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  • CreatineKasey
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    • Sep 2007
    • 4897

    #76
    Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

    They nailed fun down completely. I really really wish someone would take the rights to that franchise and carry it on. If you think about it, there's a lot of great balancing factors involved in that game given the fact that guessing any play correctly kills it. That limits "money plays" big time.

    The wide open action and excitement I feel playing that game goes unmatched to this day.
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    • rm217
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      • Sep 2006
      • 320

      #77
      Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

      Originally posted by CreatineKasey
      They nailed fun down completely. I really really wish someone would take the rights to that franchise and carry it on. If you think about it, there's a lot of great balancing factors involved in that game given the fact that guessing any play correctly kills it. That limits "money plays" big time.

      The wide open action and excitement I feel playing that game goes unmatched to this day.
      Man, I couldn't have said it any better. They nailed the formula with Tecmo Bowl. It was balanced in so many areas and even though the game was a simple pick up and play type of game it was as deep as you made. The best way I can describe Tecmo Bowl is it was exciting, strategic, competitive, unpredictable, and fun!!! It was the only game that caused family strife in the household. I would literally get into fist fights with my uncle when playing seasons against him. I guess that's what happens when you play 24 hours straight, things can get a little bit moody, lol. Tecmo Bowl, Greatest Of All Time!
      Last edited by rm217; 02-17-2010, 01:05 PM.

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      • ODogg
        Hall Of Fame
        • Feb 2003
        • 37953

        #78
        Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

        I agree, Tecmo Bowl is the GOAT!
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        • TheWatcher
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          • Oct 2008
          • 3408

          #79
          Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

          As much as I'm a proponent for technological advancements... if you think about this for a moment, you consider that a lot of today's game's are overly technological. They rely on technology, ignore the basics, and as a result aren't as much fun. Tecmo really did nail it in the past. It's a shame that we've had to wait so long for them to get it right again.

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          • ODogg
            Hall Of Fame
            • Feb 2003
            • 37953

            #80
            Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

            Yes, there was something pure and simple, yet deep if you wanted it to be, about Tecmo Bowl that was immensely fun. I often feel like what you say is correct, the technology is abused and sometimes the fun is forgotten. Nintendo at least is one company that recognizes that today. That's why you would think that a Tecmo Bowl game would come out on that system first but oh well...
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            • CreatineKasey
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              • Sep 2007
              • 4897

              #81
              Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

              Originally posted by ODogg
              Yes, there was something pure and simple, yet deep if you wanted it to be, about Tecmo Bowl that was immensely fun. I often feel like what you say is correct, the technology is abused and sometimes the fun is forgotten. Nintendo at least is one company that recognizes that today. That's why you would think that a Tecmo Bowl game would come out on that system first but oh well...
              I agree. I'm totally down for a rock-paper-scissors version of football with some wild twists thrown in. That's what Tecmo is. It doesn't need to be much more than that. More depth leads to more problems sometimes....

              One factor that really separated the game was 100% fun. Nobody argued "realistic" this or that. It was just a fun game to play that somewhat resembled football. Nostalgia alone isn't giving me fond memories of this game. It was that good.
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              • rm217
                Banned
                • Sep 2006
                • 320

                #82
                Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

                Come out, come out where ever your are Tecmo Bowl fans. This is what I'm talking about when I say the legacy that is Tecmo Bowl. When we can get people talking about a game that was first released in 89' you know you have something special. The one thing that every Temo Bowl fan can agree on and say was the game was pure fun which is what made it so addicting. Straight video game crack! There's your catch slogan Tecmo, you can thank me later, lol.

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                • Steve_OS
                  Editor-in-Chief
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 33954

                  #83
                  Re: Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' Coming to XBLA, PSN (Joystiq)

                  Confirmed, new topic posted
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