NHL 2000 Demo (Repackaged)

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Thank you for trying out the NHL 2000 demo.

This demo lets you play one full game of NHL 2000 with 5 minute
periods using Dallas vs. Buffalo, with no line changes.

From the Game Setup screen you can adjust your rules and options,
as well as your skill level.  When you are ready to play, press
the forward button.

From the Controller Setup screen, select the team you want to 
control by moving your controller to your desired team.

You can also configure your controller here, by pressing the 
Configure Controller button.  The default controls are as follows:


PLAYER WITH PUCK
ACTION			GAMEPAD PRO	SIDEWINDER	KEYBOARD
Pass/Face off		2		B		C
Shoot			1		A		Space bar
Speed burst		3		C		X
Deke			4		X		Z

PLAYER WITHOUT PUCK
ACTION			GAMEPAD PRO	SIDEWINDER	KEYBOARD
Change player		2		B		C
Speed burst/Body check	3		C		X
Hook/Hold/Block shot	1		A		Space bar
Big hit			4		X		Z

FIGHTING
ACTION			GAMEPAD PRO	SIDEWINDER	KEYBOARD
High punch		1		A		Space bar
Low punch		2		B		C

ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
ACTION			GAMEPAD PRO	SIDEWINDER	KEYBOARD
Side step		8		Right Trigger	S
Skate backwards		6		Z	 	B
Deflection/Block shot	5		Y		D


Additional info on game controls:

Deflection/Block Shot -- with the puck -- holding this button down
	will send a teammate towards the net.  While holding the 
	button, press the shoot button.  This will shoot the puck at
	the player driving towards the net, hoping for a deflection.

Deflection/Block Shot -- without the puck -- if you are behind the
	player with the puck, pressing this button will cause your
	player to dive.  If you are in front of the player with the
	puck, it'll cause your player to attempt a block shot.

Give and Go -- to perform a give and go, press and hold the pass button.
	Once the initial pass is made, the pass receiver will automatically
	pass it back.  This only works if Smart Pass is Off.

Fake Shot -- to perform a fake shot, while holding the shoot button down,
	press the pass button.

Tip -- defense -- tapping the shoot button on defense will attempt a 
	sweep check when skating backwards.  If you are behind the player,
	it will attempt a hook.  If a shot is in progress, pressing shoot
	will attempt a block shot.


Once you are ready to play, press the forward button.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Configuration
*Windows(R) 95 or Windows(R) 98 (Windows NT is not supported)
*200 MHz or faster Intel(R) Pentium(R), Cyrix(R) 6x86(tm), or 
AMD(tm) K6(tm) processor (or 166 MHz with a supported 3D accelerator)
*32 MB RAM
*4x CD-ROM drive (600K/second transfer rate) using 32-bit 
Windows 95/98 CD-ROM driver
*High Color (65,535 color) capable 2 MB PCI or AGP video card with 
DirectDraw(tm) compatible driver
*DirectX 6.1 compatible sound card with DirectSound(tm) support 
*Keyboard, mouse
*DirectX 6 already installed

Recommended Configuration
*300 MHz or faster Pentium II processor
*64 MB RAM
*8x or faster CD-ROM drive using 32-bit Windows 95/98 CD-ROM driver
*200 MB free hard disk space plus space for saved games (additional 
space required for DirectX 6.1 installation)
*Supported 3-D graphics accelerator including 3dfx Voodoo Banshee(tm),
3dfx Voodoo 2(tm), 3dfx Voodoo 3(tm), ATI(R) Rage Pro, Rendition(R) 
Verité(tm) V2200, Nvidia(tm) Riva 128(tm), Nvidia Riva TNT(tm), 
Nvidia Riva TNT 2(tm) Ultra, Intel i740, S3(R) Savage3D(tm), 
Matrox(R) G200 chipsets, and most newer Direct3D cards

Supported Input Devices
Mouse, keyboard, Microsoft(R) SideWinder(tm) Gamepad, Gravis 
Gamepad(tm) Pro, Gravis PC Gamepad(tm), Gravis GriP(tm), 
Gravis Xterminator(tm), Windows supported 4 or more button Gaming 
Controller (10 or more button analog pad recommended) 

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*3D SETUP PROGRAM*
3D Setup is the utility that lets you choose which 3D card you
want to use with the NHL 2000 demo.  The NHL 2000 demo supports 
all 3D accelerators from 3Dfx, as well as most 3D accelerators 
that supports Direct3D.  You do not need a 3D accelerator card to
run the NHL 2000 demo -- if you do not have a 3D accelerator,
or your 3D card is not supported, the demo will run using the 
software renderer.

3D Setup is automatically run in the background when you first 
install the NHL 2000 demo.  It will choose the best 3D accelerator 
on your system to run with.

If you want to change the 3D accelerator used with the demo, or 
if you install a new 3D accelerator, run 3DSetup located in the 
Start Menu under EA SPORTS --> NHL 2000 DEMO.

*Cards based on the 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics & Rush chipsets*
The NHL 2000 demo requires the Glide run-time drivers when using 
the Voodoo Graphics & Rush chipsets. If you do not have the Glide
run-time drivers installed, you may contact your board manufacturer
to obtain the latest drivers for your board. 

*Cards based on the 3Dfx Voodoo II & Voodoo Banshee chipsets*
We recommend that you upgrade your Glide drivers to version 3.02 
or higher.  These drivers can be obtained from your manufacturers
website.  If you do not upgrade your drivers, the NHL 2000 demo will
still run, but you may experience graphical or performance issues.
If you do upgrade your drivers, please run 3DSetup again, once you have 
finished upgrading.

*Cards based on the NVidia Riva 128 chipset*
Ensure you are using the latest revision of the drivers for the Nvidia
Riva 128 3D chipset. The NHL 2000 demo may not appear correctly if you
are using older drivers. 

For best look and performance, the following should be set via the Nvidia
RIVA 128 video card control panel:

Per pixel mipmapping: Disabled; 
Automatically generate 8 mipmap levels; 
Direct3D Texture Memory Size: 5-10 MB (or 0 on computers with 16 MB RAM
to avoid swapping).

If you are having trouble with unreadable or scrambled fonts, try changing
the Addressing Mode switches to:

Non-Filtered Texel Origin: Upper left corner
Filtered Texel Origin: x=0.00 texels, y=0.00 texels.

*ATI Rage Pro Cards*
Ensure you are using the latest revision of the drivers for the ATI Rage
Pro card.  The NHL 2000 demo may not appear correctly if you are using
older drivers.

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