GC writes: "Ask any gamer over the age of 30 to list their five favorite football video game franchises, and you are bound to hear Tecmo Bowl more than a few times. The Tecmo Bowl titles were the bastions of sports gaming on the early Nintendo consoles, and much like the present-day champion EA's Madden series was the source for many a rivalry nationwide. In fact, my dorm hall floor at Michigan Sate University had a regular Thursday night underground Tecmo Bowl championship for the sub-21 year old crowd. It was the highlight of the week, as we all packed in a tiny dorm room, drinking ourselves silly, aiming for bragging rights over that week's brackets."
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Man, who wants to start a Tecmo Bowl league with me? Does it work online? Can I make my own college teams? ... I'm gonna have to look into this.
Dude I am ready. I don't know if you can make your own teams, but you can definitely do online stuffs.
With the Superbowl just around the corner. it’s time to take a look back at the series that kicked off video game football: Tecmo Bowl
Kombo writes: "Tecmo Bowl is like a religion to football fans of the NES/SNES generations. Before there was a Madden, 2K, Quarterback Club, or Blitz, there was Tecmo Bowl. Many would argue that Tecmo's take on the sport was a perfect game-a teetering balance between simulation and arcade playability with a dose of sometimes unintended comedy on the side."
