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UPDATED GRAPHICS for Skip's rom here: http://forum.nhl94.com/index.php?/topic/16489-updated-graphics-nhl-9415-skip-rom/#entry142334 NHL-94-15.bin

Hey Kiba the scratched ice looks awesome!! Any plans to release an updated NHL 15 version of the game? Would love to play it if you do!!

Hey clockwise, are you still doing 94 rom updates? You didn't release a playoff edition last year for NHL 14, so just curious. Thanks.

I prefer 93 over 94. I think it has better gameplay. But to each his own.

@Smozoma shot totals do not dictate the number of quality chances a team has by any stretch of the imagination. Game 1 vs. the Kings is a perfect example of that. The Rangers had the majority of quality chances in that game, despite being outshot 43-27. Do you even understand why the shot totals were so lopsided in some of those games? Because the Rangers HAD THE LEAD and were playing defensive minded hockey. Here's a stat for you: Wanna know how many minutes the Kings held a lead for the first 2 games AT HOME? Here's your answer: ZERO. That's right ZERO. I can pull up stats to support my side of the argument as well. Rangers lead the first 2 games ON THE ROAD for the entire duration of both games, and never trailed ONCE. That is DOMINATING wouldn't you say? The Kings were the better team, but the Rangers were not "dominated". Sorry. 3 games going into overtime, and 2 of them double OT, and you can honestly sit there with a straight face and claim "domination"? Wow man, I really don't know what to say about that. Funny how a team so "dominating" like the Kings STILL needed the refs help to win Games 2 and 5 of this series. And even after the refs help, they BARELY won. It seems like you went into the finals with the mindset of "The west is so superior to the East" and in spite of the Rangers proving otherwise, you don't want to let go of that thought and give the Rangers any credit whatsoever. Unbelievable. The Kings NEVER held a lead the first 2 games of the series, had help from the refs, and still somehow they "dominated". They dominated NOTHING in the finals. They were LUCKY to win it. They needed HELP from the refs in TWO games to win it and they TRAILED IN THE GAMES for the majority of the series. That is NOT dominating anything. Sorry, this is not homerism. This is fact. The Rangers could have easily won this series. EASILY my friend. They should have won the first 2 games of the finals. The Kings did not lead ONCE in either game. Yes, the Rangers blew both games. I admit that. But "dominated"? You cheapen the word "dominate" when you use it to describe this series. You want to see what DOMINATED is Smoz? Go watch a tape of the first round 1994 playoffs between the Rangers and Islanders. THAT my friend is what "domination" is. The 2014 finals is NOT an example of "domination". It's an example of a team needing luck and the refs help to win. NY RANGERS vs LA KINGS AMOUNT OF TIME PLAYING WITH THE LEAD IN GAMES 1 AND 2: NY RANGERS: 50:03 (fifty minutes, 3 seconds) LA KINGS: 00:00 (zero minutes, zero seconds) How's that for your "domination"? What a joke. And that's WITH the refs help, and ON THE ROAD, mind you. "Dominated" my butt. L.A. dominated NOTHING. As for the penalties which you "can't remember" (LOL) let me refresh your memory: In Game 2 Lundqvist was basically steamrolled while the Rangers were up 4-2 in the 3rd, giving LA huge life and basically handing them the win. And in Game 5, the ref called Zuccarello for a trip when Jake Muzzin actually was the one who tripped HIM with his big fat leg (and then took a DIVE), leading to Gaborik tying the game and allowing LA to get another "ref assisted" win. Funny how a team so "dominating" as the Kings had to basically TAKE A DIVE in Game 5 in order to get a pathetic ref-assisted win. Ain't it? But hey, no biggie. The Rangers are only up 3 games to 2 going back to MSG if the refs took their heads out of their rears. But as you say "LA probably wins it anyway, easy" right? Yeah, down 3 to 2 going to MSG...piece of cake though Smoz for the "powerhouse" Kings. It's unreal how you can say LA dominated, it really is. You literally must not have watched ANY of the games. Only thing I can think of. Peace out. One last thing: The Rangers were not "unlucky" as you say. They were screwed by the refs. Big difference.

Hey Skip, is the rom completed and done? Or are you still working on it and just posted the unfinished version up? Just curious.

Any 2014 hacks for this game? Or any other known hacks available?

I'm just saying it's weird, because he's not answering emails/tweets either. If he couldn't get around to doing the update, you'd think he would at least offer a brief explanation as to why.

Clockwise was supposed to release a playoff version of NHL 14 and he didn't, so there is no indication right now that he will make an NHL 15. Right now he has to be considered M.I.A. unfortunately. For all we know, he could be in a coma somewhere in a hospital (I hope not, just sayin'). Or worse. I just hope he's still with us.

@Brutus we will have to agree to disagree. There is no "huge advantage" for western teams, in my opinion. However, big physical teams like the Kings (and the Bruins for that matter) give the Rangers fits. I think the Rangers would have matched up better against Chicago, who plays less physical and more of a skill game. Most Rangers fans were rooting for Chicago beforehand for this exact reason. But we'll never know how that would have panned out. The Kings were better than the Rangers, no doubt. They scored when it mattered most and found ways to win. I just get ticked off when unknowledgeable hockey fans spew bullcrap about the western teams being this "juggernaut". Rangers hung right in there with the Kings, and they were not "dominated" by any stretch of the imagination. Anyone who watched the games knows that. They were simply the favorite to win, and they ended up winning. Period. But were they beatable? Absolutely, in my opinion. With a few breaks here and there, this series easily could have gone to 7 games. Easily. EDIT: I did say "we" in one of my posts and I edited it out. You were right, sorry. I also hate it when people say "we". Just a slip up.

Actually, PRoBob38, the Rangers outplayed the Kings the majority of games 1 and 2. Not to insult you PRoBob38, but did you even watch the games? The Rangers had four 2 goal leads in games 1 and 2, the Kings had no leads. Where did the Kings outplay the Rangers in either of those matches, other than in the 3rd periods? It sounds like you just read "Kings win in 5" and assumed the Kings dominated, which they didn't at all. The Kings pushed hard in those 3rd periods, but the Rangers played prevent defense. That was their mistake. In the overtimes, the Rangers arguably outplayed the Kings in both games 1 and 2 (again, if you bothered to watch the games you'd see this). Not saying the Kings don't deserve the cup. But lets cut it out with the "west is sooooo much better" bullcrap. Because the Kings could have easily lost this series in 5 games instead of winning it in 5 games. And if you deny that, you didn't watch the games. Sorry. As far as your comments regarding the Rangers/Pens Game 7, the Rangers hit posts in that game, and missed several glorious scoring chances as well. The Rangers also missed several "open nets" in Game 5 vs. the Kings. Somehow to you, winning 2 games in double OT and one in overtime is "dominating". If that's how you feel, you're entitled to your opinion. To me, they dominated nothing. Rangers hit posts in overtime in games 2 and 5. Boggles my mind how you think there is this huge disparity between the 2 teams. It really does, sorry. And FREDYDAY, I agree with you. The Canadiens were dominated by the Rangers. Dominated.

@Brutus...where did I say "we"? I try to avoid saying things like that because I'm not on the team. I'm not a player, just a fan. I scanned my posts, and couldn't find where I said "we" but maybe I did. I don't think there was a "fix" for L.A. to win, although who knows. Just 2 game-changing calls in games 2 and 5 that forced both games into OT when they both should have been Rangers regulation wins. I think it was horrible officiating that unfortunately, changed 2 games in the Kings favor at critical moments. It's easy to say "L.A. found a way to win" when you get critical calls you don't deserve, at critical times. Lots of teams would "find a way to win" when that happens. The Kings outplayed the Rangers in the 3rd periods because our coach tried to play "prevent defense" and it failed miserably. But by no means were the Kings this "unstoppable force" that a lot of hockey fans have bought into. Rangers hit a bunch of posts on OT in Game 2 and Game 5 as well. This series could very easily have gone 6 or 7 games. I don't mind if you think the Kings deserved the cup. But don't sit there and say they were "dominant" in the finals, because they weren't. They were OUTPLAYED the majority of games 1 and 2. Rangers had FOUR 2 goal leads, the Kings had NONE the first 2 games. That is NOT "dominant" in any way, shape, or form. People who say the Kings "dominated" have bought into the whole "west is best" crap. They don't think for themselves, or watch the games. I can't respect fans like that. Sorry.

@hokkeefan LOL yes hokkeefan, all 3 games that went to overtime, and 2 that went to double-OT, the Rangers were "lucky" in all of them. The Rangers were also "lucky" that they held the lead for the majority of the series. Unreal. Lets not give the Rangers any credit at all, hokkeefan. If any team was lucky, hokkeefan, it was the Kings. They held a lead for exactly 0.0 seconds the first 2 games, and won both of them. The Rangers outplayed the Kings 6 out of 8 periods the first 2 games. They also outshot them by a wide margin in Game 3. And they received 2 critical calls that shifted the game in their favor, both of which were pure b.s. in games 2 and 5. It's obvious you didn't even watch the games. And if you did watch, and still think L.A. "dominated" then you don't know very much about hockey. So tired of this crap. You're trying to make the Kings into something they are not. Like they are the 1988 Oilers reborn. Guess what? They're not the 1980's Oilers. So stop trying to make them out to be. You have bought into the "west is best" propaganda hook, line, and sinker. Lets put this discussion to bed. Were the Kings the better team? Yes. Were the Kings "dominant" against the Rangers? Any hockey fan with an ounce of knowledge about this sport will tell you NO, not by a long shot. "Rangers were lucky"...unbelievable. Such a stupid statement. Please, stop listening to the media, and start thinking for yourself. You'll feel better, trust me.

@Freyday yes the Rangers got dominated, that's why 3 games went to overtime. 2 of them because of bad calls. Sorry, that's not "whining". That's telling it like it is. I'm sorry that Price's knee is made out of glass. But that's no reason to take it out on me. Sorry, but you had that one coming. Had enough of you. You want to say "I feel L.A. was the better team" that's one thing. When you make stupid comments like "nyr got dominated" that's something else. You don't deserve any respect with stupid comments like that. Please, stop embarrassing fans from Montreal.

Oh I'm absolutely in favor of a challenge system. Both for penalties that have been called, and for questionable goals. If the NHL had a challenge system similar to what MLB has in place this year, or what the NFL now has, the Rangers would have won games 2 and game 5, and be up 3 games to 2 heading back to NY with a chance to close out the cup on home ice. But of course, the NHL doesn't have a challenge system. So the Kings are the champs. It is what it is, but you hate to see a team get so far only to lose based on bad calls at the end.

@freydey ok man I can see you're just joking around so it's cool. But the refs in this league are a huge problem for the sport, regardless of the Rangers losing. The game should never be decided by bad calls from the ref. Never. And we saw it twice in these finals and it's a shame because the players work too hard to get to this point for 2 games in the finals to be decided by bad calls from the officials.

@Freydey, the NBC announcers themselves said the Zuccarello call was awful, and that the officiating the entire playoffs has been a disaster. So it's not just me "crying". Kings were the better team, but the NHL needs to take a close hard look at it's officiating which is by far the worst of the "big 4" sports at this point. It was embarrassingly bad this post season. It's not just the Rangers who were screwed, too.

It was a good series, but the Rangers really got shafted by the refs in this one. Game 2 the "non-call" when Lundqvist was interfered with turned the entire series around in L.A.'s favor. NY was winning 4-2 and that goal gave L.A. life, and it should not have counted. And then last night, the Rangers were up 2-1 and just a horrible call on Zuccarello by the refs allowed L.A. to tie the game, and win it in overtime. That should not have been a penalty, and if anything, it should have been a penalty on L.A. as Muzzin stuck his leg way out, tripped Zuccarello, and somehow they call a penalty on Zuccarello instead of on L.A. This could, and probably should be a 3-2 series in the Rangers favor right now heading back to N.Y. if not for those 2 critical calls/non-calls by the officials which turned the series in L.A.'s favor. But that's hockey. The official's have been brutal during the entire playoffs, and it just so happened L.A. caught the breaks and took advantage of them. Kudos to L.A. on their 2nd cup in 3 years, but this series was really tainted in my opinion by bad officiating which cost the Rangers 2 games. Both games 2 and 5 should never have gone into overtime. They should have been regulation wins for the Rangers. It sucks for hockey, because we could have had an epic 7 game series between the 2 biggest markets in the U.S. oh well. EDIT: Lundqvist played out of mind, in spite of losing. He really showed why he is the best goaltender in the league. Put on an absolute show in that double OT game 5. I feel for the guy, he deserves a cup and I hope he gets one someday before he retires.

After this season, Prust will be right up there with Matt Cooke in votes for "dirtiest player". That's for sure.

Everyone is picking L.A. in 4 or 5. Does N.Y. have a chance? Discuss.

@ Marty - Looks like you're on the wrong palette. Click "Palette" on the top of the screen. Then click "import from" and click "this file". Then type in the following: Offset: 1152422 Size: 64 Format: 9bpp BGR (Genesis) Byte Order: Motorola Then click "OK" After that, go back to "palette" on the top, and click "format". Make sure it's on "9bpp". Then, click "palette" again, and click "byte order". Make sure it's on "Motorola". Finally, click "View" on the top of the screen, then click "Codec" and make sure it's on "4bpp linear". Should work now. Though you will probably have to adjust the colors.

hi slapshot, i used the original rom

I used lunar IPS. I opened up your patch, clicked on it, and it said "select file to patch". I then selected the NHLPA 93 rom from the 93 website. It then said "file patch successful!" or something like that. I went to open the game...black screen. What am I doing wrong?

I tried patching the files, but it just goes to a black screen and doesn't work when I start the game in the emulator. How do you patch the file?

@ Russian Rocket - Every team gets called for embellishment but the Canadiens have been absolutely ridiculous with it. Are you watching the games? If you are, there's no way you can argue the Habs have not been diving EVERYWHERE the ENTIRE series. No comparison to how other teams have been playing. The 2 calls against the Rangers in the Flyers series were both questionable, by the way. Good riddance to the Habs. The better team won. Montreal won their cup against Boston now they can dive all the way back to Montreal.