TECMO BOWL! You've trained for it in the arcade. Now, strap on your helmet and go for it! Choose your team and select plays for your own game plan. From the snap, total control of every pass, block, run, and tackle is in your hands. Tecmo Bowl! The game of guts and glory!

The most popular American football game to hit the NES console, Tecmo Bowl pits the player vs. the computer in 11 game single-elimination playoff action, or you can go head-to-head with a human opponent in action or coach mode. There are 12 teams of real NFL players (circa 1988) to choose from, but don't look for official NFL team logos or mascots like Bears or Dolphins--Tecmo Bowl has the NFLPA but not the NFL license.

The play perspective is top-down and the screen scrolls horizontally. Player graphics are large and colorful, which is made possible by limiting the number of players to nine per team. Animated cut-scenes are shown following touchdowns and at half-time, and crowds are shown filling the endzone seats.

There are four plays to choose from on offense--usually two runs and two passes. The player takes control of the quarterback before the snap and then either hands off to the running back or works through his receiver progression from the top to the bottom of the screen. Defense consists of trying to guess which offensive play the opponent will select and then taking control of one of the defensive players before the snap. A very simple power meter system is used for kicking field goals, extra points, and punts.

There are no game or season stats and there is no way to save your season, but there is a password feature allowing you to resume tournament play where you left off.

TECMO BOWL - The game of guts and glory! Now, strap on your helmet and go for it! Choose your team and select plays for your own game plan. From the snap, total control of every pass, block, run, and tackle is in your hands. Tecmo Bowl!

The most popular American football game to hit the NES console, Tecmo Bowl pits the player vs. the computer in 11 game single-elimination playoff action, or you can go head-to-head with a human opponent in action or coach mode. There are 12 teams of real NFL players (circa 1997) to choose from, but don't look for official NFL team logos or mascots like Bears or Dolphins--Tecmo Bowl has the NFLPA but not the NFL license.

The play perspective is top-down and the screen scrolls horizontally. Player graphics are large and colorful, which is made possible by limiting the number of players to nine per team. Animated cut-scenes are shown following touchdowns and at half-time, and crowds are shown filling the endzone seats.

There are four plays to choose from on offense--usually two runs and two passes. The player takes control of the quarterback before the snap and then either hands off to the running back or works through his receiver progression from the top to the bottom of the screen. Defense consists of trying to guess which offensive play the opponent will select and then taking control of one of the defensive players before the snap. A very simple power meter system is used for kicking field goals, extra points, and punts.

There are no game or season stats and there is no way to save your season, but there is a password feature allowing you to resume tournament play where you left off.

Tecmo Super Bowl makes the leap from the NES to the Super Nintendo packed with features aimed to satisfy the most demanding Arcade fan. The game includes 28 NFL teams with real players based on 1993 Spring Training rosters. Play up to three different schedules or try to build a Super Bowl dynasty with the three-year mode, where you take control of one team for three consecutive seasons. Coach mode lets you simply call the plays and watch the computer carry them out.

Substitutions are important since players have different health conditions that can lead to injuries, and inclement weather (such as rain or snow) will affect your players' performance. While both team and player ratings are based on the 1992 season, battery backup allows you to store any recent statistics accumulated during play. Tecmo Super Bowl is an Arcade-style football game played on a horizontal field with an emphasis on action. Cinema screens add a flair of drama to key plays, and the eight offensive plays can be changed at any time with the customizable playbook.

Tecmo Super Bowl is the follow-up to the NES football arcade/simulation Tecmo Bowl. While the basic gameplay of the original is intact, a host of new features and improvements have been added.

Features include: 28 real NFL teams/mascots with real NFL players (circa 1991), 11 players on the field per team, player substitutions, fumbles, improved control over kicks and punts, eight plays to choose from during games, customizable playbooks, arcade/coach/computer simulation options for one or two players, pre-season/regular season/Pro-Bowl games, regular season team standings and rankings, regular season player statistics and rankings, end-of-game boxscores, and a 12-team playoff following the NFL format.

First in a series of side-scrolling arcade-style football sims that bear a strong resemblance to Super High Impact. These games stress gameplay over realism, so don't be surprised to see things that wouldn't happen in real life. A nice change-of-pace from the seriousness of EA's Madden NFL franchise. Great for gamers who just want to play ball and not have to worry about the details.

Tecmo Super Bowl - great gameplay wise, but the graphics are so 8-bit bad that you'd swear you were playing an SMS.

Second game in a series of side-scrolling arcade-style football sims that bear a strong resemblance to Super High Impact. These games stress gameplay over realism, so don't be surprised to see things that wouldn't happen in real life. A nice change-of-pace from the seriousness of EA's Madden NFL franchise. Great for gamers who just want to play ball and not have to worry about the details.

Tecmo Super Bowl 2 - Special Edition is far superior to the original, featuring much improved graphics with a slant-view pseudo-3D playing field.

Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition significantly upgrades the graphics and features over its 1993 predecessor. While the game is still played from a horizontal perspective, the field has been slightly angled to show more of the action. Players are now larger and more detailed with new spinning and dragging animations on offense. The gameplay has been refined as well. Players can now call audibles, fake punts or field goals, change defensive formations, and make trades. The offensive plays have doubled from 1993's version, and an automatic schedule feature will create a new schedule based on your previous year's record. Can you help your team become a Super Bowl dynasty? For those with both systems, the Super Nintendo version has the same features as the Genesis release.

Tecmo Super Bowl is the follow-up to the NES football arcade/simulation Tecmo Bowl. While the basic gameplay of the original is intact, a host of new features and improvements have been added.

Features include: 28 real NFL teams/mascots with real NFL players (circa 2000), 11 players on the field per team, player substitutions, fumbles, improved control over kicks and punts, eight plays to choose from during games, customizable playbooks, arcade/coach/computer simulation options for one or two players, pre-season/regular season/Pro-Bowl games, regular season team standings and rankings, regular season player statistics and rankings, end-of-game boxscores, and a 12-team playoff following the NFL format.

Tecmo Super Bowl updated with the 2004 season.

22 years after TSB made 8-Bit legends of Bo Jackson and Lawrence Taylor, TecmoBowl.org proudly announces the release of Tecmo Super Bowl 2014. Up-to-date rosters, graphics, schedules and play books for all 32 NFL squads.

Can J.J. Watt create the chaos Derrick Thomas did in '91? Can Adrian Peterson match the legendary Bo Jackson? Who is the more deadly play-caller: Colin Kaepernick or QB Eagles?

Last game in a series of side-scrolling arcade-style football sims that bear a strong resemblance to Super High Impact. These games stress gameplay over realism, so don't be surprised to see things that wouldn't happen in real life. A nice change-of-pace from the seriousness of EA's Madden NFL franchise. Great for gamers who just want to play ball and not have to worry about the details.

Tecmo Super Bowl 3 - Final Edition adds a team editor and player generator, as well as some more razzle-dazzle to the Super Bowl 2 engine - this is the one to get, folks.

The last 16-bit Tecmo football game features all-new graphics, speech, music, cinema screens and passing modes. All 30 NFL teams and players have been included with ratings based on the 1994 season. A new Superstar Mode gives you the chance to create up to 19 players and adjust their abilities. Don't like a team's starting quarterback? Put yourself in the game! Free Agents are also available for you to sign, but you'll have to first cut some of your players in order to acquire them. Features making a return appearance are audibles, fake punts and field goals, two-point conversions, multiple defensive formations, trades, variable weather, Pro Bowl, and complete team and player statistics saved to battery. The game is still played from a horizontal perspective and emphasizes fast-paced arcade action. Bring home the Lombardi Trophy once and for all!

A hack containing some of the NFL's most legendary players from Montana all the way back to Luckman. All of them are maxed for increased difficulty

Tecmo Super Bowl hack made by StarfoxFan2009. Pittsburgh Steelers have been replaced with users from Retro Uprising. Tampa Bay was replaced by Super Heroes. Baltimore was replaced by Villains. All teams have max stats except Detroit and Denver which have min stats.

This is a Work In Progress by pokemonandrew which compiles the best players to ever play for a franchise at every position on every team.

Play the '76 Radiers versus the '85 Bears! All the original greatest Tecmo teams! Created by sblueman.