Finishing what Tengen started...

[Turd]

My 2010 ROM is at a point where I don't have to spend a lot of time on it for updates, so I thought I'd see about some interest for another project...

I know there aren't a lot of people left here who play a lot, but I thought I'd just throw this out there anyways (I mentioned this a long time ago, but now I'm ready with some help...

Would anyone be interested in a project where we add the remaining teams from the 1986/1987 seasons to the game? We have the 30 team ROM, why not utilize it?  We could have 26 teams, plus the AL/NL all-stars, and then 2 teams left.

I'm not as much of a hard-core original guy as some of you, so I'd need lots of help from anyone interested.  Some questions need to be answered...

What should we do with the remaining 2 team spots?
Do we take the team from 1986, 1987, or a mix of both (for each team)
How do we rate certain attributes for the players to make it go in-line with the original

Would anyone at all be interested in this project, or am I wasting my time?  If this does happen, I could setup my editor so that all of us involved could have access to it and we could edit in one spot...

Let me know if anyone is interested...

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[Attezz]

Definitely interested.

Why not just take the team from the season that had the better record.

[Gantry]

Interested but I'm a lazy bastard and probably wouldn't contribute a ton.  I think we'd have to come up with some sort of formula based on stats to fill out the rosters. 

Like Attezz's idea about better record but it should be a 50/50 split on years. 

Cross editing is a good idea, diffuse the laziness and a few teams per person

[Turd]

That was my idea as well, pick the better team...I'll setup my editor so we can collaborate and get the ROM ready.  Not sure when, but as soon as I have this ready, I'll email all who said they were interested with info on how to get editing...

I agree some sort of formula for editing would be good...as usual, the toughest will be rating pitcher speed and curve...

Perhaps we should get some discussion going in the meantime on what those should be...let's try and keep the numbers as close to original style ratings as possible...

[Gantry]

Are there any posts/threads on player forumlas?  Surely someone has come up with one by now...

[Attezz]

Are there any posts/threads on player forumlas?

There definitely are.

[Turd]

I have a few good ones for base values that I've coded into my editor...so when you enter contact and HR, it spits out a base value...works great for starting out...

Also, I thought we could use the last two team spots for an "Editor's all-star" team where we use names of the editors and then some of the top Dee-nee posters...using post count or something as a basis...something like EA or Midway used to do with their games where the programmers had characters in the game...

Anyways, working on the editor as I type this...

[Clambutt]

I've not done any editing on anything in a while, but I'd like to see this get done.  Let me know what I need to do to help out.

[Turd]

I'm an ambitious dude...it'll get done.

[ultimate7]

Are there any posts/threads on player forumlas?  Surely someone has come up with one by now...

I personally don't like using a formula, mostly because Tengen didn't use them.  I want someone like Steve Balboni to have high power and high contact regardless of what his stats were because I think that is what his RBI persona would have been.

I use stats combined with a feel for the type of player someone was (Lindeman)

[Gantry]

That's all well and good, but it's REALLY tough to do when you are talking about 30 teams.  If you want to take the time to rate 480 or whatever players by gut feeling, feel free. 

[Turd]

I think we should use the formulas as a base, and then if we want to go drastically outside of that base, we could all discuss and vote on it.

[Turd]

Guys, I made some excellent progress on getting my editor to allow for editing multiple ROMS (instead of just my 2010 version).  I should have it functional hopefully within another night or two, and I'll open it up to you fools.

[Shooty]

I'd help with the Blue Jays and Expos for sure

[Turd]

Great, we should have a nice product with this crew.

[Suckerpunch]

I could help as well.  I've also got a 2007 ROM that I would like to finish with your 30 team editor. 

For the final 2 team spots, it might be interesting to use the best rbi arcade players and form an all-time NL and AL team.  This would be easy since we already have their numbers.  And for those of us who play the cpu, it might be more challenging to play vs one of these teams.

Do we know if these 30 team ROMs can be put on a cart?

tecmoturd-I could probably play again tonight if you are interested.

[TempoGL]

i'll do work on the white sox and another team (mariners, royals?) if it will help

[Gantry]

I'll do 2-3 teams once we decide on a semi-consistent ranking system

[TβG]

some ideas for the two extra teams:

japanese all-stars / negro league all-stars (there is already a japanese/negro league rom)
maybe make two teams out of early 80's / late 80's all-stars who came in or left the league before and after the game came out. (rod carew comes to mind)

[Turd]

Or, how about the absolute dream team of best players in history with their best season...or, I could actually remove them altogether, I think I figured out how to do that...

Ok, for the people who said they were interested, I'm going to send you all a PM, as the site is ready (with hopefully no bugs).  I'll ahve all the info available that you need in that PM.

Anyone else who's interested, post here...all I ask when you get on this project is to be open-minded and don't make your favorite team good cause you like them, make them play like they would have that year...I want this to be as good of a game as Tengen would have made it (or better) back in the day, something cart-worthy.