FIRST THINGS FIRST
System Requirements
Operating System: Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP
Processor: Pentium
®
III 500 MHz (Pentium® III 800 MHz recommended)
Memory: 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended);
128 MB RAM for XP (256 MB for XP recommended)
Hard Disk Space: 700 MB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed or faster
Video: 8 MB Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 3D video card*;
(32 MB Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 3D video card*
recommended)
Sound: Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*
DirectX
®
: DirectX
®
version 9.0 (included) or higher
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX
®
version 9.0 or higher.
The ReadMe File
The Backyard Baseball
™
2005 CD-ROM game has a ReadMe file where you can view both the
License Agreement and updated information about the game.We strongly encourage you to read
this file in order to benefit from changes made after this manual went to print.
The ReadMe file also contains details on how to configure graphics settings for optimal performance
and quality.
To view this file, double-click on it in the Backyard Baseball 2005 directory found on your hard drive
(usually C:\Program Files\Atari\Backyard Baseball 2005). You can also view the ReadMe file by first
clicking on the Start button on your Windows
®
taskbar, then on Programs, then on Atari, then on
Backyard Baseball 2005, and then on the ReadMe file.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
First Things First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
The ReadMe File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Setup and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Saving and Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Gameplay Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Welcome to Backyard Baseball
™
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Pause Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Single Game and Season Play Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Play Ball! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Power-ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Mini Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Hall of Fame
™
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Goodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Official BBL Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Atari Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
End-User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
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