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No. They are two separate tournaments that run at the same time and are intended for different participants.
There is no wraparound goalie bug in NHL'94. If you mean the cross-crease move, it is easily stopped by using manual goalie or playing great defence.
We do not. We do this because it's fun for us and we want it to be fun for those that play in it as well. We give back as much of the registration fees in cash prizes/other prizes as possible, minus venue fees and expenses (trophies, prizes, advertising etc.).
There is no refund unless the tournament is cancelled. Registrations are transferable, however.
Yes, you can transfer your registration spot to another person if you are unable to attend. Both parties must notify us if such an arrangement has taken place.
When we ran the first tournament in Toronto in 2015, we expected only online players to be competitive. To our surprise, a complete unknown won the entire tournament. He hadn't played in years until practicing a week before the tournament. In our second tournament in Las Vegas in 2017, the SNES bracket saw a player come down for a weekend for his friend's bachelor party and won! So, yes, you have a chance!
It does seem that SNES players adjust better. For Sega players, there is a handy site for learning some of the details that will help you compete at a high level: http://nhl94strategy.com
The information will be provided to you three days in advance of the tournament via our group reveal on live stream. We may make some tweaks on the day to groups depending on no-shows.
We cannot guarantee that you would get in the tournament. It would depend on group availability. Email us, at the latest, the day prior if you were hoping to participate -> nhl94king@gmail.com. We will respond and let you know.
Yes! There is no cost to enter the venue to watch.
Alcoholic and Non-Alcohlic drinks will be available for purchase. Food is not served at the venue. We need to keep on schedule so you will have to bring food with you or have it delivered by noon.
Yes. The plan is to stream on our Twitch channel. https://twitch.tv/kingofnhl94.
We ask that you respect all participants at ALL times.
These are the standard rules used in most online NHL'94 leagues. These rules create fast-paced, quick games.
Some justification for these rules:
5 minute periods: This results in games of about 11 minutes in real-time. Longer games would not allow us to play the 300+ games necessary for the tournament in one day.
No offsides: The AI tends to go offside or stay offside, causing unnecessary whistles, slowing the game down and making it longer.
No Line changes: Players remain at full energy all game, for fast-paced action. Setting up all lines would be time-consuming.
Penalties: While it's unfortunately quite random who gets penalties, enabling penalties helps to prevent some 'cheese' moves such as ramming the goalie on SNES or excessive holding/hooking on Sega.
Manual Goalie/Auto Goalie: You now have the option to play in either tournament with that goalie setting. King of 94 (manual goalie enabled). Lord of 94 (auto goalie enabled).
Yes, but not during play, only during stoppages. There’s only one time-out in the game. Please keep your break to no more than 20 seconds.
Click on the link below for an explanation. The CB check is allowed during gameplay.
If a player gets knocked down, the ‘Y’ button can be pressed and he will immediately get back up (what he’s actually doing is trying to hold a player). This is allowed during gameplay.
Pass shots are when you use your pass button to direct the puck into the net. They are allowed in the tournament. They are rare for Super Nintendo but common for Sega Genesis.
Here’s a video providing some examples of the genesis version.
It’s not necessary and we request that you skip it to save time. You can view the player’s ratings when editing lines.
For those that have played this game for a long time, at some point you’ve seen a glitch that occurred, and probably thought it was kind of funny (maybe not so much if you were scored on), but continued playing. We will take that same approach. If it’s in the game, it’s in the game.
Some rare, but known glitches:
Genesis
1. Shooting the puck at the net after the whistle when a penalty shot has been called can result in a goal
2. Genesis: If you get 'stuck' as the goalie,
a. Your opponent is allowed to attempt to score on you (but can not delay the game in the eyes of the referee).
b. To minimize your chance of getting stuck as the goalie, do not skate far from your net when you control the goalie and have the puck -- if you pass it and the pass is intercepted, you may get stuck as the goalie but without control.
3. Miracle goals such as the puck landing on top of the net and then falling through the net and in are counted.
Super Nintendo
1. Your own player or goalie is behind the net and attempts to clear the puck, having it go through the back of the net for a goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2uuVUJbi9Y
2. A penalty shot is awarded and the time expires. Occasionally it skips the penalty shot and you don’t get to take it.
3. A penalty shot is awarded and the puck shoots like a lightning bolt and gets stuck in the boards and cannot be retrieved.
We do not feel there are any garbage or cheap goals that should be banned. Everything can be stopped by playing great defence or using the goalie to stop it.
Genesis: If the shooter loses the puck on a penalty shot (such as by being poke checked by the goalie), he is allowed to retrieve the puck and attempt to shoot again (contrary to NHL rules).
Cut Across The Crease Goal: This is a well-known scoring method and is permitted. It’s up to you to use your defenceman or manual goalie to stop it. It is actually rarely seen used by tournament veterans, because manual goalie shuts down that attack pretty well. The "goalie gets stuck on the post on a wraparound" is in SNES NHLPA'93 and Sega NHL'95, but not in either version of NHL'94.
Contact: nhl94king@gmail.com if you need more clarification.
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