Tecmo Bowl 2008

[Inky_Wretch]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/787/787604p1.html

Next, Tecmo Bowl...

7:23: Seriously, Tecmo Bowl? People at the press conference cheer. Mr. Inaga, Vice President of Tecmo Inc, takes the stage. Inada takes the stage and jokes that the title of the game wasn't supposed to ahve been revealed until the end. "Just pretend like you don't know that it says Tecmo Bowl here" (pointing to the logo on the screen) "Instead of telling you about it, we're going to s how you a video that is very memorable."

The video begins. The video shows Tecmo employees (including Inada himself) playing SNES Tecmo Bowl. Jumps to a trailer for the full game. Set for release in 2008. But, no footage of the game itself ... just a logo. And no platform announcement, intentionally. "I can't tell you what platform we're making it for. But I can tell you that it's probably not going to be on the platform that you're expecting... if that makes any sense." This 2008 game will not be a port. It's a band new game for one of the new systems. But which one?!? "That's one thing I can tell you for sure. This is going to be a brand new game for one of the new systems ... We're confident that the new Tecmo Bowl is going to be the talk of the town in 2008."

 

[Chef]

If this ****er is teasing us, I'll take his ass out.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

I remember Tecmo Bowl for the PlayStation. It sucked so hard it actually drew my controller into the machine. But at least they had the good common sense to kill the franchise at that point, instead of letting it linger years after it was obvious it wasn't going to make the transition to the new platforms (see also: 989 Sports football games on the PS2/Xbox).

With EA owning exclusive rights to the NFL/NFLPA licenses, good luck getting a relevant game out there. And they won't even be the only alternative football game in the market; 2K Sports is doing a football game this fall.

Speaking of EA: apparently they have a license agreement with ... wait for it ... The Weather Channel. That way you can play in the actual weather conditions at your site -- if it's 20 and snowing in Green Bay, it's 20 and snowing in video game Green Bay. No truth to the rumor that if you play in a city getting hit by a hurricane, the game replaces John Madden and Al Michaels with Jim Cantore and Stephanie Abrams.

 

[slappy4428]

Just give me the Oilers with Ernest Givens, Curtis Duncan, Webster Slaughter, Haywood Jeffries, Lorenzo White, Warren Moon and I'll own all yer asses

 

[beefncheddar]

Just give me the Oilers with Ernest Givens, Curtis Duncan, Webster Slaughter, Haywood Jeffries, Lorenzo White, Warren Moon and I'll own all yer asses

I'll take Cap Boso.

I win.

 

[Riddick]

i'll have Givens and Jeffries finish with 100 receptions each. Take that.

 

[doubledown68]

Playing against SD in Tecmo Super Bowl was always fun in a sophmoric way when you were 10. The four running plays: Butts, Butts, Early, Butts.

 

[StormSurge]

Playing against SD in Tecmo Super Bowl was always fun in a sophmoric way when you were 10. The four running plays: Butts, Butts, Early, Butts.

Sounds like a certain SportsJournalists.com members' mantra.

 

[OnTheRiver]

Playing against SD in Tecmo Super Bowl was always fun in a sophmoric way when you were 10. The four running plays: Butts, Butts, Early, Butts.

I played Tecmo Super Bowl against one of my employees the day of the NFL Draft, and took his ass out to the woodshed continuously. The only game I lost was when he played as the New York Giants and I used the dog-**** New England Patriots. He won 13-10.

And it was the guy's game (and old NES). I hadn't played since the mid-1990s.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

There's one pass play on Tecmo Super Bowl I could run every single time, and even if that's the one you called to defend, I'd still burn your ass for at least 10 yards. Even if I were Phoenix or the LA Rams or whoever.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

I just beat one of my buddies, 62-14, the other day. I felt I left a few touchdowns on the field, as well. Needless to say he wasn't happy.

As far as names go: Cardinals LB Garth Jax.

 

[Norman Stansfield]

One other thing: As great as Tecmo is, one of the few gripes I have is the fact that it stops counting yardage for RBs and WRs after 4,082.

I ran for 965 yards in the season opener with Bo Jackson earlier this year, and was fully expecting to get to 10,000 overall. But for some reason the game can't count above that 4,082. I've also gotten up to that level with Jerry Rice after about 10 games.

Life just isn't fair.