Oh snap, FBPRO98 works on Windows 10

MacroGuru · 02-29-2020, 04:10 PM

Time to knock the dust off this game...

Bobble · 03-01-2020, 07:49 AM

I remember the massive effort to balance out the ratings and plays to get an NFL experience. VPNFL (Vaguely Plausible NFL) or something like that. It'll be a deep dive into the internet to retrieve those...

Edward64 · 03-01-2020, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MacroGuru

Time to knock the dust off this game...

Let us know if it really works and how you got it up and running.

Comey · 03-01-2020, 09:44 AM

Did you find a ROM of the game? Is it available for download somewhere? (Like The Archive?) Or do you still have the disc?

cartman · 03-01-2020, 10:06 AM

I wonder if I still have any of the FBPro '99 files kicking around. I used to host them to make the game somewhat playable after the disaster around the launch of it.

MacroGuru · 03-01-2020, 10:52 AM

I downloaded from here.

It works great!

Front Page Sports Football Pro '98 Download (1997 Sports Game)

I found VPNFL files as well that I think were updated to like 2005.

I also found my backup disk that had all the utilities I used to run my leagues I was commissioner of back in the day.

Talk about a walk around the nostalgia block yesterday.

Comey · 03-01-2020, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman

I wonder if I still have any of the FBPro '99 files kicking around. I used to host them to make the game somewhat playable after the disaster around the launch of it.

I still remember how sad and disappointed I was that day. I was looking forward to that for a long time.

Hammer755 · 03-01-2020, 04:04 PM

I discovered this a few months ago as well. It's relatively simple with dosbox. The old-games site has pretty much all the Front Page Sports games

I began with some of the earlier games in the series, the original FPS Football (which was the very first computer sports sim that I ever played) and its successor FPS Football Pro.

I used to play the World League structure and run a week at a time overnight because that's how long it took to sim just a few games (talking around 1993 here). I was hoping that the sim speed would be much better on a new machine but unfortunately it's exactly the same, which has prevented me from enjoying them as much as I thought I would.

03-01-2020, 09:44 AM	#4
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	Did you find a ROM of the game? Is it available for download somewhere? (Like The Archive?) Or do you still have the disc? __________________

03-01-2020, 10:06 AM	#5
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I wonder if I still have any of the FBPro '99 files kicking around. I used to host them to make the game somewhat playable after the disaster around the launch of it. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-01-2020, 10:52 AM	#6
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I downloaded from here. It works great! Front Page Sports Football Pro '98 Download (1997 Sports Game) I found VPNFL files as well that I think were updated to like 2005. I also found my backup disk that had all the utilities I used to run my leagues I was commissioner of back in the day. Talk about a walk around the nostalgia block yesterday. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

03-01-2020, 04:04 PM	#8
Hammer755 High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, TX	I discovered this a few months ago as well. It's relatively simple with dosbox. The old-games site has pretty much all the Front Page Sports games I began with some of the earlier games in the series, the original FPS Football (which was the very first computer sports sim that I ever played) and its successor FPS Football Pro. I used to play the World League structure and run a week at a time overnight because that's how long it took to sim just a few games (talking around 1993 here). I was hoping that the sim speed would be much better on a new machine but unfortunately it's exactly the same, which has prevented me from enjoying them as much as I thought I would. __________________ I failed Signature 101 class. Last edited by Hammer755 : 03-01-2020 at 04:06 PM.

03-01-2020, 07:49 AM	#2
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	I remember the massive effort to balance out the ratings and plays to get an NFL experience. VPNFL (Vaguely Plausible NFL) or something like that. It'll be a deep dive into the internet to retrieve those...

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