I think Dickerson was too big of a star to not be included, just like Marino. Had he not been traded, it might have been the Rams in the NFC side instead of the Vikings. In that case, perhaps the Oilers would have made the cut, but the Jets and Pats were in play. The composure of the Tecmo music was a Jets fan btw.....for some reason.
I stand by point that the game showcased the most prominent franchises of that era(for the most part), and the flavor of the month teams (MIN/IND) made the cut. Seattle wasn't that great, but they were a .500 team in their down years leading up to Tecmo Bowl's release.
A primiary reason I believe its era based in general is because the 49ers kick return man (Derick Crawford) last saw action with SF and the NFL in 1986. There are some other special teams players that prominent roles in 86, but not in 87, but are featured as such in Tecmo Bowl. Leads me to believe this project started following the 86 season at least on paper. The fact that the rosters are primarily derived from 87, but also featured prominent player movement heading into the 88 seasons leads me to believe the development of this game was a long process.
@Technosphile The teams chosen for the original Tecmo Bowl were for the most part the most successful franchise of that era, and not the playoff teams from 1987. The Giants and Dolphins were not in the playoffs in 1987 and are featured on TB. The Saints and Oilers were in the playoffs but missing from TB. Furthermore, the NFL only had 10 playoff teams back then and Tecmo Bowl has 12. Indy had been bad most of the 80s but traded for Eric Dikcerson and won their division in 87....appears they got the flavor of the month treatment with Tecmo. Minnesota had been pretty mediocre and not as good as the Rams in recent years, but had an impressive playoff run in 87. My guess is that performance propelled them onto Tecmo Bowl as well.
Nice review. Still my favorite game to this day. The original Tecmo Bowl surprisingly has A LOT of tactics and strategies you can use despite only having 4 plays to work with. For a slew of tutorials on how to dominate your friends in Tecmo check out the strategy pages here..... http://www.tecmobowl-vs-rbi.com/tecmo-strategy.html
That covers the basics...there are also more indepth strategy pages as well breaking down the pass defense coverages to get help stop guys like Jerry Rice and Steve Largent from being open, and calls you can make to short circuit the run blocking schemes, so you can wreak havoc with a middle LB like Karl Mecklenberg.
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Re: Review: Tecmo Bowl (Wii U eShop / NES)
I think Dickerson was too big of a star to not be included, just like Marino. Had he not been traded, it might have been the Rams in the NFC side instead of the Vikings. In that case, perhaps the Oilers would have made the cut, but the Jets and Pats were in play. The composure of the Tecmo music was a Jets fan btw.....for some reason.
I stand by point that the game showcased the most prominent franchises of that era(for the most part), and the flavor of the month teams (MIN/IND) made the cut.
Seattle wasn't that great, but they were a .500 team in their down years leading up to Tecmo Bowl's release.
A primiary reason I believe its era based in general is because the 49ers kick return man (Derick Crawford) last saw action with SF and the NFL in 1986. There are some other special teams players that prominent roles in 86, but not in 87, but are featured as such in Tecmo Bowl. Leads me to believe this project started following the 86 season at least on paper. The fact that the rosters are primarily derived from 87, but also featured prominent player movement heading into the 88 seasons leads me to believe the development of this game was a long process.
Re: Review: Tecmo Bowl (Wii U eShop / NES)
@Technosphile The teams chosen for the original Tecmo Bowl were for the most part the most successful franchise of that era, and not the playoff teams from 1987. The Giants and Dolphins were not in the playoffs in 1987 and are featured on TB. The Saints and Oilers were in the playoffs but missing from TB. Furthermore, the NFL only had 10 playoff teams back then and Tecmo Bowl has 12. Indy had been bad most of the 80s but traded for Eric Dikcerson and won their division in 87....appears they got the flavor of the month treatment with Tecmo. Minnesota had been pretty mediocre and not as good as the Rams in recent years, but had an impressive playoff run in 87. My guess is that performance propelled them onto Tecmo Bowl as well.
Re: Review: Tecmo Bowl (3DS eShop / NES)
Nice review. Still my favorite game to this day. The original Tecmo Bowl surprisingly has A LOT of tactics and strategies you can use despite only having 4 plays to work with. For a slew of tutorials on how to dominate your friends in Tecmo check out the strategy pages here..... http://www.tecmobowl-vs-rbi.com/tecmo-strategy.html
That covers the basics...there are also more indepth strategy pages as well breaking down the pass defense coverages to get help stop guys like Jerry Rice and Steve Largent from being open, and calls you can make to short circuit the run blocking schemes, so you can wreak havoc with a middle LB like Karl Mecklenberg.