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Mary Clarke

The beloved Backyard Sports video games are returning and fans are thrilled

This announcement is for you, 1990s kids!

On Tuesday, Playground Productions announced that the beloved video game series Backyard Sports will be returning “in the coming months”. While the series was still producing games until 2015, the version most are familiar with is Backyard Baseball, alongside other games like Backyard Football and Backyard Basketball from the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Even more good news for fans, the series is returning to its iconic aesthetic it began with for this revival.

“We’re incredibly excited to reintroduce Backyard Sports to a new generation of players,” Chris Waters, Chief Product Officer at Playground Productions, said. “We’re taking great care to preserve the look and feel that made the original games so special while updating them with modern features and gameplay that today’s audience expects. I can’t wait for fans to see what we’re building on the Playground.”

Plus, fan-favorite characters are set to return, from Stephanie Morgan and Achmed Khan to Sunny Day and more. And, of course, the GOAT Pablo Sanchez!

Here’s how fans reacted to Tuesday’s announcement.

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