______________________________________________________________________ CD Gamer August Issue, 1995 Welcome to the demo of NBA(r) Live '95. The version available in stores has the following features not available in this demo: * The ability to play an entire game * All of the NBA teams and players, with the exception of those players unavailable to us due to licensing constraints * Higher quality sound and movies for computers that can support it * Season and playoff modes * Customizable hard drive installation * User statistics tracking * Hundreds of beautiful high-resolution backgrounds and player portraits Remember, the demo is just a sample. The real thing is way more fun. --------------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM CONFIGURATION * IBM(r) or 100% compatible 486DX/33 * MS-DOS 5.0 * Double-speed CD-ROM drive (MPC 2 Compliant) * MSCDEX 2.21 or greater (Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions) * 8 MB RAM * Keyboard * 256 color VESA-compatible Super VGA (640x480) video card with 512K video RAM (VESA driver included) * Optional sound card RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION * IBM or 100% compatible 486DX/66 or Pentium(tm) * MS-DOS 6.0 or higher * Double-speed CD-ROM drive (MPC 2 Compliant) * Microsoft mouse version 6.0 and above or 100% compatible * Analog joystick or Gravis PC Gamepad(tm) * Sound Blaster(tm), Sound Blaster Pro(tm), Sound Blaster 16(tm), Gravis Ultrasound(tm), or Gravis Ultrasound MAX(tm) sound card * 256 color VESA-compatible VLB/PCI Super VGA (640x480) video card with 512K video RAM (VESA driver included) NOTES: * You need at least 400K of conventional memory and 7,104K XMS free to run the demo. * The supplied UNIVBE driver may not work with all video cards. We recommend that you first try the UNIVBE driver with your video card (UNIVBE will run automatically if no VESA driver is detected), and if you experience any problems, try loading your video card's VESA driver before starting the demo. --------------------------------- TO START THE DEMO: 1) Put the CD in the drive and type 'D: ' to move to your CD drive (substitute the correct letter if other than 'D:'). 2) At the 'D:>' prompt, type 'CD \NBA95 '. 3) At the 'D:\NBA95>' prompt, type 'NBA '. The NBA(r) and EA SPORTS(tm) screens appear, followed by the video introduction sequence and credits. * At each screen, press any key to advance to the next screen. The Game Setup menu appears. ---------------------------------- TO PLAY THE DEMO: MENU CONTROLS ACTION KEYBOARD MOUSE ------------------------------------------------------ Highlight menu item up/down arrows Cycle/toggle highlighted item left/right arrows Left-click Highlight button TAB/SHIFT-TAB Activate highlighted command button ENTER Left-click Return to prev. screen ESC Left-click 'X' Advance to next screen F1 Left-click checkmark DEFAULT GAMEPLAY CONTROLS ------------------------------------------------------- ACTION JOYSTICK KEYBOARD Pause game ESC Move normally Move joystick Arrow keys Turbo (fast) mode Move joystick to max INS + Arrow keys Pass/Switch players Button A SHIFT Shoot/Jump Button B ENTER In the demo, you play the first minute of the first two quarters of a game between the Eastern and Western All-Stars. You can view the player portraits and stats for the All-Stars, but not for other NBA players. * Select the game options (MODE, STYLE, LEVEL, and QUARTER), and then press F1 to continue. The Exhibition Team Select screen appears. * Press F1 to continue--you cannot select any teams other than the two All-Star teams for the demo. The Team Office screen appears. * Press F1 to continue. The Setup screen appears. * Click the mouse to move one of the four control symbols (Joystick 1, Joystick 2, Mouse, or Keyboard--Joystick recommended) to the team you want to control. If you want to change the default control settings for the controller, click the CONFIGURE button. * Press F1 to continue. The Team Matchups screen rates the teams, followed by the Starters screen, which displays the portraits and names of the starting players for both teams. To advance to the next screen or player, press any key. (To jump straight to the game, click the right mouse button.) * At the tip-off, press JUMP/SHOOT (Button B or ENTER) to make your center jump. You're on your own from here on out! After two quarters, you return to the Game Setup screen. Have fun! ------------------------------- LEGAL STUFF: EA SPORTS, THE EA SPORTS LOGO, AND "IT'S IN THE GAME" ARE TRADEMARKS OF ELECTRONIC ARTS. The NBA and individual NBA Team identifications used on or in this product are trademarks, copyrighted designs and other forms of intellectual property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective Teams and may not be used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc. (c) 1995 NBA Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, and Sound Blaster 16 are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Gravis, PC Gamepad, and Ultrasound are trademarks of Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION (c) 1995 ELECTRONIC ARTS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.