Tecmo Super Bowl is the greatest sports video game of all time. Now, 32 years after TSB made 8-Bit legends of Bo Jackson and Lawrence Taylor, TecmoBowl.org proudly announces the belated release of Tecmo Super Bowl 2023. This site's 16th yearly iteration updates Tecmo's NES classic with up-to-date post-season rosters, graphics, schedules and play books for all 32 NFL squads. Additionally, you can now check the defensive conditions of your players.
Playable on multiple platforms and operating systems via NES emulation software, Tecmo Super Bowl 2024 brings Nintendo's bone-crunching classic to today's computers and handheld devices.
Tecmo Super Bowl 2024
Table of Contents
A. How This Works
B. How To Play - PC/Mac
C. How to Play Online - Windows
D. Tecmo Super Bowl 2023 Notes
E. Known Issues
F. Credits
A. How This Works
If you're new to emulation:
ROM = Game or Cartridge (.nes file)
Emulator = NES System
B. How To Play - PC/Mac
Download Nestopia for your platform and also the .nes ROM - Windows | Mac
Open Nestopia.
From Nestopia, File > Open and find your .nes ROM.
C. How to Play Online - Windows
Get started at the official chatrooms of TBORG, the Tecmo Super Bowl Discord - https://discord.com/invite/Jq2SXMFVXX
If you’re looking for an online league, we recommend TecmoBowl.org's Online Tecmo Leagues.
D. Tecmo Super Bowl 2023 notes
Check Defense condition - In the same location as the time out menu there is now a "CHECK DEF" option which lets you scroll left and right through your players
32-Team ROM
Rosters current as of 11:59am CST on 9/7/2023
Adjustable quarter length
Playbook editing in-game
Player 2 attributes now display correctly
Halftime stats
Pass Control determines if a pass will be completed. Passing Accuracy determines if the ball will be on target.
Schedule reset wont' randomize order (Thursday game should always be first, Monday night last)
Schedule is only 16 games due to rom space constraints
E. Known Issues
You can't edit the player names for the NFC West teams using publicly released emulators.
This rom may not work on some emulators. Sorry.
F. Credits
Graphics - Keithisgood | @keithisgood
Rosters/Attributes/Sim - @Knobbe
Rom - @bruddog
QA/Rom Merge/Project Coordinator - @Knobbe | @tecmogodfather
Thanks to:
Jstout, Bruddog, Cxrom, Bad-Al & Buck for the hacking knowledge and tools.
Special thanks to @SBluemanfor his roster work and just pushing things in general
Special thanks to @Yak for his graphic updates and commitment to still using google chat
Tecmo Super Bowl 2024 by TecmoBowl.org is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://tecmobowl.org/.