NHL 97
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Developers | |
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EA Canada | |
Publishers | |
EA Sports | |
Release dates | |
DOS | August 31, 1996 |
Windows | August 31, 1996 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Sports |
Sports | Hockey |
Series | NHL |
⤏ Go to series page | |
NHL Hockey (NHL '94) | 1993 |
NHL 95 | 1994 |
NHL 96 | 1995 |
NHL 97 | 1996 |
NHL 98 | 1997 |
NHL 99 | 1998 |
NHL 2000 | 1999 |
NHL 2001 | 2000 |
NHL 2002 | 2001 |
NHL 2003 | 2002 |
NHL 2004 | 2003 |
NHL 2005 | 2004 |
NHL 06 | 2005 |
NHL 07 | 2006 |
NHL 08 | 2007 |
NHL 09 | 2008 |
Key points
- Cannot be installed on modern Windows due to installer issues
- Alt+Tab ↹ is disabled
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\User[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Alt+Tab ↹ is disabled. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | 2v2 | ||
LAN play | 2 | |||
Online play | 2 | For DOSBox use DOSBox IPX/modem emulation. |
- 8 player support is available (requires the Gravis GrIP Multiport)
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Installer does not run on modern Windows
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 2 | |
DOS video modes | SVGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | Intel Pentium 100 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 MB | 70 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA 1 MB of VRAM | 2 MB of VRAM |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | Intel Pentium 100 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB | 80 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 2 compatible | 2 MB of VRAM |
- Compatible sound cards (DOS version): Creative Sound Blaster 2.0, Creative Sound Blaster Pro, Creative Sound Blaster 16, Gravis Ultrasound, Ensoniq Soundscape
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).