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[Monkey_Driven]

No Tecmo Super Bowl

Too much in licensing fees.

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No Tecmo Super Bowl

WAY Too much in licensing fees.

[Monkey_Driven]

No Tecmo Super Bowl

WAY Too much in licensing fees.

Stupid NFL.

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and NFLPA.



Weird, but it makes sense I guess. And I want a Japanese one since it has Panel de Pon and Super Street Fighter II.

The following five games are exclusive to the Japanese Super Famicom:

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Panel de Pon
Super Soccer
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers

EarthBound and Castlevania though.

The following five games are exclusive to the North American and PAL SNES version.

EarthBound
Kirby's Dream Course
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Super Castlevania IV
Super Punch-Out!!

[run2death]

Wait? What am I missing? Weren't you guys talking about SNES? Tecmo Super Bowl was really an NES game, right?

[bune]

Tecmo Bowl was, as was Tecmo Super Bowl. However:

Sequels[edit]

Tecmo produced several direct sequels to Tecmo Super Bowl as well as other games that had origins in the original Tecmo Bowl engine.

Tecmo Super Bowl: Super NES and Genesis versions of Tecmo Super Bowl were released in 1993, which fixed many bugs and added some new features. New features include: 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; 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 also provided the ability to play three consecutive seasons (1991–1993).

Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition: Released in 1994 for the Super NES and Genesis, this game was a limited release. In its February 1995 issue, Nintendo Power magazine mentioned that approximately 15,000 units were shipped to North America. 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 NES and Genesis.

Tecmo Super Bowl: Released in 1996 for the PlayStation, this was the last Tecmo Super Bowl to contain real NFL teams and players. A new player editor gave the user the freedom to make unlimited amounts of unrestricted trades, change jersey numbers, edit names, modify player attributes and swap player portraits. A play-by-play announcer can be heard during games. Now offenses had to pick a formation before selecting a particular play. Also new to the game were alternate camera angles, instant replay and the option to adjust AI difficulty in regular season games. As with all previous versions, penalties were excluded.

Tecmo Bowl: Released in 2003 for mobile devices, this was a partial remake of the NES version of Tecmo Bowl. The game featured just four teams, named only by city, 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 version as its headline game.

Tecmo Bowl: Released for the Virtual Console, the Wii and Nintendo 3DS versions had a remake of the original NES version of Tecmo Bowl while the Wii also had the original Tecmo Bowl arcade version. Because of Electronic Arts' exclusive licensing rights with the NFL and NFLPA, the Tecmo Bowl NES remakes were unable to use the real player names and likenesses that were originally represented in the 1989 game.

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff: This Nintendo DS adaptation of the original Tecmo Bowl game was released in the fall of 2008.[18] The game retains many of the features and play style of its predecessors, especially the original Tecmo Super Bowl for the Super NES and Genesis. Because of Electronic Arts' exclusive licensing rights with the NFL and NFLPA, Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff was unable to use real players or real NFL teams. However, the game did permit some modification of the game, allowing users to create a somewhat accurate representation of modern NFL teams and players. A team from Los Angeles replaces one of the New York teams.

Tecmo Bowl Throwback: This downloadable version of Tecmo Bowl was issued on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2010. The game features an updated graphics engine and new features, including online play, but also has the option of playing the game in 16-bit Super NES-style graphics. Again, the game featured generic players and teams but retained the editor to allow for modifications. A default Los Angeles team again replaced one of the New York teams.

[run2death]

LOL. Yeah, I just delved into the Google rabbit hole.

It looks like "hard core" Tecmo Super Bowl players actually prefer the NES version, despite the advancements of the SNES version.

[@SkitchP]

#TeamNESPlayActionFootball

[Chris_H_2]

not to derail the discussion, but man do i miss this:

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Surprises me that Super Play Action Football wasn't included. I mean, it's a Nintendo game and they put Super Tennis on there.

The goal of the game is to obtain the ball and reach the other end of the field to score a touchdown, while avoiding opponent players who can pile onto the character possessing the ball.

If the opponent players do manage to pile onto the character holding the ball, the play stops and the team goes back to the previous line. A quirk in the gameplay allows the defensive player to get an easy sack if they dive with the nose tackle at the precise moment the ball is snapped.

Mario, from the Super Mario Bros. series of video games, makes a cameo in this video game as the "heads" on the coin. The raccoon tail power-up from Super Mario Bros. 3 is the "tails" side of the coin.[3]

Well, I guess that's one way of explaining the rules.

[daft twat]

The lack of Super Mario All Stars is a disappointment.

I'm floored that Chrono Trigger isn't on this.

[CopperTom]

Super Tecmo Bowl sucked in comparison to Madden. Super Mario All Stars was a collection of NES games. Chrono Trigger is a legitimate gripe.

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not to derail the discussion, but man do i miss this:

I had Super Bomberman so had the multitap. I remember taking it over to my friends house and playing four person Madden 92. It was awesome.

Then going to college and playing multiplayer Bomberman every Friday in the dorm room, that was even better.

[BurtReynolds]

remember Mutant League Football on Genesis? I loved that game.

[@SkitchP]

Bill Laimbeer Combat Basketball for Genesis!

[tragabigzanda]

remember Mutant League Football on Genesis? I loved that game.

Yeah, this was awesome. I posted a few months ago in this thread about a fan-made reboot that is happening on Kickstarter.

[BurtReynolds]

lol Bryan Fury was my boy in Tekken, but I think he's gone too far...

[BurtReynolds]

remember Mutant League Football on Genesis? I loved that game.

Yeah, this was awesome. I posted a few months ago in this thread about a fan-made reboot that is happening on Kickstarter.

Looks like it has more funding now. that would be cool.

[Anders]

lol Bryan Fury was my boy in Tekken, but I think he's gone too far...

That was brutal.

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Bill Laimbeer Combat Basketball for Genesis!

I saw a fake game listing for the SNESC and it had that game on it along with a bunch of others. I thought it was weird because it was supposed to be a joke about terrible game choices but they had at least 4 or 5 games on there that would have been solid choices, if a little strange in the end.