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Try this. It's mostly done, other than getting opening day rosters and lines/numbers when known. Some player rating tweaking and updates as well. DON'T use line changes. They are not completely filled out, and the game will probably crash. DON'T look at player cards for Team 31 (Winnipeg). The game will crash (known bug with 32-team ROM). nhl2018 naples.bin

ROM is 90% finished. Just need to add player cards and get the final rosters in there over the next couple of weeks. ROM looks great, Slapshot67 did an unreal job with the graphics AND ADDING THE 31st and 32nd TEAMS!!!! Vegas is obviously the 31st team, but I like what we're doing with the 32nd team, too :-)

If all you ever wished for was EA to continue making NHL games in the '94 format, then you won't be disappointed with these roms. There are no major visual differences between the original game and the roms except for updated teams, colors, and on-ice enhancements (coaches behind the bench, center ice logo, trapezoid net lines, etc.). Some people have mentioned that goal songs don't always match the teams from the original, but that doesn't bother me. From a gameplay perspective, the AI seems to be better defensively, but I could be misremembering how the original cartridge played. The original game had a "weight/checking bug" where smaller players (Theoren Fleury) could truck everyone, but players with 100 check rating couldn't actually check. Some of the roms fixed that bug so that it plays more accurately. You can read about that bug on this site somewhere. Other than that, the overall quality is outstanding. Naples39 and the rest of the people making the roms do a tremendous job and deserve a shrine in the Hall of Fame. Or at least eternal gratitude from this community.

This is amazing. Keep up the great work guys.

(that was in an early playoffs game. I used my own controller in the finals, to no avail )

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