Jimmy Johnson's VR Football 98
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(Playstation - US, Football)
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Developed_By:
Padded Cell Studios
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VR Sports
Released On:
01 Sep 1997
Jimmy Johnson's VR Football is a football video game released for the PlayStation console in 1997. The story mode follows Jimmy Johnson, a former American football coach, as he enters the world of English football, taking on the role of manager at various clubs. With his expertise and charisma, he aims to lead these teams to success and prove that American football knowledge can be applied to this new sport.
The gameplay in Jimmy Johnson's VR Football is straightforward and easy to pick up, making it accessible to players of all skill levels. Players control their team through a series of matches, using various tactics and strategies to outmaneuver their opponents. The game features a variety of modes, including a career mode where you can build your own team and guide them to success over multiple seasons.
Part #:
SLUS-00500 (USA)
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
How to Play
Starting the Game
1. Set up your PlayStation according to its instruction manual.
2. Open the Disc cover, place the CD into the Console with the printed side upwards.
3. Close the Disc cover and press the POWER button to load and play the game.
Warning
It is advisable that you do not insert or remove peripherals or Memory cards once the power is turned on.
Controller
Front View
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L1 BUTTON
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R1 BUTTON
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L2 BUTTON
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R2 BUTTON
Top View
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DIRECTIONAL BUTTON
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SELECT BUTTON
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START BUTTON
Written Form - Phonetics
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TRIANGLE BUTTON
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CIRCLE BUTTON
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X BUTTON
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SQUARE BUTTON
Pre-Season
Select Team Screen
Teams are displayed by division.
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Press ⇑⇓ to go to the next division.
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Press ⇔ to change the team.
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Press ✖ to select a team.
You can choose from 30 pro teams, best teams from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, All Pro teams, and Jimmy's team.
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Press L1 in Pre-Season mode and the computer will pick two random pro teams for you.
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To create your own team, insert a memory card into the slot above your controller and press ■ to go to the Custom Teams screen.
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To view a team's stats, press ● to go to the View Team screen.
Custom Teams Screen
With Custom Teams, you can create a team, save it on a memory card, and use it to play against a friend's custom team.
If you have 5 blocks free on your memory card, you can create up to 4 pre-season teams and 1 season team. You can use your season team in pre-season mode. Your season team is created when you start a regular or advanced memory card season.
To create a custom team, press ⇔ to choose a pre-season option and press ✖ to Create Team. Then select a team to start with. The Create Team screen will appear.
After creating a team, use the Custom Teams screen to select your team for future games. You may edit an existing customized team by choosing Create Team or delete a team by choosing Delete.
Create Team Screen
You can customize your roster by Cloning players from other teams and even Creating your own players. You may also Delete a created player. Press ▲ when you are Done.
Clone Player
1. Press ⇑⇓ to highlight a player and press ✖. A player in the same position from another team appears on the right.
2. Press ⇑⇓ to cycle through the players from that team. Press ⇔ to change teams. Press ✖ to clone the player to your team.
Create Player
1. Press ■ to go to the Create Player screen.
2. Press ⇑⇓ to highlight a category. Press ⇔ to change its value.
3. Select DONE when you are finished.
You'll be asked to Replace a player from your team if your roster was already full when you created your player. Press ⇑⇓ to highlight a player and press ✖ to replace him with your created player. You may create up to 40 players per custom team.
Delete Player
1. Press ● to go to the Delete Player screen.
2. Press ⇑⇓ to highlight a player and press ✖ to delete him.
When you delete a player in pre-season or practice modes, he will be automatically replaced.
View Team Screen
The View Team screen displays a team's abilities in bar form in eight categories. It also lets you view team information.
Team Schedule
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Press to scroll through your team's season schedule.
Team Stats
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Press to cycle through the team's offensive and defensive statistics. The right hand side displays how their opponents performed.
Player Stats
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Press to highlight a player. Press to view his abilities or statistics.
Substitutions (After team is chosen)
1. Press to highlight the position of the player you want to substitute and press *.
2. Press to highlight a player and press *.
3. Press to highlight the substitute player and press * to swap the players.
If you have a memory card and the team is a Custom Team or Season Team, your substitutions will be automatically saved at the end of the game.
Injury Report (Memory Card Season Mode)
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Select this to see which players are injured.
Player Select Screen
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Press toward the team of your choice. Press when finished.
Multitap Mode
When two Multi-taps are plugged in, up to 8 players can play, six per team. The top four controllers are those plugged into the first Multi-tap's ports: 1-A, 1-B, 1-C, and 1-D.
The lowest numbered controller per team is the captain. The captain chooses the plays and is the Quarterback. If you want to watch a Computer versus Computer game, leave the controllers in the middle and press *.
PreGame Screen
Start Game
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Takes you right into a game.
Load Edited Plays
This is where you load the block of plays you created in the Play Editor. You can also load a different block of plays at halftime.
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Press to highlight a block of plays and press to load them.
Substitutions
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This is similar to Substitutions on the View Team screen.
Controls
Directional button
Moves player
[*]
Toggles to defender closest to the ball
L1
Toggles to nearest non-blocked defender
R1
Toggles to nearest non-blocked defender
L2
Zooms In
Hold R1 & Directional button
Adjusts camera height
Tap
for single frame reverse
Hold
for fast reverse
Press
to play
Press again
to pause
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