NHL 97
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| EA Canada | |
| Publishers | |
| EA Sports | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | October 1, 1996 |
| Windows | October 1, 1996 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Sports |
| Sports | Hockey |
| Series | NHL |
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| ⤏ 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 |
NHL 97 is a sports game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts via their EA Sports brand. It is the sixth installment of EA's NHL series.
The game's installer has issues running on modern systems.
General information
- Alt+Tab ↹ is disabled
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Game data
In-game options menu.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\User[Note 1] |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game mouse settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | ||||
| Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).