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Total Classics 1997 Continued. The overlay and layout of Total Classics 1997.

It's been a few months since this thread has been updated but with the release of Total Classics 1997 it is my pleasure to revive this thread to go over the wonderful job that Kyleb did in creating this mod. I imagine it must have been very bittersweet for Kyleb (a devoted Indians fan) to work on this mod because the Indians in 1997 were a team that could score runs in bunches without breaking a sweat and they had a pitching staff that was more than capable of holding their own. They got hot at the right time as they beat the Orioles and Yankees in the playoffs only to shockingly lose the seventh game of the World Series to of all teams, the Florida Marlins who at that time were only a part of the National League since 1993. Not until four years later in the Arizona desert would the deciding game be determined more drastically then what we saw in 1997. This is just a brief synopsis of what 1997 was like and Kyleb did his best to re-create it in this mod and I believe he succeeded. If any of you had the pleasure of playing the Mvp 2012 mod or the Mvp 2013 mod you will already be familiar with the quality of work that Kyleb puts out. The uniforms in the game were done by Dennis James and just knowing that he did them adds style and class to any mod that he is a part of. Jim825 was kind enough to package up this mod and create the installer for it. As a reminder for newer people here you will need a newly installed copy of Mvp 2005. This copy of the game should not have any mods installed in it at all. You unpack the 1997 mod and you then direct the installer to where you want this mod installed to. When it's done that means you are done. Start your game, get your gamepad and you are good to go. Since this mod was released there have already been four cyberface updates to it (Juan Gonzalez of Texas, Roger Clemens of Toronto and Jose Mesa and Manny Ramirez of Cleveland) and there has been another overlay made just for this mod. The music chosen for this game couldn't be any better and it is difficult for me to describe here in words but it is just how I remember how the music was during that time and that's why it fits so well. If you decide to use the Tampa Bay Devil Rays or the Arizona Diamondbacks in this mod you will be able to and not able to at the same time. As we all know these two teams did not begin play until 1998. Both teams have no players listed on their respective rosters. You can choose these teams to play a game but that's as far as you're going to go here. Kyleb has said this was intentional on his part. The final thing is that he had trouble with the stats, so you will see that everyone's final numbers for 1997 are blank. The exhibition game that I played for this review was the American League Champion Indians going to Oakland to play the Athletics. Both starting pitchers had a hard time on the mound. Cleveland's starter was Orel Hershiser and although he was pushed around by the Athletics while surrendering six runs, he still won the game for Cleveland. Oakland's starter was Ariel Prieto but he only lasted 1 1/3 innings because David Justice hit a hard line drive up the middle and fractured Prieto's right leg. So much for Prieto. Five Oakland pitchers took the mound and five Oakland pitchers combined to give up thirteen hits and ten runs to the Tribe. I recommend this mod for fans of Mvp baseball and if you are a Total Classics fan like myself you have to have this mod. It is well worth it. Thank you Kyleb and all the contributors to this mod. Welcome to Total Classics 1997!

You install it with the TiT program (Total Installer Thingy) that is found in the download section.

It sure is. And it makes me wonder if any of these ideas will be implemented. Something's got to be done.

Don't sell yourself short. You did fine.

Thank you very much. This looks very nice.

I didn't until he came to the Yankees and turned into a slug.

Robinson Cano of the Seattle Mariners hits into a double play in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field on May 28, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.

Starter Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners pitches in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field on May 28, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.

It didn't.

I think it's funny too. Cervelli's had enough chances and he just can't stay healthy. Let him go somewhere else so he can get injured again for another three month stretch for a different team.

What the hell?? Look at the first post in this thread. The guy is selling it for thirty dollars but you are offering forty. And you have to understand right now that your "not very legit" version of Mvp 05 will not receive any help in here at any time.

Thank you! I have been waiting to try this out ever since you began talking about this. I can't wait to sit back and watch this because this is going to add a new look to Mvp Baseball. Hahahahahhahaha. You're not kidding.

Guess who's poor little wrist is hurting him again? And if any of you out there say "Mark Teixeira" you are right. Screw this guy.

It's not just you. There must be some bug in the board's software that is doing this. I've had to approve a lot of comments just like this that other people have posted.

The reason for Mvp being so overpriced is this websiite. There are so many mods for the game and so many individual season mods. That is why the price is jacked up so much.

Hey, no big deal!

Yes Jim I did see that. He didn't have trouble getting the mod itself but he also said he was using a "downloaded version of MVP 2005."

There are uniform making tutorials in the download section. Check them out. They are a wealth of information.

I think I can beat that. Here's a quiz for all of you. What do the Red Sox like to do when they are going through a losing streak? If you answered "pick a fight with the other team for no reason" you are right! So grab another hot dog off the grill because you deserve it. Here's what happened: Yesterday the Tampa Bay Rays scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 3 - 3 tie and in that same inning Yunel Escobar took third base on defensive indifference while Tampa held that five-run lead. The Red Sox bench didn't like that so instead of getting upset with themselves that they let Tampa put a five-spot on them after they fought back to tie the game they picked a fight with Escobar, since it was his fault that Boston was in that 8 - 3 hole. It was a five-run lead where anything could happen. Take Saturday's game for example. Boston scored five runs in the first and then watched the Rays tie the game and win it in fifteen innings. And this happened literally less than twenty-four hours before this fight. The Red Sox started this fight because they must have figured that at least they'd have half a chance to win it with Ortiz on their side. Boston Strong?? I guess so.