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Backyard Baseball 2001
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment (original)
Mega Cat Studios (remaster)
Publisher(s)Humongous Entertainment (original)
Playground Productions (remaster)
SeriesBackyard Baseball
Backyard Sports
EngineSCUMM
Platform(s)Windows, Classic Mac OS
ReleaseJune 6, 2000[1]
Genre(s)Sports video game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Backyard Baseball 2001 is a baseball video game developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. It is the fourth installment of the Backyard Sports franchise, the second installment of the Backyard Baseball series, and the first Baseball installment to include Major League Baseball teams and a MLBPA license. A remastered version of this game entitled Backyard Baseball '01 is planned to release on Steam.[2]

Gameplay

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The gameplay of Backyard Baseball 2001 is mostly the same as in the first Backyard Baseball title and retains all of the original game's modes: Single Game (formerly Pick-Up Play), Season Play (formerly League Play), Batting Practice, Spectator, and Tee-Ball, with the addition of a mode called Online Play, which allows players to compete with each other worldwide; this mode is only available for Windows users.[1]

Playable characters

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Along with 30 playable children characters, Backyard Baseball 2001 introduces caricatures of 31 professional baseball players into the game's roster, each of which represent one of the Major League Baseball teams.[3] The game also allows players to create a character to play in a baseball game with the player being allowed to pick a name, nickname, and skill points for them.[1]

Development

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At the 1999 E3 event, Humongous Entertainment announced license deals with the MLBPA, along with the NFLPA and the MLSPA; the announcement teased a new Backyard Baseball installment.[4] More details of the game were given the following year, including its title, Backyard Baseball 2001 and the inclusion of 31 real-life professional baseball players and 30 Major League Baseball teams.[5] To promote the game, Humongous Entertainment hired baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr. as a spokesperson.[6]

Each MLB team is represented by one professional baseball player, with the exception of the Cincinnati Reds, which is represented by both Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr. due to the latter's transition from the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinatti Reds during the development of Backyard Baseball 2001.[7]

Reception

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Backyard Baseball 2001 has received positive reviews from critics. The game received a score of 4.5 out of 5 from macHOME,[8] a score of 89 out of 100 from Gamer's Pulse[9] and a score of 3 out of 5 from PCMag.[10] macHOME, in particular, praised the game's addition of real-life baseball players as playable characters and, while noting its online mode's exclusive availability on Windows, stated that children playing the game on Mac would still have plenty of the game's content to enjoy.[11] Gamer's Pulse felt that the game was perfect for children but stated that its sound effects might annoy parents over time and that children might get too addicted to the game.[12] PCMag gave Backyard Baseball 2001 a mixed review, saying that while the game was fun, it would be too difficult for younger players and uninteresting for older players.[13]

Sequels

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Following the release of Backyard Baseball 2001, more sequels of Backyard Baseball were released, starting with Backyard Baseball 2003, which was released in 2002.[14]

Remaster

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Following the release of Backyard Baseball '97, a remastered version of the original Backyard Baseball title, a remaster of Backyard Baseball 2001 was announced for release on Steam.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Baseball 2001 Availability". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ^ Moore, Logan (2024-10-10). "Backyard Football, Basketball, and Soccer Remasters "Coming Soon" to PC". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  3. ^ "Backyard Baseball 2001 June Release!". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. ^ "HE Announces License Deals". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. ^ "Backyard Baseball 2001 June Release!". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  6. ^ "Baseball 2001 and Cal Ripken!". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  7. ^ Kram, Zach (2017-10-10). "How 'Backyard Baseball' Became a Cult Classic". The Ringer. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  8. ^ "macHOME". web.archive.org. 2003-11-05. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  9. ^ "Gamer's Pulse". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  10. ^ "Backyard Baseball 2001". PCMAG. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  11. ^ "macHOME". web.archive.org. 2003-11-05. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  12. ^ "Gamer's Pulse". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  13. ^ "Backyard Baseball 2001". PCMAG. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  14. ^ "Backyard Baseball 2003 (PC/MAC CDROM)". web.archive.org. 2002-12-01. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  15. ^ "Backyard Baseball '01". Mega Cat Studios, Inc. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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