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Tecmo Super Bowl ( テクモスーパーボウル Tekumo Sūpābōru ) is an American football video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) that was released in 1991. Developed by Japanese video game company Tecmo, it was one of the first sports video games that had licensing privileges with both the league it sought to emulate (National Football League) and the player's association (National Football League Players Association), thus allowing the game to use both the names and attributes of real NFL teams and real NFL players. (Prior games used the real teams or the real players, but not both.) Player rosters are based on the 1991 NFL preseason, and attributes are based on those of the 1990 NFL season. Although the game is in some ways considered outdated, it was very successful in the final years of the NES and enjoys an extensive cult following.
Overview
After the initial success of the NES version of Tecmo Bowl in 1989, Tecmo followed up with the release of Tecmo Super Bowl in 1991 in both North America and Japan. The original NES version of Tecmo Bowl was licensed by the National Football League Players Association, while another game, NFL Football for the NES, managed to obtain only an NFL team license. Tecmo Super Bowl added the NFL license making it the first NES game to feature both actual NFL teams and NFL players of the time. Unlike the original Tecmo Bowl for the NES, which consisted of twelve teams, a truncated roster, and limited play selection; Tecmo Super Bowl featured all 28 NFL teams, expanded rosters, expanded playbooks, statistics tracking and many other improvements over its predecessor. Subsequent games in the series would build off of this foundation.
Gameplay and Features
The main menu of Tecmo Super Bowl provided the player with options for NFL Preseason, Season Game (Regular Season) and Pro Bowl play. Team data could also be accessed from the main menu.
In the original NES Tecmo Bowl, each team had 20 players on its roster, with nine players for offense, nine players for defense, a kicker, and a punter. In Tecmo Super Bowl, each roster had 30 different players. Each team had eleven defensive players, which could not be substituted, nor injured. Each team had seventeen offensive players, which included eleven starters and six substitutes. At any given time, eleven players were on the field for each team, consistent with NFL rules. A kicker and a punter were also on the roster.
In addition to using real teams and players, TSB incorporated the full-length 1991 NFL regular season schedule for the game. The playoff format, including the Super Bowl and the post-season Pro Bowl game, was also used.
Tecmo Super Bowl retained the arcade-style football gameplay of the original which included no penalties and the ability to break tackles (many players had "94" hitting power ratings, giving them the ability break any non-sliding tackles). However, the game added new features, such as statistics tracking, expanded and editable playbooks, the ability to substitute players, varying conditions of players, fumbles, and player injuries. As it had previously, the game used cut scenes for important events like touchdowns and halftime shows. Tecmo Super Bowl also added cutscenes when injuries or big plays occurred.
As part of the gameplay, players can adjust offensive plays and substitute players for each NFL team and for the two Pro Bowl teams. The Pro Bowl team's roster can be edited as well. Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams players could be viewed as an individual "player card" with their statistics and attributes and their status, which can improve or decrease, making the player better or worse.
Game modes
The game has multiple modes, including season, preseason, and Pro Bowl. In season, a player controls a team through the entire NFL season. Multiple teams may be controlled. In addition, players can choose three styles of play in either season, preseason or Pro Bowl. The "MAN" option means the player calls plays and runs plays. The "COA" option means players call the plays, but the computer runs them. The "COM" option means the computer plays all aspects, but the player can watch the game.
In all instances, season, preaseason and Pro Bowl, unless the player (or players) edit the Team Data beforehand (setting plays and starters), the default team depth chart and play selection would be used.
In preseason and Pro Bowl, injured players returned immediately after the game, statistics are not kept, and the computer AI was easier than season games.
Reception
In 1997 both Electronic Gaming Monthly and IGN, video game publications, named TSB one of the top 100 video games of all time.
In 2005 Gamefaqs.com named TSB #84 of the top 100 video games of all time.
In 2005 The Jadedgamer.net named TSB #22 of the top 100 video games of all time.
In 2009 ign.com ranked TSB #53 in its Top 100 NES games of all-time.
Cult following
With the advent of modern console emulation on computers and even other console gaming systems, Tecmo Super Bowl may be one of the most hacked and modified Nintendo games in existence. This has contributed greatly to the game's cult following as the game can be, and has been, constantly modified and updated. There have been, and continue to be, numerous sites, online leagues and message boards dedicated not only to the original TSB but also to ROMs which contain current day rosters while maintaining the original gameplay. There is also a mod that has NCAA Football rosters from 1990 as well as an updated (2009) 32 team rom.
An annual Tecmo Super Bowl tournament is held in Madison, WI. The tournament consists of 64 participants playing the NES version of Tecmo Super Bowl. The first 3 games are "World Cup" format; in which 16 groups are created and each participant plays the other participants in their group one time, with the top two teams in each group moving on to a single elimination tournament. The winner receives a trophy along with various prizes.
In 2010, the tournament has expanded the field to 72 players to accommodate for the large amount on interest the tournament draws each year.
Sequels
This list contains several games that are not, in actuality, direct sequels of Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES. However, they are games in the Tecmo Bowl series that were produced after the release of Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES and share a common origin in the original Tecmo Bowl vein.
Tecmo Super Bowl : A Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive\Genesis version of Tecmo Super Bowl was released in 1993, which fixed many bugs and added some new features. New features included: improved graphics and sound, NFL team logos were added to the end zones, user-controlled touch backs, play books could be edited during the game, weather conditions (normal, rain, snow), and an automatic "dive play". Fifteen-minute quarters were made possible for preseason and Pro Bowl modes. The game also provided the ability to play three consecutive seasons (1991-1993).
Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition : Released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. This game was a limited release. Nintendo Power magazine mentions that approximately 15,000 units were shipped to North America in its February 1995 issue (Issue #69). This was the first game in the series to depart from the true 2-D view and utilize an isometric view.
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition : Released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
Tecmo Super Bowl : Released in 1996 for the PlayStation.
Tecmo Bowl : Released in 2003 for Mobile Phones/Devices. Basically a partial re-make of the NES version of Tecmo Bowl. The game only featured 4 teams, named only by city affiliation and no real players.
Tecmo Classic Arcade : Released in 2005 for the Xbox. This game anthology had a port of the original Tecmo Bowl Arcade as its headline game.
Tecmo Bowl : Released in 2007 for the Wii Virtual Console. A re-make of the original NES version of Tecmo Bowl. Due to Electronic Arts' exclusive licensing rights with the NFL and NFLPA, Tecmo Bowl for the Wii was unable to legally use player names and likenesses that were originally represented in the 1989 game.
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff : The Nintendo DS adaptation of the original video game developed and published by Tecmo and was released in the Fall of 2008. While it is not officially titled "Tecmo Super Bowl", this game retains many of the same features and play style of the original games in the series, in particular the original Tecmo Super Bowl for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Due to Electronic Arts' exclusive licensing rights with the NFL and NFLPA, Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff was unable to legally use player names and likenesses or the real NFL teams. However, Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff does allow for nearly complete modification of the game, allowing players to create a fairly accurate representation of the modern NFL teams and players.
Tecmo Bowl: Throwback : As of March 2, 2010 it was reported by the Los Angeles Times that a new, downloadable,
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