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Tecmo Super Bowl Series

Tecmo Super Bowl GG CS-G BS-G

Tecmo Super Bowl 2 - Special Edition CS-G BS-G

Tecmo Super Bowl 3 - Final Edition CS-G BS-G

Tecmo Super Bowl 2 - Special Edition

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Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             Tecmo Super Bowl series (3 titles)
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Tecmo
RELEASED:         various
TYPE:             Sports (football)
LANGUAGE:         English

PREMISE:          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.

IMPRESSIONS:      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.

VARIATIONS:       Tecmo Super Bowl (1993 - not bad, but the graphics are
                    so 8-bit bad that you'd swear you were playing an NES)
                  Tecmo Super Bowl 2 - Special Edition (1994 - far superior
                    to the original, featuring a slant-view pseudo-3D
                    playing field)
                  Tecmo Super Bowl 3 - Final Edition (1995 - 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)

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Re: Tecmo Super Bowl series (Score: 1)
by Flanker80 on Tuesday, May 28 @ 09:04:25 EDT
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Released on the Genesis, many fans of the Nintendo versions (Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl NES) greatly anticipated a superior title. However, like many sega 're-releases' this game was pure disappointment. It is basically, a clone of the nintendo version with the only noticeable upgrade seen with the sharper colours. The game plays fine, however the adaptation to a 16-bit system should have been far more impressive. As a final note( or insult to fans), for some strange reason, converts ARE NOT RECORDED. I finish a season scoring 650 points yet my kicker is 0/0 on extra points. I wasnt surprised that such a flaw existed to be honest. Score: 5/10

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Re: Tecmo Super Bowl II (Score: 1)
by Flanker80 on Tuesday, May 28 @ 09:07:49 EDT
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Finally they got it right. trades, free agnecy, player progressions, and little 3-D men hammering into each other. I found this title to be much improved over its predecessor. However, call me nostalgiac, I still prefer the NES version. Its unfortunate that this second installment was released only sparingly in the US. Score: 7.5/10

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Re: Tecmo Super Bowl III (Score: 1)
by Flanker80 on Tuesday, May 28 @ 09:13:40 EDT
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This final installment was more of the same. Very similar to TSB II with an option to creatle players. Attributes of these players could be increased depending on the level of performance achieved in game situations. A nice feature. All in all, a solid title. Whats the deal with the kicking game though? It seems that in order to hit a field goal/convert dead center, you had to aim at either of the uprights. Oh well. Score: 7.5/10

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