Hat Trick is a 1v1 hockey game that became Bally Sente's best seller!
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Revisional Differences#
Team Hat Trick is an updated version of the original Hat Trick that changes the gameplay from a 1v1 to a 2v2 hockey game, released in 1985... or at least, it was supposed to release in 1985. Despite being complete and reportedly having positive location tests, the game never entered full production and only 15 cabinets are known to exist.
Title Screen#
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A yellow pill-shaped form with TEAM written on it was added as part of the game's logo to reflect the new title, the copyright year was updated, the serial number was removed and 1 OR 2 PLAYERS PER CREDIT was changed with 1, 2, 3 OR 4 MAY PLAY.
Team Select#
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- Hat Trick's team select screen is rather utilitarian, showing text instructions for choosing which team you want to play with.
- Team Hat Trick's team select screen is more detailed showing the four players with their respective roles inside a rectangle, along with arrows pointing to their respective control panel.
When you select a player, they'll start spinning repeatedly with their rectangle becoming gold.
Gameplay#
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- In Team Hat Trick, defenders' position are moved from the center of the rink to being next to the goal as their former position is now occupied by the forwards.
- In Hat Trick, player 1 controls the blue team player while player 2 controls the red one. In Team Hat Trick:
- Player 1 controls the blue team defender, as they do in Hat Trick.
- Player 2 controls the brand-new blue team forward.
- Player 3, likewise, controls the red team forward.
- Player 4 controls the red team defender (formerly controlled by player 2 in Hat Trick).
- In Hat Trick, the CPU-controlled player is referred as COMPUTER in the scoreboard, while in Team Hat Trick is referred with the team color.
- Team Hat Trick adds a rudimentary celebration animation when a player scores, making their character spin repeatedly.
Game Over#
In Hat Trick when the time's up, the game shows the game over sequence with the zamboni cleaning up the rink.
Team Hat Trick adds a a recap of the match counting the following: how many goals the players scored, how many assists the players performed, how many shots on the goal the player performed, how much time the team held in possession the puck, how many face-offs the players won and how many "vicious checks" the players performed. The player who performed better in the game will be awarded with a trophy. Shortly after, the game will play the game over sequence.
In Hat Trick the zamboni is colored with a brown-caramel, while in Team Hat Trick the zamboni is colored with yellow-mustard.