Backyard Baseball 2003 was released in June 2, 2002 for Windows and Macintosh computers, with Mike Piazza of the New York Mets as the cover athlete. This game features 31 pros and 30 Backyard kids as well as the Create-A-Player feature.
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Backyard sports were the shit
"Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball."
The final iteration of the glorious romp before it quickly tumbled downhill, Backyard Baseball 2003 was also the best of the bunch. After several years of not only making other games centered around the likes of soccer, football, and basketball, the final hurrah of this franchise was with the same sport that kickstarted it all. With a larger cast of MLB superstars, and the classic group of neighborhood ruffians returning as the usual suspects, 2003 was the tightest the series ever was. A smarter A.I. balancing, more accurate batting and pitching mechanics, and just nicer looking U.I., in general, made it the definitive Backyard experience. While it didn't innovate or change up the formula all that much, it tightened the bolts around the frame and made it as crisp as you could desire. It was truly possible to have a competitive little league franchise mode with the size of the roster and better-designed backend components to challenge us kids as we started to mature. And in the end, nothing beats the pure satisfaction of trying to strike out 21 opponents in a single game and hit for the cycle with the legend that is Pablo Sanchez. The greatest kid to ever play the game.
We hereby award: The Bronze Seal of Recognition
The final iteration of the glorious romp before it quickly tumbled downhill, Backyard Baseball 2003 was also the best of the bunch. After several years of not only making other games centered around the likes of soccer, football, and basketball, the final hurrah of this franchise was with the same sport that kickstarted it all. With a larger cast of MLB superstars, and the classic group of neighborhood ruffians returning as the usual suspects, 2003 was the tightest the series ever was. A smarter A.I. balancing, more accurate batting and pitching mechanics, and just nicer looking U.I., in general, made it the definitive Backyard experience. While it didn't innovate or change up the formula all that much, it tightened the bolts around the frame and made it as crisp as you could desire. It was truly possible to have a competitive little league franchise mode with the size of the roster and better-designed backend components to challenge us kids as we started to mature. And in the end, nothing beats the pure satisfaction of trying to strike out 21 opponents in a single game and hit for the cycle with the legend that is Pablo Sanchez. The greatest kid to ever play the game.
We hereby award: The Bronze Seal of Recognition