Sauce Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 (edited) Howdy! Been a while… did a quick search and noticed that the season ROMs are still in the works with their creators. So, I promised a couple of folks that I’d post this one. Especially, as it pays tribute to one of my favorite players – Johnny Hockey. Perhaps, it will hold you over until the others post their versions. It also includes Utah but, as the Yeti. I cannot stomach calling them “Hockey Club.” Was just as dumb when the Washington Commanders did the same lazy thing. It has been rumored Yeti may be the name once they finish their re-brand work. The team GM kinda had a big slip up on such a name reveal at the recent NHL draft. Yeti was one of the names that fans voted for when the franchise was purchased and management was looking for feedback. So, it could very well be the name in time. As such, I found a temp logo that I liked and used it. NOTE from 10/14: Added a 2nd version of the ROM with Utah Hockey Club. About the ROM: · 32 NHL Teams · Same NHL94 font used for the title screen to pay tribute to the game itself. NHL94.com still shows as the official scoreboard sponsor for promotion to this site. · Anaheim and LA have new logos. The former has new color scheme. · New playoff scheme (pictured below). I didn’t include last year’s playoff bracket – afterall, it’s not the same lineups so, it's not the same experience. Instead, I did something similar to how the NHL does preseason scheduling and broke it into different regions. It's not identical but close enough. It's not the same 16 team bracket each time so you can have a different journey with whichever team you use. · Includes the “weight bug” fix (by Smozoma) · Includes the "pull goalie" fix (by McMarkis, Chaos & Smozoma) for when the CPU is losing by 1 or 2 goals (originally it only pulled the goalie when down by 2). · The rom has the WAS/WPG freeze bug. When corrected, it causes an issue for the playoff mode. If you use Kega Fusion, it will not freeze the player cards for those teams. · Each team has 13 forwards, 7 Dmen and 2 goalies. That said, not everyone made the cut (for the ROM). I have my rationale behind who did vs didn't. The checking line has the Dmen most commonly used in 3rd periods to create for better overall defense. So, you're actually only getting two d-pairs vs 3. · With the exception of Drew Doughty, LTIR skaters, that are are expected be out for a long chunk of time, are not in the game. Doughty is one my favorites so I am biased and kept him in, albeit, as a “healthy scratch." · Injured players rumored to be returning within a month, may be in the game. Suspended players (Nuke for COL) are not included…yet… · Lines/D pairs are confirmed in some cases and best guesses/speculation in others If you notice any mistakes (jersey numbers, spelling, handedness or anything unusual), please let me know. In the meantime... enjoy! THE ROMS: With Utah Hockey Club NHL94 2025-UHC.bin Version 1 (Posted on 10/11/24) NHL94 2025 - UHC v2.bin Version 2 (Posted on 11/9/24) NHL94 2025 - UHC v3.bin Version 3 (Posted on 11/19/24) NHL94 2025 - UHC v4.bin LATEST VERSION (Posted on 12/9/24) With Utah Yeti NHL94 2025 - Yeti.bin Version 1 (Posted on 10/11/24) NHL94 2025 - Yeti v2.bin Version 2 (Posted on 11/9/24) NHL94 2025 - Yeti v3.bin Version 3 (Posted on 11/19/24) NHL94 2025 - Yeti v4.bin LATEST VERSION (Posted on 12/9/24) Edited Tuesday at 12:36 AM by Sauce Re-posted version 4 for the ROMs 3 4 1 Quote
l o f i - poutine Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 It’s great to have you back sir, I have missed your Roms. 1 Quote
petraiwe Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 Definitely wanted to say thanks for sharing! Been a fan of your work in the past, and I think it’s great you honored Johnny Hockey. Got a few games in tonight and it’s playing great 1 Quote
halifax Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 @Sauce thank you for this. I’ll share it out on the nhl94 social media accounts I run. 1 Quote
R0B0T_ST0P Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 Thanks so much! Can't wait to play with Stamkos and Marchy in Nash! 1 Quote
Puck Defender Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 Thanks man. I've always enjoyed your player ratings better than other. 1 1 Quote
Sauce Posted October 12 Author Report Posted October 12 1 hour ago, l o f i - poutine said: It’s beautiful 😭 That's awesome...thanks for sharing! 1 1 Quote
Beefy Posted October 14 Report Posted October 14 (edited) If anyone happens to be adding this to an emulation frontend, I made a header image for menu selection. Link is here. Edited October 14 by Beefy Quote
R0B0T_ST0P Posted October 14 Report Posted October 14 31 minutes ago, Beefy said: If anyone happens to be adding this to an emulation frontend, I made a header image for menu selection. Link is here. Hey thanks! Looks sick Quote
Sauce Posted October 14 Author Report Posted October 14 (edited) Hi! So, turns out, I had the wrong Bruins logo in the ROM. I'm surprised no one noticed. It had last year's Bruins anniversary logo and thought I swapped it out for the correct 2024-25 logo. DOH! Anywho... sorry about that... To make up for my mistake, I just posted two versions of this NHL94 2025 ROM. One, with the Utah Hockey Club name and logo. The other, includes the originally posted Yeti name and logo. No other changes/updates were made beyond the logos. Cheers! Edited October 14 by Sauce 2 1 Quote
GannErik Posted October 14 Report Posted October 14 Welcome back! And thank you for the new release. 1 Quote
profit90 Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 Great work as always! And thank you for the 'Utah Hockey Club' version... more authentic to real life Quote
Dobby9988 Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 Рад что вы вернулись, спасибо за мод все хорошо Quote
Sauce Posted November 9 Author Report Posted November 9 For those who may be interested, I just added a second/updated edition of both the UHC and Yeti versions of the ROM. The details about the ROMs are in the original post. The 1st edition is still posted as well and all 4 can be downloaded from the OP. Enjoy! 2 1 Quote
Sauce Posted November 15 Author Report Posted November 15 Howdy - my apologies to @McMarkis, @chaos & @smozoma as I forgot to acknowledge and credit them for the "pull goalie" fix which I incorporated in this ROM. It was on my to-do list to acknowledge it and I simply forgot. It is an awesome fix that has long been desired. I have updated the OP ("About the ROM" section) to acknowledge it. Better late than never but, my apologies for the delay. 1 Quote
MostlyGhostly Posted November 19 Report Posted November 19 i created an account here to point out a smoll error i immediately found: Connor Bedard on the blackhawks is lefty in the game when he should be righty. Quote
Sauce Posted November 19 Author Report Posted November 19 38 minutes ago, MostlyGhostly said: i created an account here to point out a smoll error i immediately found: Connor Bedard on the blackhawks is lefty in the game when he should be righty. Hi MG! Good catch and thanks, for reporting it to me. I will fix it and re-post another version as he is a pretty important player. Quote
Sauce Posted November 19 Author Report Posted November 19 I have posted version 3 of the ROMs (UHC and Yeti versions) with even more right-handed goodness than before... Thanks, @MostlyGhostly, for the catch of the day. It has been addressed in the latest versions. I also updated some of the team rosters to include newly acquired players (since the last version) as well as updated the ratings for all skaters and goalies. As with before, some injured players are still in the ROM if they are expected/rumored to be back this or next month. I have also removed most of the "goon" skaters (Reaves, Deslauries, MacDermid, Johnston, etc.) who average 5 mins or less of ice time per game. To be honest, without fighting in the game, these guys are just taking up a roster spot from a "skill player." For more details on the ROMs, please see the original post. Make sure, if you are interested in downloading the ROM(s), to download one noted as "Latest Version." If you have any questions, or catch something that appears "off", please feel free to reach out. Cheers! Quote
Sauce Posted Monday at 02:08 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 02:08 PM (edited) Hi! With the return of Patrick Laine and Thatcher Demko (Drew Doughty rumored to be about a month away), and a recent (notable) trade, I have posted version 4 of each ROM (UHC and Yeti). All players have been updated and several headshot portraits were either updated or changed out. Not every player is in the game as I focused more on the expected players vs injury replacement/cup of coffee players. For more details on the ROMs, please see the original post. Make sure, if you are interested in downloading the ROM(s), to download one noted as "Latest Version." Lastly, if you notice a mistake (handedness, jersey number, etc.), please feel free to reach out. In the meantime... enjoy and Happy Holidays! Edited Monday at 02:09 PM by Sauce 1 Quote
Sauce Posted Monday at 07:31 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 07:31 PM (edited) Just a heads up, I'm going to release a 3v3 version of my UHC ROM (not gonna do a Yeti 3v3 version unless requested). Wasn't part of my plan but, I got a nice request for it and will do so. It's been a while since I have created such a ROM so I have to do some digging through my notes for a crash-course reminder on what to do and where. I should have it posted in the not too distant future... once the build is done, the editing is fairly easy/quick. If you haven't tried it, 3v3, much like 2v2, can be a lot of fun to play. But, understandably, it's not gonna be everyone's cup of tea. More details to come... Edited Monday at 07:42 PM by Sauce 1 Quote
BurntBiscuit94 Posted Monday at 11:43 PM Report Posted Monday at 11:43 PM Hello! Just wanted to say thanks and let you know that this ROM is great! Are you gonna do an update with the Georgiev/Blackwood trade from today? No rush. Just curious as I love the Avs. Thanks again! Quote
Sauce Posted Monday at 11:56 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 11:56 PM (edited) 13 minutes ago, BurntBiscuit94 said: Hello! Just wanted to say thanks and let you know that this ROM is great! Are you gonna do an update with the Georgiev/Blackwood trade from today? No rush. Just curious as I love the Avs. Thanks again! Thanks and no problem. It's a note worthy enough trade seeing as both players are starting goalies and have headshots in the game. I made the update and re-posted each (UHC and Yeti versions). I didn't re-name the files but the latest versions are posted as v4. Thanks for downloading! Edited Monday at 11:57 PM by Sauce 1 Quote
BurntBiscuit94 Posted Tuesday at 12:07 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 12:07 AM 11 minutes ago, Sauce said: Thanks and no problem. It's a note worthy enough trade seeing as both players are starting goalies and have headshots in the game. I made the update and re-posted each (UHC and Yeti versions). I didn't re-name the files but the latest versions are posted as v4. Thanks for downloading! Thank you very much! Gonna download and get playing! Quote
BurntBiscuit94 Posted Tuesday at 02:45 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 02:45 AM Hey @Sauce! I played a few games and so far so good. Nice touch with getting the new number for Blackwood. I didn't even know they announced it yet as the trade just happened. Thanks for doing this update! Quote
Puck Defender Posted Tuesday at 02:51 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 02:51 AM 12 hours ago, Sauce said: Hi! With the return of Patrick Laine and Thatcher Demko (Drew Doughty rumored to be about a month away), and a recent (notable) trade, I have posted version 4 of each ROM (UHC and Yeti). All players have been updated and several headshot portraits were either updated or changed out. Not every player is in the game as I focused more on the expected players vs injury replacement/cup of coffee players. For more details on the ROMs, please see the original post. Make sure, if you are interested in downloading the ROM(s), to download one noted as "Latest Version." Lastly, if you notice a mistake (handedness, jersey number, etc.), please feel free to reach out. In the meantime... enjoy and Happy Holidays! You the man big dawg! 1 Quote
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