Backyard Baseball from 1997 is amazing

Told we play a classic in Backyard Baseball. Featuring Pablo Sanchez of course. The greatest sports video game character of all time. We draft a team and start a career mode. Let's have some fun!

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FAQ:

[Matt-hhye]

There was so much character and heart put in this game. I remember I got my copy from a cereal box and it was immediately my favorite game for a while

[lukamagicc]

The fact the ball can bounce off the mound is unexpectedly wild. The field is actually completely 3D even though you mostly see it from the top, that's so cool.

[JesseDiebolt]

I played this franchise mode with true dedication as a kid.

[itssheaboi]

Loved this game so much growing up. Can't believe such a great game I put so many hours in came in a cereal box.

[colin-hmxw]

If I remember correctly the devs felt bad for Jorge and made him a beast at 3-pointers in the basketball one

[chainuser]

The nostalgia!! Can't tell you how many hours I've put into the Backyard sports games, they were my childhood!

[K-Bronz]

This is my childhood. Played this games for hours! Exactly choice!!

[dan]

The 2001 version with real players was amazing. So many seasons played

[theigadwolf]

Shohei Ohtani is basically the real life version of Pablo Sanchez, good at everything.

[BlackCat]

This is comedic genius. The anticipation mixed with the randomness and suddenness of the game. Punctuated by the hilariously simple character animations. The AI targeting your pitcher in a wheelchair the first inning. Throwing their best pitches against Jorge. 23 minutes of laughter.

[henryhardfoot]

Pete wasn't 4/4 batting, but holy smokes when he connected with one it absolutely WENT. I think all of my top 10 longest HRs were with Pete, up in the 600s lol

[krisk]

19:58 "This is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits" possibly a Thespiffingbrit reference?

[carlodangio]

This was and still is my favorite baseball game of all time

[timoteoooo]

4:57 this absolutely cracked me up lmao

[lancestevens]

I'm a 40 year old man, and this is still one of my favorite games! Not just back in the day... like now! It's awesome! As a teen, my little cousin had all these "Backyard" games. Played them for hours at his house. Years later, as an adult, I found the baseball and football games at a thrift store. Just as fun to play as ever! I loved that in the football game, you could create your own plays. Definitely better than modern Madden!

Pablo will always be the GOAT OF GOATS!!!

[battousaix]

I was a broke kid back then so I never played too many video games, but this baseball game has so much charm even though it's pretty old. Love the details they put in

[XSPENZIVE]

The nostalgia is absolutely insane, keep it up NTE!

[Everythingwentblack]

This brings back memories for sure, always hit dingers with little Pablo

[SpaceMissile]

7:47 - "A can of corn for the opposing team."

Weird! I _just learned that term_ like two days ago, and here it is. lol

[Hossyboy]

One of my first games I ever played! All the backyard games were so amazing, including backyard football that had Steve Young playing lmao