If a player has a slower network connection then another player, the game speed will be slowed down to match the slowest of the players. If they decide they wish to play with each other, they pick the location, field, team, and players. When a coach has found a player they wish to challenge, the can call them through the telephone and talk to them through pre-written chat dialogues. A location must have a population of at least one coach to play there. Easy mode (Easy Streets), Medium Mode (Mediumville), or Hard Mode (Toughy Town). There are three different locations to play. The third thing they may do is find another online player and play them in a single game. They may also vote in online polls on various subjects. It may read the Humongous Sports Newspaper for coach rankings, game stats/play by play, and even news about the Jr. In online play, the coach has many options and things to do.

Then, the player may access its coach through online play. When a coach name has been created, Humongous will send the coach a password through email within 48 hours. To create a new coach, a player must register a coach name at the Junior Sports Network Site (However, this site has been discontinued, so as of today new coaches may not be entered. The online play option is shown in the middle of the treehouse, however is only available for Windows users, at that time Humongous did not support Macintosh Network systems. Backyard Baseball 2001 and Backyard Football are the only two games ever released by Humongous Entertainment and Humongous Inc.

The Right Arrow button: A single game with random players.Īll 31 pro players in this game were representing one of 30 teams in Major League Baseball.A third type of play is also available, the online play.The Left Arrow button: Quit playing and return to the desktop.

Single Game: Play a single game on any one of 12 (or 14 if you finished the World Series) fields.Season Play: Play a season, either with 16 games or 32 games.Hall Of Fame: Look at achievements and statistics of past seasons.'Cards'/Meet The Players: Look at what players are in the game, and at their cards.Batting Practice: Practice hitting the ball.Ball And Glove: Replay the opening intro.The Clubhouse is the main menu of the game, and the options are this:.Clanky is also featured in this game, but the World Series has to be completed in Season Play to unlock him. This game features 31 pros and 30 Backyard kids as well as the Create-A-Player feature. Backyard Baseball 2003 was released in Jfor Windows and Macintosh computers, with Mike Piazza of the New York Mets as the cover athlete.

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