Magnum Opus Dissonance: Humongous had no intention of this series outselling their Junior Adventures, especially since Backyard Baseball performed poorly in its first year.This is the point where the series slowly devolved into a major sports league cash cow, with a pretty obvious lack of care for the quality of the games. Franchise Zombie: The 2007 titles onward (Continuity Reboot and on) are pretty unanimously considered this, as they were all made following the bankruptcy and closure of the original Humongous Entertainment studios.It got worse when Atari took over, however. And surprise surprise, they ended up outselling their already popular Junior Adventures. Executive Meddling: A positive example - after Backyard Baseball didn't perform well in its first year, everyone at Humongous was convinced not to make any more games, but Ron Gilbert pushed them forward.Cross-Dressing Voices: Most boys are voiced by women.Nice to see them flogging that dead horse.' One of the former artists even responded to Evergreen's revival announcement with 'This just made me throw up in my mouth a little. Creator Backlash: Most of the former Humongous employees detest the later games in the series, if the Humongous Alumni page on Facebook is anything to go by.
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