Overview

• Three original stars—Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds—declined to lend their likenesses to the updated release.
• The game preserves classic Backyard gameplay while adding achievements, bonus features and support for modern touch and desktop controls.
• Playground Productions teamed up with Mega Cat Studios to reclaim franchise rights and reconstruct the lost original code.
• This launch follows successful remasters of Backyard Baseball ’97 and Backyard Soccer ’98, with the former already available on Nintendo Switch and PS5.
• No console release date has been set for the ’01 edition, leaving plans for PlayStation or Switch availability unconfirmed.