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Play
Tecmo. Understand it. Love it.
Tecmo
Super Bowl is one of the most perfect examples of a video game
that deserves a cult-like following. When we were kids,
the game was larger than life by making current NFL stars into
mega-stars. Guys like Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Joe
Montana, and Jerry Rice were simply unstoppable. It's
quirks like 99 yard passes and 80 yard field goals falling short
by inches only enhance it's legend. |
| Tournament
Background |
Since
I began attending college, I have had a strange desire to host a
Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament. In all my conversations with
other Tecmo players, each person claims to be a master of the
game. I certainly feel the same. But with so many
masters, shouldn't one be considered "the best"?
Thus lies to desire to create such a tournament.
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| Frequently
Asked Questions
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Q:
Is there an entrance fee?
A: Not 100% yet. I'm considering a $5 entry fee which
will cover the costs of food, beer, soda, & prizes.
Q: What kind of prizes could I win?
A: That too, is up in the air. For sure, I'd love to
have a large "Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament Champion"
trophy made up for the winner. Cash prizes would be sweet
as well. It all depends if we have an entry fee or not.
Q: Will we be using an NES or Emulators?
A: We will most definitely be using the NES system.
However, I'll have emulators set up on computers for the sake of
playing exhibitions games.
Q: Where will this tournament be located at?
A: Right now, I'm planning on the living room in my
apartment. It's fairly large. Big enough to have
three or four televisions and couches set up for games. If
the tournament ends up being larger than expected, it would be
possible to move it to a larger venue.
Q: What day will it be?
A: I'm hoping for a Wednesday afternoon/evening. My
weekends are pretty much booked solid every week...so I'd like
to stay away from that. But, it will obviously depend on the
availability of the players involved. Overall, I'm just
looking for a one day celebration of Tecmo Super Bowl with the
Tournament Champion being crowned at the end of the event.
Q: How can I help?
A: You can help in many ways. First of all, I only
have two TV's, one functioning NES, and one Tecmo Super Bowl
cartridge. If you could contribute any of those previously
mentioned things, that would be great. Also, during the
day of the event you may also bring some food & drinks to
share.
Q: When I'm not playing, what else can I do?
A: Depends what you want to do. If you are not
scheduled to play another game for an hour or so, you can leave
if you'd like...and then come back in time for your next
game. However, the day is meant to be a celebration of
Tecmo Super Bowl, and really, pro football as it was in the
early 1990's. I plan on having other TV's & Nintendo's
set up to play exhibition games with others while you are not
playing a tournament game. Also, I plan on having the
place decorated in vintage 1990 NFL posters and memorabilia to
look at as well.
Q: Anything else special going on?
A: Well, I'd like to be able to document this whole day on
video. I plan on having VCR's connected to the Nintendo's
in order to record game film (and thus have video of great
plays, games, etc). Also, I'd like to have video camera
roaming around picking up footage of the action as well as some
interviews to be later edited together to produce somewhat of a
memories video of the day.
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