Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

[boxboy99]

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I loved some playaction football even though it was slow as hell. Not as bad as NFL but still it moved at a turtles pace. The king on the SNES/Sega platform is Montana '94. End of discussion :P Tecmo was great also. I think what made Tecmo great is that it is a party game. I remember getting a couple friends over for a weekend and knocking out a season. Fun times.

[reo]

Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

I played playaction football. I think Tecmo still owned it, though.

See, maybe I'm burned out of it. I still prefer PA over TSB on the NES.

I remember creating players and leveling them in TSB 3! That game was pretty deep if I remember correctly.

Don't forget the larger playbooks. Nothing compares to TSB III imo.

I also loved QB Challenge on Genesis. Although I think I liked the mini-games more than the actual game.

Haha. So true.

[ODogg]

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My ultimate Tecmo Bowl would be to use the Arcade as a template, with the bigger, rounder players, instead of using the NES/SNES player looks. Then put in real NFL teams, classic (or current) NFL players. Give us some better textures for the field and the players in form of HD graphics. Keep the sounds about the same but maybe make them in 5.1. Then add some weather (white field with footprints, brown/green field with puddles), make it all play online in some online season or random play and Tecmo would be rolling in the dough.

That alone would be worth buying an arcade stick to shake off tacklers IMO!!

[Bellsprout]

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I've read EA doesn't hold exclusive rights for mobile games. That's how Gameloft or some weird company was able to put out an NFL 2010 for iPhone.

Tecmo should seize on that. They would sell so many copies of a new Tecmo Super Bowl with updated players for iPhone. I would buy it. Twice. Out of appreciation.

[ODogg]

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OMG, good point man. Why don't Tecmo do a Tecmo Bowl on iPhone like..NOW?

You know honestly i've never got the feeling from Tecmo that they ever really liked Tecmo Bowl that much. Does anyone else get that feeling too? It's almost as if they are kind of embarrassed to be associated with it or something? Maybe it's the failure of some of their other sports games made them just hate sports games or something.

Anyone remember Tecmo Basketball? My friend had it, it wasn't bad but I never liked it as much as the EA basketball games back in the day.

[Bellsprout]

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I've always gotten the feeling that 20 years later they're a little bitter that the name "Tecmo" is still synonymous with a NES-era football game. I think they'd like to be known for something else by now.

I had Tecmo Super NBA Basketball for SNES. That game was fun as heck...until NBA Jam came out and ruled my console for like a year.

[HesTheCoach]

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I've read EA doesn't hold exclusive rights for mobile games. That's how Gameloft or some weird company was able to put out an NFL 2010 for iPhone.

Tecmo should seize on that. They would sell so many copies of a new Tecmo Super Bowl with updated players for iPhone. I would buy it. Twice. Out of appreciation.

That is an awesome idea. The graphics could be updated and would look great on the iphone. Perfect way to get around the EA rights.

I'm pretty sure that Tecmo did release a Tecmo Bowl for cell phones a couple years ago but I don't think it had updated rosters.

[HesTheCoach]

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OMG, good point man. Why don't Tecmo do a Tecmo Bowl on iPhone like..NOW?

You know honestly i've never got the feeling from Tecmo that they ever really liked Tecmo Bowl that much. Does anyone else get that feeling too? It's almost as if they are kind of embarrassed to be associated with it or something? Maybe it's the failure of some of their other sports games made them just hate sports games or something.

Anyone remember Tecmo Basketball? My friend had it, it wasn't bad but I never liked it as much as the EA basketball games back in the day.

Well they sure treat the franchise like it's worthless! Pretty obvious with the amount of effort they put into the DS version. Talk about a major letdown.

They're sitting on a potential goldmine and the dummies don't even know it. Although maybe that shouldn't be surprising given that it is Tecmo after all.

[boxboy99]

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Ya a iphone Tecmo would rule! Perfect platform.

[CreatineKasey]

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You'd ruin the Iphone! All the tapping..

Let me just run a league on XBLA and re-life my childhood for a few years pahhleeeeeeeaaase!

[rm217]

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You'd ruin the Iphone! All the tapping..

Let me just run a league on XBLA and re-life my childhood for a few years pahhleeeeeeeaaase!

I concur!!!

[Bellsprout]

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You'd ruin the Iphone! All the tapping..

Let me just run a league on XBLA and re-life my childhood for a few years pahhleeeeeeeaaase!

On-screen d-pad, on-screen "a" and "b", but to avoid mashing on the screen to break tackles make it so shaking the iPhone would break a tackle.

That would avoid the wear-and-tear.

[HesTheCoach]

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I concur!!!

I'd gladly take the risk if it means a new Tecmo Bowl with updated rosters!

There's other football games for the iphone, BTW. Not sure what the wear and tear is with those games.

[Bellsprout]

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I'd gladly take the risk if it means a new Tecmo Bowl with updated rosters!

There's other football games for the iphone, BTW. Not sure what the wear and tear is with those games.

Madden 10 is fun as heck. It's 6 bucks, so it's a bit pricey, but i've been playing it all of today. I love it. There's a season mode, the on-field gameplay is really fun, it's a really good package. As far as wear and tear goes, there isn't any button mashing, so it has really no potential to wreck anything. There's an on-screen analog stick and a few buttons depending on the situation, but you don't need to mash any of them or anything. Just lightly press every now and then.

There's also a game called NFL 2010 made by Gameloft that I haven't played yet. I've read it isn't as good, but it's half the price, so it depends on what you care about more.

[rm217]

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Madden 10 is fun as heck. It's 6 bucks, so it's a bit pricey, but i've been playing it all of today. I love it. There's a season mode, the on-field gameplay is really fun, it's a really good package. As far as wear and tear goes, there isn't any button mashing, so it has really no potential to wreck anything. There's an on-screen analog stick and a few buttons depending on the situation, but you don't need to mash any of them or anything. Just lightly press every now and then.

There's also a game called NFL 2010 made by Gameloft that I haven't played yet. I've read it isn't as good, but it's half the price, so it depends on what you care about more.

We're talking Tecmo Bowl here. This game is in a league of it's own when it comes to pure fun factor and excitement. Considering people still talk about the game today speaks volumes about the legacy that is Tecmo Bo, I mean Bowl!!!