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Tecmo Bowl with 32 teams. It's here. Lots of IM conversations and whatnot went into getting this thing rolling. I initially wanted to release this as a final edit before Thursday's game, but I need to think about the amount of sleep I'm getting, so in the interest of doing it right and not putting out a rush job, and saving my sanity, I'm releasing this now, with final ratings coming in a subsequent update. So, I'll get more into the ROM below, but know that while the ROM itself as a base ROM is completely stable, there are some incomplete ratings especially in regards to the HP attributes on FGs, as well as some potential personnel changes that might not be reflected in this thing. Consider this the 32-Team ROM thread, and I'll make another thread dedicated to our 2011 final release. All that said, this is playable, and provides you a good look at the newest member of the 32 team family! 4Play Studios is comprised of 5 people: jstout - Tecmo Hacking Expert WarrenMoonBomb - Chief Rater TecmoTurd - Chief Rater BoKnows - CEO, Canadian Tecmo Bowl Consultants Tecmo-Mad-Brad - CEO American Tecmo Bowl Consultants jstout - Just because the dude needs to be mentioned twice for his awesomeness. Patience, and lots of NES hacking smart, and one of the nicer guys I've met in the community make him one BAMF. (Bad Ass Mother Hubber). The Story The question has been asked, "why would you play Tecmo Bowl when we have Tecmo Super Bowl?" I used to say the same thing. I had gotten burned out on TSB, but always had a desire to play it no matter what, if that makes sense. With baseball coming to a close in the upcoming months, I knew I needed a Tecmo project to keep my mind occupied. One day, I stumbled upon BoKnows' site, which happens to be the greatest Tecmo Bowl resource on the planet, and it got me interested. So, I started to play. As I continued on, I felt refreshed. It was a change of pace. It was Tecmo. It was the cure to what ailed me! Of course, by nature, I started digging. I wanted to know everything there was to know about this game, (likely one day leading to burnout of this as well, and my eventual move to a 32 team Tecmo Arcade ROM). So, I read, I playtested, and I chatted up anyone who wanted to listen about my newfound love for this game. I eventually posted on Knobbe here, and found a few folks who were interested in the game. After playing a few pickup games on the original, I started the gears turning on making my own edit for 2011, but I was hampered by the fact that there were only 12 teams. It wasn't worth it to me. Eventually, I found myself chatting with jstout, and long story short, he mercifully agreed to add teams to the original Tecmo Bowl (probably just to shut me up), bringing us up to a full 32! Right away, I got to rating my own ROM on a local spreadsheet while jstout worked on the ROM. I wanted to be prepared. Shortly thereafter, WarrenMoonBomb started chatting with me, and I roped him into helping me. I uploaded the spreadsheet to google docs and we were able to collaborate on ratings in real time. Turns out, he was a standout partner, pulling his fair share of the work, and to be honest, we worked well together. We talked each other out of over-rating, under-rating, and resolved differences effectively. What you see here is the output of those rating sessions. We consulted the experts, did lots of playtesting (with still more to do). There will be a final version of this ROM, so please consider the ratings portion of this ROM a beta. You might look at this ROM and think "What? So and so is way underrated!" We took the team-based approach and had to adjust certain players down. Tecmo Bowl is a game that is very position-based, and even a slightly above average player in the right position makes the defense really good. We consulted the experts on this one. Trust us, it works. If you really just can't live with one of the ratings, make your case and we'll listen. Otherwise, play the game and have fun. Each team should have at least one positive aspect to it that makes them fun to play with. The Rams? No defense, but Steven Jackson is a beast who can run over defenders. Ok, maybe the Lions are useless, but they are in real life too. Base Features (these are not hacks, these are part of the 32 team base ROM) Uniform hack (P1 team uses home jerseys, P2 uses away jerseys) Each team has their own 16 week schedule All 32 teams from the NFL are represented (by city only to retain that "we don't have the license" feel). WR nows show previous season's ReTD totals DL/LB now show previous season's tackles Team Playbooks (we left Oakland's playbook as the split-back playbook to show that the blocking has been fixed on their run 1) There are more features, hacks, etc on the horizon, but they will all be add-ons. Also, there will be an editor (currently in-progress) that I'll make a new thread for, and we're working on a league of sorts once all the editing completes. I hope you get as much fun out of this as we did making it happen. Enjoy! Initial ROM - downloaded 26 times Beta 1 - downloaded 20 times Beta 2 - downloaded 18 times Beta 3 - downloaded 10 times Preseason - downloaded 71 times ScheduleMaker.xls 4Play - TB2011 - No Hacks.zip

Bloomington Tecmo XVII is going down. The longest running Tecmo tournament is set to return for our 17th year on February 8, 2020. More details to come soon. Stay tuned. https://youtu.be/yjB3m3X-rgM

I’ll be at Bradley International Airport (Windsor Locks CT) Friday 3-330 picking up a couple ppl flying In for tourney - if can get flight lands around same time!

WHAT: BLOOMINGTON TECMO XVII WHEN: Saturday February 8, 2020 at NOON WHERE: Pheasant Lanes (Keglers Pub) 804 N. Hershey Road Bloomington, Illinois 61704. BUY-IN: $25. This year's buy in will include lunch and dinner. Depending on our budget their will possibly be more to offer. 100% of all money raised for this tournament goes towards the people participating. REGISTRATION: Registration is open now. Secure your spot by sending payment to [email protected] through PayPal. Please select friends/family so there are not additional costs for us. Deadline to enter is February 1, 2020 RULES: Madison rules. FORMAT: Round robin group play with the top finishers placed in a double elimination tournament bracket to battle for the championship belt. The individuals that don't qualify for the championship bracket will be placed in the double elimination beer league bracket to battle it out for the Bloomington Beer Keg. PRIZES: The winner will take home the championship belt (must return to defend title the following year to keep it). Trophies will be provided for other top finishers, along with some other prizes for our competitors who don't fare as well. All proceeds from this tournament will be invested back to the players, and all expenses to run this event. LIVE STREAM: The Retro Sports Gamer will be providing the live stream. Here is the link for the channel the stream will be on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_b9V5HP0eJZyLuhuEmDf_g Bloomington Tecmo returns again for it's 17th year. This year is another Star Wars themed event showing love to the Minnesota Vikings Hershel Walker. This year's event is titled BLONO TECMO THE RISE OF WALKER. Now in years past Bloomington Tecmo has focused more on our event being a huge party. This year we are not necessarily changing all of that, but we are wanting it to be more of a family atmosphere. This is why this year we have teamed up with Pheasant Lanes to provide this experience. Pheasant Lanes will be catering our Lunch and dinner to all paying parties. Pheasant Lanes also offers bowling, an arcade, and it's newest attraction the hologate virtual reality. Kids are welcome at this year's event and we will even have a separate kids 12 and under Tecmo tournament. For the adults Pheasant Lanes has Keglers Pub which will gladly serve you any adult beverage that you desire. The tournament will be taking place inside of Keglers Pub but it's in our own reserved room. Around 9pm kareoke will kick off in the main bar area. Anybody wishing to play must pay by February 1, 2020. Anyone is welcome to come. Pheasant Lanes has a menu with a variety of things to choose from. The only thing Bloomington Tecmo asks is if you want to partake in the food we are having Pheasant Lanes provide then you pay us the regular fees that the players pay so I can cover the cost of all the food. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns just let us know by emailing us at Bloomingtontecmo@gmail.com. Thanks, and I hope to see you there!

Goji's NFL Tecmo Super Bowl LIV (Launch Edition 11.0) *Schedule -Week 12 Schedule Change : Seahawks @ Eagles Moved to Early Game Packers @ 49ers Moved to Late Game *Rosters 11/14/19 - More accurate depth charts - Player rating adjustments - Players added : Bills - DL, jordan PHILLIPS Jets - T, chuma EDOGA Bengals - LB, germaine PRATT Ravens - DL, jihad WARD, *CB, jimmy SMITH Titans - LB, kamalei CORREA Cowboys - LB, sean LEE Lions - TE, logan THOMAS Buccaneers - *CB, m.j. STEWART 49ers - WR, dante PETTIS Seahawks - WR, malik TURNER, DL, q. JEFFERSON Goji's NFL Tecmo Super Bowl LIV (Week 11 Version 1) *Schedule -Week 12 Schedule Change : Seahawks @ Eagles Moved to Early Game Packers @ 49ers Moved to Late Game *Rosters 11/14/19 - More accurate depth charts - Player rating adjustments - Players added : Bills - T, cody FORD, DL, jordan PHILLIPS Dolphins - C, daniel KILGORE, CB, ken CRAWLEY Jets - TE, daniel BROWN, T, kelvin BEACHUM, G, tom COMPTON, *CB, arthur MAULET Bengals - TE, cethan CARTER, LB, germaine PRATT, *S, brandon WILSON Browns - TE, stephen CARLSON, *DL, chad THOMAS Ravens - DL, jihad WARD, *CB, jimmy SMITH Steelers - RB, james CONNER, T, c. OKORAFOR Titans - WR, corey DAVIS, TE, delanie WALKER, LB, kamalei CORREA Chiefs - DL, tanoh KPASSAGNON, *DL, frank CLARK Cowboys - LB, l. VANDER.ESCH Lions - TE, logan THOMAS, G, graham GLASGOW, DL damon HARRISON Vikings - TE, tyler CONKLIN, *CB, m. ALEXANDER Buccaneers - TE, o.j. HOWARD, *CB, ryan SMITH Saints - G, will CLAPP, *CB, p.j. WILLIAMS Falcons - RB, keith SMITH, TE, jaeden GRAHAM Panthers - WR, donte MONCRIEF 49ers - RB, raheem MOSTERT, TE, garrett CELEK, CB, e. MOSELEY Rams - RB, malcolm BROWN, G, austin CORBETT Seahawks - WR, malik TURNER, TE, ed DICKSON, DL, q. JEFFERSON, S, quandre DIGGS *ENJOY!