BRIAN LARA CRICKET

Official Title	Brian Lara Cricket
Common Title	Brian Lara Cricket
Serial Number(s)	SLES-00759
Region	PAL
Genre / Style	Cricket
Developer	Codemasters.
Publisher	Codemasters.
Date Released	8 December 1998

Disc Number & Printed Serial Number	DISC 1 SLES-00759
Serial Number In Disc	SLES-00759
Media Disc ID	N / A
Number Of Tracks	2 ( 1 Data Track & 1 Audio Track )
Approx. Image Size ( Image Format Used )	460 MB ( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc	401 MB
Approx. Archive Size ( Archive Type Used )	115 MB ( 1 RAR File with 2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s) ( UPC / EAN )	From the back cover. 5024866240313 -

English

Menus and gameplay are in English.

Brian Lara Cricket is the first in a series of cricket games to be endorsed by Brian Lara. There have been more games in the series, Brian Lara Cricket '96, Brian Lara Cricket '99, Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 and Brian Lara International Cricket 2007. Brian Lara Cricket was released on the PC in 1994 for DOS and Sega Mega Drive and Amiga in 1995 by Codemasters. The game was also rereleased in 1999 under the Codemaster Classics brand for Windows. It was developed by Audiogenic. The Mega Drive version spent 10 weeks at number 1 in the UK games charts during the summer of 1995. The game is a rebranded version of Graham Gooch World Class Cricket.

The ball is flying faster than you think. You're playing on gut reaction. Knock it for six and you're a hero - miss it and you're history. Shane Warne Cricket set the benchmark for cricket games on PlayStation and is now part of the Codemasters Best Sellers Value Range. Featuring ultra-realistic graphics, actual teams and cricket grounds, don’t just watch the cricket this summer, live it!

Play a variety of matches from a 10 over slog to a 5 day test:
- Friendly
- World Cup
- World Series
- Knockout
- Test Series
- Test Season
- Classic Match

- 15 International Teams
- Over 240 Players
- 46 Stadia 3D - Modelled
- Re-Live classic Matches
- Variable Weather: Day and Night matches with varying weather and pitch conditions

Manufacturer's description:

Exclusively licensed by World test record holder Brian Lara. A Variety of Tournaments: World Cup Competition, Test Series, Test Season, Knockout Tournament, World Series Tournament and Friendlies. Commentary from Geoff Boycott and Jonathan Agnew. Day & Night Matches. Full Practice Facility. Classic Matches. Action Replays. Player Stats. Latest fully detailed player statistics.

Features:

Third person perspective.
3D graphics
Cartoon graphics
Cricket theme.

Number Of Players	1 to 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks	1-7 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested ( Official Gamepads Only )	Standard Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns ( Official Light Guns Only )	None
Other Compatible Controllers ( Official Controllers Only )	None
Special Controllers Included Or Supported ( Official Only )	None
Vibration Function Compatible	Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible	Yes ( 1 to 4 Players )
Link Cable Function Compatibile	No

Emulator	ePSXe v.1.9.0
Video Plugin	Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin	ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin	ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin	N / A
Vibration Compatible	Yes (Digital only).
Console Bios Used	SCPH7502

NOTE: This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.

BASIC CONTROLS:
Move character / Move between actions - D-Pad
Select action / Hit ball / Throw ball - X Button
Pause game - Start Button

MISC CODES (At the Classic Match screen, enter the following passwords to access the corresponding matches):
All Classic Matches - NOWAYEAS
Australia Vs England '87 - BATKINGS
Australia Vs West Indies '60 - DILLBERT
England Vs Australia '48 - FRIEDEGG
England Vs Australia '81 - CLUELESS
England Vs Australia '97 - PANCAKES
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka '96 - NOWAYEAS
West Indies Vs India '83 - SAUSAGES
West Indies Vs Pakistan - PLACEBO1
Zimbabwe Vs England '96 - OVERTIME
Always Win - GETBRIBE
Batters will be stronger than usual - SUPERMAN
Beach Ball Mode - BIGBALLS
Big Hands - BIGHANDS
Big Head Mode - BIGHEADS
Fielders will always drop the ball - BUTTERFINGERS
First Person View - CHRISREA
Play at the Beach - SUNSHINE
Slippery Ball - DROPBALL
Wickets never fall over - SOLIDOAK

- Jewel Case Covers
FRONT	BACK

CLICK THE IMAGE Dim. - 1457 x 1483 pix. Res. - 1200 dpi File Size - 405 KB	CLICK THE IMAGE Dim. - 1617 x 1211 pix. Res. - 1000 dpi File Size - 622 KB

- Disc Cover
DISC

CLICK THE IMAGE Dim. - 640 x 632 pix. Res. - 72 dpi File Size - 75 KB

PAL:

Shane Warne Cricket '99 [SLES-01576] -

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