Backyard Baseball '97 Reviews

This. game. holds. up. My god... Pristine recreation to a game that, were it made new today, would still be very fun and wort the price of admission.

This game is a really fun game and is very addicting. It keeps you coming back with either league mode or just fun play, best 9.99 game out there (FYI this game is better than other backyard installments so if you wanna give the franchise a try go for this one).

classic oldschool fun. would be great if you could stretch the play window

This game is obviously old but it has aged better than most games from the 90s. All the kids that you can draft for your team feel very hand-made and thought out in terms of animations, personality & reaction to different situations. Only complaint is the menus can be a little confusing to navigate at first.

Unplayable on steam deck despite verified badge. Poorly optimized and no way to adjust settings.

It's Backyard Baseball if you don't love this game you either had no childhood or are too young to appreciate this masterpiece.

This game is exactly the way I remember it from my childhood. I have my old team back and loving this 90's classic just as much as when it first came out. The devs did a great job porting this and runs great with no hiccups. I appreciate that a team got together and revived this title that I have been craving to play again for years. If you didn't grow up with this title and used to modern baseball games, it will obviously be a bit clunkier, mechanically, than you are used to but still surprisingly holds up really well almost 30 years later. If you grew up with this title and played it for hours like I did, you can't go wrong full price or, even better, on sale. It's solid. Thank you Mega cat, you guys are unsung heroes for your work for the gaming community and 90's kids. 5/5 home runs for this title.

While at first it might seem as nostalgia bait, for someone who never played backyard baseball, I had a really fun time with it. You can get unnecessarily attached to the team you made, and can get invested in the games you play. And for me It was very possible to lose, and took some time to get 'good' at it. It can get boring after a while, especially after you beat league play. But I would say you get decent bang for your buck. I would still get it on sale if you can though.

Great game, incredibly addicting. Super fun baseball game that makes me feel good because I can't play baseball in real life because I'm unathletic.

If your a beginner, I'd recommend this team: 1 Pete Wheeler: in my opinion, the best player in the game. He is by far the fastest runner in the game, with pretty good power to compliment his running abilities. stick him in the outfield somewhere to really put his speed to use. Heck, he's even a good back-up pitcher. He doesn't have good vision, and will pop up a bunch of hits, but his run scoring potential make him the best kid in the game. Hes also dumber than a sac of potatoes. Not to mention he's also the funniest kid in the game. (MY NAMES NOT PAPA WHEELY, IT'S PETE WHEELER!) 2 Pablo Sanchez: amazing on offence, but is honestly pretty bad at defence due to his height, so just hide him in left field and hope the ball doesn't go his way. You see, he is so short he can't reach for the ball with his tiny arms. He's great at snatching up grounders, but he wont catch anything else. Despite his poor fielding, he is one of the best pitchers in the game, but I'd recommend putting a different kid as a pitcher, who I'll talk about soon. 3: Achmed Khan: one of the best hitters in the game, MAYBE even better than Pablo, but hes just decent at defence. I put him at third base, where his decent catch and arm get the job done. He does sometimes elect to nash at his his air guitar instead of... catching the ball, which might be frustrating, but it's very rare. 4: Amir Khan: on his own hes a decent player with a good bat, but pair him up with his big bro and he becomes an absolute power hitter. Surprisingly good on defence as well. I personally put him at shortstop, but hes also a good first baseman. He'll go on and on about how cool his brother Achmed is, which is pretty wholesome that they have such a good bond. He and Achmed want to make a band called "Achmed and the Raging Cool Dudes" which is such a fire name. 5: Angela Delvecchio: easily the best pitcher in the game, and is WAAAY better than Kenny. People who say Kenny is better are crazy. Angela also has good power, and has actually hit my farthest homerun throughout my time playing the game (711 feet) She IS slow and has a weak arm however, so you should have a good catcher for all the doinks the AI hits. She is very cocky, and believes she is the best kid in the league, which NO, but she's not TOO far off. 6: Tony Delvecchio: Speaking of a good catcher, Tony. He is Angela's big brother, but is honestly a bit worse than her. He has one of the strongest arms in the game, only beat by I believe Mikey Thomas. (I don't know for sure, Tony's might be better.) And he has a good catch. He's an even better hitter than his little sister, but only has mediocre speed. I think Angela's pitching is more valuable than Tony's catcher...ing... but hes still a good choice. Like his sister Angela he is extremely cocky, saying things like "I meant to do that" After missing the game-winning catch. (This makes him a really funny character.) 7: Keisha Phillips: She is overall just a beast. Powerful swing, fast running, trusty catch, good arm, she's a very good player. Her ONLY flaw is her swing is a bit slow, and she has a huge strike zone and swing spot, making it harder to make contact with the pitch. 8: Dmitri Petrovich: You might be thinking I'm crazy for choosing the kid nicknamed paste of all people, but he HAS to be THE MOST CRIMINALLY SLEPT ON KID IN THE GAME! He's a power hitter for sure, even though he only has a 3/4 in batting, he's a 4/4 in my heart. He has surprisingly good speed for a kid of his body type, and has better fielding than you would expect from a 2/4. He just gets tired faster than other kids. THAT'S HIS ONLY FLAW. He is easily a top 9 player, WAKE UP PEOPLE! 9: This was a very hard choice, because there are so many good players in this game. But I have decided to nominate: Dante Robinson. He has a decent bat, and is very fast. On defence, he can hold his own in the outfield with a good catch and arm, but don't put him in the infield. He's short like Pablo, so throws and hits will go over his head or to the side, and he will either drop it or let it soar by. His swing is very slow, but once you get used to it, he should make it on base very commonly, where his speed can produce a run. Honourable mentions: Mikey Thomas: A very powerful bat and arm, but he's very slow. Luanne Lui: Second fastest runner in the game, just beat by Pete. She's also a good pitcher, but she is a terrible fielder. Annie Fraisure: Good contact and power, and good speed. Nothing too special about her fielding abilities. overall a good player.