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BOOMSHAKALAKA! NHL Jam 21 v1.4.bin v 1.4 said to never exist 11/20/20, released 11/16/20. v 1.3 released 11/12/20, removed 11/16/20, 30 downloads. v 1.2 released 11/11/20, removed 11/12/20, 17 downloads. v 1.1 Released 11/5/20, removed 11/11/20, 35 downloads. v 1.0 Released 11/4/20, removed 11/5/20, 23 downloads. Features Fast-paced, arcade-stick friendly, 2 on 2 action! 32 playable teams, with the Soviet Union acting as a placeholder for the eventual Seattle Kraken team. They're a pretty tough squad to beat since I just took the 5 best players from the Red Army team's history, so every player is 90+, and if they get hot, it's a tough match-up. Makarov, Kharlamov, and Tretiak make up their main group. Play through an 8 team playoff bracket, and then take on the Soviets at the very end to see if you have what it takes to be a champion! Like in NBA Jam TE, each team has 4 active skaters (and a goalie). The 0:00 Periods that take you straight to OT are in the game as the Sudden Death option in period length. This game is 100% mostly crash proof in normal play, which I think is somewhat nice for a 32 team and 2 on 2 ROM. No need to rush around to choose teams, or skip over the match-up screen anymore, which is nice (especially when it goes on my arcade stand). I tried to make the game feel arcadey, so the even-teams style from the normal 2 on 2 ROMs is out the window, and hot/cold is on. This also allows for handicapping if you're playing against someone worse than you (usually better than for me though ), and also gives each team/player a fun identity. I pumped this baby full of goofs, gags, and easter eggs. Some are just silly player cards, alternate jerseys, or graphics, but others may require a little bit of line editing to find... Required Thank Yous @smozoma was a big help in hunting down a lot of the hex values that needed to be changed, and answered a lot of my questions along the way. SmozROM and EARE also are always a big help on a project like this! @slapshot67 made the 32-team ROM base, which makes this possible in the first place. @Sauce's 2020 Playoff ROM was the working base for this since I had been slowly chipping away at it since summer, so a lot of the graphics were already there for me! Known Bugs The Sudden Death game style doesn't work in the playoffs, because of how the game treats OT compared to the Regular Season mode. There were some compromises to crash proof the game. The Player Cards screen on the in-game menu will crash the game. It has been changed to "DON'T OPEN", just to make sure it's avoided. Names show up twice on the main menu, because of the way that the Winnipeg Freeze Bug had to be stopped. Couldn't get rid of one without getting rid of the other either. Noted hockey expert Lazlow Holmes will not tell you who is hot or cold, since the game would sometimes try to pick player slots that didn't exist, crashing the game. The bonuses are still on, and you see them under the player image, just he won't tell you. Some of the center ice logos (Chicago and Ottawa come to mind) could be better. If you find anything at all, such as a bugged player card, incorrect number, or just want to complain, let me know.

Emulator data sizes for Retroarch are pretty large, and it has to integrate with the existing PS4 structure/OS. This isn't too bad honestly.

We all have seen some basic matchups that people tend to default and use.... Chicago v Rangers, Boston v Pittsburgh, Philadelphia v St. Louis These teams all have strengths and weaknesses. Does anyone have an out there matchup that they like using? Or what do you look for in picking a matchup? Fast defensemen? Heavy forward lines?

Seeing as most triple-a titles cost over 100 million dollars to make, I'm sure EA could have found enough change between their proverbial couch cushions to give us what we really wanted.

I don't know. After several king of 94's, you see all sorts of matchups. Not too many that are crazy or unexpected. One thing that's kinda interesting - with the exception of Ottawa, you can match up any of the Canadian teams and it will be fairly even.

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My Missus has a tendency to play as the sharks or Hartford... When she plays as SA, I'll take Ottawa - worst goal-tending in the game. When she's Hartford, I've always found my Oilers to be a fair match up, but I also have a tendency to go for the nineties vibe with Quebec.

Here's a matchup chart. generally teams which share a "band" are competitive with each other. So NYR-VAN is fair, but not NYR-BOS.

My friends and I like San Jose VS Anaheim (embracing the suck, and also a nice Cali rivalry), and Hartford VS Quebec for maximum 90s effect.

Skin tones work during the play, too.

I'll scratch you down for moral support in post-credits.