Razor 1911  Proudly Presents:

NBA Live '97 (c) Electronic Arts

Supplied By : Wedge (Karrade)         Release Date : 05 December 1996
Cracked By : Beowulf              Protection Type : File Re-Route

Game Format : Sports                   System Type : DOS
Packed By : Crackpot              Install Method : See Below

EA Sports delivers on this year's version of the highly touted
NBA Live basketball sim. The new '97 version features much improved
polygon based texture mapped graphics, smoother animation, better
gameplay and an enhanced virtual stadium. All this plus high-res
graphics, in-depth statistics, and multiple modes of play.

There is no better basketball game out there for the PC than this
one. Basketball fans of all sorts will enjoy this kick-ass title.

ENJOY!

***  RELEASE NOTES  ***

We are proud to say that our version was cracked by a real cracker
to work properly. This release does not depend on unprofessional
batch files and cheesy subst commands. We kept this game in tact as
much as possible. We did not excessively dupe or remove vital game
grafx files just to keep this release small. Only a totally desperate
group would engage in such a pitiful practice to get a game out.

We decided to test PRESTIGE's version of this game and we weren't
suprised to see that A.) the DOS version (the REAL game) does not
work properly due to packaging problems. B.) Most people couldn't
even get their release to install properly. And C.) even if they
did somehow install, both the DOS and Win95 versions of the game
will crash at Halftime of any given game due to missing graphics
files. This essentially means the rushed-out PSG release is a total
waste of time & space.

Beware of CHEAP imitations!  Accept only the best from Razor 1911!

What was Ripped Out:

Movies, speech, some music & the cheesy winbloze version..
Full graphics & sound effects are in tact.

Unfortunately we were not able to strip this game down any more
without removing necessary game files. We opted not to ruin this game
by removing more graphics files, which could have very well kept the
game smaller. We feel this game is fully playable and enjoyable in
this format. Any smaller and this release would be crap!

Installation Guide

Un-RAR NBA97.001 to the drive letter of your choice.  Make sure its
installed in the /NBA97 dir. The game is very picky about this.

After its uncompressed, run SETUP.EXE to select your sound card, then
just run NBA.BAT and you're ready to jam!

When the game starts, hit the ESC key a couple times to bypass the
removed intro movie files. You can then select your mode of play..

This release uncompresses to roughly 150 megs, so make sure you have
ample HD space before you try to install.

Special Greets Fly Out To:

ZEUS, Wedge, Punisher, China Blue, Holy Beast, Snoop-Mav, Beowulf, and
the whole PARADIGM crew!

PRESTIGE - Hey, nice BATCH programming.. Real crackers would be proud!

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I.  NEW ADDITIONS

We welcome China Blue, Crackpot, Holy Beast, Immortal, John Lennon,
Johnny Cyberpunk, Lornicus, Menion Leah, Shrine, Snoop-Maverick,
Wedge, ZEUS and Zodiac....We will explain later ;)

II.  GROUP AND SCENE NEWS

We wish Druidkin a fond farewell.  He has helped this group over the
years to build the WORLD FAMOUS net team we have today.  Ciao!

III.  RAZOR COMMEMORATIVE CD UPDATE:

We would like to take this time to update everyone on the status
of the Razor 1911 Commemorative CD.  It is true that we have been
slow on shipping out some of the Razor CD orders.  We'd like to
take this time to apologize to those of you whose order have been
delayed.  Unfortunately, we had to move our inventory to a new
location due to some security problems.  And Please note that we
have now taken all the necessary steps to correct the problem,
and all the back orders have been shipped out as of today.  So,
if you have a back order with us, you will receive the CD package
within the week.

Also note that from now on, every order that we receive will
be mailed out within 3 working days.  Thank you for your support.

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