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Backyard Basketball

Review

Build a team of kids and NBA stars, use power-ups, and compete in season mode or head-to-head link cable matches.

Backyard Basketball was released for Game Boy Advance in 2004, the same year as the original PC version, making both the platform-specific and original release years 2004.


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About Backyard Basketball

Backyard Basketball for the Game Boy Advance allows players to form teams from a roster of original characters and younger versions of professional athletes. The cartridge supports saving progress and includes a mode for playing through a full season.

Multiplayer is available through a link cable for direct competition. Beyond standard matches, the experience is supplemented with special power-ups and a couple of additional mini-games.

Backyard Basketball Screenshots

12 images
Every NBA team's logo
Opening cinematic
Title screen
Main menu
Choose your team.
Choose your court.
Ball toss
Select your players.
Today's match-up
Your announcers
Game start
Two points