Backyard Basketball

Backyard Basketball
North American cover art for the PlayStation 2 version featuring a kid version of Tim Duncan along with his real-life adult counterpart.
Developer(s)	Humongous Entertainment (PC/Macintosh) SolWorks (PlayStation 2) Mistic Software (Game Boy Advance)
Publisher(s)	Infogrames (PC/Macintosh) Atari (PS2, GBA)
Series	Backyard Sports
Engine	SCUMM (PC, Mac)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
Release	Microsoft Windows/Macintosh NA: October 30, 2001 Microsoft Windows (2004) NA: September 4, 2003 PlayStation 2 NA: October 21, 2003 EU: November 19, 2004 Game Boy Advance NA: September 22, 2004
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Backyard Basketball is a series of entries into the Backyard Sports franchise of video games. The first game was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames for Microsoft Windows and Mac platforms in 2001. Additional games have been released on a variety of consoles, each sporting different characters and slightly altered gameplay mechanics.

As with the other entries into the Backyard Sports franchise, Backyard Basketball has received notoriety for its inclusion of pro basketball players as playable characters. The first incarnation included Kevin Garnett and Lisa Leslie. The most recent release includes Stephen Curry as its mascot.^[1]