Precisely 27 years after it debuted, Backyard Baseball ’97 might be obtainable once more on October 10. Playground Productions has revealed the remaster of the unique Backyard Sports activities recreation, which can price $10 on Steam.
The re-release of Backyard Baseball ’97 apparently wasn’t straightforward. Playground notes the unique supply code was “misplaced within the years for the reason that 1997 launch.” As such, the corporate teamed up with Mega Cat Studios to remaster the sports activities recreation, which teamed up with diehard Backyard Sports activities followers in “hacking the unique CD-ROM and growing new recreation builds.” The developer beforehand labored on titles like WrestleQuest and 5 Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit.
“This was my favourite recreation rising up,” mentioned Playground founder and CEO Lindsay Barnett. “Whereas we’re already onerous at work on the way forward for Backyard Sports activities, we first wish to honor the previous by restoring the video games that began all of it for me and so many others–beginning with Backyard Baseball ’97.”
Final month, Playground introduced that Backyard Sports activities was again however did not get into particulars. Now, it is clear every part begins with Backyard Baseball ’97. From there, the corporate plans to work with Mega Cat to broaden the franchise on a number of platforms.
The Backyard Sports activities franchise initially started with Backyard Baseball in 1997 after which included video games like Backyard Soccer, Backyard Basketball, and Backyard Soccer–which the Kelce brothers needed to revive. The collection seemingly resulted in 2015 till Playground introduced this new relaunch.
Backyard Baseball ’97 is now obtainable to wishlist on Steam.