Welcome to the most realistic basketball simulator ever made! This program is the culmination of months of work and research, in order to give fans an exciting way to simulate basketball in a way that has never been done before.
Warning: This is NOT an arcade type game, where players are controlled by keystrokes, taking away the true responses of the way the teams play together, and the matchups at each position. The interaction is at a coaching level, where you decide who to substitute at crucial situations, or how to matchup with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, or Akeem Olajuwon.
Just put the players on the floor and watch them play. In this game, position matchups are very important. Putting an ace defender on a good scorer will show results! Also, like a real game, playing someone out of their "true position" may change the game significantly, both from the defensive and rebounding standpoints.
NEW FEATURES OF SLAM DUNK! (SINCE 1.50)
• Added auto-scheduler, and schedule-player! Schedules can be run in background under Multifinder or System 7. Plays games in seconds!
• Can now use built-in Slam Dunk! editor to edit divisions/schedules or as a general editor to create/edit team templates.
• Keeps track of individual game records, e.g. most points in a game.
• Drag-and-drop ability for running schedules or opening text files.
• Draft existing players to create your own teams. A team drafting function has now been integrated.
• Added icon sets for all Slam Dunk! related files.
• Can now play games at a neutral location.
• Able to save box scores.
• College players can optionally foul out after 6 fouls, instead of 5, to simulate Big East rules. Also abides by new college 7/10 team fouls rule.
• Team & stats are now integrated in the same file -- no more ".st" files!
• Easier to clear team stats.
• Added new stats input format for team generation.
• More error checking and reporting when creating teams.
• Improved game control window.
• Fixed minor simulation bugs.
EXISTING SLAM DUNK! FEATURES:
• Play by play commentary.
• Play versus the computer or play games automatically!
• 4 different offensive or defensive styles of play.
• Automatic accumulation of stats every time games are played.
• Print box scores of final game results.
• Play college teams against pro teams.
• Full control over player substitution.
• Realistic play by position.
• Player fatigue.
• Doubleteaming.
• Play with either College or Pro rules.
• Create new pro or college teams using your own statistics.
• Create your own divisions/leagues.
• Calculate most effective 5 players at any time during game.
• Display individual leaders in 12 statistical categories.
• Keeps history of all games played in a schedule format.
• Display team stats in over 15 categories in various formats.
• Display division/league standings, including home/road records.
• And much more!...
USING OLDER SLAM DUNK! TEAMS!!!
The file type and creator of all related Slam Dunk! files has changed:
PRE-V1.6 V1.6
Type Creator Type Creator
Teams TEXT TPAS TEAM SdNk
Divisions TEXT KAHL DVSN SdNk
SCORES TEXT ???? SCRS SdNk
If you want to use any of these files you already have, their type and creator must change (Slam Dunk! won't recognize the old types). There are many programs available for changing these: ResEdit, DiskTop, and many others available on most BBSs. I'm leaving it up to you to find the best and easiest method.
Otherwise, the teams from version 1.1 on up are fully compatible with version 1.6. Also, the team and it's statistics have been integrated into the same file. Specifically, the stats have been put in the resource fork of the team file. ".st" files are no longer created or supported with this version. They may be deleted.
TEAMS INCLUDED:
• Final 4 from 1992 NCAA Tournament (Duke, Indiana, Michigan, and Cincinnati).
• Final 4 from 1991 NBA Playoffs (Chicago, Portland, LA, and Detroit).
ENVIRONMENT:
This code was developed and tested using THINK C™ v5.0 on a Mac IIsi with system 7.0. It should work on all 6.04 and up systems, from the Classic to the Quadra to the Powerbook. This program was specifically developed to be MultiFinder compatible and will run in the background.
LIMITATIONS
It's possible for a text window to overflow it's 32K size maximum. When it's getting close to the maximum, you will see a warning to delete some text. Do so to prevent a possible crash or "garbage" text.
In this simulation, there are no injuries or technical fouls, because of the difficulty in predicting their frequencies. This will be in a future version.
In order to save stats or preferences, this program and it's associated files must be located on an unlocked volume.
The program tends to crash when many different doubleteams are set in a game (4-5?) Until this problem is corrected, try to limit your doubleteams. Note: the computer will NOT set doubleteams or offensive/defensive modes.
I have intentionally provided limited help on creating new teams using statistics, in order to encourage you to register! There is enough information to get by, though.
OTHER INFORMATION:
See the Help item in the Apple Menu after opening Slam Dunk! for more information or help on playing the simulation.
SHAREWARE FEE:
This program is shareware. I believe this is the most realistic and comprehensive basketball simulator ever made on ANY computer.
I am requesting a $25 shareware fee ($5 upgrade for people who have paid for v1.4) if you enjoy or frequently use this program. For the fee, I will send:
• The current version of SlamDunk! on an 800K disk.
• All teams created to date (over 280 pro and college teams, and growing!). Registered users of version 1.5 may receive these teams by sending $5.
• Tips and guidelines for entering statistics to create your own teams.
Your response will dictate the amount of maintenance done on future versions. Yes, I do have a lot of ideas for future updates, including more color and graphics, optional sounds and much more. If you like this program, please encourage me to continue to update and write similar exceptional programs by sending the fee. Don't believe your money and suggestions don't make a difference!
