Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) Playthrough [2021, SF 49ers Season]
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- A playthrough of Tecmo's 1991 football game for the NES, Tecmo Super Bowl.
This video shows an entire season, playoffs, and the Super Bowl played as the San Francisco 49ers.
And in a lucky coincidence since today just happens to be Super Bowl LIV, at 5:18:48 I face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
Tecmo Super Bowl is one of those rare games that was not only a massive success when it was released, but one that has continued to gain in popularity over the years since. What makes TSB even more unusual, though, it is part of a genre where games tend to be discarded and forgotten about within a year. How then does a lone NES football cart manage to stay relevant for nearly thirty years?
(Well, I mean besides not being related to Electronic Arts in any way.)
I'm not sure that there's a single reason for it, but TSB was a landmark game, and American nostalgia is huge on this one. It is based on the NFL's 1991 season schedule, and it was the first game to feature the licensed use of both NFL team and player names.
It's a fast-paced, arcade style game that was a blast with two players (as long as you both agreed that the Raiders were off-limits - Bo Jackson, damn!), and it introduced all sorts of things to the original Tecmo Bowl formula that gave it just enough depth to keep in interesting without overcomplicating it. Now included are things like the coin toss, fumbles, injuries, the tracking of individual player stats across games, player substitutions, and you can't forget those cutscenes, which have been amped up considerably since the original Tecmo Bowl!
Tecmo's cutscenes were always awesome - whether you were playing Ninja Gaiden, Bad News Baseball, or Tecmo Super Bowl, those colorful cartoon scenes were always good for stirring up some hype.
But the graphics overall were pretty amazing for the NES. Two full teams appear on the field at once without any slowdown, and the animation was pretty good for little stick-men characters. Why is everything so pink though?
And who could ever forget those voice samples? "Ready....Down... HUT, HUT, HUT, HUT!" Or if you were playing as Bo Jackson, you'd be hearing "TOUCHDOWN!" every ten seconds as you pulled off an 80+ point lead against the AI or a younger sibling.
Seriously, Bo Jackson made the game unreasonably fun. I mean, I get Jerry Rice to do a couple of fun zags on the field here, but Bo could run literal circles around a whole team. Just ask Peter Griffin.
But overall, Tecmo Super Bowl is a ridiculously great time, and I don't even like football.
One last side note: did you know that hardcore fans still regularly update the game each year? It's mindblowing to think that people love TSB enough that you can actually go and buy a physical "Tecmo Super Bowl 2020" NES cartridge. That's some crazy dedication right there.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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Literally the greatest videogame ever made. This game was SHOCKINGLY ADVANCED upon its release!! The jump from any football game to this would be comparable to Madden 20 coming out and next year you actually were on the field in your living room. Ive spent more time playing this game than any other activity in my life other than reading or sleeping. IT KEPT SEASON STATS!! 1st game to do that. How good you were at S-Tecmo defined your social status from 9-16 yrs old in my hometown....Great memories of playing friends that have since died far too young ...for that Im so grateful... now at 41 years old. What a game and time to be young.
Yes it was my man yes it was
Madden 92 was better bro sorry.
The vertical angle of gameplay was the difference.
Plus the “analyzing” of the games
And of course the ambulance 🚑 - especially when it “unintentionally” ran everyone over
@What's Hatnin Damn that sounds cutthroat, I love it :)
YO.... HARVIN YOU RIGHT MAN ONE OF THE BEST GAMES MAN I USED TO PLAY THIS SHIT ALL NIGHT TILL I HAD TO GET UP FOR SCHOOL....LOL ....YEAH IT KEPT STATS AND EVERYTHING... IT ONLY PLAYED THE 1991 SEASON THOUGH..BUT ME AND MY COUSIN WAS ON THIS SHIT ..BETTING 5 DOLLARS A GAME WHEN WE GOT SOME MONEY.....THIS WAS THE SHIT TILL MADDEN 92 AND 93 ON GENESIS...THEN JOE MONTANA'S SPORTS TALK FOOTBALL TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Cbrothersgaming has a good playlist of this going on right now you guys should check it out
Hands down the best nes football game if not one of the best sports game period.
Best sports game of any system madden may have the graphics but not the strategy and game play
@@halebop78 not quite, Super Tecmo Bowl is the best NES football game you can pick up and play, while Madden is the best football simulator.
Can't really compare the two unless you want to talk 16-era. Madden takes the 16-bit era.
Cbrothersgaming has a good playlist of this I found
sad it wasn't on switch online. Tecmo bowl is on it but so dated with bad animations and only 4 plays compared to this with 8. 31:30 they didn't even mention the names. But nice cheerleader poses for halftime lol.
@@markm4033 madden had nothing on this game. this game is the reason madden lasted to this day
Memories. Spent many a sleepless night in the college dorms playing this and Top Gun The Second Mission. Good times!
I loved Top Gun 2. That lightning storm stage was so badass.
Tecmo Super Bowl is nearly as legendary as the players it showcases. Not many sports games can make that claim.
Excuse me?!
@@BurritoMaster Sure. Did you break wind, Burrito Master?
You forgot to mention that the music in this game is almost as iconic as the game itself. Ranks up there, in fact, with another great NES sports game that you should do at some point, Baseball Stars.
@@NintendoComplete y e a h
what about blades of steel? thats a legendary hockey game
Back when EA didnt own all the rights to professional sports games
@Henry Smith either way EA Madden is trash. Tecmo Bowl is still more fun than that piece of garbage they put out every year. The last great football game was made by 2K. EA has nearly ruined sports gaming maybe forever.
In other words, before the sports videogames' monopoly.
@@johnwilliams404 and star wars and command and conquer. I hate EA like chicken hates Colonel Sanders.
@EvolutionsEdge
* CHICKENS HATE*
@@johnwilliams404 oops. Some forgot about Blitz
Man oh man....Tecmo Bowl And Tecmo Super Bowl are nes classics to this day....it was family tradition to play Tecmo bowl during the holidays....
Yes they were. I can remember going home and going to my cousin's and we'd play this and world class track meet all night long on Thanksgiving and Christmas
@@arhskr81 yes indeed...winner stays and loser gotta give up their seat....
Great memories. Tecmo Bowl and Super Tecmo Bowl are legendary.
Why is this better than todays madden? I love tecmo bowl👏👏👏👏
I am also a huge Tecmo Bowl series fan. While Tecmo Bowl (on the NES) is good, Tecmo Super Bowl (on the NES) is even better. (I felt that the Arcade Version of Tecmo Bowl is not that great - I mean, IT'S FINE, but I did not care about the Arcade Version of Tecmo Bowl that much - the developers had to start somewhere, though). Now, I am not a fan of sports games AT ALL - I could care less about the majority of sports games, to be honest (on any console or portable) - but Tecmo Super Bowl is one of the few games (especially on the NES) that I truly play over and over again and that I legitimately care about (because of it's super-high replay value, great music, great graphics and great gameplay).
Think about it: 28 teams (in 1991) that you can take to the Super Bowl? Yes, that raises Tecmo Super Bowl's replay value to the max. I will admit that Tecmo Bowl also has pretty high replay value (although the fact that you have to get a perfect season in the prequel (NES Tecmo Bowl) of Tecmo Super Bowl means that it might slightly dampen the replay value on NES Tecmo Bowl). Yes, there are passwords in the NES version of Tecmo Bowl, but Tecmo Bowl was not that great (it was still pretty good, though). Plus, there were only 4 plays in the NES version of Tecmo Bowl (and some teams have 3 passing plays and only 1 run play and vice versa). Also, Tecmo Bowl lacked a playbook.
Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) improves on that by having 8 plays, having the ability to save via battery backup, an adjustable playbook and you can actually have a loss (or 2) and still be able to go to the playoffs and the super bowl (in Tecmo Super Bowl). That opens up a LOT of strategy (in this strategy-based football game) to use. The passing and running (and the controls) are super-easy to learn, too (which is critical to making an awesome sports game - or any game, for that matter). The A.I. may be tough (especially during the playoffs and the Super Bowl), but it is not impossible to defeat it (if you think intelligently).
I do not believe that any 8-bit American Football game can compare to Tecmo Super Bowl.
Sure, Joe Montant Football (on the Sega Master System) IS a respectable 8-bit American Football game (and it probably is the best American Football game on the Sega Master System and I do like Joe Montana Football on the Sega Master System) but even that game cannot compare to Tecmo Super Bowl. Other NES American Football games range from good to horrible (I am looking at you Atlus - for creating that piece of junk that is NFL Football). I will say that Tecmo Super Bowl is not my favorite in the Tecmo Bowl series (do not get me wrong, Tecmo Super Bowl is great), but it is still 100% fun.
Then there are the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo versions (of Tecmo Super Bowl). Those are equally as fun as their NES counterpart. Those 2 versions (the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo versions of Tecmo Super Bowl, that is) have even MORE replay value (because of the 3 YEARS MODE and three seasons on top of that that you can choose from). Plus, the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo versions of Tecmo Super Bowl also have a 9th play - the "desperate" play (as l like to call it). There is one thing I do not like about the Sega Genesis version of Tecmo Super Bowl: the music constantly changes at random. Do not get wrong, that music in that version is great, but it constantly changes at random and I hate it. For example, in one play, you will hear the preseason music and in another play you will hear the season music in the Sega Genesis music of Tecmo Super Bowl - it drives me up the wall sometimes. The Super Nintendo version of Tecmo Super Bowl had assigned music to the playoffs, super bowl, season, preseason and pro bowl (like the NES version), unlike the Sega Genesis version of Tecmo Super Bowl, so that's probably why I prefer the Super Nintendo version of Tecmo Super Bowl. Also, the version that you prefer will probably depend on taste.
Then there are it's sequels - Tecmo Super Bowl II: The Special Edition and Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition (both of them are for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo). Now, I never played Tecmo Super Bowl II: The Special Edition but I have played Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition (well, the SNES version, that is). Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition is my favorite (out of the Tecmo Bowl series and probably my favorite 16-bit American Football game). You get - not one - but TWO playbooks (with 8 plays each)! That's a total of 16 plays! Yes, you still have the customizable playbook, but you also get 30 teams (as of 1995, that is - in Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition). As if that's not enough, you also get a customizable stat/character screen. I loved making football characters with the names of M. Dew, B. Bunny and stuff like that - in Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition. That raises the replay value even further (in that game). Also, Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition has the highest replay value (out of the Tecmo Bowl games in the Tecmo Bowl series). Again, the version that you prefer will depend on taste (although the Sega Genesis version of Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition is more rare (in value) than it's SNES counterpart). I do have to say one thing, though: WHERE is the music during the plays (of Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition)? I mean, the music is great in the other parts of the game, but Tecmo did not put music in the main part of the game (the plays) of that game. I suppose Tecmo was making it more realistic by having no music in the main part of the game, but I find that choice kind of odd. Also, Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition also has a side change that lasts during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the game. That is not too hard to get used to, but it can be disorienting the first time. Still, I like Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition so much that those 2 things (the lack of music in the main part of the game and the side change during the 2nd and 3rd quarter) that I said above can be either ignored or you can get used to it.
I will admit that all of the Tecmo Bowl games in the Tecmo Bowl series are legendary (which is especially true for the NES version of Tecmo Super Bowl). I never played Tecmo Super Bowl 2: The Special Edition but it is so similar that you can just jump straight to Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition (like I did). The hacks for the NES version of Tecmo Super Bowl are numerous - I would not even know how many hacks of the NES version of Tecmo Super Bowl there are, but it is a lot (that's how you know that it's super popular among the people). Geez, I just typed 7 paragraphs of this. I must really like the Tecmo Bowl series if I can type the equivalent of an ESSAY about the Tecmo Bowl series. To be honest, I probably should play the Sega Genesis version of Tecmo Super Bowl 3: The Final Edition and both versions (Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo) of Tecmo Super Bowl 2: The Special Edition.
What's nice is retro bowl captures some of this tecmo magic
I remember playing this at college all night when I should have been studying, barely graduated. 😂
That’s funny… 😂
I was a double dribble, NBA jam guy myself but this was the ish💪🏼💪🏼
Corner 3
😂😂😂
@@deeznuts3935 lol I won't ever be able to not laugh at corner 3 after that family guy episode.
I finally beat Double Dribble on level 3 after 30 years of play.. Now I'm going for a Personal best of 16 Points allowed. Maybe one day I'll Get 0 points allowed. No Corner 3 either😂😂 Great Game
This is my favorite game of all-time.
Also, interesting note that I didn't learn until much later: passing accuracy is bugged and does nothing. That stat actually ties to pass control, with that attribute contributing both to the accuracy of the pass and the ease of catching the ball. So if you ever wondered why John Elway was terrible in this game, now you know!
U didn't have a childhood if u didn't grow up playing tecmo super bowl
I remember playing as the 49ers and Charles Haley led the league with 26 sacks. Man,this was so fun too play as a kid. Lol
Man the memories this games brings back are priceless.
Tecmo knew how to make a football and basketball game properly
the cutscenes and break tackles during play was awesome. Game was ahead of its time
Warren Moon, Lorenzo White, Haywood Jeffries. The Oilers were the team on here
One of the only teams that can compete on par terms with the 49ers in the game, too bad Lorenzo White stats were poor in the game especially his ball control...Richard Johnson could cover Rice but no player could completely stop Rice in this game sadly.
@@raulferro3998 David fulcher. Cincinnati Bengals was pretty good at staying on rice. But I think Richard Johnson was a great choice too. Also the bills didn't suck and new England was pure trash. Great times!
"I won the game, and now I'm gonna jump. BO JACKSON!"
your cheating peter!
Change your guy quagmire!
@@enki0047 IM TRYING TO PETER IS CHEATING
Super bowl 2020 and decided to watch Tecmo Bowl for a fun classic game on NES.
This was the best. Local tournament play with all my cousins during summer break. I think you could even do season multi player
John Offerdahl was phenomenal for the Dolphins in this game. Racked up so many sacks with him.
Right on time for the Super Bowl !
A nice little 💎💎💎.
PS : i watched your gameplay of Batman Forever : The Arcade Game on PS1.I’ll never forget the enemies’ scream when Batman throws them.
as someone who is a SOCCER ONLY and will make fun of "handegg" all day long, THIS GAME RIGHT HERE, YES!!! A CLAAAASSIC!!! It helped me to grow and develop an appreciation for the sport.
Ain't nothing like the classic super tecmo bowl.
That first down music while someone is already picking their play is just both nostalgic as it is legendary. SUPER TECMO BOWL on NES was a huuuuge difference from regular TECMO BOWL where players like BO, SWEETNESS, LT just to name a few, were one-man wrecking crews and could not be stopped or contained.
Yep.
Best football game ever
12:38 - Just toying with the defense. That's great stuff!
I remember my dad picking me up from elementary school to take me to Toys 'R Us to buy this game (after having rented it from Blockbuster many times previously). He was teasing me on the way there, saying there was only one copy left and some other kid was looking at it right now and asking his parents to buy it. Needless to say, I didn't find it humorous (and thankfully they did have it in stock) 🤣
Memories right here man! Loving! it thanks!
This was my first addiction!!!! ❤
I don’t know anything about American Footsies nor do I care as much about the yearly Superbowl as others, but this looks like a pretty well-made NES sport title.
even u wouldve loved this game back in 91.
Ha the good old days .. Buffalo Bill's my favorite team at that time. I would retreat back and throw a Hail Mary and it was always successful.. thanks for the video
The best part was throwing a Hail Mary from the back of your own end zone and the guy leaps up to catch the ball 100 yards away in the other end zone. :D
Ready. Down. Hut Hut Hut.
we interrupt this football game to bring you........a different football game
Just a great game; tough to stop the run later in the season (not a complaint, it's just how it worked for me when I played). Used every team, always found little challenges to do, and it never stopped being fun for me. Oh, and I love the playoff instrumental; I dig the urgency.
Who else is watching this instead of the actual Super Bowl?
i am
Neil Anderson was friggin fast for Chicago.
I just bought this game again, it's amazing.
Is it just me, or is watching this gameplay and the original Tecmo Bowl making me appreciate football more, especially now when I just got a complete set of football trading cards?
Sweet sweet nostalgia!
Man I miss playing this game.
The music man. The music. Oh nostalgia.
I spent hours and hours. I love how the pursuing players would continue to pile on after the play was over.
'91 Chiefs is where it's at brotha!! Christian Okoye nuff said. His hitting power would reach 100 when he was in excellent condition during season play and nobody be stopping him. Their condition numbers changed every quarter I think, but often you can reset the game and then check your players' conditions to see if they went in your favor, and if they didn't I would reset and try again until it did.
Played the crap out of this game back when it was relevant. And.. TOTALLY cheated. Not just with the condition hacking.. but I would change the opponent's runs and passes to all similar plays before each season game so I could immediately tackle them literally any time. Scored 99-0 every game!
That was, until the playoffs when they got too fast.
Tecmo Bowl best nes game ever for nfl.
Scored 97 pts one reg season game with the giants. Could never get over 100. 117 sacks from LT also one season.
my favorite game alltime
That might have been the GREATEST San Francisco 49ers team, save for the 1981 San Francisco 49ers who literally came out of nowhere to win their first Super Bowl.
R.I.P. Dave Waymer. 🙏
Bo Jackson!! Family Guy brought me here.
Ahhhhh, memories......
You can get updated rosters and lots of gameplay improvements/tweaks at tecmobowl.org
Damn this was dope for nes
2:04 They were really talking things through here. Clear communication truly is the key 😂
🤣🤣
I'm not a big sports gamer, but I played the MESS out of this game when I was younger. Enough that I actually finished the game with every single team in the game over the course of several years. Yes, even the (then) lowly Patriots and Colts. While they weren't objectively the best team in the game, the Chiefs were my favorite. Derrick Thomas on defense, and "The Nigerian Nightmare" Christian Okoye popcorning dudes. Good times.
Yep Christian Okoye was op
I like how they go up for a pass n come back down on one foot like “yeah caught that sh*t”
🤣🤣
this, Bases Loaded, and Double Dribble were the best sports games on NES
Tecmo Wrestling too (if you consider pro wrestling to be a sport).
I thought everyone played as the Raiders in this game because of Bo Jackson. "I won the game and now I'm gonna jump BO JACKSON."
Wowww!!! Memory Lane
Only two players Montana n Rice are really playing.
Simply the best Football game ever made, period..
some good quality pixel work going on the openıng
Can you play through Police Quest 3 ?
BO KNOWS TECMO SUPERBOWL 🏈
Anyone know why isnt this version on the Nintendo switch? I mean i still play because its tecmo.. but this one here is definitely better imo.
wait, what? where can I buy these new cartridges at?
Back in the day we used to have tournaments it was great
Reggie White is a sack machine. This is why Iove the Eagles to this day.
TSB and Retro Bowl are my favorites
I'm number having the original techno bowl and my cousin had this one
Side note has anyone tried these after market ones that are sale on EBay? You just pick your year all the way to 2022. Looking for some feedback.
Thanks
Bo knows cheating.
My football game growing up was Deion Sanders Prime Time Football haha but i played this somewhat
So will be playing the SNES version eventually also?
Is there anyway to get this game?
12:37 - Flagrantly Disrespecting the Defense. 900 Yard Penalty. Game Over.
Super Bowl is going to be lit in my home! So excited to watch the game! 💯
It was a boring game
@@Aj-me8mo your loss pal 🤣
Majin Kaine so you didn't think it was boring?
Could you do a playthrough with this game with the Los Angeles Raiders please? I would really like to see it. Thanks.
Everybody up... down... up... down... TOUCHDOWN!
Flipped the actual SB's results around, I see :3
Best NES and sports game ever made!
Love To See A Couple Of Exhibition Games From This One: Falcons Vs 49ers And Oilers Vs Raiders
Dan Marino in excellent condition threw bullets. Would love if they remade this game with the same style but next gen
Wich one was the ball?
Is the an original NES cartridge? The music feels slightly different than I remember
And poor RIP Marty Schottenheimer chokes a super bowl 😪
0:01 The graphics on the logo reminds me of a SNES game.
I remember using the patriots with Steve Grogan Irving Fryar Andre Tippett. Winning rings before the rings😄😄😄
Don't forget McMurtry
This is like the nba jam of football games
I still can not comprehend the fact that this game has like 3000+ hacks...
Maaan these kids today would NEVER! understand
It seem like Tecmo bowl was out longer then Jerry Rice was playin
I was a legend at this where I lived.
Game is literally the best sports game of all time. Me and my uncle would still play this today. Have some beers and try and take our Raiders all the way. Or we would take the low ranked teams and try and make it. Like NE or IND or TB.
Bro I play this on my emulator😃
I got the 49ers 16-0 and I swear on my life the raiders beat the bills in the AFC championship and made the Superbowl. And so now it was The 49ers vs The Raiders of course I won 49-13 I still have my saved files from when I won and the game itself so I can replay.. True Story
Would be good if there was a playthrough as the Raiders. All the playthroughs are either the 49ers, or the Giants (among a few).
Niners Rule!
Classic game