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'''Ice Hockey''' is a [[1988]] game published and developed by [[Nintendo]] based on the sport of the same name. It was originally released in Japan for the [[Famicom Disk System]], and was later released in North America and in some PAL regions for the [[NES]]. It was later re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan, North America, and some PAL regions. | '''Ice Hockey''' is a [[1988]] game published and developed by [[Nintendo]] based on the sport of the same name. It was originally released in Japan for the [[Famicom Disk System]], and was later released in North America and in some PAL regions for the [[NES]]. It was later re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan, North America, and some PAL regions. | ||
The play and mechanics of Ice Hockey are mostly similar to that of ice hockey in real life. The objective for both team is to hit a black puck with a hockey stick that each player carries into the opponent's goal. | The play and mechanics of Ice Hockey are mostly similar to that of ice hockey in real life. The arena is similarly designed to a real-world ice hockey rink, coated in ice, with a goal on either side. The objective for both team is to hit a black puck with a hockey stick that each player carries into the opponent's goal. Each game is made up of three periods, with the victory going to the team who has the most points at the end of the game. | ||
Teams are made up of five players including the goaltender, as opposed to six in real life. Teams are composed of different combinations of light, medium, and heavy skaters. If two opposing players fight for the puck for a certain amount of time, other players join into the fight, resulting in the player from the losing team in the fight to be put in the penalty box for a period of time. | |||
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Image:Ice Hockey NES title.png|Title screen | Image:Ice Hockey NES title.png|Title screen | ||
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== Rules of the game == | |||
[[Image:Ice Hockey NES goal.png|right]] | |||
The object of the game is to shoot the puck into the opposing team's goal more often than your opponent can shoot the puck into your own goal. Each game is composed of three periods, the lengths of which are determined by the amount of time that was selected when teams were chosen. After the first period, the teams simply switch sides. After the second period, a small intermission featuring Zamboni machines is shown before the teams will switch sides again. If the teams are tied by the end of the third period, the game goes into an extra two minute period of overtime. If the players are ''still'' tied after the extra period, the game goes into a shootout, where each member from both teams goes one on one against the goaltender in an attempt to slip more pucks into the goal. If this also results in a draw, the game repeats the pattern of extra period and shootout until one player comes out ahead. | |||
=== Penalties === | |||
==== Icing ==== | |||
If a players shoots the puck from their zone all the way into the opposing team's zone, crossing both blue lines in the process, and it is collected by a member of the opposite team, the shooter will be called for "Icing". The referee will collect the puck, and a face-off will occur back in the original zone that the puck was shot from. | |||
==== Fighting ==== | |||
If two players fight over possession of the puck long enough, a brawl may break out between members of both teams. The "winner" of the fight will be the player who tapped {{nes|A}} the most times. In the end, the losing team's player is briefly ejected and the winning team will begin a power play. Then a face-off will occur and the teammates of the ejected player must play one man short until the ejected player is released from the penalty box. | |||
== Controls == | == Controls == | ||
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! Type || [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Skinny.png]]<br/> | ! Type || Light<br/>[[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Skinny.png]] || Medium<br/>[[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] || Heavy<br/>[[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Heavy.png]] | ||
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! Speed | ! Speed | ||
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! USA (Japan) || Sweden (USA) | ! USA (Japan) || Sweden (USA) | ||
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|[[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] | |[[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES USA Normal.png]] | ||
|[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Heavy.png]] | |[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Sweden Heavy.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Poland || Canada | ! Poland || Canada | ||
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|[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Heavy.png]] | |[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Poland Heavy.png]] | ||
|[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Heavy.png]] | |[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Canada Heavy.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Russia || Czechoslovakia | ! Russia || Czechoslovakia | ||
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|[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Heavy.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Heavy.png]] | |[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Skinny.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Heavy.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Russia Heavy.png]] | ||
|[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Heavy.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Heavy.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Heavy.png]] | |[[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Normal.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Heavy.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Heavy.png]] [[Image:Ice Hockey NES Czech Heavy.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | == Playing a game == | ||
=== Player selection === | === Player selection === | ||
Before you begin a new game, you may choose between a one player game and a two player game. In a one player game, you must play against a computer-controlled opponent. In a two player game, each player takes command of one of the opposing teams. There is no cooperative mode available in this game; two players may not control members of one team against a computer controller team. | Before you begin a new game, you may choose between a one player game and a two player game. In a one player game, you must play against a computer-controlled opponent. In a two player game, each player takes command of one of the opposing teams. There is no cooperative mode available in this game; two players may not control members of one team against a computer controller team. | ||
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=== Face-off === | === Face-off === | ||
[[Image:Ice Hockey NES face-off.png|right]] | [[Image:Ice Hockey NES face-off.png|right]] | ||
Once all players have made their selection, the game will begin. It starts with a face-off. Face-offs also occur after every goal, at the start of each new period, or after penalties are called for Icing or getting into fights that have to be broken up. Before a face-off begins, both teams will assemble in a huddle. This is your opportunity to rearrange your team using the direction pad or buttons (see Controls above) so that you can select which member of your team will compete in the face-off for the puck. Once the referee blows the whistle and appears on the ice, you cannot make any more adjustments. The two opposing players who are closest to each other will participate in the face-off. Once the puck is dropped, players compete to press {{nes|A}} the fastest and gain control over the puck. | Once all players have made their selection, the game will begin. It starts with a face-off. Face-offs also occur after every goal, at the start of each new period, or after penalties are called for Icing or getting into fights that have to be broken up. Before a face-off begins, both teams will assemble in a huddle. This is your opportunity to rearrange your team using the direction pad or buttons (see Controls above) so that you can select which member of your team will compete in the face-off for the puck. Once the referee blows the whistle and appears on the ice, you cannot make any more adjustments. The two opposing players who are closest to each other will participate in the face-off. Once the puck is dropped, players compete to press {{nes|A}} the fastest and gain control over the puck. Use the control pad to help guide the direction that the puck is sent if you succeed in slapping the puck before your opponent. | ||
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=== Strategies === | === Strategies === | ||