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Below is the league ROM adapted with custom line changes. All coaches must use this version for league games and save state uploading. Goalies are in their default position due to a conflict this presented to the database (or the one that exists in my brain). So if you have switched your goalie from the original ROM you'll have to swap before you start the game. Also make sure to unzip the binary file and placing it in your emulators root directory before trying to host or join a game. Download NHL'91_by_clockwise_-_NHL91.com_League.zip

Login information has been dispensed and the season is officially underway. Coaches can begin logging games right about... NOW

Does Molotov cocktail have a team? I'm unfamiliar with the KHL so I can't help you in the player ratings or player lines department. But I'm duty bound to protect and serve the edit'tees ever since Wboy bestowed the knowledge of TeH hAxoRzz!!1 For uniforms use NOSE's color sniper to take pixel samples of pictures you may have. And make sure the uniforms have some semblance of gradation. The more colors allocated for them the more colors at your disposal for ice logos - as they share the same palette. Plus they will add dimension to their appearance IE: Team banners are pretty easy. I'm pretty sure Wboy's 30 team reference screens has a sample of the text used in the banners that you can dissect the letters and put them back together to make a banner. And I don't know if Ron Barr has a Russian counterpart, but could I interest you in some stick tape?

Penguins and Capitals in the second round... Gary Bettman's nipple tassels just put someones eye out. A part of me is disappointed that Chara won't get to use Avery as a toothbrush for 3 games.

As stated on in the blog entry league coaches will be given passwords and login information, along with the league ROM with those custom lines no later than tomorrow night. Save states are uploaded into the data base to generate the stat recordsets - same style as the Blitz and GDL leagues.

- It Has Begun - Season 1 (blog entry) - Season 1 Deadlines - Season 1 Coach Contact List Good luck everyone.

Season 1 Coaches Contact List (Team | AIM Handle | Forum Profile - PM) BostonPolitelyerased | Politelyerased BuffaloSmozoma | Smozoma Calgary Sarcdoc23 | Sarcdoc23 ChicagoHokkeefan2 | Hokkeefan Detroitmonkeyjuice1702 | Newjerseykiller EdmontonFreydey32 | Freydey HartfordIceguy94 | RedWingDevil Los AngelesMatthurray | Matthurray MinnesotaPhiliveyismyhero | Wittgenstein MontrealJesusplaysnhl94 | Clockwise New JerseyCanadiensfan66 | Habs New York I.Puckhead8926 | Puckhead8926 New York R.Beefjerkyrules6 | Bo Knows NHL94 PhiladelphiaVocallycaged | CamKneely PittsburghKaberger8 | Kaberger8 QuebecHoulanov | Hulanov St. LouisXdeathsbloodX | XdeathsbloodX TorontoSwos94 | Swos Vancouverflamingpavelbure | The Russian Rocket WashingtonWagsth | Wags13 WinnipegDonnybrook94 | Donnybrook

Season commences: April 29th, 2009 Coaches must reach the 10 games played checkpoint by: May 31st 2009 All coaches must finish all 20 games by: June 30th 2009 _________________________________________________________ Coaches who fail in reaching checkpoints and deadlines will have sanctions levied in the form of forfeit losses, or may be stripped their of league ownership. If your having difficulty linking up with another coach use the coach contact list and express the issue publicly - otherwise you will not receive a forfeit victory if said coach prevents you from reaching your checkpoints or deadlines.

USA (polite, SOH) 4 @ 3 CAN (habs, freydey) USA (polite, SOH) 5 @ 2 CAN (habs, freydey) USA (polite, SOH) 3 @ 7 CAN (habs, freydey)

Newjerseykiller holds the key now.. We can't have cake until everyone is seated.

I've tossed around 2on2 ROMS like hubcaps, there's a plethora of them floating around already.. I suggested that we just use the final ROM and use American franchises or Canadian franchises but habs devised a half baked summit ROM so it was only kosher that it got the proper dressing. Editing lines with only 2 skaters a side usually makes the game crash like Windows 95.. On occasion it doesn't but I'm not sure why it's eccentric.

lol @ ROMbo NHL'91, 2on2, Cool Ranch or Salt N Vinegar, and The Fine Young Cannibals are always in the tape deck.

Habs, Here's my 2on2 final rom with additional Summit Series unis, logos, and banners. 2on2_Summit_Series_2.zip

USA (jesusplaysnhl94, SOH) 6 @ 3 CAN (sebe, flamingpavelbure) USA (jesusplaysnhl94, SOH) 4 @ 2 CAN (sebe, flamingpavelbure) ggs

As a last resort to correct our failure to communicate I'm sending out the jesus signal. Don't want to belabor the point but you've neglected to respond to any of my AIM's or PM's regarding our series. And the last thing I want to do is badger anyone but our series is my last 4 games of the season, which I intend to complete - or I never would of taken the helm for sebe. Should be available after 7 pm Sunday, and after 6-7 on Monday and Tuesday (EST).

Now you've done it, Sweden's bringing in reinforcements! Bork byork bork byork bork.

Before login information can be distributed I want to make sure everyone's on board, in the event that someone has to be swapped out. By signing up you agree to play 20 regular season games, and any potential playoff matchups should you qualify. Should anyone have reservations about the ability to commit to 20 games please let me know out of respect for other coaches who signed up but didn't make the cut. After everyone signs in the season will commence. ___________________________________ Confirmed in bold: 1. politelyerased - Boston 11. smozoma - Buffalo 3. sarcdoc23 - Calgary 8. hokkee - Chicago 15. Newjerseykiller - Detroit 2. Freydey - Edmonton 19. Iceguy94 - Hartford 9. Matt Hurray - Los Angeles 5. Wittgenstein - Minnesota 14. clockwise - Montreal 4. habs - New Jersey 17. puckhead8926 - New York I. 13. boknowsnhl94 - New York R. 18. Vocally Caged - Philadelphia 7. kaberger8 - Pittsburgh 16. Houlanov - Quebec 10. XdeathsbloodX - St. Louis 21. swos - Toronto 6. flamingpavelbure - Vancouver 12. WagsTh - Washington 20. donnybrook94 - Winnipeg

Added a quiz, All-Star video, and a new poll to the main page. I'll get cracking on the schedule this week so we can get this show on the row-ad.

It's a delicate balance straddling between the free wheel arcade style, sensible realism, and the classical EA ratings. The way I diagnose and assign ratings are by no means hermetic, and it'd be pretentious to say they are. However, I will toot my own horn and claim that no one has agonized and reexamined any ratings to match my neurosis, from any edit hatched. So good intentions are there, though it might not sit right with someone. And I'd like to re enforce the point that the research and resources I've assembled lend no efficacy to a stat based system - by itself.. So it might be the brightest object in the line of sight, but stats don't tell the whole story. Regarding Gartner, perhaps I was too charitable with his passing accuracy. He was deliberate and tape to tape when he dished the disk, and seldom guilty of costly turnovers or errant passes - from what I've seen and read - but he wasn't lauded for passing the puck through a keyhole like an Oates, or a Cullen. So yes, you can qualify it as an oversight. On Larmer: Maybe he should have garnered a better shot accuracy rating, but from what I gathered many of his tally's were in the goal maw... His numbers (career) could warrant a upgrade here. There's a boat load of other players that I've had to grapple with. Quick example: Primeau was highly touted from of the '90 draft (3rd overall) right out the chute for his scoring prowess and size, and was projected to be the next coming of Cam Neely.. But he was playing in the shadow of Yzerman, and Fedorov was 1st in total points among rookies that season.. He became a 3rd line center and never received the ice time for his skill set to flourish. I decided to be conservative here. This can be difficult for once star players who are long in the tooth, a Tim Kerr for instance.. Despite losing his mobility due to reoccurring injuries he never lost his sizzling shot and accuracy - even though his goal totals plummeted . The likes of a Dave Taylor comes to mind as well. It should also be mentioned that awareness is often a residual rating for older players too as skating or shooting abilities wane in the latter stages of a career - like a Trottier. Selke style defensive players like Carbonneau, Kasper, and Tikkanen have their own slant in rating. Likewise for burners (Wood, McDonough), and power play specialists (Bradley, Marois). I'm only citing names most people know but it can be very challenging keeping the lesser known players from falling through the cracks, while at the same time keeping their ratings honest. It's good to have this kind of dialogue about my ratings, because ultimately I want to get it right. And while I do seldom play the cpu I have no intention of playing by my lonesome for hours - I want people who play my edit to enjoy the game as much as possible. <% Set tangent = nothing Set rant = nothing End Function %>

'94 can use all the glamour shots it can get, since all EA hockey games thereafter are just a long grocery cart chain. Shame you couldn't get a expert correspondent like me on the air to prank call a Chinese restaurant and ask if they have tonight's matchups... Maybe next time.

He had a weird synergy with Al Michaels. I'm not saying they didn't compliment each other, but Summerall and Madden were hand in glove. EA's sacred cow will probably still bear his name.. But Madden 92 remains golden..

Since no one else has objected to the balance of the conferences, that's what we'll go with.

Hey puckhead, I added a update to NHLPA'93s main page, and replaced your 2008 rom link with the 2009 file (in the left column). Good job.

I realize this is a polarizing issue and divisive for some members that covet their version. It's crystallized by how ardently you, Jeff, Case and other members defend their game. The fact that it's somewhat of a hornets nest is why the thread has been dormant for so long. So don't expect me to dig in my heels and launch into a rhapsody about why my version is holier than thou. It was written extemporaneously with levity and wasn't intended to rub anyone raw. And it wasn't demagoguery intended to defile your game and discredit anyone who plays it. There was no double blind trial, or brass band, petri dishes, centrifuges, monocles, and I didn't lift a lab coat from my pharmacy. I was being facetious. I see how segathon (keeper of the NHL'95 flame) could also get upset by the NHL'94 wars gif I made where Ron Barr blows up the NHL'95 Death Star - but I don't think people that enjoy NHL'95 should be blown up. There's no reason to get angry about a topic that's over three years old, and as I said to Jeff: "It was meant to be in good fun man, don't get all mad" It's unfortunate that my credibility is greatly compromised, as if the talisman has been snatched from my neck and I'm defrocked - considering the scores of people I've helped learn how to edit the game, or all the free time I spend working on projects trying to make this place better for those who love the game as much as I do. And the notion that I was somehow drugged up when I wrote it, well, that's just not fair to drug users.

Hard to diagnose the issue without some screen captures, but I'm wondering did you cycle through the palette after you imported the logos? And are you sure the offsets you used for the menu logos are the right ones? Keep in mind the 5th and 6th (not 100% sure which ones without looking in TM) values are reserved for the main menu banners - there are two, one for home and one for away. The fuchsia colors are associated with another palette (can't remember exactly which off the top of my head) thy would be the pink colors your seeing pink - so don't adjust them.