Welcome to the Madden NFLｪ 2000 Macintosh Demo. Only Exhibition Mode is available in this Demo version. You can choose to play as either the Atlanta Falcons or the Denver Broncos. The game will begin in the second half, with Denver leading Atlanta 17-6 and receiving the ball.
The full version of Madden NFL 2000 includes:
- 31 current NFLｪ teams plus historic teams (120+ teams total)
- Arcade, Exhibition, Season, and Franchise modes of play.
- Audio commentary by John Madden and Pat Summerall.
- Over 30 stadiums.
- Network play (local network and Internet) against other Macs.
- "One Button" gameplay option, for simpler game control.
- "Coach & Click" mode, where you call the plays and let the computer control the players.
- Variable weather conditions- play in the snow and rain, with variable wind.
- 28 play books, plus a play editor to create your own.
Ordering Info
The full version of Madden NFLｪ 2000 is now available at major retailers. Or order directly from Aspyr Media:
Aspyr Media, Inc.
PO Box 5861
Austin, TX 78763
Orders: 888-212-7797
Web: www.aspyr.com
Email: info@aspyr.com
Starting up the first time
Madden 2000 will attempt to detect your machine's speed and graphics hardware, and set itself up the first time it runs to play best on your machine. You can change the graphics, sound, and controller options at any time by clicking on the Graphics, Input, and Game tabs in the initial "Madden NFLｪ 2000 Setup" window.
If you don't have Apple's DrawSprocket and InputSprocket installed, run the Sprockets Installer in the "extras" folder that comes with the demo.
If you have a ATI Rage Pro or Rage 128 based 3D accelerator, you will need to have OpenGL 1.1.2 or later installed on your Mac to fully use the 3D accelerator. You can get the latest OpenGL installer from Apple's web site: http://www.apple.com/opengl.
After installing OpenGL, restart your Mac and then run the Madden NFLｪ 2000 application. Under the Graphics tab, select "OpenGL" from the "Renderer:" popup. If you have a Rage 128 card, check the box next to "32 bit color" at the bottom of the window for best graphics quality (do not check the 32 bit box on Rage Pro equipped machines, it will make gameplay extremely slow).
Note to iMac owners- If you have an iMac with a Rage Pro 3D accelerator, you may find playing the game with the "Software" renderer provides better control and gameplay (with some sacrifice in graphics quality). The high detail graphics and player models in Madden 2000 are sometimes more than the Rage Pro can handle at a fast frame rate. If you are playing in OpenGL on a Rage Pro iMac, and game play is slow or choppy, you can try turning down detail settings in the "System Options" menu under "Detail Settings". Turning field/stadium/player models to a lower setting may help.
Navigating the Game Interface
Use the mouse or the arrow keys & Return to select items in the interface.
Keyboard Controls
The default keyboard controls are:
(keyboard controls are reconfigurable in the full version, but not the demo)
Arrow keys or Keypad (2,4,6,8) - move player
Offense-Pass:
View receivers (before snap) - W and R
Snap the ball - D
Switch to passing mode - D (after snapping ball)
Pass to receiver (S,D,F,W,R)
Throw ball away - E
Offense-Run:
Snap the ball - D
Speed Burst - D
Dive/QB Slide - S
Jump/Hurdle - E
Spin Move - F
Juke Left/Right - W/R
Lateral the Ball - A
Defense:
Switch players - D
Dive - S
Speed Burst/Power Tackle - F
Jump - E
Swim Move (D. Linemen) - R
Kicking:
Kickoff/Punt/FG - D then D again
Direction of Kick - arrow keys/keypad
Setting up GamePads/Joysticks
You can use the "Configure Mouse/Gamepad" button under the Input tab in the Madden 2000 Setup window to configure a gamepad or joystick. Madden 2000 defaults to using ten action buttons (Buttons 1-9 and a start/pause button) and four directional buttons to control the game. When configuring the gamepad, you will want to assign those ten buttons & four directions to buttons on your gamepad. First assign the four directions of the dpad or joystick to Move Up, Down, etc. Then set the action buttons on your gamepad to "Button 1" through "Button 9". It is very important to make sure and assign "Start/Pause" to a button, as this is the one you'll press to start or abort a game.
The in-game actions for each of the "Button1" through "Button 9" perform depend on whether you are on defense or offense, rushing, passing, or receiving. The "Help" button in the Input panel shows a list of these actions.
If you don't have a gamepad with ten buttons, assign Start/Pause and as many of the buttons starting with "Button 1" as you can. In the full version of Madden you can reconfigure the buttons inside the game to different actions.
Using multiple gamepads/joysticks: Setting up more than one gamepad on a single machine is basically the same as setting up a single gamepad. When choosing the Movement buttons, Buttons 1 through 9, and Start/Pause, you just need to make sure the second (or third, etc) gamepad is set up as Player 2 (or 3, etc). If you are setting up a second game pad, you will select "Move Up (Player 2)" for the d-pad up, etc. Then set "Button 1 (Player 2)" through "Button 8 (Player 2)" to the buttons on that gamepad. Finally set "Start/Pause (Player 2)" to a button on the gamepad. Make sure each gamepad is set to the same "(Player #)" settings (so you don't have "Button 1 (Player 2)" and "Button 2 (Player 3)" on the same pad).
"Controller Select" setup option: If this option is set to the default, "Mouse Enabled", when you are at the controller select screen the mouse cursor (the small arrow) will be active, so you can click on the Start or Cancel buttons after selecting your team. To select your team, press up or down (keyboard arrows or gamepad buttons) to move the controller icon to the team you want to play. Then click the Start button with the mouse to start the game.
If you have Controller Select set to "Mouse Disabled", you must press the space bar or Start button on your controller to start a game. The mouse cursor must be disabled if you would like to play the game with the mouse as a controller - simply move the mouse up or down to select the team to play.
"Identify Receivers by Key" setup option: With this option on, when you are playing a game with the keyboard, the numbers identifying receivers during a pass play are replaced with the keyboard key you would press to pass to them. For example, if the keyboard is configured so a pass to receiver #1 is the 'S' key, instead of showing a '1' above the #1 receiver's head during a play, the game would show an 'S'. This setting doesn't affect joystick/gamepad controlled teams, which still identify receivers by button number.
Troubleshooting
No mouse cursor shows up in the game: You need to configure your mouse from the Input tab of the initial Madden 2000 Setup window. Click on "Configure mouse/gamepad/..." and the click on the icon of your mouse on the left side of the dialog. You should set up your mouse left/right movement to "Cursor Left/Right" and the up/down movement to "Cursor Up/Down". Set up the mouse button to "Mouse Click". Set Command (or control) click to "Alt Mouse Click". If you have a Microsoft Intellimouse or other mouse with a special driver, you may need to configure its control panel to disable extra features while running Madden 2000.
Monitor displays garbage during game or game crashes after the intro movie- Some monitors and video cards require very specific "refresh rate" settings to work, particularly at resolutions higher than 640x480. If the game displays the EA legal splash screen and introduction movies, but then shows bad graphics or your monitor flickers back and forth, you probably need to set a specific refresh rate in the Madden NFLｪ 2000 Setup window. If you don't know what refresh rates your monitor supports, go to the Monitors & Sound control panel under the Apple menu, and look at the list of resolutions. The number labeled "Hz" is the refresh rate. For instance, if you have "800 x 600, 75Hz" in the Resolution list, you would select "800x600" in the Madden 2000 setup application for resolution (on the "Graphics" panel), and "75Hz" from the Refresh popup menu. If you continue to have trouble with the game recognizing your settings, also try switching your desktop to the desired resolution (800x600 75hz in this case) in the Monitors & Sound control panel, and then start up the game.
iMac's with GameWizard 3Dfx cards don't run properly- To run Madden 2000 in 3Dfx mode on these Macs, you will need to set a specific refresh rate in the Madden NFLｪ 2000 Setup window Graphics panel. Pick the rate in the Refresh popup the most closely matches the iMac's default refresh rates. For instance, to play in 640x480, you should select 120Hz (the closest to the iMac's 117Hz).
Appearance Manager - On Mac's running pre-OS 8.0, you will need to install the Appearance Manager extension to run the Madden NFLｪ 2000 application. In the "Extras" folder that comes with the Madden 2000 Demo, there are instructions on how to install this file.
OpenGL Drivers - These drivers need to be installed to play Madden with hardware acceleration on an ATI Rage 128 or Rage Pro. You can check Apple's web site in your web browser, at http://www.apple.com/opengl, to download the OpenGL drivers.
DrawSprocket/InputSprocket - DrawSprocket and InputSprocket are required by Madden 2000. If you do not have them installed, you need to install them with the Sprockets Installer in the Extras folder.
Detecting new hardware - If you add new hardware to your Mac and want Madden 2000 to automatically detect it, throw away the "Madden 2000 Prefs" file in your Preferences folder in the System Folder, and also throw away the "MADN2K SETTINGS" file in the Madden Game:Save folder. You will have to reset any preferences you have changed since first running the game.
Performance Tips
Here are a few things you can try to make the game play faster and smoother:
･ If you are playing in OpenGL on an iMac or other Mac with a Rage Pro 3D accelerator, make sure the "32 bit" check box in the Graphics panel of the Madden 2000 Setup window is off.
･ Set the game resolution to a smaller size (in the Graphics panel of the Madden Setup window).
･ Change the Madden Detail Settings: After going to the Arcade/Exhibition/Season screen, click on the System Options menu on the left. Then select Detail Settings. Setting Players, Stadium Detail, and Field to Low or Medium will speed up the game. Also turning off Sidelines, Shadows, and Weather will speed up the game.
･ If you are playing in OpenGL or 3dfx on a non-G3, playing in Software rendering will be considerably faster. Madden 2000 needs a fast CPU and 3D accelerator to run in OpenGL or 3dfx mode. To switch to software, go to the Graphics panel in the Madden 2000 Setup window, and select "Software" from the Renderer: popup menu.
･ Quit all other open applications.
･ Restart your Mac with only necessary extensions (Mac OS base extensions, QuickTime, Draw & Input Sprockets), using the Extensions Manager control panel.
Mac Credits
Macintosh Programming by Mark Adams and Ken Cobb
Special Thanks to: Suellen Adams, Hampus Edvardsson, Bill Money, and all the testers!
At Electronic Arts: Lisa Paulson, Munir Haddad, Charlie Scibetta, Eric Whiteford and Eric Kornblum.
At Tiburon: Steve Chiang, Scott Taylor, Ian Schmidt, Stuart Riffle, Marek Telgarsky and the rest of the crew.
