Do the SNES/Genesis TSB play as well as the NES one?
Tecmo Bowl (Arcade)
Tecmo Bowl (NES)
Tecmo Bowl (GB)
Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)
Tecmo Super Bowl (SNES/Genesis)
Tecmo Super Bowl Special Edition (SNES/Genesis)
Tecmo Super Bowl Final Edition (SNES/Genesis)
Tecmo Super Bowl (PSX)
Tecmo Bowl (cell phone)
Do the SNES/Genesis TSB play as well as the NES one?
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They play very well I think. What I'm not a fan of is the new music. You can't zig zag as well but you should still be able to get some huge gains through the air. I think in some ways the gameplay is a little tighter. The dive tackle on Defense has imporved.Originally Posted by Kaine23
Here are the new features for the Genesis/SNES versions:
Touchback
Change your playbook during a game
Weather
3 years for season mode
Change game time (preseason/pro bowl)
Change players in the Pro Bowl
I also like seeing the stats at halftime
If you want to give it a try I have loose Genesis version just PM me and I'll send it to you.
Overall, I had to vote for Tecmo Super Bowl. It's solo experience is unmatched as far as sports games go on the NES.
But if were talking nostalgia or a multiplayer exhibition game with a friend, the original Tecmo Bowl would win every time. The play mechanics are simple yet addictive. It's probably the only football game that a non-football fan or non-sports fan could get into.
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I've been playing III allot lately just to mix it up (Super Bowl on the NES will always be number 1). It really is an amazing football game on the Genesis/SNES. The create a player far excedes any other varitation on the Genesis/SNES. I've played a few other games that let you max out a player right from the start so I like how Tecmo makes you earn your points. The only thing that bothers me about this version is the lack of in game music. It's probably still hands down the best football game on the Genesis/SNES (sorry Madden).Originally Posted by Gamereviewgod
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I'm playing alot of Tecmo Super Bowl on the SNES right now. I like the added 100 yard rusher 150 yard recieving 300 yard passing stats. Great game maybe..... just maybe ..... better than the NES version..... ah nah I just love the NES version too much. Still the SNES version of just Tecmo Super Bowl is fantastic.
I voted Tecmo Bowl on the NES. I've played my share of Tecmo Super Bowl over the years, but my buddies and I easily prefer the original. I've found that the strategic aspect of the original Tecmo Bowl is phenomenal.
The programmers put in some interesting twists into Tecmo Bowl. There are certain ways to invoke very beneficial pass coverage help from the CPU, but you need to know the correct defender to choose in that scenario to effectively make it a successful scheme. There are also certain defenders that go completely unblocked on run plays. These unaccounted defenders in the run blocking scheme add into the chess match. Furthermore, with a particular defender, and particular play call, you can avoid trouble in the run game, while limiting yards available in the passing game. It's a detailed approach which often times forces your opponent to slowly move the ball down field.
We spent a lot of time studying the defensive reactions against every play of every offense. By doing that, we figured out a defensive scheme/game-plan for every team that you face. Sometimes the effectiveness is better or worse depending on which defensive personnel you have. Further along, we inverted that knowledge and took an approach of doing things like pre-snap reads while on offense. With Denver for example, if I'm in shotgun(Pass 2), I know all the possible defensive reactions that may occur. That allows me to anticipate which receivers will be open immediately, and cross that with which position my opponent is using. Before the snap I'm sizing up passing windows, or what I need to do to draw a defender, so i can throw a ball elsewhere.
Sorry about the long explanations. Tecmo Bowl has a ton of layers that many people have no knowledge of, and that's why it's a great game. I think it's often overlooked by TSB players, who just see 4 plays vs 8, more teams, more bells and whistles etc and think that equates to better for TSB. Not surprised that TB had a decent number of votes compared to TSB.