tecmo bowl

[slorch]

I was in a Target today and saw a "classic Tecmo Arcade games" for PS2. Talk about bringing back memories. We used to have Tecmo Bowl tournies( circa 1987/1988) with about 6-7 buddies on the Nintendo NES. I mean starting Friday night and ending Saturday at noon, then we'd start another one. My Mom was starting to wonder what we were doing at my friend's house, I'd come home all red eyed and tired. She'd be asking if we were partying, I'd say no, It's just a videogame. She's thinking, ' whatever you want to call it!"
It had about 16 plays, and you could pass WAAAYY downfield off of the screen. Walter Payton was unstoppable. 49ers were loaded, and the Giants were great too. Just wondering if anyone else remembers this game.

If we would have had madden when we were kids I doubt I would have graduated HS!!!

[wide-e-wide]

The 'bomb' was the only play I needed...drop back about 25 yards and sling that bad boy to Willie Gault...or hand it off to "Sweetness" and it's all over.

Yeah...I remember that one. Wish I had a dollar for every game I have played.

[AZTiger]

how could anyone NOT remember this game?

SF was sweet because they were the only team with 3 passing plays

anyone else have the edition of Tecmo Bowl with Eric Dickerson on the Colts and not Albert Bentley?

[wide-e-wide]

I never used SF......refused to use them as my team.
And if you were about to beat me with SF I would wait
until the final seconds and hit reset.

[slorch]

I never used SF......refused to use them as my team.
And if you were about to beat me with SF I would wait
until the final seconds and hit reset.

your loyalty to the Cowboys is duly noted...

[ktchamp97]

I was in a Target today and saw a "classic Tecmo Arcade games" for PS2. Talk about bringing back memories. We used to have Tecmo Bowl tournies( circa 1987/1988) with about 6-7 buddies on the Nintendo NES. I mean starting Friday night and ending Saturday at noon, then we'd start another one. My Mom was starting to wonder what we were doing at my friend's house, I'd come home all red eyed and tired. She'd be asking if we were partying, I'd say no, It's just a videogame. She's thinking, ' whatever you want to call it!"
It had about 16 plays, and you could pass WAAAYY downfield off of the screen. Walter Payton was unstoppable. 49ers were loaded, and the Giants were great too. Just wondering if anyone else remembers this game.

If we would have had madden when we were kids I doubt I would have graduated HS!!!
"Down, set, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut..." etc, etc...

Wasn't it also sweet that the ball was bigger than your players' torso?...that ruled.

Original Tecmo Bowl had just 4 plays on offense and your only defensive option was to try to guess the other team's play! Greatness.

Tecmo Super Bowl gave us a whopping 8 plays :eek:. That was one of the greatest games ev-er. I have no doubt that I logged more hours on that game than any game I've played since.

If you wanted to have as many as 16 plays, you had to go with John Elway Football. It was a little more advanced schematically, but it wasn't as fun as the Tecmo series.

Then Madden and Bill Walsh football came along and those were outstanding. Madden was Madden and Bill Walsh football gave way to the NCAA Football series.

At one point or another, we owned every title from the Tecmo, Madden (I never got '05 or '06), and Bill Walsh/NCAA Football series. We also got into the Sega Sports football games going back to the Dreamcast...those Virtual Concepts games are awesome. It's really too bad that Madden got the exclusive NFL license, because the NFL 2K series had surpassed Madden in my opinion.

I hope the NCAA folks get their crap together and fix the CPU sim QB stats and they've GOT to do something about the passing game engine as a whole...the last two versions made the game unplayable for me. That's why I, like jc84chill and KT, play MUCH more FIFA and Winning Eleven than NCAA Football these days.

[wide-e-wide]

ktchamp...where the hell have you been dude?
I thought you got banned...:eek:

[slorch]

I have played 15 seasons on my ncaa '06 game with a dynasty of Red Raiders( yeah my dreams come true on video games)

[dragonfootballfan]

I have played 15 seasons on my ncaa '06 game with a dynasty of Red Raiders( yeah my dreams come true on video games)
I have played a few seasons. I converted Texas back to the wishbone with Vince at QB, Charles and Taylor at HB and Melton at Fullback. After Vince graduated I moved Quan over to QB.

[ktchamp97]

ktchamp...where the hell have you been dude?
I thought you got banned...:eek:

KT can't ban me...I gots the keys to this here joint.

I've been crazy busy at work since I got back from vacation and plus I usually go on a bit of a hiatus after the holidays to kinda recharge. This time, I was away longer because of wedding plans coming down to the wire and I've been reading EVERY single published article about our National Championship I can get my hands/eyes on. I'm ready to be back though.

[wide-e-wide]

When's the big day?
You told me once before but I guess I forgot.

And never underestimate the power of KT2000...he will ban your *** so quick..it will make your head spin.

[AZTiger]

oh that's right, champ's getting married in 2 weeks right?

[ktchamp97]

When's the big day?
You told me once before but I guess I forgot.

And never underestimate the power of KT2000...he will ban your *** so quick..it will make your head spin.

Feb 4th is the big day, then we're off on a cruise ship...

Good point on KT...he's cold-blooded, but I'm the Architect, so I can come back and try it again if I wish :D.

Oh and Tecmo Bowl ruled...(see above ;))

[wide-e-wide]

Well best wishes my brother...hope you have a wonderful ceremony.


And indeed...Tecmo Bowl did rule.

[ktchamp97]

Well best wishes my brother...hope you have a wonderful ceremony.


And indeed...Tecmo Bowl did rule.

Thanks wide. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

[wide-e-wide]

Thanks wide. You are a gentleman and a scholar.


shhhh....keep it down...

I gotta reputation to maintain around here.

And just because I've been to Gentlemen's clubs...does not make me a gentleman.

[lonny23]

Thanks wide. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
A scholar, maybe. The other one, naw!:p

[ktchamp97]

shhhh....keep it down...

I gotta reputation to maintain around here.

And just because I've been to Gentlemen's clubs...does not make me a gentleman.

Well played, sir...well played.

[lonny23]

shhhh....keep it down...

I gotta reputation to maintain around here.

And just because I've been to Gentlemen's clubs...does not make me a gentleman.
Amen and congrats on 7K.

[lonny23]

I was in a Target today and saw a "classic Tecmo Arcade games" for PS2. Talk about bringing back memories. We used to have Tecmo Bowl tournies( circa 1987/1988) with about 6-7 buddies on the Nintendo NES. I mean starting Friday night and ending Saturday at noon, then we'd start another one. My Mom was starting to wonder what we were doing at my friend's house, I'd come home all red eyed and tired. She'd be asking if we were partying, I'd say no, It's just a videogame. She's thinking, ' whatever you want to call it!"
It had about 16 plays, and you could pass WAAAYY downfield off of the screen. Walter Payton was unstoppable. 49ers were loaded, and the Giants were great too. Just wondering if anyone else remembers this game.

If we would have had madden when we were kids I doubt I would have graduated HS!!!
Somebody put a bootleg copy of Tecmo Bowl on the network over here since they don't allow games. I always liked the Raiders with Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen since those guys were unstoppable on the ground.

I started watching a guy play the 49ers one night and he was up 14-0 and a pretty good player. I told him they were going to throw a TD pass to Rice on the next play and sure enough Montana connected with Rice for about 86 yards. I just walked away after that and went back to posting on here looking like a genius.:cool:

[lonny23]

I never used SF......refused to use them as my team.
And if you were about to beat me with SF I would wait
until the final seconds and hit reset.
Man, we would've fought over that if you did that to me.

[lonny23]

"Down, set, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut, hut..." etc, etc...

Wasn't it also sweet that the ball was bigger than your players' torso?...that ruled.

Original Tecmo Bowl had just 4 plays on offense and your only defensive option was to try to guess the other team's play! Greatness.

Tecmo Super Bowl gave us a whopping 8 plays :eek:. That was one of the greatest games ev-er. I have no doubt that I logged more hours on that game than any game I've played since.

If you wanted to have as many as 16 plays, you had to go with John Elway Football. It was a little more advanced schematically, but it wasn't as fun as the Tecmo series.

Then Madden and Bill Walsh football came along and those were outstanding. Madden was Madden and Bill Walsh football gave way to the NCAA Football series.

At one point or another, we owned every title from the Tecmo, Madden (I never got '05 or '06), and Bill Walsh/NCAA Football series. We also got into the Sega Sports football games going back to the Dreamcast...those Virtual Concepts games are awesome. It's really too bad that Madden got the exclusive NFL license, because the NFL 2K series had surpassed Madden in my opinion.

I hope the NCAA folks get their crap together and fix the CPU sim QB stats and they've GOT to do something about the passing game engine as a whole...the last two versions made the game unplayable for me. That's why I, like jc84chill and KT, play MUCH more FIFA and Winning Eleven than NCAA Football these days.
I used to play Fourth and Inches on the computer all the time in the late 80's and early 90's. You had about 40 offensive plays to choose from. I always liked the games more where you had to think to win vs. being skilled with the joystick.

They also had that game with all the former Super Bowl champs where you pick a play, the computer picks a defense and you see how well it worked. I threw for almost 900 yards one time with the Jets and it was one of those games where they take off like 30 seconds for every play.

I loved Football on Odyssey2. It was a small field and there were like 7 players out there. There were only 8 plays to choose from and I used to get a lot of TD's on the hitch pass.

My all-time favorite was the hand-held football game with dots. I literally would score over 200 points in that game. I think it was the original version of the head-to-head. I didn't need to pass and just ran all the time.

I don't know about you guys, but I think the games with crappy graphics were more fun than today's games most of the time.

[lonny23]

ktchamp...where the hell have you been dude?
I thought you got banned...:eek:
I think he was trying to get Chill's award for 2006!:p

[lonny23]

I have played 15 seasons on my ncaa '06 game with a dynasty of Red Raiders( yeah my dreams come true on video games)
Do they have decent refs on the video version unlike the Cotton Bowl?:mad:

[ktchamp97]

My all-time favorite was the hand-held football game with dots. I literally would score over 200 points in that game. I think it was the original version of the head-to-head. I didn't need to pass and just ran all the time.

That game was AWESOME! Man, that's bringing back some OLD memories for me...wow.

[lonny23]

That game was AWESOME! Man, that's bringing back some OLD memories for me...wow.
The funny thing is they're bringing back all the old games we used to play. I bought one of those football games at a garage sale one day, but it didn't work when I got home. I buy those Atari Joystick games from Wal-Mart, too. I if knew where I could get games, I'd buy Odyssey2 and Commodore 64 again.

[AZTiger]

I can't believe there's been no mention of 10 Yard Fight :)

I loved Play Action Football...gotta love getting a crick in your neck from playing at a 45 degree angle for an hour. That game was really sweet.

And champ, how can you mention John Elways Football and not mention the "reverse" play :)

[ktchamp97]

I can't believe there's been no mention of 10 Yard Fight :)

I loved Play Action Football...gotta love getting a crick in your neck from playing at a 45 degree angle for an hour. That game was really sweet.

And champ, how can you mention John Elways Football and not mention the "reverse" play :)

I swear, I was going to point that exact play out, but I had to answer the phone mid-post and that train sailed.

I can't believe I forgot Play Action Football! That was another great game. Didn't it have Pro, College, and some fictitious high school teams?

[lonny23]

I swear, I was going to point that exact play out, but I had to answer the phone mid-post and that train sailed.

I can't believe I forgot Play Action Football! That was another great game. Didn't it have Pro, College, and some fictitious high school teams?
Like SLC and that team that caught cheating with 20 somethings down in Houston!:p

[dada]

I swear, I was going to point that exact play out, but I had to answer the phone mid-post and that train sailed.

I can't believe I forgot Play Action Football! That was another great game. Didn't it have Pro, College, and some fictitious high school teams?
For some reason I didnt like 10 yard fight.....I was a beast on Tecmo Bowl....Dan Marino could throw the length of the field. I heard some on mention the "Reverse" on Elway football.....was that the play that if executed the guy ran 100 times faster than everyone else?

I played Play action Football alot while I was in Korea. Why was Appalachian St. one of the trams on there? And yes you could make High school teams on there.

[stevefoxsc]

man im so used to all these madden 05 06 games your gona make me go back and play it

[KT2000]

Christian Okoye up the gut and watch the ensuing comedy of blocky 2D train wreck victims to follow.

Lawrence Taylor was the unstoppable force on defense and young Deion ran every kick back.

Tecmo Bowl= greatest football game ever

[dada]

Christian Okoye up the gut and watch the ensuing comedy of blocky 2D train wreck victims to follow.

Lawrence Taylor was the unstoppable force on defense and young Deion ran every kick back.

Tecmo Bowl= greatest football game ever
Mike Singletary...Steve McMicheal and Richard Dent.....you could not kick a field goal or extra point against the bears on Tecmo Bowl.

[LoneRocket]

I used to play Fourth and Inches on the computer all the time in the late 80's and early 90's. You had about 40 offensive plays to choose from. I always liked the games more where you had to think to win vs. being skilled with the joystick.

They also had that game with all the former Super Bowl champs where you pick a play, the computer picks a defense and you see how well it worked. I threw for almost 900 yards one time with the Jets and it was one of those games where they take off like 30 seconds for every play.

I loved Football on Odyssey2. It was a small field and there were like 7 players out there. There were only 8 plays to choose from and I used to get a lot of TD's on the hitch pass.

My all-time favorite was the hand-held football game with dots. I literally would score over 200 points in that game. I think it was the original version of the head-to-head. I didn't need to pass and just ran all the time.

I don't know about you guys, but I think the games with crappy graphics were more fun than today's games most of the time.
Dang Lonny you are bring back memories of colecovision, odessey2 (did you have "pick axe pete", that stock market game was pretty cool also I learned a lot) and intelevision. I had fourth and inchess also was that the game where you are looking through a certain players eyes. You had to learn the receiver's routes when you were using that mode. I guess that is why I like NCAA football with all of the options you have on off and Def.

[dragonfootballfan]

Christian Okoye up the gut and watch the ensuing comedy of blocky 2D train wreck victims to follow.

Lawrence Taylor was the unstoppable force on defense and young Deion ran every kick back.

Tecmo Bowl= greatest football game ever
The Nigerian Nightmare. Still the best nickname in sports

[Slim-Rob]

On Madden 05 I had a Cowboys Franchise going, and went 17-2, 16-3, 19-0, 19-0, 14-5 (most of team retired on me before this season), and then 19-0 again. I won a Super Bowl every year. I could never get a good QB from the draft, so I had Teste, Warner, and Ramsey. Keyshawn got a career ending injury, which was crazy because I didn't know Madden had injuries that serious. For the first few years I had Newman playing WR because of his speed, then I moved him back to CB when I traded a couple draft picks with the Steelers for Ward and Randell El.

[slorch]

Do they have decent refs on the video version unlike the Cotton Bowl?:mad:
Refs didn't cause Raiders to lose C-Bowl. Not finishing first half and letting Bama drive 80 yeards with <3 minutes left cost us the game...

I call a spade a spade...

[lonny23]

Dang Lonny you are bring back memories of colecovision, odessey2 (did you have "pick axe pete", that stock market game was pretty cool also I learned a lot) and intelevision. I had fourth and inchess also was that the game where you are looking through a certain players eyes. You had to learn the receiver's routes when you were using that mode. I guess that is why I like NCAA football with all of the options you have on off and Def.
Pick Axe Pete was the All-time greatest Odyssey2 game!:D I played that all the time. I even had the voice later on. I liked the balloon game a lot, too. I played shootout a lot and I used to use Djibouti a lot in the word game. I liked the stock market game and actually had all 3 of the games that came in bigger boxes because they were strategy games.

I never did own Intellivision, but I had a lot of fun playing the basketball game where you got a certain amount of money to buy your team.

I never did have Colecovision, either. I started out with Pong before I got Odyssey2.

[lonny23]

Refs didn't cause Raiders to lose C-Bowl. Not finishing first half and letting Bama drive 80 yeards with <3 minutes left cost us the game...

I call a spade a spade...
How about the 'bama TD when the receiver went to one knee to catch the ball, got up and ran it 76 yards for a TD?

I agree they let the Tide drive down the field to get that FG.