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Lol... if I knew how, I might have tried... I stayed within the realm of what I know how to do and have done for my other roms.

Thanks! Yes, you can definitely create a lot of content given the size of the GoT universe. I left off houses like Frey and Bolton and chose to just focus on the 9 major houses and the shared primary adversary - the White Walkers.

That’s cool with me. Thanks @kingraph !

Yeah, that was pretty much the only way to guarantee who you would face for the Throne. I wish I could have left the left side blank and that it would allow me to do just an 8 team playoff. Oh well... it works for the best anyway.

9 House Teams… The White Walkers… The Westeros Hockey League… A Battle for the Cup Iron Throne has begun! WINTER IS HERE!!! I am attaching my Game of Thrones themed ROM. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS THREAD TO DISCUSS THE SHOW OR PROVIDE ANY SPOILERS! While many of us have watched all 7 seasons, so far, some may still be binge watching. Please don’t ruin it for them. We all know there are a few surprise twists by the end of season 7. One of them, is in this ROM. That said, if you haven’t completed season 7, and you are still watching, I do not recommend downloading this until you are done. One spoiler is within the game. Some ROM details: It contains the 9 major Houses plus the White Walkers as playable teams. As a bonus, I also threw in an 11th team that contains NHL Hall of Famers (the best of the best). Teams 12-32 are not playable. They are simply team #11 repeated/copied as placeholder. The playoff structure is set-up so the winner of the Houses squares off against the White Walkers for the Iron Throne. Because there are 9 houses, but only 8 can appear on the right/left brackets (see screenshot below), I programmed it to rotate every house out of at least one playoff scenario. So, in turn, no one is truly left out. All players, who are not White Walkers, are named by [Last Name], [First Name]. So, for example: Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Cersei Lannister, Tyrion Etc. This was done because, when you score a goal, the pop-up window only shows the number and last name of the scorer (and whoever got the assist(s)). That’s confusing if a team has all of its players with the same last name. So now, when a goal is scored, the first name appears (with their number). However, in all other game sections, you should see first and last name listed but in the order structure mentioned above. Not exactly a big deal (IMO). Not every character from the GoT universe is in the game. I only included those who are part of these major houses (both alive or dead). I apologize to all you Hodor or Brienne of Tarth fans. Lol Some characters included may not have been in the TV series but, they are in the books. As there are several women in the rosters, they are all defaulted to 144 pounds in weight (as we can’t go any lower). The team colors are based on their respective house flags/banners. Those flags/banners serve as the Team Selection &Center Ice logos. As the White Walkers don't have a banner, I found something that serves as one (a skull with a crown). Again, please don't not respond in this thread with any details/spoilers regarding Game of Thrones. Thanks and enjoy! -The Sauce NHL94 GoT.bin

I guess what was/is throwing me is why are you editing the team name color on the banner. They default to light grey which, depending on how big you're emulator screen is, probably won't give enough clarity/detail to distinguish between white and light grey. Certainly white can "pop" a little more but given the effects on the game, it doesn't seem worth it. That light grey may be used in another area of the game graphics. It's no different than if you change a team's skate color, it affects the floor color on the player bench. With team banners, you should really only be editing the top and bottom colors to match (as best as possible) to the team's primary colors. Check out page 17 of this PDF. https://forum.nhl94.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=5905 You'll notice that the first color of the 16 color swatch is the rink color. Per the pink warning/disclaimer, don't use it. Use color #2 as it is the closest you get to white.

By not utilizing color #1 (in the banner color swatch in TM) within your banner colors. Whether it is blue, white, mauve, periwinkle... don't use it.

Nice job!

Thanks @game-winning mullet! Truth be told, with knowing the NHL, I'm not sure how well I really do. I spend a lot of free time watching NHL Network, random hockey games (not just my fav team's games) and reading TSN and HFBoards. I also use several good websites for stats, analytics and/or scouting reports. It's a sickness. LOL Thankfully, I married a hockey fan and she is more tolerant then I deserve. LOL

Sounds good! This version (knock on wood) and the 3v3 have been checked and I haven't discovered anything else to update/fix/address in the here and now. That said, if that remains the case, I won't be updating it until later this year/early next year when enough roster changes have occurred and we see how players are trending for the year. So, definitely feel free to use this version. Thanks for downloading... have fun with it! Cheers!

RE: this ROM. It was brought to my attention, last night, that there may be a potential error of sorts. The team rankings were not the same as in my 2018 version. It was indeed an error and not by design. Not sure why they didn’t carry over when I made a 2019 edition. Anywho, I fixed and reposted the ROM. They are correct in my 3v3 rom as well (posted last night). I keep the teams set as “average” for offense and defense ranking as well as for their PP, PK, Home and Away settings. This allows for some unpredictability to go with the players individual skills (vs being “hot” or “cold”) to help determine outcomes. I did this last year and enjoyed the gameplay. Apparently, others did as well.

Hi Everyone! So, like last season, I took my recently released NHL94 2019 ROM and converted it to 3-on-3 play. The biggest change/update is that Team #32 is now the fictional skaters/team from the movie Mystery, Alaska. Because, in the movie, the team only had 11 players, I added an extra forward (Scott Gomez) and an extra Dman (Matt Carle). Both Gomez and Carle are no longer in the NHL but both are from Alaska like Brandon Dubinsky and Nate Thompson (who are still active). The arena that I assigned to them is the one that was used by the Alaska Aces before they moved to Portland. Other notable differences between this and my 5v5 rom include: * When playing with line changes, the CPU gets the lines wrong. The CPU treats the CHK line as the #1 scoring line. The #1 scoring line is treated like the second scoring line. And, in turn, the 2nd scoring line is treated as a checking line. That said, I re-ordered them in NOSE. The CHK line will default to start each game that is simmed (as several folks like to sim games) but, it will contain the #1 players (Crosby, McDavid, Ovechkin, Doughty, E. Karlsson, etc.). Keep this in mind whether you do auto or manual line changes. If you are player 1, it defaults starts scoring line 1. If your opponent is the CPU, you default start with scoring line 1 and the CPU default starts with the CHK line. If you are playing head to head, both you and your opponent will default start with scoring line 1. If you use NLC, it's a non-issue as that will default the NLC line. * The PP lines will have 4 skaters to have a man advantage. If your team gets two men in the penalty box, unfortunately, it will be a 4-on-2. Can't do anything about that...the good news is, penalties, in this ROM, are only a minute in length (unlike the normal 2:00 length used in my 5-on-5 ROM). * By default, offsides is turned off. Feel free to turn it back on if you like... KNOWN BUGS: * Player portraits can only be viewed in the main team selection screen. In any other screen/view, if you allow the portraits to cycle, it will eventually freeze the game. * The “Winnipeg Freeze Bug" known to all 32 team roms. If you catch anything errors or mistakes, please feel free to share with me. I welcome any feedback! Cheers! NHL94 2019 3on3 v2.bin

Hey bud... sorry I wasn't able to assist/advise as we went back and forth in PM. Hopefully, you'll get the answer soon.

The issue has been fixed an I have re-posted the corrected rom. Special thanks to @slapshot67 who quickly discovered the issue. Some of the commentary text got cut off when I edited it to be for Kenny Albert. All good now!

Thanks @bbb777! That's weird that it is happening... I never noticed before as it doesn't do it in my 2018 ROM. I did some changes in the hex code, for this rom, so I'll see if there is a connection. If I can get it fixed I will re-post. Thanks for bringing to my attention!

@Jkline3 I have a file that has the team selection and center ice logo offsets (for each team) for a 32 team rom. I'll PM it to you... I'll also include where the team banner offset is located within the 32 ROM. Hope it helps...

Hello All! Several jersey numbers were updated after I posted my 2019 ROM (on opening day). I went ahead and updated those numbers as well as made two player updates. MIN traded Olofsson to MTL and NJ signed Stratford. Both occurred after I originally posted the ROM. If anyone notices any errors or whatnot, please let me know. I am still working on a 3v3 version of this ROM and will post it sometime this month. Cheers!

Nice job @skip! Technically, as this is a celebration of 25 years since the original release, the apropos announcer could (or maybe "should") be Howie Rose. Afterall, he shouted one of the most famous calls in NHL lore in 1994... "Matteau, Matteau, Matteau". As a life long Rangers fan, I prefer Sam Rosen's "...and this one will last a lifetime." Sadly, it has... Roenick, albiet a great player, is partially associated with this game due to a bug. Kathryn Tappen was a nice addition to your other rom. Mainly because she is friggin' hot!!!

Just as a "heads up", like last season, I will be doing a 3v3 version of this ROM. I will release it, sometime, later this month.

Hi Everyone! The new hockey season is officially here!!! With it, comes a bunch of new ROMs. As I did a "pre-season" version, I am now excited to present my official 2019 season ROM!!! Here’s what you need to know: *Link for the ROM is below the in-game images. *The "Winnipeg Freeze Bug" exists on this rom as it affects all 32 team roms. *I created a new structure for all teams. Each team has 3 goalies, 14 forwards and 8 defensemen for you to choose from prior to a game. *This ROM is a “healthy/best case scenario” ROM. That means, most injured players are in the line-ups. I prefer it that way as it is more fun to play. *Many of the line combinations and D pairings were used or are being used (currently) during this season. *31 NHL Teams. *32nd team is a 2019 Prospects team (featuring Jack Hughes & Kaapo Kakko). *Kenny Albert is the new “Ron Barr” in my rom. Any and all feedback is welcome and appreciated! If you catch any mistakes/errors, please let me know. Cheers! -The Sauce NHL94 2019 v5.bin Re-Uploaded - 4/8/19 (Playoffs Edition)

Congrats!!! I'm with kgman as I'd be puking all over the cockpit but, I'd maybe try for the once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm sure it is going to be awesome!

So, @kingraph you were correct (via the player cards tutorial) in that the issue I was experiencing was related to fixing the team player card pointers. Thank you for re-posting the link to the wboy tutorial. It didn't fully translate to my 32 team rom, as the hex pointer locations are different, but it was still helpful for insight. Luckily, I did get guidance on how to fix the issue that I was experiencing. Shout out to the architect of the 32 rom, @slapshot67 as he created and sent me an awesome tutorial. It taught me how to fix the pointers in my rom. Got it fixed in about an hour (once I got into a rhythm). Thanks @chaos for the original post in this thread as it, too, was very helpful!

Yes, he will... Him and Nick Ritchie (ANA). Both have yet to sign with their teams but, it is fairly likely that they will. Or, they will get traded and in which case, they will likely sign with their new team. Toronto said yesterday that they are not looking to trade Nylander, at this time. Reportedly, Carolina recently inquired. However, I doubt that they will keep him long term if he doesn't sign. My guess is that he'll eventually sign some sort of 2-year "bridge deal" to stay in Toronto. I am also keeping injured players (Ryan Kesler, Shea Weber, Corey Crawford, etc.) in the line-ups. So, no, this will not be a "realistic/live time" roster. This is a "healthy" line-up ROM as I find it more fun to play that way. The lines/d pairings are based on what is projected to be once those players return (or where they slotted last year via leftwinglock's site). I'll leave it up to the user to determine who they want to activate/de-activate at game time. Guys on LTIR who won't return (Zetterberg) or are rumored to eventually retire (Gaborik), are not in the game. Gaborik had major off-season back surgery and is 36 and signed to what may be the worst team in the NHL. I can see him retiring. The ROM is almost done. I am working on a hexcode fix right now to accommodate something new I am trying out. If it doesn't work, to my liking, I will scrap that idea and go as originally planned. As there are some actual NHL preseason games, today, I am awaiting final cuts for certain teams to see who I may add/take away (rookie wise).

I only tried it the one time but what happened in the ROM is, the images were swapped for a couple of players. To correct, I switch their list order in NOSE and it corrected the ROM. Interesting enough, it appeared (keyword - "appeared" as my eyes get older and older - lol) that in EARE, the correct index image ID per player was correct (as I cross reference the txt file saved in the EARE folder. Who knows... may have been a case of a "ghost in the machine". I will try it again tonight and see if it works. I originally had an issue with NOSE but then downloaded it again and it's been smooth sailing since... Maybe it's me? What's the ol' sayin'... most computer issues are caused by a loose nut between the chair and computer keyboard.

My player card list is correct however, it may have just been a one-off glitch/error (when I tried to update it in EARE). I downloaded EARE, again, and will re-attempt tonight (as I'm working on some roster number adjustments). I live in NOSE and TM but definitely want to take advantage of the nice functionality of EARE.