qb_browns

A letter to the Tecmo Super Bowl Community...
 
Thank you. These are the words that continue to go through my mind as I write to you the day after Tundra Bowl VII. The entire Tundra Bowl team does what we do because we enjoy putting on a Tecmo experience for everyone to come and savor the camaraderie that's been built over playing a game nearly 30 years old. You are the reason we do what we do. Many of us have jobs that require a lot of time and energy, families that take priority, and other life circumstances that allow very few opportunities to gather in space with others outside of everyday life in this capacity. We do this for you, and our goal is that we always put on the best show we can. A special thank you to the families that allow us to engage in this beautiful game once a year.
 
In our first year as the Tecmo Super Bowl National Championship, we saw our stream reach TENS of THOUSANDS of people across social media platforms, with our videos being watched, at last count, OVER 15,000 times. We set a new Tundra Bowl record with 81 players, and we have continued to have great growth every year since our inception. Over the last two tournaments, we have raised OVER $1,100 for My Brother's Keeper Inc. with your contributions. Without your support, we wouldn't have become the largest TSB tournament in the world as we have, nor as widely-recognized. Again, such gratitude for the Tecmo community that have continued to work alongside us, and spread the word about their experiences at our tournament.
 
As we reflect, I want to take a moment to thank our sponsors that have continued to rally around Tundra Bowl, propelling it forward in all accounts. Thank you to The Watering Hole - Green Bay, WI for hosting ALL SEVEN Tundra Bowls so far - you and your staff have been amazingly hospitable for every single one of our tournaments. Thank you to main event sponsor Game Trade for their amazing support! Aunt Ethel's provided gift certificates for so many in attendance, and have been gracious hosts the last two years for us, both for the satellite tourney, and the after party! Team Apparel & Specialties provides the excellent shirts you get every year. Card & Coin and The Game Capital continue to come up huge for us, and new sponsors and event supporters CARCADE & Midwest Gaming Classic were just the icing on the cake to the whole event! Thank you too all our sponsors! Also, want to send a special shout out to the news stations that continue to cover our event - WFRV Local 5 for having us live in studio every year! WLUK-TV FOX 11 for always covering gameday, and also thank you to The Press Times for their soon-to-be-published article!
 
This all could not be possible without the Tundra Team. Brian Swagel and I had this dream to take it public years ago, and so grateful we did. Thank you for all the graphic design you provide, and all the gameday help! The madman you see running around is Michael, and he runs our gameday ops like a champ. Stephen provides the brackets you see on Challonge, and all of our analytics with bracket seeding. Jon is our phenomenal tech operator, in charge of the stream, and was assisted by David helping out at his first Tundra. Jon - QBBrowns - always comes up huge with the seeding and group structure, and the Voice of Tundra, Dave provides the voice you have all come to know and love at the forefront of our video streams. Thank you to Jake for hopping on this stream this year as well! All of these gentlemen provide a level of commitment, dedication, and work-ethic that provides results that are second-to-none. A special thank you goes out to David for his continued Tecmo analytics, and helping with gameday structures and stats. Thank you also to Matt and David for your continued support in getting the word out to everyone!
 
As we wrap this year, and look to the future, we are humbled and grateful to be your Tecmo Super Bowl National Championship. Whether we have 50, 80, or 100+, we are dedicated to providing you a Tecmo experience that is first rate, and world-class. I appreciate each one of you that continue to support our endeavors, and look forward to the bright future our tournament has! Hope to see you all next year!
 
Nate Smithson
Tundra Bowl - Tournament Director

I can give you lodging at the AmericInn if you want too - I haven't booked yet so can upgrade to two actual beds no problem

I can give you lodging at the AmericInn if you want too - I haven't booked yet so can upgrade to two actual beds no problem

But not for Tundra. SMH

@Little Leo Lewis ,
 
@QB Browns can catch you up very quickly. “He is an expert in guerilla warfare.”  “He eats things that would make a billy goat puke.”

I told you I was in, but not in the official thread-thing, so I am in. 

Hey all you Minnesotan's,
 
Tundra Bowl is fast approaching and we need to represent this year.  I was wondering if there would be any interest in a MLK weekend get together to play some Tecmo Super Bowl before Tundra.  Depending on the amount of people we can do in my basement or at Tin Shed.  Probably Start at 12:00 pm and do a small round robin and then a single elimination tourney to close it out.  The winner will receive a free entrance to Friday nights festivities at Tundra or just cash if they already paid for it.
 
Even if you aren't going to Tundra if interested let me know.
@QB Browns
@Nostradamus
@8-bit
@segathonsov
@vikingmoe02
@HughMillenation
@Miles Prower
Lakitu

Great tournament - loved reconnecting with the old Milwaukee guys and meeting everyone. Things rolled along well, and @SammieSmith33 had another great round of prizes for everyone. 
 
I also managed to have one of those epic finishes with @Nelson79 he's down 3, I block the field goal with the Cardinals, he recovers with Crawford Kerr and wins the game. 
 
It was maybe on stream?

Yes please correct. I Live in Tecmo heaven. Also occasionally referred to as Wisconsin

Excellent! Now I have proof that I was part of a great Tecmo finish. 

@trojan1979 and @QB Browns it is posted on you tube.  Go to the 1:30 mark in Millard’s Mayhem IV Group play video.  It is pretty awesome link is below.
 
 

Hello Tecmo Super Bowl Fans: Millards Mayhem IV is back with its final sequel to Teen Wolf.  Ron Wolfely has been a great guy for us at Millard's Mayhem so why not finish of the the Teen Wolf theme.
 
Millard's Mayhem IV: Teen Wolfley II
Location: Tin Shed Tavern & Pizza, Savage, MN 55378
Address: 12250 Zinran Ave
Phone Number: 952-736-24444
Time: 11:00 start time
Cost: $30.00 All my money goes towards the prize pool along with first place winning a WWE Championship Belt. You will also receive a raffle ticket for prizes for the tourney. You can pay at door or paypal me at [email protected].  Either way is great.
Prizes: Lots of great prizes will be given out with the raffle ticket you receive for the purchase into the tourney
Rules: Tecmo Madison aka Tundra National Championship Rules
Sign Up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3XCixXf72_G3nNNyW0jlIOWoWw7MQmemAtTQf3r-FcX7IhQ/viewform
Format: Depending on amount of players we have pool play with groups of 4 to 5, then bracket play after with double elimination for the final 16.
Streaming: I am going to try and get a stream set up this year.  I am working on it. I will give out further details as we get closer to the date.
 
People Signed Up So Far:
 
Kris (Sammie Smith33)
George (People's Champ)
Jock (J-Money)
Tony (Lakitu)
Scib (Nostradamus)
Nate (Retro-Nate)
Nick (Segathon)
Levi (Nelson79)
Rico (Rico33)
Tom (8-Bit)
Jon (QB Browns)
Hank (Hank The Tank)
Eric (VikingMoe)
Travis (TravG23)
Justin (Fartbreath)
Josh (HughMillenation)
Scotty (ToHotty)
J Kramer (RypienU.A.New1)
Adam (Nilvah)
David
Jeff (Jebigred)
Matt (CasualT)
Kramer (K-Dog)
Dom (KingSlayer)
James (WinReaper)
Jason (Jashags88)
Pete (SimpleSimon)
Ben (ElGuapo)
Johnathan (MadTownSpliffStars)
Kian (Miles”Tails”Prower)
Joey (Gats)
Craig (TheRinger)
Corey (Noonan)
Kyle (TheGamer)
Troy (PrimeTime)
 
Possiblities: (People I have talked to)
 
Mike (Bo&Barry)
Nick (TheNeighbor)
 
 

Tundra Bowl, the nation’s largest Tecmo Super Bowl tournament, has announced that they are now the official home of both the Division 1 and Division 2 Tecmo Super Bowl National Championship! Over the last six years, Tundra Bowl has grown exponentially both in players, and in prestige. Tundra Bowl hosts the best collection of Tecmo Super Bowl players from across the United States, all competing to win their share of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes, and the coveted title of TSB National Champion! More details will come in the months leading up to the tournament - make sure you stay tuned to Tundra Bowl’s social media pages (Facebook / Twitter), as well as the website and the TBorg forum for more announcements!
 
 

Damn shame that Garfunkel and Oates only lasted a single season on IFC.

I love it (though Edmond Honda was never my main in Street Fighter). 
 
Have you and @kamphuna8 convened the PNW Tecmo Board to see if someone has earned a promotion to yokozuna? 

It was stated at the beginning of the Honbasho that 40 points will get you Yokozuna status, and if I won, those 8 points would get me to said Yokozuna status. Needless to say I was extremely PUMPED!. Then some things happened, but like the great Konishiki who was the reason I got into sumo back in the 80's I was able to secure Ozeki. Banzai!

The Banzuke. Whatchu think @qb_browns ?

Not sure if this is really the best way to prepare for this, but it's how I am choosing to prepare for this

Tonight, @qb_browns and I discussed Tundra Bowl VI news, updates, revealed groups and weighed in on the pairings - take a look. Hope to see you all this weekend! 
 
Groups are also posted here: http://www.tundrabowl.com/tundrabowl6.html

I have compiled a ranking! This was very hilarious and fun to make, combing through all the records of the various PNW events. 
 
Formula
The most recent four events: 8 pts for winning. 4 pts for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. 2 pts for 5th-8th or loser's bracket victory.
The four events prior to that: 4 pts for winning. 2 pts for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. 1 pt for 5th-8th or loser's bracket victory.
The four events prior to that: 2 pts for winning. 1 pt for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place.
 
So showing up to many events is good. Recent form is reflected heavily. Top 4s going back to Pac Rim II in 2014 are factored in. Proximity to Kamp's Garage is crucial, which is why Tick suddenly finds himself in the top echelon.
 
Without further ado, the first PNW Tecmo Rank! Here are all competitors that have earned any pts! @qb_browns I'll be sprucing this up and providing more details for the official Hanbasho I Banzuke.
 
Tiebreaker is championships then appearances then most recent appearance. I have 1 championship (that many feel was the most impressive in PNW history). Tick has zero titles. CFT season zero was just that. Nothing.
 
1. @kamphuna8 32 
2. @DT. 19
3. @Tick 19
4. @gripsmoke 17
5. @invader_star64 17
6. @fairfensheeding 13
7. @ptitteri 13
8. @XtraLargent 12
9. @manYo720 10
10. @boogiewithstu 10
11. @~Tailback King~ 6
12. @SirTed 6
13. @moonwalk 4
14. @mort1237 4
15. Joey B 3
16. Shermy80 2
17. Neckbeard 2
18. @red98sethuthut 2
19. @The1991Huskies 1
20. @SuperSonics 1
21. BurnOne 1
 
-Kamp is way the hell ahead of the rest of us. Been playing some real solid Tecmo of late.
-I decided to go ahead and give a competitor that showed up to a Portland tourney once named MAD MANYO's points to Manyo. He had a completely different temperament, but that was the same guy. I'm almost certain.
-My bad Brandon for assuming Rudy would be ahead of you in the metric. It was not even close and 2 of TBK's pts were generously given as a result of a loser's bracket victory, though that whole run that day was Johnny Johnson as fuck.
-My bad Vader for texting you yesterday that you were #2
-My bad Vader for texting you a little later that I fucked it up and you were actually #4.... You are #5. 
-Yes there was a guy who decided to go as "Neckbeard", standing out like a sore thumb here without the tb.org handle. Peter's buddy from Portland. He's good. I beat him Giants over Bills with an LT FG block.
-Tick should feel good about his #3 rank, but he'll never ever do better than that.
 
So all of the standings SHIFT after Saturday at which point a whole new set of shit will be in place for Honbasho II (lord willing). Should be fun to keep track of!
 
BANZUKE!
 
 
 

You guys sure do a whole lot of talking...can’t wait until I’m able to get to the PNW to embarrass you all. ??
 
In all seriousness, good luck to everybody next weekend! 

Also you have a dohyō-iri to perform.
 
And I fully expect to see on stream some salt being tossed around the joint prior to big matches.

@kamphuna8 Mr 25 MS here has some strong ideas.

Also if you want a smaller tournament and not spend $100 to play in it, Tomczak Bowl is $30 and only an hour and a half from Madison.

I don’t know why Dave didn’t contact Sammie Smith first.  I am sure he would of held it at his estate in Miami.  That is  what I expected when the video popped up and then Hasslebeck appeared.  That more shocking then anything. Sammie’s place is probably only two hours from Dave’s.