Vaguely inspired to the Peanuts, they are also a great example of diversity: 15 boys, 15 girls, all in different sizes, colors, and races. The baseball players, 30 kids, were designed with their own look&feel and personality. High-quality hand-drawn cartoon graphics, fluid animations, excellent gameplay, and, most importantly, a fantastic character design. The game created by the trio was brilliant and totally unique.
The design team was made of Mirkovich, Richard Moe (a programmer), and Mark Peyser (a graphic designer). He presented the concept to the legendary Ron Gilbert (not only the creator of Maniac Mansion but also the founder of Humongous), and after a while, he approved. The idea of a videogame about kids playing baseball was developed by Nick Mirkovich, illustrator and animator. It's the first of a long series of successful titles, the last one of which was released in 2015.
Backyard Baseball is a baseball game created by Humongous Entertainment and released for Windows and Macintosh in 1997.
