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  1. Get a hex-editor (I recommend HxD, very easy to use and very user friendly) and open NHL'94 rom in it. Center ice logos are located at E03B7 - E0496 offsets, find it with "Goto" option. The center ice logos offset stars with 7B B4 9A 00 3C E5 9A 00 A1 BF etc etc and ends with 88 00 B6 D4 9A 00 C6 FF 88 00. You can also find beginning of the offset with "Find" option, search for 7B B4 9A 00 in Hex-values datatypes. The complete offsets values for center ice logos look like this in HxD: 7B B4 9A 00 3C E5 9A 00 A1 BF 9A 00 F8 E7 9A 00 96 CA 9A 00 6C E7 9A 00 3D FF 8D 00 E0 E6 9A 00 2E AC 9A 00 F6 E4 9A 00 38 FF 84 00 98 E3 9A 00 80 C8 9A 00 F4 E1 9A 00 15 C3 9A 00 26 E7 9A 00 57 C5 9A 00 54 E6 9A 00 A9 FE 82 00 B0 E4 9A 00 9C D7 9A 00 C6 E2 9A 00 4A DA 9A 00 3E E8 9A 00 F5 BB 9A 00 9A E6 9A 00 CB FE 98 00 82 E5 9A 00 A0 CB 9A 00 C8 E5 9A 00 C0 FE 99 00 0E E6 9A 00 36 C4 9A 00 B2 E7 9A 00 47 FF 83 00 68 E1 9A 00 AF D5 9A 00 AE E1 9A 00 67 C6 9A 00 3A E2 9A 00 74 C7 9A 00 80 E2 9A 00 85 FE 97 00 0C E3 9A 00 72 D9 9A 00 52 E3 9A 00 78 FE 86 00 DE E3 9A 00 33 DD 9A 00 24 E4 9A 00 73 BE 9A 00 6A E4 9A 00 B6 D4 9A 00 C6 FF 88 00 B6 D4 9A 00 C6 FF 88 00 It's a mess, after formatting and adding team names it makes much more sense: 7B B4 9A 00 3C E5 9A 00 Anaheim A1 BF 9A 00 F8 E7 9A 00 Boston 96 CA 9A 00 6C E7 9A 00 Buffalo 3D FF 8D 00 E0 E6 9A 00 Calgary 2E AC 9A 00 F6 E4 9A 00 Chicago 38 FF 84 00 98 E3 9A 00 Dallas 80 C8 9A 00 F4 E1 9A 00 Detroit 15 C3 9A 00 26 E7 9A 00 Edmonton 57 C5 9A 00 54 E6 9A 00 Florida A9 FE 82 00 B0 E4 9A 00 Hartford 9C D7 9A 00 C6 E2 9A 00 Los Angeles 4A DA 9A 00 3E E8 9A 00 Montreal F5 BB 9A 00 9A E6 9A 00 New Jersey CB FE 98 00 82 E5 9A 00 NY Islanders A0 CB 9A 00 C8 E5 9A 00 NY Rangers C0 FE 99 00 0E E6 9A 00 Ottawa 36 C4 9A 00 B2 E7 9A 00 Philadelphia 47 FF 83 00 68 E1 9A 00 Pittsburgh AF D5 9A 00 AE E1 9A 00 Quebec 67 C6 9A 00 3A E2 9A 00 San Jose 74 C7 9A 00 80 E2 9A 00 St. Louis 85 FE 97 00 0C E3 9A 00 Tampa Bay 72 D9 9A 00 52 E3 9A 00 Toronto 78 FE 86 00 DE E3 9A 00 Vancouver 33 DD 9A 00 24 E4 9A 00 Washington 73 BE 9A 00 6A E4 9A 00 Winnipeg B6 D4 9A 00 C6 FF 88 00 East B6 D4 9A 00 C6 FF 88 00 West Yes, it's that simple, every line represents one center ice logo. For instance, if you want to change Quebec ice cener logo in your custom NHL 99 rom with generic NHL logo, just rewrite the values on the Quebec line (AF D5 9A 00 AE E1 9A 00) with the values from East or West line (B6 D4 9A 00 C6 FF 88 00). I bolded values which differ to frequent 9A value. Do not edit just part of the line, the game freezes after that. If you edit only first two values, the game works but the logo looks ugly. Due to compressed graphics in SNES rom there won't be probably possible to edit logos like it can be done in Genesis version but this way offers more possibilities when editing roms. Post NHL 94 teams do not need to use Jets, Whalers or Nordiques logos in modern NHL roms but generic NHL logo now. For international tournaments or non-NHL leagues roms you can choose the same logo for all teams. If someone can find where the values/pointers for ice graphics are located, I am sure more progress can be done then.
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  2. Season Schedule notes: The schedule is found in the following places for NHL '95-98: '95: 00008DD9-00009720 '96: 00013559-00013E9F '97: 000176BB-00017FCE '98: 00017A9D-000183AD The schedules for '95, through '98 appear to be in the following format: 1 byte to say the number of games on a day (including the 00's for the all start break), 2 bytes for each game, home team, then away team (Team bytes are in alphabetical order, from 00 for Anaheim to 19 for Winnipeg. Dallas is in alphabetical order, not the Minnesota slot). Editing the schedule works in '95 as long as you either: A. End the season on byte 9720, or B. copy the "end of season" code after 9720 to the end of your custom schedule (I haven't tested how much, but it works in my '94-'95 replay rom with about 64 bytes copied at the end). I copied the schedule from '97 to '95 successfully, adding some empty bytes at the end. A simulated season of 82 games went off just fine! I've had mixed results in '96. Division notes: The divisions are found in two places, and it appears both need edited to stick (in '95). At 0009D648 ('95), 00014286 ('96) and 000183B6 ('97) the teams are listed in alphabetical order from the Pacific, Central, Northeast and Atlantic (In '97 the teams aren't all in alphabetical order- Colorado is tagged on the end of the Pacific, and Phoenix is still at the end as if it was Winnipeg). At 00091918 ('95), 0001D9D58 ('96), 0001D0443 ('97) you find the # of teams in the Pacific, followed by the teams, the # of teams in the Central followed by the teams, etc. for each division. In '96 and '97, then, the # of teams in the Western conference, followed by the teams, and # of teams in the Eastern Conference, followed by the teams. It is was possible to swap team bytes in BOTH places to move teams around in '95. I could not change the size of the divisions without errors and a lockup. In '96 the standings screen would lock up with a straight switch (QUE/ANA), but display oddly if you only changed the lists at 0001D9D58. Other season notes: In '95: The month names on the "Games Today" screen is text that can be found in the ROM (Just look for "October"), and edited easily. However, the month on the team's schedule is a graphic, so the text change doesn't impact that. I have not yet found what impacts the player stats in simulating a season. I've been able to identify every byte but one within a team/player data (where you can edit players, uniforms, etc- most of which is done in nose). I am 95% certain it is coded somewhere based on a roster spot- (you can give the player in Ray Bourque's spot all 0 ratings, and he will still put up 100+ points in a season when simulating games), but I'm not sure how or where it is. I'm fairly confident it is not attached to bytes of player ratings and name. Where the offense/defense/home/away bytes are found in '92-'94 doesn't feel like it impacts season simulation at a notable level.
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  3. @kidswasted Lafontaine could go on either team. He never won a Cup with the Isles or at all. The Isles had Trottier, Bossy, Gillies, etc., and the Sabres had the famous French connection line. So you could put Lafontaine on either team really. I'd lean towards putting him on the Sabres with Mogilny and Hawerchuck since it's a pretty legendary EA NHL trio. Also, did you know that one or two ROMS with all-time great rosters already exist? You could use those for reference. It was either a SNES Juiced league ROM, or maybe @metzgerism's Capitalism ROM. I have no idea how to find those ROMS.
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  4. Bob: I don't care what the f@¢kin' qualifications are to be in your game...you f@¢kin' put me in it. You: uhhhhh...well, I ummm... Bob: F@¢k this! We're goin' right now, kid.
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  5. For this ROM and this ROM only, they should be... wait for it... the Sauceators. Top line: LW: Radsauce Bonksauce C: Jasauce Saucezza RW: Daniel Alfredosauce. D: Erik Karlsauce D: Wadesauce Reddensauce
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  6. I threw together a short summary (per) of the 26 teams, in this rom. So, here we go... Anaheim – No superstars on this team. Not a lot of offense but, they have a stingy defense and a solid PK. Stephan Lebeau was a disappointment acquisition. He was on a strong decline from the prior year as he went from 31 goals/80 points in 1992-93 to 15 goals/26 points in 1993-94. Two years later, he was out of the NHL and playing in the Swiss League. Bob Corkum has a good year and will provide some offense. Just don't expect much. Boston – 50 goals in 49 games… the line on Cam Neely and his “beast mode” season which unfortunately, ended in a season-ending injury. The B’s had a solid team with good depth at forward and D. Ray Bourque is still the highest rated Dman in the game at 95. Other stud players include Adam Oates and Al Iafrate (acquired at trade deadline). This team got hot during the playoffs, despite not having Neely and Dmitri Kvartalnov (2/3of their top line). They beat a good Montreal team and gave a strong NJ team a bit of a challenge. Losing Joe Juneau at the trade deadline hurts but the acquisition of Iafrate and the emergence of Bryan Smolinski helps. Buffalo – a solid team despite losing their best forward for the majority of the season. The loss of Lafontaine hurt but the top line of Khmylev-Hawerchuk-Mogilny was solid all year. Rookie Derek Plante had a strong debut season as well. Besides losing Lafontaine, they also lost Craig Simpson who was a decent scorer. Yet, they carried on and made the playoffs. The real story was Dominik Hasek. He is the 1993-94 Vezina Trophy winner with an amazing .930 save percentage, a 1.95 goals against and a 7 shutouts (tied for league lead). The start of his dominance in the 90s. He has the biggest ratings increase in this rom, versus the original, as he went from a 52 to a 92. Calgary – yes, the weight bug fix does hurt Theo Fleury’s impact on this rom but he is still a great player. Like Boston, this team has solid forward depth and Dmen depth. The acquisition of Zarley Zalapski and James Patrick definitely bolstered the latter. Mike Vernon can be very "Jekyll and Hyde." He could solid for you in the playoffs, one year, and a train wreck another. Calgary is a solid team and had they not been upset by a hot Vancouver team, in the playoffs, they may have made a run at the Cup. Chicago – still a solid team but not like they were the last couple of seasons. With the weight bug fix, the legend of Jeremy Roenick changes but, he still sees a slight increase in his overall rating from the original rom so, he is still fun to play with. The acquisition of Tony Amonte made for a solid, speedy top line that also included Roenick and Joe Murphy. Hall of Famer Chris Chelios is joined by allstar Gary Suter on the back end so there are still some great players on this team. Ed Belfour is still solid in goal as he was tied with Hasek for the league-led in shut-outs. However, he was not as dominant as he was in 1990-91 or 1992-93. He does see a big decrease in rating from 98 to 84 but the latter in nothing to sneeze at. 98 always seemed a bit too high in my opinion. Dallas – the emergence of the superstar version of Mike Modano. He was getting better each season and definitely upped his game in 1993-94. Russ Courtnall must be watched as he has one of the best 2-3 step accelerations in the NHL at that time. He can explode for several break-aways per game. There are several offensive weapons on this team with a reliable, tough defense as well (led by Mark Tinordi and Derian Hatcher). Detroit – MVP - Sergei Federov. A speedy center who was one of the best defensive forwards to play the game (and not shabby offensively either). He is tied with Mario Lemieux for highest rating in this rom at 100 due to an awesome season. Detroit may be the most skilled team in the game with Federov, Steve Yzerman, Paul Coffey, Nick Lidstrom, Steve Chaisson, Vlad Konstantinov, Dino Ciccarelli and Slava Kozlov. Plus, they had a rookie goalie on the rise in Chris Osgood who made Tim “Five Hole” Cheveldae expendable. Unfortunately, a young Ozzie struggled in his first ever playoff experience. He’d redeem himself down the road. Edmonton – the glory years behind them as the rebuild took place. Jason Arnott had a fantastic rookie season and was runner-up for the Calder Trophy. Too bad his stay in Edmonton only lasted a couple of seasons. Bill Ranford takes a notable hit in ratings due to a subpar season. However, his D wasn’t much help to him either. Shayne Corson and Doug Weight are the other notable forwards on this team. Florida – Like Anaheim, there is a zero offense (other than all-star Bob Kudelski) but a lot of defense. The Hough-Skrudland-Hull line is one of the best "shutdown lines" in 1993-94. Brian Skrudland was one of the most underrated defensive centers in the game. The D is solid in their own zone led by Gord Murphy. But, 1993-94, for this team, was all about the “Beezer." John Vanbiesbrouck had an awesome season and was the runner-up for the Vezina Trophy. Don't expect to score many goals with this time BUT, don't expect to give up a ton either. Hartford – The “CVS Line”. That sums it up for offense for this team. Cassels-Verbeek-Sanderson. Everytime that line got broken up, it was quickly put back together. However, they lack scoring from their other lines. Defensively, they had a young Chris Pronger who was starting to establish himself as a stud on the rise. They also had one of the most underrated “stay at home” defensemen of all-time in Brad McCrimmon. They also acquired a dirty, piece of garbage Dman in Bryan Marchment. So, Pronger definitely learned from both as he went on to be a Hall of Fame Dman who was hated by players as he was dirty. Los Angeles – “They are a finesse team.” After a memorable run in 1992-93, the team took a major step backwards in 1993-94. Wayne Gretzky was still the “great one” as this was his last true “Hall of Fame” season (leading the league in assists and points). Luc Robitaille may be slow skater but he is one of the most accurate shooters in history. Jari Kurri was getting a little long in the tooth and they lacked offensive depth and certainly Robert Lang, in 1993-94, was not a suitable number 2 center to take pressure off of Gretzky. Guys like Alexei Zhitnik and Rob Blake were young, stud Dmen in the making. Especially, the latter. Kelly Hrudey was on the decline. Montreal – the 1992-93 champs who were still a very good team. Patrick Roy had a very solid season. While his tenure was nearing its end in Montreal, he was still the “rock” for this team. There’s a lot of offensive talent with Kirk Muller, Brian Bellows, Vincent Damhousse, John Leclair and Gilbert Dionne. Plus, a then underrated two-way Dman named Eric Desjardins. They are a balanced team despite falling flat in the 1993-94 playoffs. New Jersey – the start of great things to come. They were a top 3 team in 1993-94 with the Rangers and Red Wings. While he was already a star Dman, Scott Stevens really upped his game that year. He was already good at offense but his defensive game became legendary starting in 1993-94. Let’s also not forget the Calder Trophy winner who would begin his Hall of Fame career in nice style – Marty Brodeur. If not for the heroics of Mark Messier and “Matteau, Matteau, Matteau” this team may have won it all. The Devils and Rangers played what some consider the greatest 7 game playoff series of all time. While it ended in heart break for NJ, they redeemed themselves the next season by winning it all. New York (Islanders) – Strong offensively, due to Pierre Turgeon, but average defensively. Watch out for Darius Kasparaitis as he is “Ulf Samuelsson Lite.” He’s not afraid to “tag ya.” The rest of their D is “meh”. Nothing special. In fact, Ron Hextall made them seem better, in that area, then they were. Other than the playoffs, he was pretty solid in 1993-94. New York (Rangers) – The 1993-94 champs and the most well-rounded team (in all areas), in this rom. They are not the most talented team (see Detroit) but had the best depth and were solid in ALL areas of the game. Mike Richter sees a nice spike in rating from a 60 to 74 due to a very good season. Brian Leetch got a nice bump as well (as some more speed) as he was one of the best puck-moving Dmen in the game, during that area. The top line changed all of the time as RW was never set in stone. Adam Graves and Mark Messier stuck together throughout the season but Steve Larmer, Alexei Kovalev and Glenn Anderson rotated in at RW (as did Mike Gartner when he was there). Ottawa – they still suck in the game but, saw a slight improvement from the prior year. Alexei Yashin gives gamers a legit star player (even though he was lazy in his own zone) to use. Pretty-boy #1 draft pick, Alexandre Daigle, ended up being a bust despite having a decent rookie season. He may be one of the biggest draft busts in history but he did (rumored) hook up with Sheryl Crow and Pam Anderson. So, at least he has that going for him. He did try a stab at the movie biz and failed. As his hockey career didn’t end up being much, it would have been hard to tell this wanna-be actor to “stick to your day job.” LOL. Norm Maciver is pretty solid and underrated as a player. Playing for a bad team certainly doesn’t help get you much attention but he is fairly good in this rom. Philadelphia – Eric Lindros becomes the truth (especially with the weight bug fix). He became the stud he was expected to be and was carrying this team until his injury killed their playoff hopes. The “Crazy 8s” line was very good in stretches during the season. Mikael Renberg (2/3s of the future Legion of Doom line) had a great rookie season and was a Calder Trophy finalist. Garry Galley and Yves Racine are solid puck-moving D. Goalie is a weakness for this time and would be until the return of Hextall (and then again, off and on, after he retires). Pittsburgh – as Clockwise noted above, their biggest weakness becomes a strength with the weight bug fix. There’s a bunch of big guys on this team who can carry the puck and play physical. Watch out for the Samuelsson Twins. Both are very solid in their own end. "Ulfie" was very intimidating to play against as he was big and physical and a bit dirty (knee hits and face washes). Mario Lemieux missed a chunk of the season but made it back for the playoffs. He put up typical "Super Mario" numbers which is why he is tied for highest rated player in the game. During his absence, Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis and Kevin Stevens held down the fort. As did star Dman Larry Murphy. But, don’t forget/sleep on all-star winger Joe Mullen who has a fantastic year. This is an awesome team who unfortunately, ran into a hot Capitals team in the playoffs. Quebec – definitely a step backwards, from the previous season, for this team. Largely due to Ron Hextall leaving and the team being forced to use Stephane Fiset who was not a suitable replacement. The loss of Owen Nolan, after only five games in, also hurt. Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin had solid years. A young Dman named Adam Foote would become one of the more solid defenders in the game but that was still a couple of years away AND, in another country/state. The franchise glory years would be “to come” but not as the Nordiques. San Jose – a “Cinderella story” or a “David and Goliath” story, in 1993-94. The eighth seed taking on the best team in the West (Detroit) and beating them in the playoffs. Then, nearly doing the same to a solid Maples Leafs team. Had Johan Garpenlov not hit the post, in overtime of game 6, they would have knocked off the Leafs. However, he did hit the post, Mike Gartner ends up scoring and tying up the series. Game 7 goes the Leafs way, as the Sharks ran out of gas, and that was "all she wrote." Arturs Irbe was great in 1993-94 and really helped carry this team at times. Sergei Makarov and Igor Larionov are fantastic forwards with tons of chemistry from their days of being part of the famed "KLM line" with Vladimir Krutov. Don’t “sleep” on this team. St.Louis – they lack forward depth which is why they constantly broke up the line of Shanahan-Janney-Hull which was always solid together. Brett Hull had several centers in 1993-94 including Jim Montgomery which was not ideal. However, Hull and Brandon Shanahan had awesome seasons as each had 50 or more goals. Kevin Miller had a solid season and was often paired with Shanahan and Janney. Shanny and Janney had great chemistry which made what would happen come next (post 93-94 season) more tragic… Shanny had an affair with and then stole Janney’s wife (Google it). The lack of scoring depth did them in during the playoffs when they got swept in round 1 by Dallas. The team has some solid offensive Dmen with Steve Duchesne and Phil Housley although neither is great in their own zone (especially the latter). Cujo (Curtis Joseph) is one of the most underrated goalies in the 90s. He just never got the credit he deserved despite putting up some great number. Tampa Bay – Brian Bradley is a somewhat underrated center and would be an all-star for the second straight season. Petr Klima and Denis Savard are also solid forwards to use. There isn’t much on the defensive side to write home about. Although, Chris Joseph is decent. Goaltending was an issue, in 1993-94, as well. However, Daren Puppa would end up being strong in net, for the team, in the late 90s. 1993-94 was just not their year. Toronto – definitely a strong team. The acquisition of Mike Gartner further strengthened a great core of stud forwards led by Doug Gilmour. Dave Andreychuk (despite his slow skating), Wendel Clark (who was very accurate in 93-94) and Nikolai Borschevsky are all great in the game. The team D is very solid and they had an exciting young goalie known as “Felix the Cat.” Vancouver – the defending Western Champs. While not as good a team as the Rangers, Devils and Red Wings, they are pretty well-balanced. Led by super-stud winger, Pavel Bure, this team was fun to watch in the 1994 playoffs. Kirk MacLean, while average during the regular season was solid throughout the playoffs and played a big part in why they made it to the Cup finals. Jyrki Lumme and Jeff Brown and both solid in the back end and Trevor Linden was a great leader, and solid center, for this team. Washington – Skilled forwards (Joe Juneau, Peter Bondra and Dmitri Khristich) provide plenty of offensive punch. The team also has a solid D core with Kevin Hatcher, Calle Johansson, Sylvian Cote and Joe Reekie. Their weakness is in net although, Don Beaupre was solid in the playoffs in round 1 and big reason why they beat the Penguins. He was “not so much” in round 2. Winnipeg – What a difference a year makes. Talk about taking a turn for the worse. This team did and was the second worst team in the league, in 1993-94. Losing Phil Housley to the Blues was a major hit as he played quite a role in Teemu Selanne’s rookie season for the ages. They had no one to replace his speed and puck handling skills from the backend. To further makes matters worse, Selanne was injured in the second half of the season. Goaltending and D were terrible, despite the acquisition of reliable Dman Dave Manson. Teppo Numminen was always an underrated, solid Dman but he had a terrible season (his worst) in 1993-94. The top line of Keith Tkachuk-Alexei Zhamnov-Teemu Selanne (when healthy) is fun to watch. They are also fun to play with in the game.
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  7. Just wait until you win Classic league this summer bud it should be a cakewalk for you!
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  8. the logos are the same ones on the intro pucks, I promise; change them all to one image and it's the same puck over and over in the intro. I typed a bit of an idea of how to do player card picture swapping in the other place you asked about it. the organ tunes I can probably help with... I shall try to look into these things further this weekend. and... will you look at that. retirement has come a-calling.
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  9. I think I found the decompression routine. It's at @04373 (headerless) ($80/C373 in a trace). I'll see if I can use what I learned in finding this in order to find the graphics for for the 94 logos and the 93 banners. Once I find where those graphics are, I hope to be able to cut out the decompression routine and simply load the graphics straight from the expanded databank area of the ROMs. TODO: also figure out how it finds the palettes; there must be palette pointers associated with each team.
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  10. Fun 1993-94 season factoid... Cam Neely only played in 49 games before suffering a season-ending injury. At the time of injury, he had 50 goals!!! He actually scored #50 in game #44. Oh, what could have been!
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