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  1. Huh, go figure. I've read about the "weight bug" too... are there other differences between the platforms? I've landed a couple of cut-acrosses, though I'm still sloppy. It's so relieving to actually understand the mechanics now. Pretty good game.
  2. Good lord... I've finally got a handle on it. Thanks to trudatman and smozoma for all the advice. It turns out that I've picked up two bad habits that mess everything up. I tend to let my thumb slip off the up arrow on the D-pad, so when it feels like I'm rolling left to right, the puck doesn't actually move. Also, I often shoot too soon after making my last move, rather than waiting for the puck to actually switch sides, so I shoot right into the pads. I haven't broken myself of it just yet, but when I'm really paying attention, I can now actually pull off "the" move fairly often. What a relief. Back to those video tutorials for a minute... is there some magic to the five-hole slapper, or is it just kind of a fluke? I've launched a whole lot of slapshots, and not once have I seen one go five-hole.
  3. trudatman, thanks for all the info. Everything just feels... sloppier when I do it. I tried your suggestion of going straight at the goalie in a shootout while switching sides with the puck. I recorded ten rounds with me playing both sides... I did bang one off the post, but otherwise it feels like either my first move is too early so the goalie doesn't bite, or too late so my angle is too tight by the time I switch back. Is the timing really that sensitive, or am I just doing it wrong? With respect to one-timers, I sink them from time to time, but it's extremely rare if the shooter isn't right up on the edge of the crease. I've used the instant replay feature to watch some of my one-timers in slow-mo, and even if the net is mostly open when I make the pass, the goaltender inevitably makes it back into position just in time to save it. That 0-for-33 game was unbelievable.
  4. I picked up an NHL94 SNES cartridge a couple weeks ago, and I've been playing almost every day. I've never been this terrible at a video game before... I'm embarrassingly bad. I played both sides of a 100+ round shootout without scoring. I get shut out in at least half of my games, including one I just finished where I went 0 for 33 on one-timers. I feel like I'm skating well, I'm playing solid D (most of my games go into overtime at 0-0), and I understand the mechanics of putting shots on goal, but hardly anything is falling for me. I read the manual cover to cover, I read this page and watched all the videos, but clearly I've got some fundamental misunderstanding, because the game can't possibly be this hard. Can any of you seasoned vets explain how a guy is supposed to learn this game? I appreciate any help you can provide.
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