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    Backyard Football

    Game » consists of 0 releases. Released Dec 20, 1999

    Backyard Football was the first game from the backyard franchise to feature real Pro players, as animated kids.

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    Backyard Football last edited by SpongeBat1 on 09/06/21 04:39PM View full history

    Backyard Football was the first football game from the Backyard Sports franchise. It had cartoon looking 2-D graphics, and had smooth gameplay. And in signature Backyard Sports style, it features real NFL players, as kids. 

    Characters

    NFL Players

    This game had eight pro players, six of them being Quarterbacks. 
    Backyard Football Team Photo
    Backyard Football Team Photo

    1. Steve Young (QB)
    2. Drew Bledsoe (QB)
    3. John Elway (QB)
    4. Barry Sanders (RB)
    5. Randall Cunningham (QB)
    6. Brett Favre (QB)
    7. Jerry Rice (WR)
    8. Dan Marino (QB)

    Fictional Characters

    No backyard game would be the same without the 30 core players.
    1. Jocinda Smith
      Dmitri
      Dmitri
    2. Ronny Dobbs
    3. Mario Luna
    4. Achmed Khan
    5. Tony Delvecchio
    6. Dimitri Petrovich
    7. Gretchen Hasselhoff
    8. Lueane Lui
    9. Kimmy Eckman
    10. Ricky Johnson
    11. Annie Frazier
    12. Mikey Thomas
    13. Lisa Crocket
    14. Amir Khan
    15. Sally Dobbs
    16. Pete Wheeler
    17. Dante Robinson
    18. Vicki Kawaguchi
    19. Reese Worthington
    20. Kenny Kawaguchi
    21. Stephanie Morgan
    22. Sidney Weber
    23. Ashely Weber
      Kiesha
      Kiesha
    24. Angela Delvecchio
    25. Marky Dubois
    26. Pablo Sanchez
    27. Billy Jean Blackwood
    28. Jorge Garcia
    29. Ernie Steele
    30. Kiesha Phillips

    Teams

    Every NFL team as well as other custom teams were available for play. 

    NFL Teams 
    1. Baltimore Ravens
    2. Cincinnati Bengals
    3. Cleveland Browns
    4. Chicago Bears
    5. Detroit Lions
    6. Green Bay Packers
    7. Pittsburgh Steelers 
      Colts
      Colts
    8. Minnesota Vikings
    9. Atlanta Falcons
    10. Indianapolis Colts
    11. Carolina Panthers
    12. Jacksonville Jaguars
    13. New Orleans Saints
    14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    15. Buffalo Bills
    16. Dallas Cowboys
    17. Miami Dolphins
    18. New York Giants
      Rams
      Rams
    19. New England Patriots
    20. Philadelphia Eagles
    21. New York Jets
    22. Washington Redskins
    23. Denver Broncos
    24. Kansas City Chiefs
    25. Oakland Raiders
    26. San Diego Chargers
    27. Arizona Cardinals
    28. Sand Francisco 49ers 
    29. Seattle Seahawks
    30. St. Louis Rams
    31. Tennessee Titans

    Custom Teams

    There are 9 custom teams you can pick to play as in this game. You can pick what ever color combination you want as well
    1. Wombats
    2. Rockets
    3. Pigskins
    4. All Stars
    5. Fishers
    6. Hornets
    7. Monsters
    8. Melonheads
    9. Bombers

    Create a Player Mode

    You can create a player to play on your team along with the NFL and core players. You can decide
    • Gender
    • Ethnicity
    • Hair style
    • Head shape
    • Name
    • Right or Left handed
    • Abilities (stats) 
    • Birthday

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