October 1999

Sunday, October 31, 1999

FIFA 2000 Review

Colin Sloan has reviewed FIFA 2000 over at GameSpot. They gave it a score of 9.1 out of 10. Here's some stuff:

While there is some room for improvement, FIFA 2000 delivers on almost every front and is a fast-paced, enjoyable, and challenging soccer game with numerous options and lots of depth. Though you may find yourself wishing FIFA 2000 offered even more, it is ultimately a must for any soccer fan.

Check out the rest of article here.

And now, a little rumour about FIFA 2000 demo; apparently, if you install it in other language than English, you should be able to see other teams playing on your demo (not the usual LA Galaxy vs DC United)... Like in Swedish, they will played Sweden vs Denmark. Kind of cool for a demo, eh? =) I've also add some more FTP sites to download the demo, just in case all of the earlier fails.

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Secret Agent Man

Our top secret agent, double-o nine point nine (009.9), nick named "Joe", over at our HQ, Soccer Gaming has just reported his result on the ivestigation about the issue to play FIFA Soccer (FIFA 99/FIFA 2000) over the net. Here's what he said that can be revealed to public eyes. =)

I (Joe Lemon), for the past few weeks have investigated the possiblity to play FIFA 99/FIFA 2000, online, at heat.net. After numerous attempts, with people who said they have played, I could never get in game, none the less, couldn't even get a connection. I followed every instruction, that heat.net told me. After all of this, I have come to the conlusion; that there is a way to play it online, that is, if you can take all the time, to download the heat software, wait for it to update everytime you log on, switch your protocol to IPX, troubleshoot, find a person who actually knows what there doing(which is about 1/50), make sure your connection is fast enough, and finally make sure your using Windows 95 (Not Windows 98). If you find a faster way, please send it in, I will be sitting here, waiting to find someone who knows what's going on.
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Secret agent Joe signing off...

So, if you guys know how exactly to do this, please tell Joe at this address: . He also told me that he is on his next mission, investigating kali.net. We will keep you updated when he has accomplished his mission.

Oh, and just reminding you guys, we will reached 500K very soon now, and I do mean: very... It's already 499929 when I write this. So don't forget to send the screen shot of the page. Here's the link to that page.

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Saturday, October 30, 1999

500k!

I checked the statistics some minutes ago and I saw it has reach an amazing high number. When this was written the counter showed 493.677 unique visitors. This mean the we will reach 500.000 visitors in some few hours from now! I just want to say thank you to all the visitors here, which has made the number so very high! Yesterday, 29th October we also had a new record, 17822 visitors!

If you are the lucky 500k visitor, please take a screenshot of the counter and send it in to us. The statistic for FIFA 2000 Online can be viewed at this page.

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FIFA Cup Tournament

I have just received a mission statement from Steven Lee. Here's what he has said to me:

I'm organising a tournament for all players of either FIFA 99 or FIFA 2000. The FIFA Cup will be a one off knockout competition run along similar lines to the F.A. Cup. There will be prize money available (at least £150 to the winner) and a real trophy! Everyone that registers can also enter a draw to win a copy of FIFA 2000. You can check out the website at http://www.fifacup.co.uk.

This concept is a first for FIFA modem gamers. Most competitions available at the moment ask you to register using one of the teams in FIFA. So the poeple who register first get the good teams. With this, all you do is make up your own team name, and you can then choose any FIFA team. So everyone starts from a level playing field.

Depending on the number of entrants, the prize money might well increase. At the moment this tournament is open to UK gamers only. However, I would invite anyone who plays FIFA to visit the site and contact me to state their interest. In time, I'm hoping to develop a competition for each country that shows interest in the idea.

Steven also said to me that he has just started to publicize FIFA Cup, so he don't expect the tournament to begin until late November. Well, you still here? Go to FIFA Cup already!

Oh, and just in case you are still having problems with that demo servers, I've added a new one to the demo page.

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Poll Updated

I have updated the poll. The question from last week asked if your favourite league was included in FIFA 2000. The results are below.

Yes 2504
No 1540
Total Votes 4044

Make sure you vote in this week's poll.

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Tweak FIFA 2000

Tal Bereznitskey has let me know that there is a new version of "Tweak FIFA 2000" at http://fshsoft.cjb.net. It will fix some Voodoo3 problems and will also allow users with 3DFX cards to use D3D instead.

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New Servers Added

I've just added some really fast FTP servers into our database in the demo page. Well, from what I've experienced, it can reach 4.2 KB/sec. Check it out in case you got tired of that obsolete server.

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Fast FIFA 2000 Demo Servers

As usual, the good guys over at 3D FILES have uploaded the FIFA 2000 Demo to a variety of different servers all over the world. Click Here to download the demo at a good speed (finally). Here is a snipet of news taken from 3D FILES that describes the demo more thoroughly:

For the first time ever MLS™ teams have the chance to go head-to-head with the world's greatest teams. So, if you wanna take part in a monster-battle between MLS's DC United and Europe's No.1 - Man United, if you think you're good enough to take on defensive gladiators Eddie Pope (DC United and USA) and Sol Campbell (Spurs and England). If you really wanna be part of this Sport...... get in to FIFA 2000 Major League Soccer.

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Friday, October 29, 1999

Chat Time!

Still waiting for that damn FIFA 2000 Demo to download? Well amuse yourself by paying a visit to the FIFA 2000 Chat Room. There are a lot of people in there currently.

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Modem Database

Just a quick reminder... if you're looking for anyone in your area to play modem games with, check out the Modem Database.

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Downloads

Our downloads section will open soon, hopefully beginning of next week. Please be patient and hold your downloads for now. Thanks!

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Commentary

A lot of people who live in the United States have been e-mailing me to tell me they miss the voice of John Motson in FIFA 2000 and wanted to know if they could get the UK Version somehow in the US. If you have any idea's where to order it on-line or anywhere else, please let me know.

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Technical Problems

If you are having any kind of technical problems with your copy of FIFA 2000, please e-mail EA Sports at . Describe your problem and they will answer you. Since I get a lot of e-mails asking for help with technical problems I can't answer them all.

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Discovers at EA's FTP server

When I tried to find mirrors to the demo, I logged my self in on the EA's FTP server. I discovered that there were 8 small movies from FIFA 2000, taken from in the game. Four are taken from the PC version and the rest of them are from the PSX. The file size is between 1-2 MB and almost all of them last in around 10 seconds. Some of them has music too. Click here to go to the directory which the movies lay in.

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FIFA 2000 PSX Review

While we all are downloading the demo which I'm sure many of you feels will take approximately 100 years (only 1kb/sec for me), we can read the review Console Domain have done of the PSX version of FIFA 2000. Here's a little snippet:

Unfortunately, several aspects of the game have remained unchanged, which I would like to have seen altered. Firstly, the player intelligence could have been improved, especially off-the-ball movement. For example, when making a break down the wing, your teammates seem reluctant to move into the desired space away from the defenders, so most of the time it is easier to simply run with the ball, rather than risk losing possession.

The review describes pro and cons about the PSX version. Click here to read the entire review.

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Demo Released!

Well, I'm sure this is the time that all of you FIFA 2000 fans out there has been waiting for besides the game itself and the cheat codes... =) And the plus, they released it on time. Was worried though, thought they'll never upload it in time. Nearly midnight here, in my place. So, like John Motson said; without no further delayed, here is the links to get you to the UK, France, and the Spanish demo version of FIFA 2000:
  • FIFA 2000 Demo (English)

  • FIFA 2000 Demo (French)

  • FIFA 2000 Demo (Spanish)


    • Please note that each of this demo have 20 MegaBytes in size. Stay tuned to this site, because in the next 12 hours, we'll be adding more demos for other languages that is not listed here (such as the US version, that is different from the UK version we posted here). We will also post other FTP servers which you can download the demo later on. Catch you later, guys... gotta go and download this demo. Until then, happy downloading & playing... =)

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    FIFA 2000 Review

    Ric over at our headquarters, Soccer Gaming, has let me know that the soccer guru at Sports Gaming Network, Eric Dysinger, has posted his full review about the game, and gave it a 92 overall score. Check out his hands-on review here, and don't forgot to check out our HQ, Soccer Gaming for other soccer gaming materials.

    Oh, almost forgot... Thought I let you guys know that Soccer Gaming Replays will be re-opened very soon now (don't know the exact day, but in this week for sure). Unfortunately, it won't be in Pino's hand, because he got so much tasks to deal with besides this. So, Pino will hand it over to his friend, Skreever. We'll let you know when Soccer Gaming Replays has re-opened, and you FIFA 2000 players can start to send Skreever your replays.

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    Thursday, October 28, 1999

    Ronaldo Patch

    Do you remember that Ronaldo wasn't present in FIFA 99? Well, apparently, he won't in FIFA 2000 too. The difference is that this time he will be known as "No.9" for Inter and Brazil. That's because EA Sports doesn't have the license to have his name in the game :(
    Thanks to FIFA 2000 Online Denmark you can know fix that problem with a patch they have created. I talked with the creator, Søren and his says that there is no trouble with it. The patch must be unzipped in the fifa2000/user directory. So if you want his name back, be sure to download this patch (182 bytes).

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    Review & Thoughts

    Ric announced that Bounce To FIFA 2000 had made a FIFA 2000 review yesterday, but I'm sure many do not visit Soccer Gaming so very often when you are interested in FIFA 2000 news. It includes many new screenshots and a score. Note that the review are from the beta version. Head over Bounce to FIFA 2000 to check it out.

    Salty over at GA Sports have also done a nice article about his thoughts for FIFA 2000. Check it out here.

    I can also tell you at the end that the downloads section will very soon open up.

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    Wednesday, October 27, 1999

    PlayStation Give Away

    Following on the earlier competition with the FIFA 2000 PC-CD copy as a prize, this time GameSpot UK has opened a competition for the PlayStation version. The winner will get a copy of FIFA 2000, while the runner-up will get the soundtrack. Check out the competition here.

    Also, keep your browser to this site regularly, because we will also giving away 50 copies of FIFA 2000 very soon now!

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    Robbie Williams - It's Only Us

    FIFA Millennium has posted the Robbie Williams song - It's Only Us. You can download it and overwrite it with one of the songs in FIFA 99 so that you can listen to it in the game. Click here to go to the site.

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    FIFA 2000 Released!

    I have received lots of emails already from people telling me that their local computer store has FIFA 2000. As I drove down to one of my local computer stores, I noticed they have the game, too. I live in NJ, USA. Visit your computer store, they might have it!

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    Tweak FIFA 2000

    Tal Bereznitskey has informed me of a new utility called Tweak FIFA 2000 and it let's you change resolutions (up to 1280x1024 even when you can't do it in 3dsetup.exe). It also let's you use the Triple Buffer. All you need is FIFA 2000 and a 3DFX card (or D3D card). You can get this utility at Tal's new site.

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    Demo Release Date

    Good news guys. According to www.fifa2000.com, EA's Official FIFA 2000 Website, the Demo will be released this Friday, October 29th. Make sure you all stop by here on Friday, because we'll be posting a number of links to world-wide servers, where you can all download the demo at high speeds.

    We're also going to be having a competition starting soon, in which we'll be giving away 50 copies of FIFA 2000. Stay tuned.

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    Gamespot UK Movie

    I'm sure that many of you guys remember that I posted this movie over at FIFA 2000 Network. The reason why I'm posting it again is because I am one hundred percent sure that most of you haven't seen it. For a week ago Gamespot UK released a 44 MB big movie about Sol Campbell and his participation in FIFA 2000. You can also see clips from the intro movie and from inside the game. I'm sure many of you want to see this movie and it is obviously that if you don't have a faster connection than 56K modem you don't want to download 44.65 MB. Lucky for you, I have now compressed the 44 MB to only 2.39 MB! You must think that it suffer lack of image quality now, but that is not it in this case. For those of you that means that an image says more than thousand words, I taken some screenshots from the 44 MB version. You can see them below:





    Note! Please ignore the URL which are on the screenshots.


    Again I'm telling you that you should download this movie! Click here to take down the big (44.65 MB) version and here for the small version (2.39 MB).

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    Rest of the Screen Shots

    Amsterdam ArenaWe have posted the rest of the screen shots that was promised earlier here. There are a couple of cheat shots that shows the alien mode; once in a blue moon, an alien will come and abduct one of your players :), some classic shots, and a screen shot that shows almost every part of the Amsterdam Arena stadium, which I think is great! Especially the roof that covers the stadium that looks quite similar to the one at San Siro stadium. Check them all out here.

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    Tuesday, October 26, 1999

    Cheats

    I have just uploaded the Cheats section for those of you who are still looking for them. Check them out here.

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    Press Release

    A new press release was distributed in North America earlier today. You can read it here.

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    Webmasters

    As you might have noticed here at FIFA 2000 Online, we have two new webmasters, Kristoffer and Mike, that used to run FIFA 2000 Network. I would like to welcome them and we hope to make this site even better.

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    More Cheat Codes Screenshots

    Matt just sent me some more screenshots with the cheat codes in action and some screenshots from a classic match. Unfortunately I have a big test tomorrow at school, so I have only been able to add all the cheat codes screenshots. That's because my mom has forced me to practice for the test. I will try to post the rest of screenshots later today or maybe someone else will. So just head over to screenshots page 8 if you want to see them.

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    Extra Time on FIFA 2000 Week

    And the match of the millenium continues... Round two of England vs Scotland this time. After England's defeat can Scotland go to Wembley and do the double; to defeat their old rival? Find out what happened in this simulated match by clicking here.

    GameSpot UK is also giving away 10 copies of FIFA 2000 as the mark of the ending of FIFA 2000 Week they have. Enter your application here, and be one of the lucky winners!

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    FIFA 2000 Controls

    As you may have noticed, we have just opened our controls page. In this page, you should be able to see a list of almost every commands in the game. There are two version of this document; basic version and advanced version. The basic version list controls for Microsoft Sidewinder, Gravis Grip, Gravis Gamepad Pro, and Keyboard users in a basic table. On the other hand, the advanced version list controls only for keyboard, but have an extra info in it. If you will use a controller other than keyboard for FIFA 2000, but want to know extra info on the command, then I recomend you to junction both of documents by using the basic version as a guide.

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    Want Some Fun?

    Things have really begun to pick up in the FIFA 2000 Forum. Messages are being posted every couple of minutes and some of the discussions that are taking place are very interesting, and quite often amusing. If you are yet to do so, make sure you stop by and register for your chance to have your say.

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    FIFA 2000 Release Date Pushed Back

    There are reports today that the release date of FIFA 2000 in the US, and every other country, has been pushed back to November 5th. If these reports are true then it means FIFA 2000 will be released internationally on the 5th of November, and not on individual dates for each country as previously thought. More news will be posted as it comes to hand.

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    Cheats Revealed

    Here are all the cheats you've been waiting for. We'll post some more screen shots of them later today.

    LIGHTSOUT - Glow Mode
    BURNABY - EAC Pitch
    SIZZLE - Lightning Mode
    MOMONEY - Unlimited Bankroll
    DIZZY - Alien Mode
    HOOLIGAN - Bonus Teams

    Go to the Options screen and type them in in the Cheats section.

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    Monday, October 25, 1999

    Simulated Match

    Hi! I'm the former webmaster of FIFA 2000 Network and I have now started to work here on FIFA 2000 Online. Hope I will post many updates and bring you much info in the future. I will also try to do my job just as good as I did over at FIFA 2000 Network, maybe even better!

    Gamespot UK have simulated a match between England and Scotland and made a good report on it. They let the CPU play both the teams and it is definitive worth to check out.

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    Cheat Codes in Action

    Hiya guys! My name is Michael Andreas, and as Matt has told you before, I'm the new guy around here. I'll try to do my best to help out Matt and Nicky running this site, as well as helping FIFA fans.

    Now, for my first update, I would dedicate it to all of you cheat lovers out there. =) I've got 4 brand new screen shots that shows some of the cheat codes in action. Here's a couple of them:
      


    You can check the rest of this entertaining shots here. Stay tuned to this site, because in the next 12 hours, we will reveal all (yep, that's right; ALL) the cheat codes. Until then, enjoy the shots! =)

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    Cheats Tomorrow

    To celebreate the official release in the US, all of the FIFA 2000 cheats will be posted here early tomorrow. Either myself, Nicky, Kristoffer or Mike (or perhaps even Ric hehe ;-) will be posting every cheat. I've been experimenting with them for a while, and I must say that they are the most hilarious and enjoyable cheats I have ever seen in a sporting game.

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    Two New Staff Members

    Beginning today we'll be employing two extra guys to help myself and Nicky keep you all up to date with EVERY piece of FIFA 2000 news, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Kristoffer Sjøthun and Michael Andreas, who most of you will know well from their work at the very popular FIFA 2000 Network site, have now joined the Soccer Gaming Team.

    I'd like to say that we are all very happy to bring Kristoffer and Mike on board. The professionalism they put into the FIFA 2000 Network was superb, and I am sure they will continue that high standard on here at FIFA 2000 Online.

    Expect a lot more updates very soon.

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    Sunday, October 24, 1999

    Hands-on Preview

    The Sports Gaming Network has posted a Hands-on Preview of FIFA 2000. Here's a taste.

    FIFA 2000 contains a lot of “detailed” improvements, which may be overlooked, but the sum of the new improvements add up to give the game a different feel. The game has 15 different leagues including the addition of the Major League Soccer from the US and there are also 40 classic league teams if you want to browse through the “good ole days.” EA has crammed in enough modes of play such as training, leagues, and tournaments to keep users busy for months.

    You can read the whole thing here.

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    FIFA 2000: Official Site

    EA Sports has let me know that their official FIFA 2000 site as just gone live. It features some new screen shots, a few polls, some info on Robbie Williams and more... You can check it out at www.fifa2000.com.

    Look out for the demo of FIFA 2000 at fifa2000.com soon!

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    Saturday, October 23, 1999

    FIFA 2000: Support

    I have received a support file for FIFA 2000. You can check it out here.

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    Release Dates

    Here's a list of dates for the release of the PC Version for FIFA 2000.

    US - October 26th
    UK - November 5th
    Europe - October 29th
    Italy - November 3rd
    Israel - November 7th

    FIFA 2000 should be out everywhere by November 7th. A lot of people kept on mailing me about this after posting some release dates in the info section but these dates are accurate.

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    High Rating for FIFA 2000

    Gamespot UK have posted a Review of FIFA 2000 and given it 9.5 out of 10. Make sure you check it out.

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    Wednesday, October 20, 1999

    Poll Updated

    I have updated the poll. This weeks question asks if your favorite league is included in FIFA 2000. Please cast your vote.

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    FIFA 2000 Week

    FIFA 2000 Week at GameSpot UK has continued. They have added a load of screen shots & art and part 2 of their Interview with Matt Brown, senior programmer of FIFA 2000. Definately something you should check out. Visit the FIFA 2000 Week.

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    Tuesday, October 19, 1999

    FIFA 2000 Week

    GameSpot UK has continued their FIFA 2000 week yesterday and have posted a lot of stuff already. Included is:

    • The making of FIFA 2000
    • Special Sol Campbell motion-capture Gallery
    • PS Screens
    • The history of the FIFA games
    • The PC FIFA 2000 team speaks out part 1
    • The PS FIFA 2000 team speaks out part 1
    • Classic Teams 1
    • Classic Teams 2

    Lots of interesting stuff there. You can check it out here.

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    EA Sports Thailand

    I forgot to post this when I posted the 68 Screen Shots... I want to thank Jack from EA Sports Thailand for letting us use those wonderful shots. If you haven't seen them, yet, you can download them here.

    Check out this image of Robbie Williams on the right. This was also taken from the thai site.

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    Leagues and Teams

    Ric over at Soccer Gaming has posted an updated list of leagues and teams in FIFA 2000. You can check it out here.

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    Album Front Cover

    Below is a picture of the front cover of the FIFA 2000 Album that I promised I would post earlier.

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    Monday, October 18, 1999

    FIFA 2000 The Album

    Very soon, EA Sports in conjunction with Virgin EMI will be releasing FIFA 2000 The Album. Here's a statement made by EA Sports:

    The lead song is the FIFA 2000 theme track from Robbie Williams 'It's Only Us!' Also features other premier league talent: Gomez (Bring It On), Mansun (Wide Open Space), Underworld (Born Slippy), Alice Deejay (Better Off Alone), Bran Van 3000 (Drinking In LA), Chumbawumba (Tubthumping), Placebo (Pure Morning), Cassius (1999), Fragma (Toca Me), Tin Tin Out (Strings For Yasmin), Binary Finary (1999), The Balls Brothers (We're On The Ball), DJ Goalie (Herewego herewego herewego) and who could forget Vindaloo by Fat Les!!

    The Album is set to be released throughout Europe. Whether or not it will make an appearance in the USA or other non-European countries is still unknown. Stay tuned for a screen shot of the front cover of the album.

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    Australian Release Date

    A number of the shops in my local area (Brisbane, Australia) have told me that they are expecting FIFA 2000 sometime around October 29th. Exactly what version of the game (American or English) we'll be receiving is still unknown. I'll do my best to find out as soon as possible.

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    Any Cheaters Out There?

    Only 8 days now until FIFA 2000 is released in the USA I'm sure everyone from the US and other countries are anxious to get right into the game, and experience some of the new features. One of these new features that I have been lucky enough to already experience is the Cheats feature.

    On October 26th, we'll be releasing all of the cheats codes on this site.

    I hope that all of the webmasters of FIFA 2000 sites can co-inside the release of the cheats on their site with that date also. We all know that EA would not want the cheats available before the game was even shipped. To the right of this story, you can check out a screen shot of all of the Cheats that are available in FIFA 2000.

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    Still Craving for Screen Shots?

    Euro-ball have posted 105 of them here. After the influx of screen shots that have been posted over the past few days, I'm sure you're all pretty aware of what this game looks like! ;-)

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    Saturday, October 16, 1999

    GA Sports Previews FIFA 2000

    My buddy Humberto 'Salty' Dominguez from GA Sports has finished his preview of FIFA 2000. Here's a taste:

    FIFA 2000 appears well on its way to capturing the imagination of footy gamers around the globe. The game has plenty to offer, and establishes a firm balance between visual joy and smooth playability. Surprisingly, the game’s main competitor is now its kin, FIFA 99, and time will tell whether EA SPORTS’ latest footy chapter is indeed lined with similar market success.

    You can read the whole thing here.

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    Sonique FSH V1.1

    Tal Bereznitskey has sent me V1.1 of Sonique FSH. Some of the new features that were not included in V1.0 are: Support for 7C images used in FAPLS and in FIFA2000, Transperancy mode added, Quick Browsing, Some bug fixes. You can download it (159 kb) from here.

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    68 Screen Shots

    I have uploaded the 68 Screen Shots I promised you. I have added them to a zip file. You can download them (2.17 MB) here.

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    FIFA 2000 Week

    FIFA 2000 Week over at GameSpot UK has begun. Yesterday, they have posted a preview along with some new pix. Here's a taste:

    "It's still a dream in actual play with special moves being easier to operate this year, allowing you to create more spectacular plays. While new options ­ like being able to protect the ball and an under-player arrow that changes colour according to the likelihood of achieving a successful pass in the direction in which it's pointing ­ make it more accessible than ever."

    Check out the rest of the preview here. The rest of the schedule for the FIFA 2000 week can be found here.

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    Iranian FIFA 2000 Online

    Iranian FIFA 2000 Online has opened. Shahryar, the webmaster of the site has let me know that he will update the site daily. They are already working on a patch for the Iran league for FIFA 2000. Visit Iranian FIFA 2000 Online to find out more.

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    Thank You!

    I would like to thank all the visitors of FIFA 2000 for visiting the site. We had over 11,000 hits yesterday. Thank You!

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    Pack Shots

    I have updated the pack shots section. There was a mistake with the Brazil box shot, that said it was the portuguese shot. Thanks to the people who reminded me.

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    PC Pack Shots

    I have put together a new page full of every package design for FIFA 2000. There's 14 in total including a few new ones. If you're interested to see what the FIFA 2000 box will look like in your computer shop, check out the page today.

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    Friday, October 15, 1999

    FIFA 2000 Questions?

    I'm sure you've all got a bunch of questions you'd like to ask about FIFA 2000. Instead of emailing us, visit the FIFA 2000 Forum, and post them there. Either myself or Ric will be happy to answer your questions, and you never know, maybe some other people on the net may be able to help you out as well.

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    Thursday, October 14, 1999

    Leagues and Teams

    I have added a list of all the leagues and teams from FIFA 2000 to the site. This one of the most frequent asked questions I received through e-mail from all of you. This is the complete list, and no more changes will be made to it. Remember that FIFA 2000 has gone gold, that means it is a finished product. Thanks to Ric from Soccer Gaming fo taking his time and writing them all down. But now, head on over to the big list you've all been waiting for.

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    This -N- That

    WOW! Nice quick preview by Matt here... I am just downloading 68 more screen shots of FIFA 2000. From what I have seen, these screen shots look GREAT. They have all kinds of different screen shots, from menu's to fouls and stadiums to every detail. These should wake your interest if the other ones haven't already.

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    Long Range Goals are Back!

    Yes, that's right guys! The long range goals that were absent from FIFA 99 are well and truely alive in FIFA 2000. I have been playing FIFA 2000 quite a bit in the past few days. Overall I have played around 20 full games, and have either scored or seen 4 long range goals. Which works out to be a long range screamer every 5 games, pretty much the same amount you'll see in real life.

    Also very impressive is the number of long range shots that clearly miss the goals. Unlike previous FIFA's, in FIFA 2000 a simple tap of the shoot button won't always send the ball soaring for the top corner of the goal. Quite often the ball will fly off the side of the boot and finish up at the back of the grandstand.

    Something else I have noticed is the immense preasure the defence now puts on the ball carrier. On a number of occasions I found myself having to result to passing the ball backwards simply to open up the play a bit more (very realistic).

    There are stacks more injuries, and the keeper no longer simply punches the ball away then stands on his line to watch an attacker swoop on it. He now follows through and scrambles frantically to the ball before anyone else can touch it. Check out a screen shot I took of the keeper taking out a player who looked destined to score.

    As Ric mentioned at Soccer Gaming, we'll have a full review of the game posted on the official FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer release date; October 26th. Until then we'll continue to post our personal opions and let you know about all the new features we encounter.

    Remember to pre-order your copy of FIFA 2000 for only $32.99 by clicking here.

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    Wednesday, October 13, 1999

    69 Screen Shots

    Sports Gaming were also one of the lucky ones to receive an early verson of FIFA 2000. They have posted 69 screen shots of the game. You can check them out here. I hope I'll receive my copy soon.

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    News Archive

    I have added a News Archive to the site. If you ever miss anything you can always visit the News Archive to read it.

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    Poll Updated

    I have updated the poll. This time it's just a simple question that asks if you will buy FIFA 2000 or not. I have also edited the poll script so that it uses IP and cookie. This will prevent people from voting more than once.

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    9 New Screen Shots

    Nicky has been a bit busy recently, so I thought I'd do the honours and post some of the new screen shots I've taken from FIFA 2000 in the Screen Shots section. Nine in all have been added, including this picture of the main menu. If I can drag myself away from my gamepad for long enough, I'll take heaps more shots and post them shortly.

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    Monday, October 11, 1999

    Classic Teams

    I have finally received a list of all the classic teams in FIFA 2000. You can check them out in the info section.

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    Dutch Pack Shot

    I have received an image of the dutch pack shot for the PC version of FIFA 2000. You can check it out here.

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    Poll

    It seems that there have been some problems with the poll. A few people have been e-mailing me, saying that I have reset the poll. I have not reset it, and don't know what the problem was. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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    FIFA 2000: My Opinion

    I just thought I'd butt in here, and let you all know that over at Soccer Gaming I've posted quite a bit of information about FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer. I got my hands on a copy today, and I've listed a few of the new features that caught my eye, along with a new screen shot. Expect to see a Nicky post a bunch of new screen shots and a list of all the Classic Teams in FIFA 2000 here very soon.

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    Saturday, October 9, 1999

    Lars is back!!!

    My buddy Lars from Germany is back with LarsFIFALinkPage. Besides the thousands of links to every single FIFA site in the web, Lars has opened the "Relax-corner." If you speak german, you should definatly check this out... But enough talk, head on over to LarsFIFALinkPage.

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    Demo

    I've been getting a lot of emails lately asking for the release of the FIFA 2000 demo. I have sent out an email to EA Sports, but there's still no news on the release date. I just hope there won't be a delay as in the demo of FAPLS. As soon as I get more info, I'll post it on the page.

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    FIFA 2000 Australia

    EA Sports Australia have opened their official FIFA 2000 web site. Not much there at the moment, but you can check it out for yourself here.

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    Friday, October 8, 1999

    Jobs

    I'm currently looking for someone that can help me with this site, to maintain the downloads section. If you think you have what it takes, head on over to the jobs section.

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    Thai FIFA 2000 box

    I've gotten a hold of the box shot of the Thai FIFA 2000 version. You can check it out here.

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    Greek version

    The Greek version of FIFA 2000 will be commentated by the well known greek commentator Hristos Sotirakopoulos. The cover of the greek version will show Tsiartas on the front. Thanks to Commander K (?) for this info.

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    Norwegian FIFA 2000 Online

    The norwegian version of FIFA 2000 Online has gone live. Smurfe, the webmaster of the site has also informed me that there will soon be a flash version of the site. Head on over to Norwegian FIFA 2000 Online.

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    AllAdvantage

    I recently found out about a program called AllAdvantage. They will pay you for being online. All you have to do is display a banner in your browser. They even pay you for referring other people and their time online. I didn't know if this was real or just a scam, so I tried it. Yesterday I received a check for $67.00. It's great. You can sign up here. It's really worth it.

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    Poll Updated

    I finally updated the poll. The new question was submitted by Marek Dawski. Thanks.

    Here are the results of last week's poll:

    What do you think is going to be the best feature in FIFA 2000?
    The new facial features and animation 250
    The reflection on the ball and players off the grass 115
    The inclusion of classic teams 75
    The amount of overall teams (over 850?) 255
    The inclusion of new, never before seen in FIFA leagues 229
    The inclusion of cups into the season's schedule 424
    The MLS theme (in the American version) 72
    The woman commentator (in the American version) 33
    The pre-programmable set pieces 148
    The possible feature of relegation and promotion 443
    The Robbie Williams soundtrack 74
    TOTAL 2118

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    Thursday, October 7, 1999

    Italy Pack Shot

    Rimo from FIFA Mania has been so kind to send me the pack shot of the italian version of FIFA 2000. Click on the image to your right to enlarge it.

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    Poll

    Hey sorry for not updating the poll yesterday. If you have an idea for the poll, please send it in.

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    Wednesday, October 6, 1999

    4 New Screen Shots

    I have received a set of 4 new screen shots from EA Sports. Like I mentioned before, they get better each time. You can check them out here.

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    Tuesday, October 5, 1999

    Sonique FSH

    V1.1 of Tal's new project, Sonique FSH will be released soon, it will have some new stuff, like you'll be able to see the FSH files images while you browse, it also supports FAPLS images.

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    More info

    FIFA 2000 Network has received some more info on FIFA 2000. Kristoffer sent out 11 questions and received answers to 7 of them. Pretty good questions, and gives us lots of new stuff we didn't know about yet.

    EA Sports also said that FIFA 2000 is now a 100% finished product, and there will not be a delay in the relase date. You can get FIFA 2000 online, and right from this site, click here to buy the game for $32.99. I should get an answer to the questions I sent out later this week.

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    Poll

    Remember to vote in this week's poll, it will be updated tomorrow. If you have an idea for a new poll, please send it in.

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    Saturday, October 2, 1999

    Music

    I have received more information on the FIFA 2000 soundtrack. Music will be performed by Robbie Williams, Apollo Four Forty, Gay Dad, Lunatic Calm, Junior Blanks, Elite Force, Sniper, and Reel Big Fish. You can read all about it here.

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    Online Store

    Soccer Gaming has added a new feature to the site. If you scroll down the left menu, you'll see an area called "Online Shop" where you can now buy your favorite soccer games. We try to make it as easy as possible for you. We are able to do this for you in conjunction with GA Sports and Game Cave.

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