Rumor: 'Tecmo Bowl Throwback' coming to XBLA, PSN [update]

by David Hinkle on Jan 13th 2010 7:30PM

Update: Our source contacted us with some more info, confirming that Tecmo Bowl Throwback is indeed based on the SNES version of Tecmo Super Bowl.

A trusted source (the same who provided us with early knowledge of Lucidity and NBA2K10 Draft Combine) has just informed Joystiq that Tecmo's planned Tecmo Bowl update for XBLA is also coming to PSN. Dubbed "Tecmo Bowl Throwback," the game is a remake of the ~~NES classic~~ SNES version, complete with HD graphics and an updated soundtrack -- it also retains the original plays and team stats. And for those of you who fear the fancy-schmancy graphics of high-def games, Tecmo is also including an option to play Tecmo Bowl in its original state. There's even team customization, ensuring your lifelong dream of creating a horribly out-of-shape and uncompetitive Joystiq team is a real possibility.

While we were hungry for more news, that's all our source could provide. But, hey, if you're in the know and want to drop some details in our lap, we would certainly appreciate it. Anonymity assured!

Tags: Microsoft, psn, rumor, tecmo, tecmo-bowl, tecmo-bowl-throwback, xbla, Xbox-360, xbox-live-arcade

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i can not wait to run coast to coast with bo jackson.... BO KNOWS!

omg Bo Jackson.

The bane of my 9 year old existence.

Are the Los Angeles Supercocks in the team list again? WE SHOULD BE TOLD!

I wanna play as THE JUICE!!

Now, is this Tecmo Bowl, the original, or Tecmo SUPER Bowl, which is pictured above? HUUUGE difference, as the original does not have near the level of replayability and fun of SUPER. Please find out for us ASAP. I believe wii has the original, which is lame.

This is exactly what I want to know. It seems like the people that praise Tecmo Bowl never played Tecmo Super Bowl. If they did they'd realize that the fact that you could play a full season with all of the teams AND your season stats were tracked made TSB head and shoulders better than the original TB. Plus you had eight plays on offense and defense to choose from as opposed to the original which only gave the option of 4 on each side of the ball (I can still remember San Fran only have one run play to 3 pass).

Please get to the bottom of this, it is a HUGE diffence!

There's even team customization, ensuring your lifelong dream of creating a horribly out-of-shape and uncompetitive Chief's team is a real possibility.

Fixed-

TOUCHDOWN THURMAN THOMAS

http://media.photobucket.com/image/TOUCHDOWN%20THURMAN%20THOMAS/bizznatch_lulz/ttt.jpg

Ya fookin' bet meh to eet.

What about a iPhone version?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Does Tecmo have something against printing money?!?!

Wheres RBI baseball already?

big difference between tecmo bowl and tecmo super bowl. We need to know which one it is!

Oh, but what of Tekken Bowl?

If they update the music, I hope they have the option to listen to the original music too. That's my jam, dawg.

Guys, the post says remake of the NES game, Tecmo Bowl. I didn't mention word one of the SNES game. You guys are really giving that jump to conclusions map a workout tonight!

Anywho, I changed the post image so there's no more confusion.

Tecmo Super Bowl was on the NES dude.

He said jump to conclusions MAP LOL...

the NES had a "super" bowl with licensed teams, rosters and full season play. Maybe you are jumping to conclusions?

Wow are you serious man? Super Tecmo Bowl is NES lol...it was the first to actually use the real NFL teams, where as Tecmo Bowl only had a few teams with the city names only. It actually had a season mode with the schedule and everything already made out instead of the random game picks on Tecmo Bowl. It also happens to be my favorite sports game of all time. In all fairness they did remake it on the SNES, Genesis, and PS without changing its name. I wish they would make a remake but damn EA for having the NFL in their pocket.

Actually Veign it wasn't the first to use real team and players, the first one did as well. I can still remember using Walter Payton and Mike Singletary on the Bears. What the original didn't have was ALL the teams.

Embarrassment, thy name is Dave Hinkle. My bad, guys! *slowly backs away*

Yea I knew it had the players (though not as in depth like TSB right?) and I knew it didn't have all the teams but wasnt sure if it had the names of teams. I could remember it having the city names, wasnt sure if it had the actual full names. Did it not have the logos or something like that? Last version I played was the crappy WiiWare one and it has be confused about what is actually in the original. TSB far superior on every level IMO though lol. :)

A joystiq writer who doesn't even know about games. What a surprise...

It's a pretty easy mistake. Considering how many SNES games had 'Super' in them.

Mixamp, you're just Dreaded Fear all over again.

Yeah, you're right. The original only used the city name, not the team name.

For $10 and some online and couch multiplayer I'm down.

game over son! top of the leaderboards IMO.

Jerry Freaking Rice!!!!!

Ew, why would Jerry do that? Rice simply does not need to be freaked. It's unsanitary.

You obviously clean the rice before you freak it. Idiot.

umm unless you have the real rosters, its a fake remake.. nintendo already reposted the original tecmo bowl on the VC ages ago, but had to remove all names from it b/c a certain company has a monopoly on those names.. (cough EA cough)

Yeah...such horseshit man.

Whats the difference between Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl, besides super? I've only played TSB. Really only football game I can play.

I'm so buying this, my friends and I used to get drunk and play entire seasons against eachother in one sitting.. ahh the good old days.

Who do i give my money too?

Jeff-I think you mean "Bases Loaded"!

Dang. He changed the picture to the original. Super WAS on NES, and is light years ahead of non-super. SUPER would be a guaranteed buy for me and at least 10 friends I know personally. Non-super MIGHT be a buy for basically just me, and that's a stretch. Scared, I am.

I'd pay serious money for Super Tecmo Bowl online.

So they realized that the audience that you should rerelease Tecmo Bowl to was not on the DS?

FAIL!

so awesome

FIRST DOWN HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT!

...HUT...HUT...HUT...HIKE!

ahh i used to play tecmo super bowl and see how much stats i could put up, jerry rice with recs and tds, marcus allen for rushing yards and tds, lawrence taylor for sacks, and ronnie lott for ints and int tds

I emailed Tecmo that they should re-release Tecmo Super Bowl and not this one as TSB was far superior. You should do the same.

Give me an email addy and I'll do it right this second.

If it ain't Super, I ain't buyin'.

"QUARTERBACK SACK" LOL nothing better than picking your opponents play and bum rushing them.

Tecmo SUPER Bowl is still the greatest football game of all time. While I enjoyed the SNES version, there is something about the NES that just made it perfect. Go Oilers!

I'm glad they are bringing it back

How can we forget Christian Okoye when talking about Super? That man was a complete beast!

cAN'T WAIT TO RUN WITH MY NINERS'

Just got Tecmo Super Bowl for the Genesis. I always loved this game

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