Backyard Football 2002 Rom
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - While my childhood friends and I always enjoyed a good game of backyard football, we didn't always play the game by the NFL's rules. Typically, after a couple of games, first downs and extra points would give way to 'kill the man with the ball' – where one of us unlucky saps would try to avoid being tackled by everyone else.
Safe? Probably not. Fun? Absolutely.
- The successor to the original Backyard Football, this game makes vast improvements in gameplay and graphics. Backyard Football 2002. Backyard Football 2002.
- Backyard Football 2002 not starting after a game So, I wanted to play Backyard Football 2002 on ScummVM upon starting a game, It will get to the intros and to the start screen. When clicking next, it will just go the loading screen and crash.
Today, the electronic version of 'kill the man with the ball' can be found in Midway Games' 'NFL Blitz'. Sure, you try to score points and defeat your opponent, but the point of the game is big hits. Once the other team gets its hands on the ball, lay into that player with all you've got. And, since it's fantasy, it's even ok to take a few shots after the whistle blows. It's hardly sportsmanlike, but it's still pretty fun.
The NFL isn't laughing, though. In early November, the National Football League met with Midway to demand changes to the game. Specifically, it was unhappy with the level of violence in 'Blitz' and wanted to see things like after-the-whistle hits removed.
| Hard hits are the trademark of 'NFL Blitz' |
'We're going to continue to make sure the game is in line with where we want to be – which is simulation, rather than fantasy,' said Brian McCarthy, Director of Corporate Communications for the NFL.
Asked if it will comply with the requests, Midway (MWY: Research, Estimates) declined to comment.
Video games are big money to football. ESPN reports that the NFL Players Association pocketed $12 million from game licensing fees last year alone. And the league collects a licensing fee for each NFL football game that is sold.
Here's the ironic thing, though. While the NFL finds the games too violent, it seems to stand alone in that opinion. The 'Blitz' games have consistently been rated 'E', meaning the content is suitable for anyone over the age of six.
The timing for these requested changes is a little weird, too. 'NFL Blitz' is hardly a new game. It debuted in mall arcades in 1997, making the transition to home video a year later (with subsequent annual updates). Since 1999, the franchise has sold a little over 4.1 million copies, according to NPDFunworld.
Those aren't bad numbers, though they don't come close to stacking up to the sales figures of Electronic Arts' (ERTS: Research, Estimates) Madden NFL franchise. The 2002 version of that game sold 4 million copies. This year's 2003 version has sold 2 million so far.
| Another bone-crunching tackle. |
The 'Blitz' franchise is one of Midway's biggest, giving birth to similar 'NHL Hitz' and 'MLB SlugFest' games. A spokesman for Major League Baseball says that organization has no problems with the game (which features exaggerated collisions at the plate and batters charging pitchers on the mound).
'The whole point of the [video] game is that the action is exaggerated,' said Carmine Tiso, spokesperson for MLB. 'We are fine with it, but we work real closely to make sure we feel it's in good taste and protect the integrity of our game'
To the NFL's credit, it's not trying to demonize Midway's game. Despite some reports to the contrary, McCarthy said the league does not think the game promotes on-field violence. In fact, he scoffed when the question came up.
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'We wouldn't call what you see in a NFL video game 'violence',' he said. 'We certainly don't have a problem with legal hits in the game. ... What our licensees – and what Midway - have told us is the NFL is the least conservative when it comes to pushing the envelope.'
Obviously, the NFL has the right – and the duty – to protect its brand as it sees fit. But the league should also know when to lighten up and let fans indulge in a little harmless fun.
Playing football by the rules is a blast. But every now and then, it's fun to make up a few of your own to spice things up.
Morris is Director of Content Development for CNN/Money. Click here to send him an e-mail.
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Description of Backyard Football
Here is the video game “Backyard Football”! Released in 1999 on Windows, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. It's a sports game, set in a football (american) and licensed title themes.
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Augustorigbys4562021-08-070 point
Plz
mousha lover2021-07-260 point
hi
zashizzle2021-04-030 point
has anyone ran BFB 2002 successfully?
bobby2021-01-240 point
does anyone know if there's any way to save progress? ISO works great, but it 'installs' the game every single time upon bootup, so I can't do a season unless I play it all in one sitting
Bratingitus2021-01-22-2 points
You don't have to use scummvm just run as administrator
EGG SUS2020-12-300 point
i love it but it takes FOREVER TO DOWNLOAD
DAve2020-12-242 points
MAKE SURE YOU EXTRACT THE ZIP FILE TO PLAY
BlueSpoon2020-11-231 point
LOVE IT
Pablo Sanchez2020-08-304 points
You should pick me.
gmil35482020-04-021 point
Backyard Football 2002 Rom
Could someone who knows how to use ScummVM show me how to make this work? I downloaded what I think is the right thing but I'm not great with computer stuff, just really feeling like playing the game of my childhood.
Message me on reddit u/gmil3548 if you can help me.
ron2020-01-051 point
The game works fine. You have to use ScummVM to play it on modern computers. Just extract the iso from the zip, then extract the contents of the ISO to a folder. Install ScummVM and point it to the folder you extracted the ISO to.
Thual2020-01-02-1 point
I can't get the sound to work. Any ideas?
DakPrescott2019-12-312 points
So everything runs fine but when I open the game again it wants to reinstall. Any suggestions?
LupusCuervo2019-12-162 points
Anyone have trouble with this download? I got it fired up, but once I started a game the screen would freeze on a corner of the field and nothing would happen. Had to close the game via Task Manager
jaybo2019-12-121 point
loved this game as a kid and just want some nostalgic memories now.
BIG NOSS2019-10-212 points
I LOVE BACKYARD FOOTBALL
GreenBayIsForLosers2019-08-230 point
I had it work fine with ScummVM, actually, so maybe there was a problem with your download? Go Bears.
PackerOwners2019-04-142 points
Will this work with ScummVM I was unable to get this to work with Scumm. I think we need a windows version to work like with Backyard Baseball.
Backyard Football 2002 Rom Games
dragontits2018-11-151 point
used to play a lot as a kid..
ChiefChessekau2018-09-101 point
The nostalgia is in full force
Haseeb2018-09-090 point
Very very good game
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