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FlyersHockey1967

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  1. If anyone figures this out, you could actually make a roller hockey rom with the tiles and roller blades and whatnot since they play 4-on-4. Wasn't there a 1-on-1 rom? Anyone know how they did that?
  2. I showed that clip to my friend, who absolutely hates hockey, and it left his mouth hanging open. That is saying something. Seriously, do you guys expect me, a Flyers fan, to like a kid who happens to be on a division rival? Hell no!
  3. So today I was Philly hosting Les Habs at the ole Spectrum for a semifinal playoff game, five minute periods, penalties on except offsides, no line changes, manual goalie. I was down 2-1 thanks to some horrible manual goaltending by me, 24 seconds to go in the third period, goalie pulled, Kevin Dineen out on the ice. Recchi skates up along the right wing boards, passes across to Lindros, who blows up the left and slides the puck into the slot for Dineen to one-time it past Roy glove side to tie it! It's OT, I just tied it with the goalie pulled, and I'm psyched. 35 Sega minutes later, I'm still playing. It's the 8th, that's right, eighth OT, and we're still tied 2-2. It was just back and forth play for seven straight overtimes with many close calls, including one part where I took Lindros behind the net in the fifth OT and tried to flip pass it, went over the net, out the other side, then just bounced off Roy's shoulder and wide. About 2 minutes left in the game, Gary Galley takes a penalty, face off in my zone to the left of Soderstrom. Habs win it, but I gain control and clear the zone. One Canadiens player tries to corral the puck in front of the benches, but Lindros lays him out and takes the puck up into the zone on a breakaway! I swoop in from the left and into the slot and fire a rocket slap shot FIVE HOLE for the goal! Game over, Flyers win 3-2 in the 8th overtime, my longest game ever!! On to Pittsburgh for the Prince of Wales trophy! So what was your longest game ever, and how did it end?
  4. Ahem. *points to avatar* Oh, and doing and saying all the right things isn't always the best. I mean, yes, I appreciate that in any hockey player, especially with all of the big-mouthed, arrogant, dumbass athletes you see every day on the news in every other sport, but I'd like the face of the NHL to be a Roenick-like player who isn't afraid to get goofy from time to time.
  5. I heartily agree with the wonky skating, passing, and the player diversity, especially since the newer games seem to lack all of those. NHL 08, while still a great game, fails to differentiate between different players. Anyone from Crosby to Brashear can pull off the skill stick moves and can pass the puck tape to tape, no matter what the skill level. Funny how an older game like 94 can do that, yet the newest technology on the 360 and PS3 can't. Simply put, it's just more fun than the recent games. I'm still stuck on the old Xbox, but the only games that can really compare to the fun I get with 94 are ESPN NHL 2k5 (starting to lose my interest do to either too little cpu offense or too many one-timers), NHL 2k3, NHL 2004, and NHL Hitz Pro. But 94 comes out on top. I think a big part of the appeal NHL 94 has is the fact that it's low tech, so it's easier to imagine what the plays, the goals, the saves, and the big hits look like. With the technology and graphics in 2k8 and 08, the photo-realistic gameplay makes it easier to see the flaws, sort of like how human faces look much more realistic in games, but because they're closer to real life, it's easier to tell what looks wrong and it puts us off. NHL 94 doesn't suffer from that, and therefore is a better experience in the end.
  6. Not to mention that the goalies themselves were improved overall. 93 they were kinda weak and got out of position a lot, which I thought made it easier to score. 94 is more of a challenge, which is why they implemented the one-timer as another offensive weapon. You can probably guess who my favorite player is (psst...Hextall...), but he was traded to Quebec and is on the Nordiques in 94, which of course makes me kinda mad since he was on the Flyers for 93, but here's how I look at it: yes, he's on the Flyers in 93, but you can't even control him, so it's not like it makes a difference. Once I realized that, I got over it and with that little personal thing out of the way, 94 is truly the greatest hockey video game in my eyes.
  7. Just a suggestion: You have the Flyers with a good power play and a bad penalty kill, when in reality, it should be the other way around: bad power play, good penalty kill. And Martin Biron should be starting for them, not Niittymaki. Other than that, good stuff!
  8. Xstioph, looks like we're on the other end of the spectrum when it comes to graphics and sound effects. While I love the goalie animations that the SNES has, I thought that the rest of the graphics were kind of bland, and I hated how the sound effects were muted. Granted, the muffled effect is great when the puck hits the goalie pads, but not so much for everything else like the music. But hey, whatever floats your boat is fine with me.
  9. Now that's the kind of comparison I'm looking forward to.
  10. Wow. It's not enough that you have to criticize those who prefer the Genesis version, but you also sink even lower as to replace my words with "whaaa" and tell us to get a Speak-And-Spell and Crybaby-to-English dictionaries. Just give it up. You're not convincing anyone while at the same time making yourself look even more foolish than before. Just do everyone a favor and stop wasting forum space with your posts. "Please don't ever say that the Genesis version of NHL '94 is better than the SNES version of NHL '94"? Just who the hell do you think you are?
  11. Seriously man, that's enough. I've had it with your stupid comments about how you think the SNES is better than the Genesis. You don't give any good reasons and you don't back them up; you just spew random words aimed to antagonize anyone who prefers the Genesis version, and frankly, it's annoying. I happen to like the Genesis game more, but do I go whoring around the forums typing derogatory messages at everyone who doesn't agree with me? Hell no. It's just a matter of personal preference, and I'm okay with that. Just because someone happens to like something you don't doesn't give you the right to start criticizing them, especially in a childish, immature manner. You're not winning anyone over. You're just giving the SNES crowd a bad name with your posts. So in light of that sentence, why don't you just stop posting?
  12. In reality, EA's skill stick has only been used for a year; the previous stick could only do pre-determined moves. Moreover, 2k8's skill stick allows one to stickhandle in every direction because shooting is mapped to a trigger. That means you can do the "Forsberg," the "Datsyuk," and basically anything. It seems that competition has driven both 08 and 2k8 to be very good games. Which one is better? You'll have to buy both and find out. But don't let any biased feelings cloud your decision, because I've seen negative comments from EA fanboys who've never touched a 2k game, which is a shame because for the past few years, 2k ruled the hockey videogame world, especially with ESPN NHL 2k5. EA just started doing well with 07, and many people forget how bad their games were. Their last good one was 2004, and 2k had a stranglehold. So if you're feeling adventurous and want to see what the next games hold, keep an open-mind, and a spare copy of 94 with you.
  13. Believe it or not, EA has actually compared NHL 08 to NHL 94 in terms of authenticity as well as fun factor. Perhaps they were also referencing its potential cultural impact, seeing as how both NHL games (08 and 2k8) are the first sports franchises to actually put some new, innovative stuff on the next-gen platforms.
  14. Do you mean the Genesis/Mega Drive rips, or Sega CD? If it's the former, I would really love to have them available for download.
  15. Stupid how my phone can record "voice memos," but can't make them as ringtones. Gah!
  16. That only deletes win-loss-tie records from the records screen; it doesn't delete any player cards, player records, or profiles. I remember asking this question a while back, but there's no real solid way to get rid of all of them. If it's sensitive enough, pulling out the cartridge while the game is one might erase it.
  17. Here's something else I noticed when it happened again (with Recchi, as always): When the shot is done during gameplay, it has no sound. Yet when I checked the replay, there was the sound effect! What could this mean?
  18. Emulator-dependent when I'm using the actual Genesis console?
  19. Huh, I usually find that Lindros is the best finisher when it comes to one-timers for me. Weird. smozoma, I definitely agree with using Recchi's slapshot. Many times I've actually had him cut across in between the blueline and the hashmarks on the right side, stop, then blast a rocket shot top shelf, far side. The weird thing is that sometimes the shot animation has no shot sound effect. The weirder thing is that every time there isn't a slapshot sfx, it's a goal, every, single, time.
  20. Not to mess with your winning formula here, but since Recchi is a right winger and Eklund is a center, shouldn't they switch positions? I find that Recchi's shot is more powerful and faster than Eklund, while Pelle has the footspeed and passing for a center.
  21. Wow, I'm jealous! I wish the 94 site had the tutorials and videos that the 93 site has. Nice job! The Shawn Chambers rating must've gotten someone angry, because it was changed to 40-something in 94. That has got to be the best screenshot you've got on the site. Classic. EDIT: Holy sweetness! You got an mp3 of the organ song! Totally awesome!
  22. For some reason, I've always found success with Pelle Eklund for the Flyers (Genesis). I once had this stretch of games where Lindros was on a cold streak, and for the heck of it, I substituted Eklund for him. Every single game he got a goal and an assist. Every time I'm on the PK, I get great scoring chances from him, and usually finish them. I don't know, maybe it's just me. Then again, I can't seem to find any success when using Roenick...
  23. On a typical day, which rules would you use the most? I'll start off by saying I normally play 5 minutes, penalties on (except offsides), line changes off. I played that way as a kid with NHL 97 after school and now I do it with NHL 94 (only I haven't gotten a chance to do it after school). 5 minutes gives me a short game around 8-10 minutes so I can enjoy it before getting to my homework. Offsides slows the game down, but at the same time I want to keep it clean and get chances at penalty shots. Line changes off because I never used them and I like having my best players out there for the whole game. By the way, in case you never noticed, a 5 minute period is 2 minutes in real time, a 10 minute period is 4 minutes real time, and a 20 minute period is 8 minutes real time. I got bored one day and decided to use a stopwatch to time it.
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