You can actually hear the players speak when you view their cards. The game is based on the sport of baseball and allows players to create their own teams of young children. It is the second game in the Backyard Sports series. The game was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari. Players do move differently on different fields, slower on sand and faster on turf. I had this problem too until I redownloaded a newer version of ScummVm. Backyard Baseball 2001 is a sports video game that was released in 2000. Backyard Baseball 2001 broke ground by being the first game in the beloved series to feature major league baseball players. The game features pretty simple menus, baseball cards of all the players, rosters and schedules, a system of 'Good & Bad Days' that alter players' stats (one person may not like Tuesdays, or be much better when a particular person is on the other team, etc). Backyard Baseball 2001 last edited by SpongeBat1 on 09/06/21 04:45PM View full history. And, as with Backyard Sports titles, there are power-ups: pitches like the Big Freeze, Corkscrew, or Elevator. There's even batting practice, from Tee-ball to Hard difficulties, and a Spectator mode to let two teams duke it out while you watch. Play a single game, or an entire season (winning pennants and trophies and maybe getting into the Hall of Fame), or even online against other BB2001 players.
Pick a Backyard Sports team or create your own, or pick from 30 licensed MLB teams (with uniforms and logos). As coach, you pick from either the 30 fictitious Backyard Kits, 31 real major league players portrayed as kids, or both.
