Sean

So Roughness in NHL 94, as far as I know and most ROM hackers treat it, controls pass/shot bias. Lower = more passes (Adam Oates has 0), and higher = more shots (Mike Gartner has 5). I have no idea about the aggression going over 6, I haven't seen it in the original game yet though.

Do it before Friday so you can namedrop the tournament. What's a lifetime of paycheck garnishment because of child support compared to the thrill of winning an even bigger tournament?

I was 11 when I signed up in 2013, so I might have you beat in the long game.

Guides like this are what keep the hacking community alive, thank you for sharing! I cannot wait to see the rest of the guides.

Awesome, can't wait to see them!

Thanks! I'm hoping to do an old-time hockey version (or two) sooner than later, preferably one for each decade.

On the roster, still 2 on 2 like the last one. I used to put it in the title, but it read super clickbaity when I looked at it.

IT'S A BLOWOUT! NHL Jam 94 v1.0.bin Features Fast-paced, arcade-stick friendly, 2 on 2 action! Rosters based upon the 1993-94 NHL Season, with logos, uniforms, and player cards to reflect the era. Take on the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars, or decide who will achieve global domination by pitting the North American and European All-Stars against one another! Just like NHL Jam 21 v1.4, the playoff mode is retooled to be more challenging, by working in the all-star teams. 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. Just like the original, I pumped this baby full of goofs, gags, and Easter eggs. Some are just silly player cards (which are a lot harder since there was no social media back then!), alternate logos, 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. @naples39 and @CoachMac's old school ROMs served as a great working base for attributes, since I never got to see a lot of these players live, let alone during this era. 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. I know the Freeze Bug should be a non-issue in this ROM, but I wasn't taking any chances since it's going on my arcade stand. Gary Thorne 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.

v1.4 uploaded with graphical tweaks, and a more challenging playoff mode set-up.

Is 95 like 94 where one of those stats actually controls shot bias?

Glad to see I’m a healthy scratch, makes things realistic!

v1.3 uploaded, this will be the final penultimate update to this version. Removed one hidden player to avoid repetitiveness (similar to one already in the game, and one in the next ROM), and fixed Calgary's pants. There will probably be a v2.0 at some point in the season.

I feel you, I was a SNES guy myself until I started hacking/playing online in draft leagues and such. I thought about doing this on SNES because the sound/intro screen would've fit better on my arcade stand, but in all honesty, I just can't figure out how to hack it for the life of me, at least to the extent I am able to on Genesis. There's also no way to get things like 32 teams or custom logos as far as I know, which is a big turn off for me. Happy to hear you like it though, I have another one coming out at some point this week!

Hi all, Small quality of life update released today. You'll find preset line combinations and a few small graphical tweaks. It's available via the top post in the thread. Currently play testing the next ROM in the series...

I didn't attach any files. There should be a forum post embedded, if it isn't, just look at my how to limit player cards post in GENS hacking.

@UltraMagnus 2 on 2 as the default won't work in 95 for me, since it seems like it reads player cards differently than 94, so it crashes immediately on the start up screen. This might help, try finding a similar HEX sequence to ones I describe in here. I'm not familiar with 95's inner workings. but feel free to PM me here or on Discord if any questions arise!

Let me know how you like it!

This doesn't work with the .ini file I have in NOSE, would you mind sharing yours?

When editing lines in NOSE, set everyone except the G, LW, and C to HEX 0, leaving the spot empty. If you'd like to send over a ROM via PM, I can try to get the edit lines and player card limit stuff working to make it as crash proof as possible.

PM'ed you, reply to me with any ideas! I'm also making a few more spin-offs since this is actually a project for a PiCade I'm building, so even if they don't go in here, they'll see daylight eventually!

Thanks!

I just dug up the solution you sent me via PM to fix line change crashing and added it to that thread. No problem, easy fix!

This is from an old conversation between @Sauce and I figured it belonged here.

This is why. Thanks for letting me know, I'll have a 1.1 out soon!