctober 9, 2007Mistic SoftwareAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Football 08
Backyard Football (Wii)		October 16, 2007 (PlayStation 2 and Wii)
October 23, 2007 (Windows)		FarSight StudiosAtariMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Wii
Backyard FootballOctober 23, 2007Torus GamesAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Baseball 09March 25, 2008 (Windows)
June 10, 2008 (PlayStation 2, Wii)		FarSight StudiosAtariMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Wii
Backyard Baseball 09March 25, 2008Mistic SoftwareAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Football 09October 21, 2008 (PlayStation 2, Wii)
October 29, 2008 (Windows)		FarSight StudiosAtariMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Wii
Backyard FootballOctober 21, 2008Torus GamesAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Baseball 10March 27, 2009 (Wii)
April 28, 2009 (PlayStation 2)		FarSight StudiosAtariWii, PlayStation 2
Backyard Baseball 102009Mistic SoftwareAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Football 10October 20, 2009FarSight StudiosAtariWii, PlayStation 2
Backyard Sports: Sandlot SluggersMay 25, 2010HB StudiosAtariMicrosoft Windows, Wii, Xbox 360
Backyard Sports: Sandlot SluggersMay 25, 2010Powerhead GamesAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Sports: Rookie RushOctober 20, 2010HB StudiosAtariWii, Xbox 360
Backyard Sports: Rookie RushOctober 20, 2010Powerhead GamesAtariNintendo DS
Backyard Sports: Baseball 2015February 6, 2015Day 6 Sports Group, LLCFingerprint NetworkiOS, Android
Backyard Sports: Basketball 2015February 6, 2015Day 6 Sports Group, LLCFingerprint NetworkiOS, Android

Film


In 2016, it was reported that Cross Creek Pictures and Crystal City Entertainment were developing a film based on Backyard Sports with producers Brian Oliver and Ari Daniel Pinchot.[9]


References


  1. Schmidt, Eugene (April 24, 2019). "Humongous Entertainment coming to consoles". Barrelrolled. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. Frech, Ricky (April 24, 2019). "Humongous Entertainment is Bringing Their Collection of 90s Classics to Consoles". DualShockers. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. "Games Database". Gamesdatabase.org. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. "COMPANY NEWS;GT INTERACTIVE ACQUIRES HUMONGOUS ENTERTAINMENT (Published 1996)". The New York Times. 1996-07-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. "History of Infogrames Entertainment S.A." Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. "The Evergreen Group Has Agreed to Acquire Backyard Sports Video Game Franchise". Businesswire.com. 24 July 2013.
  7. Kram, Zach (2017-10-10). "How 'Backyard Baseball' Became a Cult Classic". The Ringer. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. Humongous [@HumongousEnt] (April 19, 2019). "[Image-only tweet; image shows a red exclamation point on a transparent background overlaid with the words "It's Junior Sports" in blue.]" (Tweet). Retrieved May 17, 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 30, 2016). "'Backyard Sports' Video Game In Movie Deal With Cross Creek & Crystal City". Deadline.




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