Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    I purchased TV Sports Football the other day. I think it's incredible.
    But, be forwarned. It is going to take alot of practice to get fairly
    good at this game. I lost my first game 41 to 7. I completed a lucky
    long bomb from Flutie to Morgan and Stanley did the rest. I only passed
    for 5.2% and had only around 163 total offense.
    
    Well there is an alot to the game, the attention to detail is
    magnificent, for those who love detail that is. In short it is the best
    sports simulation game I have seen to-date. I give a brief overview of
    the game.
    
    -16 game schedule with playoffs following
    -28 teams (you and 27 of your friends could each manage a team, or you
     can let the computer manage a team or teams)
    -statistics for every team & each individual player and then more
     statistics
    -each player is rated in for catergories, 1)speed 2)strength 3)hands
     4)abililty. You can edit these catergories and design a team of you
     own.
    -practice mode for plays & kicking field goals.
    -the computer plays all the games of the teams that are computer
     managed, and gives you updates of scores around the league as you play
     your game.
    -you can play one of three ways
    	1. let the computer play you team and you just watch. Amusing at
    	   first but then gets pretty boring.
    	2. you call the plays, but let the computer run them. Kind of like
    	   being coach Berry or Steve Grogan from the sidelines.
    	3. You call the plays and then get in there and hike the ball and
    	   take control of the quarterback and then whoever ends up with
    	   the ball. Also on defense you can contol any one of the men in
    	   the secondary. You can be Tippett and go for the sack or
    	   Clayborn and try to make the key interception. Defense is
    	   easier than playing offense but it can be done. I managed to
    	   squeek by with a win playing my second game 25-24.
    -the computer will actually learn your play calling tendencies, so if
     you've got to go to the bathroom or to the kitchen for a bit to eat,
     don't hesitate the computer will just continue with the game playing
     it as if you were there.
    -11 players per team on the field
    
    If you love football and detail in a game then I would highly recommend
    TV Sports Football to you. You won't be disappointed.
    
    			-Paul
                    

    re .0
    
    I forgot to tell you that TV Sports Football contains 2 disks.
    

    I can second everything in .1!
    
    Disk #1 is copy protected, haven't tried copying with Marauder yet.
    The second disk is not protected.  It contains all the team/player
    data.  Make a copy of this one and then you can create new teams and
    players, etc.

    Spoke to Cinemaware today, called to tell them there are some bugs with
    TV Sports Football. I was pleased to here that they were already aware
    of the bugs and that there is an updated version of the game available.
    So, if you own this GREAT piece of software and want an updated
    version, mail your original disks (2 of them) to:
    
    	Cinemaware
    	Attention: Customer Service
    	P.O. Box 5083
    	Westlake Village, CA  91359
    
    and request the upgraded version of TV Sports Football.
    
    BTW- They said the "Lords of the Rising Sun" should be released next
         month. This looks like its going to be a good one!
    
    
    				-Paul
    

    When I was down at TML last month picking up a copy of Dungeon
    Master, there was a guy there trying out Sword of Sodan who was
    really exercised because the doc said you could back up a game in
    midstream when in fact you can't.  He called the company and was told
    that they didn't have time to implement that feature before the
    release.  (He also noted that the action was a little wooden.  For
    example, the girl in the skimpy outfit riding the horse didn't
    "bounce". ;-) ) 

    - Cliff

    I also agree with .1 The only disapointment that I had was the crowd
    noise and the players. the crowd noise sounds more like the wind.
    as far as the players... I wished that they had used real players
    and statistics. (who knows maybe the Lion's will have a better team
    now!).
    
    
    >there are bugs
    
     How do you know if you have the updated version??? what bugs were
    there???
    
    
                                                       Gregg
                                    Trying to be a Lion's fan

    B.T.W. ..... How about a dome stadium a.k.a. the Silverdome????

    The major bug with TV Sports Football was the game would GURU while
    playing the game. This happened to me twice.
    
    Some minor bugs were in the statistics;
    	-a quarterback would have negative yards per carry average. Yet the
    	 column would not have a "-" sign in front of the stat.
    
    	-looking at the total touchdowns scored against a particular team
     	 in the team stats page. This amount was incorrect. It was equal to
    	 the total the team actually had scored instead of the total amount
    	 of touchdowns scored against the team.
    
    Also I think the long bomb play is a bug (in my opinion) once mastered
    you can basically score at will.
    
    I know Cinemaware fixed the GURU problem, as for the rest of the bugs
    I'm not sure yet. I will be sending for my upgraded version shortly.
    
    To find out if you have the latest version, you could give Cinemaware a 
    call and ask them how you could tell.
    
    If you do decide to send in for an upgrade Cinemaware is very good with
    the turn around time. A friend of mine sent his game in for an upgrade.
    He sent it "express mail", I guess he was worried about it taking a
    long time for the turn around process. Well he got his upgraded copy
    back within a week and Cinemaware actually sent it back "express mail".
    That's a class act in my book!
    
    		-Paul
    

    	My friend Russ has taken the time to edit up all the teams with
    real player names from 1988-89 season. He also took the time to edit
    the ratings of some of the players to reflect there actual abilities.
    If anyone would like a copy of this REEL2 you can send me a disk.
    
    Reply E-mail if your interested.
    
    			-Paul
    

    *
    
    Out of 20 fumbles the computer has recovered them all. Why??
    
    What do thej abbreviations S,S,H AND T stand for????
    
       Matt
    

    Matt,
    
    	Have you read the manual? It tells you how to recover fumbles.
    Also should tell you what the abbreviations stand for, although I think
    you meant S,S,H and A not (S,S,H and T).
    
    Paul
    

    Matt,
    
    	Hit the fire button as soon as the computer utters "FUMBLE".
    
    
    Herbie.

    	Just spoke with Cinemaware, as I was planning to send in for my
    updated version of TV Sports Football. Well, I'm glad I called first
    cause as it turns out they orignally thought the guru problem was only
    with people running off of a ONE drive system. So the updated Version
    is designed that way. They said, you could run it with a two drive
    system but they didn't know if it would solve the Guru problem. Anyway
    at this point I think I'll just hang onto my orignals, cause it doesn't
    Guru that often.
    
    Also Cinemaware said, they were having trouble pin-pointing the problem
    with TV Sports Football. I hope this is not an indication of problems
    with future releases. I am anxiously awaiting the Lords of the Rising
    Sun. The new date for this release is end of March......we'll see.
    
    		-Paul
    

    I need help with TV SPORTS FOOTBALL. How do you throw a pass
    and complete it. My passing game is the pits and you can't win
    running all the time. 
    
    Gary  

    Is there any way to reduce the playing time, 1 hour is to me little too
    much.
                                  
    - Kari

    re .14
    
    It takes some pratice to complete passes. It is best to first go
    in pratice mode and throw passes. When you throw...hold down the
    button to make the ball go higher and let go to make the ball descend
    and hopefully it will land on one of your players...
    
    
    matt