I was just going to post this, and searched first and landed here. Not much to say beyond that reading this piece made me so happy, and brought back tons of nostalgia for days I'd long forgotten.

Never played the backyard games. For me, the ultimate nostalgia trip along these lines is the excellent Little League Baseball for NES.

Deck: Backyard Baseball, a favorite game for 1990s kids, had been off the market for years. But Lindsay Barnett was determined.

Non-paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/style/backyard-baseball-v...