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  3. Play NHL Hockey on Archive.org

    in General NHL'94 Discussion

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    30 minutes ago, Bob Kudelski said:

    Yes, NHL 95 on PC is similar to 94 on SNES. I used to play 95 on PC. I liked that it was similar, but you had 4 lines, you could edit players, and I believe the refs skated around and you could hit them. 

    I remember all of that, except for hitting the officials. That game is the best. The only thing I really really really really really don't like is that so many players have the wrong shooting side given to them, whereas in '94 (and NHL Hockey for PC) it's rare. I don't get. Everything else is amazing. The menus, music, sound effects, gameplay...

  4. Play NHL Hockey on Archive.org

    in General NHL'94 Discussion

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    28 minutes ago, clockwise said:

    @Mr. Derp you can play the PC version (NHL Hockey and NHL 95) on the DOX Box emulator, if you didn't know.

    Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I don't know how I would do that. I'm computer illiterate, so it would be a dream to be able to figure out how to play those games. It's taking me a while just to get my brain around the steps to be able to join you guys in some online fun.

  5. Play NHL Hockey on Archive.org

    in General NHL'94 Discussion

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    On 5/25/2020 at 10:47 AM, Bob Kudelski said:

    For SNES, I recommend using an original SNES controller with USB converter. If you don't have one, find one on kijiji or ebay, but make sure it's original and not a cheap reprod.

    For USB converter, I highly recommend this one. It works great, excellent quality, and matches the SNES purple/grey aesthetic: https://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=29&osCsid=5847653417198baa1a153a618bbc8ef2

    Hey Bob,

    I happened upon some SNES gameplay on YouTube, and I didn't realize it was so different from Gens. It actually more closely resembles the PC version. Playing NHL '95 for PC at my cousin's is my fondest childhood memory of video game hockey, so I was very surprised to see that the SNES gameplay is quite similar.

    I've visited lots of topics, and see that you are a SNES man, so I just thought I'd mention that.

    Mr. Derp.

    p.s. Wanted to send this to your inbox, but no dice. Is it possible that you're not on Discord either?

  6. Dallas Stars

    in Building Lines with AJ

    Posted

    2 hours ago, smozoma said:

    :D SportsNet aired the QUE-BOS Tugnutt 70-save game. He's in it. They have an offensive zone faceoff with like 15 seconds left and they don't play Fogarty even though he's their top scoring defenseman by miles. Kinda weird. 21 year old Sakic by far the best player on the ice (assisted all 3 goals).

    I looked up the date of that game in order to find the coach...never heard of Dave Chambers, but he didn't last long in the NHL. Couldn't find names of assistants. Maybe Fogarty was too messed up that game, or maybe it was spite...you never know with coaches. One season as a teen I was playing a regular shift as a d-man, then late in the season the assistant coach for the forwards switched places with the one handling the defensemen. My ice time reduced significantly, and I could never figure out why. I tried to ask the assistant what was up, but nothing concrete came out of it. I didn't push too hard because I was the youngest player on the team aside from one of our goalies. You just never know what variable will make everything work or fall apart.

  7. Dallas Stars

    in Building Lines with AJ

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    8 minutes ago, smozoma said:

    I couldn't quickly find the joke in the video, but the story on Fogarty is he broke a bunch of Bobby Orr's minor league records and looked like a great player, but he had addiction and emotional issues and couldn't keep it together on his own. Mats Sundin is quoted as saying (roughly) "Brian Fogarty could skate faster, shoot harder, and pass crisper when drunk than the rest of us could sober". He has a few years of impressive/promising stats (31 pts in 45 games with QUE in 90-91), but he got bounced around the league and the minors a bunch (playing for like 3-4 different teams each year), further exacerbating his problems. He died a year after retiring, in 2002 in his early 30s.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Fogarty

    AJ makes a comment in his Penguins line-builder concerning Fogarty.

    I have some undestanding about Fogarty's history. I remember watching some sort of documentary or short story about him. Also read articles about him. It made me think that he could have been one of the greatest of his generation at least had his life not fallen off the rails. Before learning all of this, I remember watching Fogarty with the Habs. He was the Maurice Dupree of hockey. ESPN 30 for 30 did a great story on that. Might remind you of Fogarty a little in terms of promising careers gone down the drain. Not necessarily the same problems.

    I'm looking forward to you one-upping me in your next reply :) No sarcasm, just a casual troll :p 

    Thanks for taking the time.

  8. Dallas Stars

    in Building Lines with AJ

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    2 hours ago, angryjay93 said:

    It's not so much you can't sub, it is just that guys like Ludwig and Marsh come in automatically if no sub is made manually.

    Depending on the league or tournament format, you may or may not be able to pause the game to make a sub. If you are able to make a sub, I would strongly suggest removing a guy like Ludwig or Marsh because there are better options available on the 

    Yeah, I knew that about Marsh and Ludwig. I was just a little surprised reading about them, because to me it implied that they couldn't be subbed off in some formats if your D got penalized or hurt. So you confirmed my suspicions, thanks.

    Any insight on that Bryan Fogarty joke? Is it because he's pretty much the worst in the game?

  9. Dallas Stars

    in Building Lines with AJ

    Posted

    On 4/19/2011 at 12:48 PM, angryjay93 said:

    Craig Ludwig: 12 weight, 2/2 skating, 2/0 shot, 2 sth & pass, 1/3 aware, Shoots: L

    Obviously Ludwig isn’t an option as he is below average in every area, but he is a default sub when one of the two starting defenseman is in the box or hurt. If in a close or competitive game, bench Ludwig, he can’t hurt you there.

     

     

    I've read something like this twice now, the other time being about Brad Marsh. Does this mean that classic leagues using the weight bug generally don't allow subbing when a penalty is taken? Or that coaches simply don't do it?

  10. The Official "I'm New"/Introduction Thread

    in Welcome Rookies

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, kidswasted said:

    I too was 6  in 93 so I vaguely remember it other than my family going nuts. 

     

    I knew about the Quebec and Nordiques stuff but not about his Irish ancestry. I still remember him as a rookie in a NESN commercial with Andrew Raycroft driving a zamboni across the Zakim bridge(bridge next to the Garden) and one of them saying 'are you even old enough to drive?' hahaha. Bergie and his frosted tips. Krejci same thing a few years later. Yikes....

     

     

    Ha!

    I scoured YouTube looking for this really nice feature by Hockey Night in Canada about him, but I can't find it. It shows how he has "Bergeron-Cleary" etched onto the Cup to honour both of his parents, about his dad's heritage tracing back to Belfast, and what it means to the Irish community of Boston (and Bruin fans) to realize that one of their hockey heroes is really one of their own, considering his family tree.

    I know that there are written articles about it out there.

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  12. The Official "I'm New"/Introduction Thread

    in Welcome Rookies

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    19 minutes ago, kidswasted said:

    Bergie is the man. If he was on the Habs I would still love him. Class act all the way.

    It's destiny that he's a Bruin. You probably knew that he's from the Quebec City area, grew up a Nordiques fan, and hated the Habs. Many Nordiques fans have adopted the Bruins.

    He also has Irish ancestry on his dad's side, so it fits perfectly with Boston. Have you heard that story?

  13. The Official "I'm New"/Introduction Thread

    in Welcome Rookies

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    12 minutes ago, kidswasted said:

    It's only a matter of time before the Habs bounce back to being a contender. Stay patient. It was rough for Bostonwith the Canadiens winning in 93 especially after the B's having lost the 88 and 90 Stanley Cups against the Oilers. The Bruins were pretty good in the early 90s then Neely went down, Oates left town, and it was all blown up.

     

    Bergie is the man. If he was on the Habs I would still love him. Class act all the way.

     

    I grew up watching the Bruins and Red Wings(as my Western team) but now they're in the same division. I haven't paid as much attention to the Wings because they have sucked for a few years now.

    Sometimes I tell myself that it's all good, that the wait will be worth it because then my kids will be old to enough to enjoy it. I was 6 in '93, so I have vague, but priceless memories. I can't imagine being a fan of a team that hasn't won in a long time, or ever.

  14. The Official "I'm New"/Introduction Thread

    in Welcome Rookies

    Posted · Edited by Mr. Derp

    11 minutes ago, kidswasted said:

    LMAO I love the rivalry and I'm not dumb to discredit their fantastic history. I definitely have a respected resentment to them.

    Good, because the last thing I'm doing is getting into a debate about it :p The rivalries are great for the game. I've enjoyed Boston-Toronto the last few years just to see who will win the muckduck (thanks, Dwight) match.

    I've watched almost every Stanley Cup-clinching game since 1996, and the only one that I couldn't handle was 2011. I had to turn it off. I was hoping it would light a fire under the Canadiens' collective butt...guess not. I was happy for Patrice Bergeron. Class act.

    Edit: turn off = the celebration. I watched the whole game.

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  19. Which player got hosed the most?

    in General NHL'94 Discussion

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    On 4/20/2020 at 8:49 PM, The Sauce said:

    Ray Bourque is rated too high in shot accuracy, for example, based on how he did in 92-93 vs how others were rated.  So, the rating logic is inconsistent there.  So, if he was rated on rep than several other dmen were hosed.

    I would bet that Bourque's rating was based on his results over the years during the accuracy shooting at the skills competition, and not on any actual gameplay. That leads me to this, brought to you instantly from the brain of Derp: How did the programers know who was actuall good? Did they have scouts? Did they scout?!?

    - Gretzky got hosed.

    - I feel the same about Kovalev, @trudatman

  22. Calgary Flames

    in Building Lines with AJ

    Posted

    On 3/31/2011 at 4:58 PM, angryjay93 said:

    Bottom Line: Calgary can really run and gun, they have a scary good offensive weapon at every position. Chemistry can be a little off at times though as several skilled players have struggled through classic seasons with the Flames, that doesn’t take away from their upside when things start clicking.

     

    Boy, you weren't lying about that chemistry. All this firepower, and going from blistering hot to ice cold. And Vernon is some sort of adventure.

    I like how you've found players' playability and AI through repetitive play...things that can't be measured so simply with skill and awareness ratings.

  25. The Official "I'm New"/Introduction Thread

    in Welcome Rookies

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    Been doing my own little playoffs going through each team, and playing with each of them, and halfway through round 2 of all the teams.

    Now I've found this site, which has opened my mind. I went through most of Building Lines with AJ. How do I go back to what I knew?

    Anyway, on a more serious note: I went on kingraph's nhl94strategy.com, but have found that there are no paragraphs written about most of the subjects. Anyone have any knowledge about that?

    Thanks.

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