Backyard Baseball (1997)
Genres:Sport
Themes:Kids
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story: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.
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You can either compete in the official “Race” mode, or enter the “Practice” mode which lets you improve your skills on any of the eight different tracks.
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