Backyard Baseball '01 4+
Playground Productions LLC
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- $4.99
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Description
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Relive the second baseball game in the Backyard Sports franchise, now enhanced to run on iOS. Whether you're picking your dream team, playing a pick-up game, or diving into a full season, step up to the plate and experience the game that made baseball fun for everyone!
Backyard Baseball ‘01 teams up the Backyard kids with Backyardified MLB legends. Create your own Backyard team, customize your uniforms, and strategize to win the Championship. Play a single pick-up game or play through an entire season. Backyard Baseball ‘01 features intuitive controls for all ages!
SWING BACK INTO BASEBALL
Enjoy baseball like it’s 2001!
30 Charming Backyard kids
Legendary MLB Players
MLB Team Marks
Hilarious Bloopers
8 Classic Ballparks
9 Pitching Power-ups and 4 batting Power-ups
Lively commentary from Sunny Day and Vinnie
To get into the swing of things, choose a batter and face Mr. Clanky for some batting practice. This is where you’ll learn just when to click to make your chosen batter hit the ball!
THE GOAT RETURNS
Play with the legend himself, Pablo Sanchez. Build a roster from a cast of 30 hilarious child athletes and 28 legendary pros that made Backyard Baseball ‘01 a sports classic. Returning MLB players include Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Cal Ripken Jr., Sammy Sosa, Mike Piazza, Randy Johnson, Nomar Garciaparra, Jeff Bagwell, Jason Giambi, Chipper Jones, Jeromy Burnitz, Mark McGwire, Shawn Green, Vladimir Guerrero, Kenny Lofton, Jason Kendall, Barry Larkin, Marty Cordova, Mo Vaughn, Raul Mondesi, Curt Schilling, Alex Gonzalez, Juan Gonzalez, Larry Walker, Carlos Beltran, Tony Gwynn, Ivan Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco.
Game Modes include:
Choose from three modes of play (Easy Mode, Medium Mode, Hard Mode)
Random Pick-up: A quick way to jump right in! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself and the game starts immediately.
Single Game: You take turns with the computer choosing players from a random pool of characters.
Season: You pick your home field, create a team, and manage the team through a 14 game series. The opposing teams are computer generated. At the end of the season, the best two teams advance to the BBL playoffs (best of 3). If you keep winning, you’ll compete in the Super Entire Nation Tournament and Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
At our core, we are fans first – not just of video games, but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver.
Without having access to the source code, there are hard limitations on the experience we can create. As an example, we can’t use the original 32bit code to support modern macOS, as even with an incredibly clever wrapper, macOS can’t execute the binaries.
Backyard Baseball ‘01 runs well, looks better than ever, includes new bonus features to test your mettle, and creates a new installation for digital preservation within the Backyard Sports catalog that allows the next generation of fans to fall in love with the game.
What’s New
Version 1.4.16
- Stability fixes supporting unique fan device hardware
- Addressed voice line regression
Ratings and Reviews
Nostalgic but finicky
The game is great, brings back very fond memories from my childhood. The change over to IOS is a little buggy. My biggest issue is when hitting, I’ll tap the screen to swing the back but it doesn’t register. It’s frustrating when that happens, as well as when fielding, I’ll tap on the green spot where the ball is going. The fielder will be in the position and will still drop the ball. Maybe that’s something I don’t remember much from my childhood but if they could add a button on the side of the screen to make batting easier that’d be great
Childhood classic
I still own my copy on disc from all those years ago. But being able to play this on my phone now is nuts. It’s the same game that it was then and now I can take it anywhere. It’s a shame that 3 of the players aren’t in the game but they’re actually replaced with some solid created players. Also I wish the old player baseball cards for mlb players were still in the game, but maybe that was a copyright issue. The old bugs I’ve found are in my season mode the created player “Chase Walton” I think, has no stamina lose when pitching. His stamina goes down very slow and resets each inning to 100%. Other than that the controls are fine and the game runs smooth. And maybe it’s my memory but I could have swore Pablo was stronger and some of the others were a little faster, Kenny Loften and Pete wheeler in particular. But all in all I’m glad this classic lives on
THIS IS THE BEST BASEBALL OR BEST GAME ON THE APP STORE.
“Backyard Baseball 2001 combines simple, arcade-style gameplay with unforgettable characters like Pablo Sanchez, creating a perfect mix of fun, nostalgia, and surprisingly deep strategy that no modern baseball game has fully replicated.
You could expand on that with things like:
•The quirky commentary and kid-friendly charm.
•The creativity of playing as kids in backyards and parks instead of pro stadiums.
•Each player having unique abilities and personality.
•It’s easy to pick up, but has enough depth to keep you playing. Also in this game if you record a double play you actually get a power up i just got a aluminum power bat and hit 3 600+ dingers. Also its really easy to hit home runs, that is what makes it better. Imagine hitting like 10 home runs in a row, it would be so fun. Also my favorite part is the mlb players. It is just such a great addition. Unlike backyard where its almost impossible to hit a home run unless im trash, and when you record a double play you dont get the power up in the 97. This is why i love this game top 3 for me. 1.Backyard 01 2. Roblox and 3 backyard 97
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Information
- Seller
- Playground Productions LLC
- Size
- 376.1 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Playground Productions
- Price
- $4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.