For help or rules in Backyard Football 2002, press Help on the Startup screen before entering the game.
Remember that you can play with 10 of the real-life National Football League players, as kids! But don't forget the original Backyard Bunch… they play great too!
You can also make your own custom-made player for the Backyard Football 2002 League!
When the main window pops up, click the Play button to install the game.
If the main Window does not pop up, double click on theMy Computer icon on your Windows desktop, then on the CD-ROM icon.
If this doesn't work either, the Windows feature called AutoPlay may be disabled on your system. Some Packard Bell, IBM and other brands of computers have this feature turned off by default. Please refer to your Windows '95 or '98 manual, or our Windows 95/98/ME General Troubleshooting FAQ page for instructions.
Sometimes, AutoPlay will work the first time you insert the CD, but refuses to bring up the menu afterwards. When this happens, you can manually bring up this menu by double-clicking on My Computer, then on your CD-ROM drive icon, then on the icon that begins with AUTO or the game's name and ends with .EXE. Please see the example below.
After installation, you can insert the CDROM at any time to bring up the main screen. If AutoPlay is disabled, just double click on My Computer, then on the CD-ROM drive icon, and finally on the icon labeled BYFootball2002.exe.
Once at the main screen, you can click on the Play button to play the game.
What to do if installing or running the game causes an error message or if the game tries to re-install after installation:
These problems with installing and running the game occasionally occur, especially if the game has been previously installed and improperly uninstalled.
Exit the game or error message.
Click on the Start Button and on Run.
In the Run box, type hegames.ini and click on OK.
Scroll down in this box until you see the [Football 2002] section.
In this section, there should be a line that says, "SetupHasBeenRun=1". Change the "1" on this line to a "0".
Click on the x in the upper right-hand corner of the window to close it.
When the computer asks if you would like to save the changes, click "Yes".
If you are having trouble in Backyard Football 2002 with crashes, error messages, sound or video problems on any Windows machine, please see this section for solutions.
"The game crashes after a score, during a multiplayer game, while selecting a team, or after I press the escape button to rush through the intro."
We have a patch available for Backyard Football 2002 that addresses this problem, as well as a few minor cosmetic ones.
Please see the Winows Patch section below.
Screen Shifting, Video Slowdowns, or "picture looks strange"
These types of problems often occur on systems with outdated video card drivers, especially because this game uses DirectX, which requires current drivers. Try updating your video card with the latest driver software available. Most video card manufacturers keep their latest driver software available for free download on their websites. If you do not have Internet access, call your computer company's technical support line and ask them how you may obtain updated drivers.
"Out of Array" Error
This game operates in 16-bit color mode. If your computer's display is not set to 16-bit color, then the game will attempt to switch to this mode at launch. If the game cannot make this change automatically, this error can result.
To solve the problem, you'll need to set your computer's display settings manually before playing.
The latest patch for this title can be obtained on our Humongous Entertainment's Backyard Football 2002 Downloads page. Since we have separate patches for the Mac and PC versions of the game, be sure to download the proper version for your platform.
Please make sure that your system meets the minimum system requirements as listed on the box, or at the top of this document. If your system does not meet or exceed the minimum requirements, it will run poorly, or not at all. If your system meets the requirements, shut down all other programs that you may have running on your system prior to playing Backyard Football 2002. Other programs can interfere with the operation of the game. Also, you may need to update your sound or video card drivers, or both.
If none of the above solutions work to fix your problem, you may wish to contact your computer's manufacturer for help. If you are uncomfortable with any of the above procedures, you may wish to call back the number at the top of this document and request one or more of the following documents:
If you are having trouble in Backyard Football 2002 with error messages, sound or video problems on any Mac machine, please see this section for solutions.
"The game crashes after a score, during a multiplayer game, while selecting a team, or after I press the escape button to rush through the intro."
We have a patch available for Backyard Football 2002 that addresses this problem, as well as a few minor cosmetic ones.
Please see the Mac Patch section below.
Can't uninstall game…
This issue is also addressed in the Backyard Football 2002 patch. Please see below for more information.
The latest patch for this title can be obtained on our Humongous Entertainment's Backyard Football 2002 Downloads page. Since we have separate patches for the Mac and PC versions of the game, be sure to download the proper version for your platform.
Please make sure that your system meets the minimum system requirements as listed on the box or at the top of this document. If your system does not meet or exceed the minimum requirements, it will run poorly, or not at all. If your system meets the requirements, shut down all other programs that you may have running on your system prior to playing Backyard Football 2002. Other programs can interfere with the operation of the game.
If none of the above solutions work to fix your problem, you may wish to contact your computer's manufacturer for help. If you are uncomfortable with any of the above procedures, you may wish to call back the number at the top of this document and request the following document:
