February 2, 20233 yr comment_195579 I guess I'll start with the obvious. "What? But you two don't do NHL stuff!" True, normally we leave that to the other guys, but admittedly we started this project when it seemed that there was going to be no updated NHL ROM for this season. And admittedly it took us a while to complete, since you know, life stuff. But to whip out a tired old cliche; At the end of the day, we figured that third place was okay too, and we had gone in a different enough direction that this is more a companion piece to the other great updates that @AdamCatalyst and @seamor have released while we were dillydallying. To that end, @Jkline3 and I would like to submit: NHL 2023 Reverse Retro '94 Edition Defining Characteristics: Every team is geared up to use their Reverse Retro uniforms. Alternate uniforms are given preference when opportunity presents itself for whichever uniform is not the RR. Team Select screen features Reverse Retro logos with uniform background. The Team Select screen also features art changes like new "Home" and "Away" banners with colour sections adapted to the team's uniform colour. Trade Deadline Edition features a new background with a special thanks to @Drezz And some new branding and adverting for the community. New player sprites for more versatility and accuracy in how team uniforms are presented. Might have to fix that ref staring off... Every player gets a player photo. From the first line cover athlete to the obscure third line winger. Logos and fonts also got an update too. So. Many. Photos....Was originally even going to try the colour photo trick, but the team photographers were so wildly inconsistent that this proved a fools errand. Presentation brought to you by: Ray gives his pre-game analysis of newly minted Islander Bo Horvat [rosters updated as of 01 Feb, 2023] I keep wanting to call that place USB Arena... Main menu lineup scrolling has been expanded to allow viewing of the entire roster. And all those damn pictures. In addition to guys going to their new teams, we'll say "several" players also got some colour adjustments to their photos. Player benches reduced to original size so no coach, but kept the goalie and grey rubber floor. Some teams had to use some creativity to get the on-ice logos to look right. Team banners got flashy new fonts too. Zamboni repainted with modern EA logo. ... same Cup though. Probably a bunch of other minor things that I don't recall anymore. Under the hood stuff: Original custom player attribute stats based on NHL23 updates. Weight bug fix is applied. SmozROM Ratings consistency fix - player ratings will match hot/cold overall. Freeze Bug applied so no player stats and player name on second line. User Records set to "ON" can still cause crashes with Vegas, Washington and Winnipeg so caution is advised. Tighter puck collision on boards and net making for pucks that hit closer to the boards sprites and a slighter smaller scoring area on the nets. Expanded goalie roaming area. Go out to the edge of the trapezoid out to the faceoff dots to cut down the angle. Goalie can also carry the puck out to the blue line before the automatic whistle. [if play isn't blown for holding the puck too long] *NEW* Goalie Y-button control hack applied. *NEW* Edit Lines hack for any player to play at any position. The three stars calculator hack didn't seem to play nice in our games, so we left it out. Might revisit it in an update if it seems like it needs fixing. Glass still breaks [okay, it's just been a long time since I've managed to break the glass, so I'm just balancing the space and keeping a shot for posterity.] Probably forgetting something... well let us know if I missed some info or credits. Hope you all enjoy it. Ah. Remembered what it was. Went through and made sure that every possible divisional home and away matchup was possible in playoff mode. NHL2023 RR94 Ed - V1.0.bin NHL2023 RR94 Trade Deadline Ed.bin NHL2023 - 94 Edition TD.bin NHL2023 RR94 Playoffs Ed [v3].bin NHL2023 94 Edition PO [v3].bin NHL 2023 RR94 SC Finals Ed [v4].bin NHL 2023 94 Edition SCF [v4].bin Edited June 4, 20233 yr by von Ozbourne Report
February 2, 20233 yr comment_195580 Nice!!!!!!! Looking forward to trying it out tomorrow! I love seeing all the different ways that people approach the same thing. So many great ideas. I can tell I’m going to try to pick your brain on one of them already. Congrats to both of you in getting this out there! Report
February 2, 20233 yr comment_195587 DUDES... LOVE IT. From the fancy banners to the reverse retro jerseys and the little things... that's what makes a good ROM. The things you discover while playing make these ROM hacks so much fun to play through. I LOVE the look of these. SO CLEAN and MODERN One problem. Montreal is probably going to lose EVERY game wearing the powder blues (They've worn them about 7-8 times already and lost each time) so that jersey is CURSED! Edited February 2, 20233 yr by Drezz Report
February 2, 20233 yr comment_195612 4 hours ago, seamor said: Is that a gradient in the menu banner?????? Wow! Holy smokes, you’re right! That’s crazy ambitious, and they pulled it off! Report
February 2, 20233 yr comment_195613 3 hours ago, Drezz said: DUDES... LOVE IT. From the fancy banners to the reverse retro jerseys and the little things... that's what makes a good ROM. The things you discover while playing make these ROM hacks so much fun to play through. I LOVE the look of these. SO CLEAN and MODERN Totally agree. 100. It’s such a joy to go in and play and discover those little touches. Report
February 2, 20233 yr comment_195620 I didn't even bother trying to get the Zegras image to work with my 2023 ROM. I thought it would be a lost cause, or look dumb. I can't believe they pulled it off! Report
February 3, 20233 yr comment_195624 6 hours ago, D. Sekreterenson said: Cool does it have gaudy neon green Stars jerseys? Unfortunately it doesn't appear to Report
February 3, 20233 yr comment_195627 So many cool visual tweaks - I didn’t know so much is possible. I’m excited to try it - thank you! Report
February 3, 20233 yr comment_195629 3 hours ago, The Dopefish said: Unfortunately it doesn't appear to Oh ok I kinda hate the jerseys irl but think they might look cool on the gm. Report
February 3, 20233 yr Author comment_195630 Thanks for the kind words everyone. We're happy you like it. Remembered one more bullet point about the playoff brackets. Edited February 3, 20233 yr by von Ozbourme Report
February 7, 20233 yr comment_195688 May I ask, how did you guys do that Stars of the Game icon in that arrangement? I could really use that insight right about now. Report
February 7, 20233 yr comment_195689 On 2/2/2023 at 1:19 AM, von Ozbourme said: Was originally even going to try the colour photo trick, but the team photographers were so wildly inconsistent that this proved a fools errand. Yup! Seriously, the single best thing you can do to keep your sanity is homogeny them as black & white. Great job with this, good consistent look! I'm blown away that you were able to put in every single player. Seriously, I need to ask you about whatever black magic you fellas are using! BTW, I love the theme of this one. Report
February 8, 20233 yr Author comment_195697 22 hours ago, AdamCatalyst said: May I ask, how did you guys do that Stars of the Game icon in that arrangement? I could really use that insight right about now. I think since we decided we weren't fans of the coach, eliminating him gave us a few extra tiles. I think the three stars logo has a 6 wide, 4 high configuration. It uses a vertical mirroring with that middle star offset up one row. I'll see if I can find my references tomorrow when I have more time and put something together. Report
February 8, 20233 yr Author comment_195698 On 2/6/2023 at 9:45 PM, AdamCatalyst said: ...able to put in every single player. Now that I do know I have the info for. I should have PM'd you the results. I'll have to put together something that can be copied and pasted into the default ROM at some point. Report
February 8, 20233 yr comment_195707 Thank-you for this! Will follow-up over PM, so as not to hijack this thread. Report
March 15, 20233 yr Author comment_196281 Alright. Time to get this one out the door. The Trade Deadline has come and past, so it's about time this update was posted. New to this version: Updated rosters obviously. Revamped Title screen for more colours and nicer artwork. All players can play at any position, so go ahead and put five forwards on the PP or five D-men on the checking line. Goalie Y-button hack has finally been applied. New Menu BG [shout out to the amazing @Drezz] Including some branding. Probably forgetting a couple things, or forgot to fix a couple things... Those can wait for the playoffs. Let me know if something is egregiously wrong. [or if you have any suggestions for future updates too] Updated the original post as well. NHL2023 RR94 Trade Deadline Ed.bin Edited March 17, 20233 yr by von Ozbourne Report
March 15, 20233 yr comment_196284 2 hours ago, von Ozbourne said: Ooo - this is cool. So much room for customization has opened up because of @Drezz's work! Report
March 16, 20233 yr comment_196294 That's the pregame background from the original NHL Hockey, isn't it? That looks amazing as a menu background here. Report
March 16, 20233 yr comment_196295 6 minutes ago, Sedge said: That's the pregame background from the original NHL Hockey, isn't it? That looks amazing as a menu background here. It is!?!?! [goes and checks it out] OK, clearly I have never played NHL 92! NHLPA '93 was my first. I've got to go back these to see if there are any other elements that can be adapted. That background looks so much better as the menu background than it did in the pre-game, IMHO. Report
March 16, 20233 yr comment_196296 It's been a blast lately hopping on here and seeing all the new discoveries that people are making and watching them get incorporated into new roms. Also happy to see how generous everyone has been sharing their discoveries and allowing them to be used elsewhere. Thank you! Report
March 17, 20233 yr comment_196312 The background kicks a**! Thank you for bring new life back to an old classic - great work! Report
March 18, 20233 yr comment_196324 On 3/16/2023 at 4:21 PM, Jkline3 said: It's been a blast lately hopping on here and seeing all the new discoveries that people are making and watching them get incorporated into new roms. Also happy to see how generous everyone has been sharing their discoveries and allowing them to be used elsewhere. Thank you! Report
April 25, 20233 yr Author comment_196864 Well, it's Playoff Time. There's a bit of a surprise rolled into this one as it's a two-for-one. For those of you who prefer the look of the regular uniforms. Other changes present in this/these edition[s] include: Regular logos for the '94 Edition An evolution of the watermarked backgrounds. Original Changed for the Trade Deadline version. Playoff Edition mixing the old and new. And a few other slight changes like new ref face off animation. Not as many as for the Trade Deadline Edition, but few new players made the cut. New lines accurate to the first few games of the Playoffs, or in the case of teams that didn't make it, some changes as per final regular season rosters. Updated original post as well. NHL2023 RR94 Playoffs Ed [v3].bin NHL2023 94 Edition PO [v3].bin Edited April 25, 20233 yr by von Ozbourne Report
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