T.V. Sports Basketball - by CinemaWare
All-Time Greats Roster List up to 2025
v1.0
> SYNOPSIS
This is a Fantasy League I created from scratch for the classic Basketball
game by CinemaWare (1989/1990).
This work is entirely my own and not affiliated with CinemaWare in any way.
> FREEWARE
This patch is considered freeware. Use it as you like, but feel free to drop
me a note at the e-mail address below if you appreciate the work ? it took
quite a bit of time and testing to get right.
> DESCRIPTION
I've always wanted to play this game with the very best players for each
team. So I decided to create my own league, with a few rules :
1. Each team features the greatest players in its history, from the late 60s
up to today. Only players who made a significant impact for that team are
included.
Example: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a Laker, not a Buck. LeBron James is a Cav,
not a Heat.
Some multi-team players were tricky?I used my best judgment.
2. No player duplicates. A player can appear as a coach for another team.
3. Some names had to be shortened due to CinemaWare?s limits.
Example: Roundfield ? Rndfield, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ? Kareem Abdl-Jbbr.
4. Jersey numbers are restricted (no x6 to x9, max 55). When a player?s real
number wasn?t possible, I used an alternate.
5. Player heights are accurate to real life.
6. Teams are balanced. Dynasties like LAL, CHI, GSW, HOU, BOS are strongest.
Mid-tier examples: UTH, DAL. Lower-tier: MIN, CHA?but no team is more than
~15 points apart.
7. Ratings exceed the original cap of 32. Superstars (Jordan, LeBron) hit
mid-40s. Starters generally in high 30s?40s, benches mid-30s, very few in
high 20s.
8. The original Atlantic division had six real teams plus a fictional
?CinemaWare? team. I replaced it with Toronto, of course featuring Vince
Carter.
9. Coaches are rated quite high on purpose. Their strength reflects their
influence on the team, not just a sideline role.
> INSTALLATION
- Installing update into a floppy disk
IMPORTANT: BACK UP YOUR ORIGINAL REEL 2 disk. NEVER PATCH THE ORIGINAL.
a. Make the REEL 2 disk write-enabled.
b. Extract the archive to RAM Disk.
c. Copy seas and tdat to the REEL 2 disk, overwriting the old files.
(ROSTERS.PRT is optional, included only for reference.)
d. Start TV Sports Basketball and enjoy.
- Installing update with WhdLoad
a. After installing the game with WhdLoad, open the data directory in the
TVSportsBasketball folder.
b. Extract the archive to RAM Disk.
c. Copy seas and tdat into the data directory, overwriting the old files.
(ROSTERS.PRT is optional, included only for reference.)
d. Start TV Sports Basketball as normal.
> CONTACT DETAILS
Author: Karl 'KKR75' Asseily
e-mail: karl@asseily.com
Feedback and suggestions are welcome.
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