Backyard Baseball '97

Playground Productions LLC

About this game

Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997! Build your roster from the iconic cast of 30 characters stacked with charming personalities and witty banter, and get the edge on the competition with power-ups, fireball pitches, super strength, and Pablo Sanchez!
Play pick-up games, practice batting, and compete in single games or a whole season with simple, intuitive controls that anyone can master!
Game Modes:
Random Pick-up: A quick way to jump right in! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself, and the game starts immediately.
Single Game: You take turns with the computer to choose players from a random pool of characters.
Season: You create a team and manage it through a 14 game series. The opposing teams are computer generated. At the end of the season the best two teams advance to the BBL playoffs (best of 3). The winner advances to the championship series which consists of the Super Entire Nation Tournament (best of 3) and then the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series (best of 5)!
Batting Practice: Choose a batter and face Mr. Clanky for some batting practice. This is where you’ll learn just when to click to make your chosen batter hit that ball!
T-ball - Select T-ball mode for more accessible game play. Simply click to hit, run, and field!

BACKYARD BASEBALL RULES
The rules for Backyard Baseball are a hybrid of Pro and Little League rules:
No leading off
No Injuries
Bunting is allowed
Tagging up is allowed
Stealing is allowed

At our core, we are fans first–not just of video games but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver. Without having access to the source code, there are hard limitations on the experience we can create. Backyard Baseball '97 runs buttery smooth for iOS devices, looks better than ever, and creates a new installation for digital preservation within the Backyard Sports catalog that allows the next generation of fans to fall in love with the title that started it all.
Heads-up! This version of the game is English-only for now. We're listening to feedback and hope to support more languages in the future!

Ratings and reviews

fun to play and worth the $5. game is an emulator (complete with 4:3 ratio and external menu) but the simplicity is appreciated. after playing through, I'd love if I could play multiple seasons with my team, play on different fields in regular season, expand team name options, add multiplayer, etc. but again, still fun. I will consider purchasing Soccer when it comes out and would be interested in any of the other sports/versions (such as later ones with pro teams/players).

Backyard Baseball brings the perfect blend of childhood nostalgia and genuinely great gameplay. It’s rare these days to find a mobile game that can entertain for hours without shoving ads in your face; but this one delivers. I just survived a 14-hour and 11-hour flight, and I played way too much... but loved every second. Would love to see even more Backyard Sports titles return 🙏🏼 bring them all back!

Really good mobile port for this game. My main issue is that it isn't full screen and went. I was in the 6th inning, it randomly crashes, and I had to start the game all over. I see the developers have been fixing this issue a lot, so I will give it a pass. Other than that, great port!

What’s new

Added a Background Image
Fixed Random Crashes During Gameplay
Fixed Immediate Crash After Launching The Game