Setting Up Your PlayStation
Set up your PlayStation game console according to its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc. Insert the NBA ShootOut '98 disc and close the CD door. Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation game console. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game. Memory Card
You must insert your Memory Card before you start a Season, Playoff, change a Roster, or Create a Player to save your progress. NBA Shootout '98 saves user-defined options and all data for a Season, Playoff, Roster Change, or Created Player. Four blocks of memory must be available on your Memory Card in order to save any NBA ShootOut '98 data. Only one file can be saved at a time. If you don't have a Memory Card, all NBA ShootOut '98 data will be lost after turning off your PlayStation game console. Setting Up The Game
MAIN MENU
From each menu, use the directional arrow pad (D-pad) to highlight the menu options. Press to bring up the next menu and the button to exit a screen and return to the previous menu.
SELECT GAME
EXHIBITION
Use Exhibition games to perfect your fundamentals and prepare yourself for a grueling regular season or the pressure of the playoffs. Exhibition games are not recorded in the season standings and cannot be saved to a memory card.
Before starting a game, go to the Rosters and Options menus to make changes to your setup and game attributes.
TEAM SELECT SCREEN
Play with any team in the NBA including the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars. Choose a team based on its league ranking in the nine categories shown.
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D-Pad Up/Down to view the offensive and defensive team rankings.
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If you have altered a team's roster, press to cycle through the rankings of the revised, original, and draft rosters.
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Press L1/L2 to cycle through the league and choose an Away team.
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Press R1/R2 to choose a Home team.
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Press to accept the teams and bring up the Controller screen.
CONTROLLER
With the use of a Multi tap, NBA ShootOut '98 can be played with up to five players per team. A total of eight people can compete in a game. •
D-Pad Left/Right to choose a team. To play against the computer, leave the home or away controllers in their original state.
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Press to bring up the Edit Starters screen.
EDIT STARTERS
Use this screen to edit the starting lineup for the game. Substitute a starter with a player off the bench or simply switch the players to different starting positions.
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D-Pad Left/Right to highlight a starter.
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Press to bring up a list of available players at their usual positions.
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D-Pad Up/Down to select a player and press to replace the starter.
Each team needs a player or "sixth man" to come off of the bench during the game and add some spark to his team. Usually, this player is your top reserve. Rather than substitute your best bench player for a starter at the beginning of the game, use him to come off the bench when you need a lift.
PLAYER CARDS
A player card holds valuable statistics and rankings of each player's skill levels.
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Press to view the Player Card of each starter or replacement.
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Press to exit the Player Card.
DEFINITIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS
The following are definitions of the statistical abbreviations shown on a player card.
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DRB: Defensive Rebounding
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BLK: Shot Blocking Ability
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OFF: Offensive Awareness
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ORB: Offensive Rebounding
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DEF: Defensive Awareness
SEASON
See what it's like playing all of the teams from around the league in an entire NBA season. When a season is complete, if you're good enough, you'll have a chance to compete for the championship.
NEW SEASON
Select New Season and start your march through the regular season to a possible berth in the playoffs.
SEASON SCHEDULE
View the team schedules of every team in the league. From this screen, at any time during the season you can have a game simulated by pressing. All games prior to that date will be simulated for the entire league.
To begin play in a new season:
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Press L1/R1 to cycle through the league and choose a team for the season.
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Press to choose a roster.
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Press to simulate a game(s).
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Press to bring up the Controllers screen and play the next game on the schedule. See Controllers and Edit Starters under Exhibition for more details on setting up a game.
CONTINUE SEASON
Continue a season at the next scheduled game. Remember that games can be simulated. To use the Continue Season option, you must have already started a Season and saved the results to the Memory Card.
If the PlayStation game console has been turned off, the season must be loaded prior to selecting this option. See Memory Card/Saving Data for more details. Also, see Season for details on how to set up a season .png)
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