Backyard Baseball '97 Is Out Today On Steam, With More Reissues On The Way | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
from ktec@lemmy.zip to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 11 Oct 08:17
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Overview

The classic game Backyard Baseball '97 is now available on Steam. The game was originally released on CD-ROM and lost when the source code vanished, but through a remarkable collaboration between Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios, it has been revived.

Key Details

• Release Date: October 10th, 2024
• Cost: £8.50 (or £7.65 as part of an introductory offer)
• Features: Steam Deck verification, Steam achievements, and global leaderboards

Future Reissues

Additional Backyard Sports games are also in the works:

• Backyard Soccer '98
• Backyard Football '99
• Backyard Basketball '01
• Backyard Baseball '01
• Backyard Hockey '02

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How impressed are you that Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios were able to accomplish this without access to the source code?

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