Backyard Sports

Backyard Sports (originally branded as Junior Sports and then Humongous Sports; also simply known as the Backyard franchise) is an American video game-based media franchise created by Humongous Entertainment and currently handled by Playground Productions with the permission of current dedicated holding company Backyard Sports LLC. The franchise primarily focuses on sports video games for children that feature simplified versions of various sports. It is best known for starring a diverse cast of fictional children as well as child versions of famous professional sports athletes. The video game series includes five sub-series based on different team sports—Backyard Baseball (baseball), Backyard Soccer (association football), Backyard Football (American football), Backyard Basketball (basketball), and Backyard Hockey (ice hockey)—as well as the single game non-team sport-based Backyard Skateboarding. The overall franchise also includes a couple animated specials and various merchandise.