Tecmo Bowl Throwback Q&A (ESPN)

[Steve_OS]

ESPN Videogames have posted a Q&A session with Mike Fahrny, Producer of Tecmo Bowl Throwback.

Quote:

Jon: "Are the playbooks straight from the SNES version as well or have there been updates?" Mike: "They're the old playbooks. We've updated the U.I. (user interface) to be more user friendly, and you can play the game in either the new 3D or the old 2D which is cool. You can even switch on the fly between 2D and 3D at any point. So you can have that old school 2D, 16-bit feel, and then you can also have an updated 3D look if you want. But like I said, the plays are all the same from the original with the ability to swap plays in and out of your playbook to customize what the eight plays are you want to use."

[Bellsprout]

I smell anger coming from people mad about ratings being locked.

[CreatineKasey]

I'm more excited for it without editable ratings. Online is going to be crazy.

I'm going to get goosebumps playing this for the first time online. Brings back memories already.

[Valdarez]

He's right about folks busting out their old nintendo. I have my SNES hooked up in my bedroom, and I occasionally play Super Mario Brothers, Nobunaga's Ambition, and of course, Super Tecmo Bowl.

[Ijeswannaknow]

All these interviews!!!...When is the damn release date?...lol Thats all I wanna know!

[rm217]

As a true fan of Tecmo Bowl I will speak with my wallet and make this a day one purchase. Hopefully more fans will follow suit so that we can a yearly update of a game series that can go as far as Tecmo let's it, you can look at the community the game has maintained for proof of that. I can't say it enough but if done right the sky's the limit for the Tecmo Bowl series. They have the formula to build from

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

He's right about folks busting out their old nintendo. I have my SNES hooked up in my bedroom, and I occasionally play Super Mario Brothers, Nobunaga's Ambition, and of course, Super Tecmo Bowl.

Wow.

Another Nobunaga's Ambition fan?


As far as the non-editable ratings - I'm not exactly thrilled, but I guess it's because two of my favorite teams (BAL, JAX) didn't exist in '93...

[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by WeAreAllWitnesses

I smell anger coming from people mad about ratings being locked.

Nah, this was the right way to go about it.

Anyone who's played the DS version can vouch that editable ratings basically ruined the competitive balance online.

People would just max out all their players and run all over you.