Tecmo Super Bowl
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Tecmo Super Bowl
The game was a major success,
Overview
With
Tecmo Super Bowl surpasses its predecessor with the complete 1991 league of 28 teams,[5][6] expanded rosters, expanded playbooks, and statistical tracking including NFL records. Jim Kelly, Randall Cunningham, and Bernie Kosar are represented by generic names of QB Bills, QB Eagles, and QB Browns, respectively, because the players were not members of the NFLPA's marketing contract.[7] This gameplay foundation would be expanded upon during the course of the series' run.
Gameplay
Reception
In the United States, Tecmo Super Bowl topped
In 1997,
Legacy
Tecmo produced several direct sequels to Tecmo Super Bowl, and other games originating with the Tecmo Bowl engine. 16-bit versions of Tecmo Super Bowl for the Super NES and Genesis were released in 1993 (reflecting the rosters and attributes for that season), which fixed many bugs and added some new features. New features include these: improved game graphics and sound; official NFL team logos in the end zones; user-controlled touchbacks; the ability to control a player to attempt a punt block; the in-game option to change plays in a team's playbook during games; a running back "dive play" option; a designated return team that includes defensive backs; statistical achievements during games; and three weather conditions (sunny, rain and snow), which can occur randomly in Season mode. Accelerated fifteen-minute and ten-minute quarters can only be used for Exhibition and Pro Bowl games. The game can play three consecutive seasons (1991–1993). Sequels to these versions, Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition and Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition, were released in subsequent years for the Super NES and Genesis. These were followed by Tecmo Super Bowl for the PlayStation in 1996.
Tecmo Super Bowl for the PlayStation sports new features such as a new player editor which can make unlimited amounts of unrestricted trades, change jersey numbers, edit player attributes, edit names, and swap player portraits. It has a play-by-play announcer voice. Offenses can pick a formation before selecting a particular play. The game has alternate camera angles, instant replay, and the option to adjust AI difficulty in regular season games. This is the last entry in the series to have the NFL and NFLPA licenses, and reflected the rosters and attributes of the 1996 season.
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Cult following
Since the advent of modern
An episode of NFL Films Presents documents the video game and its cult following. Centering on the annual world championship tournament in Madison, Wisconsin,[27] the episode includes interviews with NFL greats such as Emmitt Smith and Christian Okoye[28] who are featured in the original game, and modern NFL players such as Philip Rivers who discuss their passion for the game.[29]
In popular culture
Gameplay is featured in the Family Guy episode "Run, Chris, Run", where Peter uses Bo Jackson to beat Quagmire.[30]
Tecmo Bowl is a central theme for two 2016 Kia Sorento commercials, starring Bo Jackson and playing off his ridiculously advantageous in-game characteristics. One features Brian Bosworth, who had been famously run over by Jackson during a Monday Night Football game in 1987 as he attempted to score a touchdown.[31]
Notes
- ^ Known in Japan as テクモスーパーボウル Tekumo Sūpā Bōru
References
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- ^ "Tecmo Super Bowl (PlayStation) Review". Archived from the original on November 16, 2014.
- ^ "EGM Top Ten". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 41. December 1992. p. 48.
- ^ "EGM Top Ten". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 42. January 1993. p. 46.
- ^ "EGM Top Ten". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 43. February 1993. p. 38.
- The Miami Herald. p. 10A.
...a $54.99 cartridge—the most expensive ever offered for the Nintendo eight-bit system...
- ^ "100 Best Games of All Time". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. November 1997. p. 120.
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- ^ ESPN Top Sports Games retrieved August 31, 2011
- ^ "Later this Season...". GamePro. No. 97. IDG. October 1996. p. 100.
- ^ "Tecmo Super Bowl". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 89. Ziff Davis. December 1996. p. 314.
- ^ Harris, Craig (May 1, 2008). "Tecmo Bowl Returns". IGN.
- ^ "Tecmo Super Bowl Live Tournaments".
- ^ Vogt, Chris (May 3, 2017). "Tecmo Madison XIII Sees Newfound Success, Same Champion". MWTecmo.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael (April 7, 2017). "Tecmo Super Bowl gunning for resurgence with esports". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael (May 1, 2017). "Tecmo Madison Recap". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ "Tecmo Madison – Official Site of the Tecmo Super Bowl World Championships". TecmoMadison.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Strauss, Chris (October 23, 2012). "Chiefs legend Christian Okoye discovers his Tecmo Super Bowl dominance". USA Today.
- ^ Good, Owen (October 24, 2012). "The NFL's Greatest Players Revere Tecmo Bowl Too". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Paget, Mat. "Family Guy Used NES Game Footage From YouTube, Then Claimed Copyright on Same Video". GameSpot. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Bo Jackson stars in awesome new 'Tecmo Super Bowl'-themed commercial | For The Win". Google.com. September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.