Tecmo Bowl

Retro

Modders Celebrate The New NFL Season By Updating Tecmo Super Bowl To 2011

12:00PM September 8, 2011 | Owen Good

Ah, and now the football video game that really is just a roster and uniform update, and that’s all everyone wants it to be. Just in time for the NFL’s kickoff tomorrow, modders today released Tecmo Super Bowl 2012. It’s the same NES classic you’ve loved for 20 years, updated with the stars of the current league. More »


In Real Life

Roger Ebert’s Past Game Addiction Made Him Sad

10:00PM December 31, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This year, famed film critic Roger Ebert said games could never be art – a mistake he later admitted. While Ebert might not be a fan of games, that doesn’t mean he didn’t used to play them obsessively . More »


Retro

Sunday’s Wildest NFL Play Immortalised In Tecmo Bowl

8:00AM December 23, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants on Sunday with a play that just should not have happened. It defied logic in real life; it defies logic when it’s recreated in the classic video game Tecmo Bowl. More »


News

Forget About A Patch For Tecmo Bowl Throwback

10:30AM May 7, 2010 | Owen Good

Tecmo Bowl Throwback disappointed multiplayer enthusiasts when it appeared that ragequitting didn’t count in players’ records, among other complaints of online problems at launch. Originally Tecmo was said to be working up a patch. The publisher now says it isn’t. More »


Tecmo Bowl Throwback Micro-Review: Retro-Rockin’ Football

8:20AM May 4, 2010 | Owen Good

Today, a sports title without licensing has a hard sales pitch to make. If any franchise can close the deal, it’s the one that started it all: Tecmo Bowl, trading on a 20-year reservoir of nostalgia with Tecmo Bowl Throwback. More »


In Real Life

The Last Remaining Tecmo Bowl Player Just Retired

6:30PM May 3, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Classic football game Tecmo Bowl was first released on the NES in 1989. It had real players, who you probably presumed had all retired years ago, but no. The last one only hung up his boots last week. More »


News

Tecmo Bowl Getting Patch To Penalise Ragequitters

12:30PM April 30, 2010 | Owen Good

Tecmo Bowl Throwback players may have noticed you can ragequit a 38-0 beating scot-free, no forfeit, no loss, no nothing. Tecmo is said to be working on a fix for this. More »


News

Tecmo Bowl Throwback On Xbox Live Next Week; On PSN ‘Soon’

8:20AM April 21, 2010 | Owen Good

Tecmo’s reboot of the console classic Tecmo Bowl arrives on Xbox Live on April 28 for 800 Microsoft Points, but there’s no word yet on when PlayStation owners get in on the fun. More »


News

Tecmo Throwback Achievements Reward Work Done Long Ago

8:00AM April 18, 2010 | Owen Good

If Tecmo Bowl Throwback actually plays like its 1991 cousin, with similar players, then in addition to destroying everything on earth with the Run-and-Shoot Houston Oilers, I guarantee I’ll get eight of the game’s 12 achievements in my first game. More »


News

Yes, The Ol’ Zig-Zag Still Works In Tecmo Bowl Throwback

12:30PM March 26, 2010 | Owen Good

This interview with the producer of the upcoming Tecmo Bowl Throwback delivers tons of gameplay video and tells us what to expect from the game – although it still doesn’t tell us when it will release. More »