Play Backyard Basketball Online
Pick a team of tiny NBA stars or neighborhood kids, then hit the court with wild power-ups like flaming balls and turbo sneakers—pure arcade chaos with a trampoline mini-game thrown in.
Backyard Basketball came out on the Game Boy Advance in 2003, published by Atari. It was part of that wave of sports games that tried to be more approachable and cartoonish, a real contrast to the serious sims that were also popular on the platform. You weren't just getting a straight basketball game; it had its own silly personality.
You control a team of either young NBA pros, shrunk down to kid size, or a crew of original neighborhood characters. The main goal is to win games across a season or in quick exhibition matches. Signature mechanics include using over-the-top power-ups, like a ball that sets the net on fire or special shoes that let you dash across the court in a blur. There's also a trampoline mini-game for scoring ridiculous alley-oops. The pacing is fast and forgiving, leaning into arcade-style fun rather than strict realism. It feels like playing a rowdy game of hoops on a sunny afternoon where the rules are made up and the points don't really matter.
Download Backyard Basketball ROM
You can download this ROM to play Backyard Basketball offline using an Game Boy Advance emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
