Games SEGA DREAMCAST NFL 2K1 User Manual

Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Starting the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Control Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Menu Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

General Gameplay Controls . . . . 5

Calling Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

On Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Before Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Quarterback Scramble . . . . . . . . 9

Maximum Passing . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Catching a Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

On Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Prior to Snap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

After the Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Defensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Special Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Kicking the Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Receiving Punts and Kickoffs. . . . 12

Replay Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Game Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Game Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . 15

Exhibition Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Choosing Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Controller Assignment Screen. . . 17

Coin Toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

On the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting Your Plays . . . . . . . . . . 17

Pause Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Game Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Tourney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Fantasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Network Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Customize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Creating a Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Building a Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Creating Your Own Plays . . . . . . . . . 27

Saving/Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Randy Moss Bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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NOTE: Sega Sports™ NFL 2K1 is a one- to four-player
game. Before turning the Dreamcast Power ON, connect
the controller(s) or other peripheral equipment into the
control ports of the Dreamcast. To return to the title
screen at any point during gameplay, simultaneously
p ress and hold the A, B, X, Y, and Start buttons. This
will cause the Dreamcast to soft-reset the software and
display the title screen.

When using a Visual Memory Unit (sold separately), insert it into Expansion Socket 1
of the Dreamcast controller if you wish to use VMU Play Calling.

When using a Jump Pack™ (sold separately), insert it into Expansion Socket 2 of
the Dreamcast Controller. When the Jump Pack is inserted into Expansion Socket 1
of the controller, the Jump Pack does not lock into place and may fall out during
gameplay or otherwise inhibit operations. The Jump Pack will allow you to feel the
bone-crushing hits of NFL 2K1.

Purchase additional controllers (sold separately) to play with two or more people.
The game controls are all set to their default settings. To change the control settings,
see the Game Options Menu on page 15.

You have in your hands the most detailed and realistic football simulation
ever created.

The power of Sega Dreamcast brings the NFL to life as never before
and challenges all of your previous conceptions about sports video games.
From the draft to the Super Bowl, from fantasy tournaments to real
NFL schedules, from play creation to player creation, it’s all in NFL 2K1.

N o w, strap on your helmet and see if you can get past rookie mode. Yo u
s e e , we also put in the smartest, hardest-hitting AI, over 2,000 motion­captured animations, and a sophisticated, skeletal-based, real physics
collision system.

Best of all, we've implemented full online
s u p p o rt--making for some intense
Dreamcast-to-Dreamcast action. With up
to four players per console, NFL 2K1 is
the first 8-player football game in history!

This ain’t your daddy’s football game…
this is the real NFL.

Are you strong enough?
Get out there and play! It’s game time!

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NFL 2K1 is designed with analog functionality in mind. Analog not only provides a much fuller
range of motion, but also adds to the overall depth of the game due to the level of precision
c o n t rol it allows. You’ll be leading receivers with just the right touch and hitting the gaps with pinpoint
accuracy with analog control. But for you old-schoolers out there, don’t worry. NFL 2K1 has you
covered, as you can use the D-Pad as well.

Note that the controls and tips offered below refer to NFL 2K1's default controls, but alternate
control schemes are available. To change the controller schemes, go to the Game Options->Control
Menu. There you can choose from a selection of alternate control schemes.

To highlight and select specific menu items, press the Analog Stick (or D-Pad) in the direction of
the menu item until it highlights. If you have questions viewing most menus or play screens, press
the Y button for Command Help.

Button Action

Analog Pad (or D-Pad) . . . . . . . . . Highlight menu options

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select/Scroll forward through highlighted selection

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancel Selection/Return to Previous Screen

X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select/Scroll backward through highlighted selec-

tion, Change menu focus

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Help Menu

Button Action

Start (during gameplay) . . . . . . . Pause Menu

Analog Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highlight formations or play sets

D-Pad (at line of scrimmage) . . . . Change control of your player

K e y b o a rd

Visual Memory Unit

Jump Pack

N O T E : Never touch the
analog stick, R, or L while
turning the Dreamcast
power on. Doing so may
d i s rupt the controller
initialization pro c e d u re and
result in malfunction.

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BEFORE SNAP

Button Action

Analog Pad L/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send eligible receiver in motion

L/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View receiver’s button assignments,

player names and fatigue levels

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurry players to the line of scrimmage/

Snap ball

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call up the Audible Menu, press A, B, X

to select an alternate play. Press Y again
to cancel.

X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lower crowd noise (quarterback)

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fake snap signal

Button Action

R/L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toggle through formations

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select Formation or Play

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View Previous formations or play sets

X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flip play or formation

NOTE: You can also call plays from your VMU (see Game Options Menu on page 15).
With VMU Play Calling, controls for selecting plays are the same as if you used the main
screen. If you press the X Button (flip play formation), a two-way arrow icon will appear
on the main screen to indicate a successful play flip.

When you are playing a game with more than one
person per team (e.g. two-on-two), either player on
the team can select a play. If you are on offense,
the first player to enter a play will be the quarter­back. Be careful though, both players will be able
to select the play at the same time, so you will
want to designate who the play-caller will be.

If you have VMU Play Calling activated, both players can cycle through the plays
on the VMU. However, only the player who is plugged into the priority controller
port will be able to view the plays on his/her VMU (Port A has priority over B,

C, and D; Port B has priority over C and D; etc.).

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Button Action

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speed Burst/Power Move

L or R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stiff Arm Left or Stiff Arm Right

L+R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juke Move

X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dive

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurdle or High Step

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spin Move

D-Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lateral the ball to the closest teammate

behind you

Instant Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press and hold A while running to fill the

player arrow completely, then press any
special move button to perform a more

powerful move.

Button Action

Any Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pass to that receiver (double tap to fake)

D- Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Throw the ball away

Even the best offensive line is going to let a defender through from time to time.
So when you feel the pressure coming, get the quarterback away with a scramble.
Hold down the R Trigger and the QB becomes a runner. Once you cross the line
of scrimmage, you can no longer make a pass, so you can let go of the R Trigger
and control the QB as if you were a running back on a running play.

Button Action

R+L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juke Move

R+A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speed Burst/Power Move

R+B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spin Move

R+X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slide (or Dive, if close enough to the

1st down marker)

R+Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurdle

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If you want total control over your offensive results,
turn on Maximum Passing from the Controller
Assignment Screen (see page 17). With Maximum
Passing activated, you can lead your receivers to
thread the ball in front of, behind, and around the
defenders. To use Maximum Passing, press the
Analog Stick in the direction in which you want
to adjust the throw. Press a little for a small
adjustment; press harder for a bigger adjustment.
For example, to lead the receiver, press Up on the Analog Stick.
To throw behind and to the left of a receiver, press Down and Left.

Button Action

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select receiver nearest the ball

X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dive for pass

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jump for pass

NOTE: When catching a pass, it is not necessary to press an action button, but doing so
will increase your chances of successfully catching the ball.

PRIOR TO SNAP

Button Action

B or D-Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select a defender

Analog Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reposition defender

L or R Trigger

(with defensive back selected) . . . . . View Players

L or R Trigger

(with defensive lineman selected) . . . Shift defensive line

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurry players to line of scrimmage

X (at line of scrimmage) . . . . . . . . Pump up the crowd

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call audible. From the Audible Menu,

press A, B, or X to select alternate play.
Press Y again to cancel audible

AFTER THE SNAP

Button Action

B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Take control of defender nearest to ball

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speed burst

X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dive/Tackle

Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jump to knock down or intercept pass

L or R Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swim Move

D-Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swap control of your players

Instant Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press A while running to fill the player

arrow completely. Then press any special
move button to perform a more
powerful move.