Backyard Football ’99 is available today on the Apple App Store, Google Play and Steam. The game has been updated to run smoothly on modern systems, giving players a chance to revisit the classic neighborhood gridiron experience.
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- Single Game: With 5 backyard fields and unique weather condition settings, players can pick their team, design their team logos, and play a pick-up game!
- Season Mode: Players can draft seven players from the 30 iconic Backyard Sports characters and a collection of legendary pros including Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, John Elway, Dan Marino, Randall Cunningham, Drew Bledsoe and Steve Young to compete against 15 other teams in the Backyard Football League. Each team plays a 14-game season. By the end of the regular season, the 4 division champions and 4 wild card teams enter the Backyard Football League Playoffs to compete for the Super Colossal Cereal Bowl!
EARN CLASSIC POWER UPS – Earn power-ups by completing passes on offense and sacking the opposing QB on defense.
Offense
- Hocus Pocus – A pass play which results in a receiver teleporting down field.
- Sonic Boom – A run play which causes an earthquake to knock over the opposing team.
- Leap Frog – A run play which causes your running back to leap down field.
- Super Punt – A very powerful punt!
Defense
- Cough Drop – A play that causes the opponent to fumble when tackled.
- Chameleon – A trick play that results in your team wearing the other team’s colors for ultimate confusion.
- Spring Loaded – A play that causes your player to leap over the line of scrimmage to sack the QB.
Published: Sep 9, 2025 10:36 pm