Backyard Baseball 2003

From GameWinners

Contents 1 Cheat Codes 1.1 Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, and Mark McGwire 2 Unlockables 2.1 Big City Stadium and Super Colossal Dome 2.2 Mr. Clanky 2.3 Babe Ruth 2.4 Babe Ruth, Marc McGuire, and Joe DiMaggio 3 Hints 3.1 Skip player dialogue 3.2 Skip opening introduction 3.3 Easy hits 3.4 Easy homerun 3.5 Better power hits 3.6 Easy strikeouts 3.7 Aluminum Power Bat 3.8 Pablo speaks English 3.9 Better Ashley and Sydney Webber 3.10 Better Maria Luna 3.11 Better Marky Bubois 3.12 Better Sally Dobbs 3.13 Better Sammy Sosa 3.14 Better custom players 3.15 Batting power-ups 3.16 Keep perfect record 3.17 Unlimited tries 3.18 Getting rid of bad player stats 3.19 Recommended team

Cheat Codes

Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, and Mark McGwire

Enter LEGENDS as a coach name.

Unlockables

Big City Stadium and Super Colossal Dome

Win the Backyard World Series in season mode to unlock the Big City Stadium and Super Colossal Dome.

Mr. Clanky

Win the Backyard World Series to unlock Mr. Clanky in the trophy box in the clubhouse. Click on him to use him in exhibition mode.

Babe Ruth

Play as the Yankees and go undefeated through the entire season and post-season.

Babe Ruth, Marc McGuire, and Joe DiMaggio

Pitch a shutout to unlock Babe Ruth, Marc McGuire, and Joe DiMaggio.

Hints

Skip player dialogue

Press [Period] to skip through when the players talk.

Skip opening introduction

Press [Esc] to skip the opening introduction.

Easy hits

After the ball is pitched, press [Space] to pause game play. You will be able to see where the ball is located. Move the pointer to where the ball is, press [Space] again to resume the game, then hit the ball.

When the game is set to easy mode, intentionally pop up. Sometimes the other team does not catch the ball. Instead, it hits them and they fall. This gives you a chance to get extra bases.

Easy homerun

In any mode except spectator, play in Cement Gardens. Hit a grounder into the left field alley. If it goes out of view, it will be counted as a homerun.

Better power hits

Hit two fouls (power) then one power. This will result in a homerun or a far hit.

Easy strikeouts

First, use a left hook on the bottom left corner of the strike zone. Then, use a right hook on the bottom right corner of the strike zone. Finally, use a fastball or slowball on the top part of the strike zone. It may not work every time, but if it does, you can get a power-up.

Aluminum Power Bat

Get two opponents on base then get the double play. Then, strike out the person. Consider throwing slow balls to the top right or left, depending on how the batter bats.

Pablo speaks English

Go to a screen where Pablo says things. Hold [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Shift] and click on him. He will now speak in English.

Alternately, hold [Shift] at the screen where Pablo speaks.

Better Ashley and Sydney Webber

When Ashley and Sydney Webber are on the same team in a single game or season mode they will power-up. The skill point changes are as follows, when they are going to have a great day. The point changes may vary, depending on how their day is.

Batting: 5 - Batting: 8

Running: 5 - Running: 8

Pitching: 6 - Pitching: 7

Fielding: 3 - Fielding: 8

Better Maria Luna

Create a team, and make both colors pink. Choose Maria Luna for your team, and when you go to play she will be having a good day and have the following stats: Batting 9, Running 9, Pitching 9, Fielding 10.
Will Someone

Create the Mighty Monsters team and make them all pink. Put Maria Luna on your team and she will have 10-10-9-10 stats.

Better Marky Bubois

When you decide to pick Marky Dubois, also choose Billy Jean Blackwood. Marky Dubois will fall in love so much he will power-up. However, Billy Jean Blackwood will be so disgusted that she will lose skill points.

Better Sally Dobbs

Put Ronny Dobbs and Sally Dobbs on the same team. Sally will now have 6 Batting, 6 Running, full Pitching, and full Fielding.

Better Sammy Sosa

Put Sammy Sosa on the Chicago Cubs playing right field.

Better custom players

When you make a custom player, there is a way to get more skills. Fill up one or two of the slots with skills. Then, right click multiple times to empty one to get more skill points.

Batting power-ups

Crazy Bunt: The ball makes a lot of noise and moves crazily around the field until it hits a wall.

Undergrounder: The ball digs itself underground and the outfielders will not know what to do because the ball pops out anywhere.

Screaming Linedrive: The ball goes screaming anywhere on the field, and will be impossible to catch.

Aluminum Power Bat: The ball will blast out of the park and travel at least 600 feet

Keep perfect record

If you have not saved the game (as happens when going to batting practice during the game), you can restart your computer or log off your WindowsXP username to get a second chance at the game. This is useful if you are playing a Season Game and want to go undefeated.

Unlimited tries

If your favorite player is up, or if it is two outs in the bottom of the ninth, click on "Time Out". Then, keep on clicking the bottom left hand corner buttons until prompted to exit out of the file (it will save). Then, go back into your file to your batter and play. If you do not do what you wanted to, press [Space] and select "Restart". The game will restart, and when you go back to the game, your batter will still be up at bat.

Getting rid of bad player stats

On the first game of a season, if there is a player with minuses, press [Space] and go to "Restart". Your season will be there, and the players will not have any minuses.

Recommended team

When in single game or season mode, try this team:

Pete Wheeler: 1B/CF

Ken Griffey Jr.: CF/1B

Jason Kendall: C/3B

Achmed Kahn: 3B/C

Greg Vauhgn: 2B

Derek Jeter: SS/LF/RF

Nomar Garciaparra: LF/RF/SS

Alex Rodreguez: RF/SS/LF

Amir Kahn/Frank Thomas/Randy Johnson: P