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  1. What : Full Nelson Tecmo Super Bowl Hardcore Format Tournament When : October 20th, 2018, 10:30 AM Where : Edge VR Arcade 2642 Packerland Dr, Green Bay, WI 54313 Cost : $25 via Paypal to [email protected], $30 at the door. $5 discount for prepay on or before September 25th. Format : Swiss followed by single elimination bracket. Prizes: Payouts to top 4 players will be made in a 50/25/15/10 percentage. Payout is directly tied to number of entrants, and total entry fees collected. Approximately 2/3 of entry fees collected are paid out in prize pools. Example : 40 players prepay before cutoff and pay $20. Rounding to the nearest dollar the prize pool would be $528. 1st $264/2nd $132/3rd $79/4th $53. Additional collectable prizes will be available to win. Players may also RSVP our Facebook event https://tinyurl.com/tecmofullnelson Rules: 1. Tier list for group play. Winner of coin toss is player 1 and chooses tier. Loser of coin toss chooses team from tier player 1 selected or a lower tier. Winner of coin toss chooses team second from tier originally chosen or lower tier. 2. We will not keep track of teams used during group play. Choose the team that best suits you in group play under the tier list guidelines. 3. Customizing Playbooks and Lineup Changes. You are allowed to change your selected team's playbook before each game. Checking the change / substitution screen is allowed during gameplay. Once per quarter for each player is the recommendation. 4. All substitutions of any player in any position is LEGAL. 5. No ties. If a game is tied when regulation concludes, competitors will proceed to OT. All OT’s will be 5-minute sudden death periods. If no one scores in the first OT, the second OT will be only the first quarter in a new game. This process will be repeated until a winner emerges. So that one competitor does not start with the ball in every OT period, the receiving team (i.e. team that gets the ball first) shall alternate beginning with the second OT period. 6. Defensive Lineman Lurching / Nose Tackle Dive / Any D-Lineman Dive is LEGAL. 7. Nintendo Malfunctions: If there is an equipment failure in the first half, games will be replayed from the start. If equipment malfunctions in the 2nd half, only the second half is replayed. In that event, the scores from each half are added together to obtain a final score. If the game was uncompetitive or the equipment malfunctioned due to human error, the tourney organizers reserve the right to declare a winner without replaying any portion of the game. 8. Tournament Disputes: Trojan1979 is the sole tournament referee. He will decide all disputes as he is not a competitor in this event. 9. Competitors are allowed to bring their own controller, but it has to be an official Nintendo rectangle controller, official Nintendo dogbone controller, or a Hyperkin, Cirka, Gamerztek, or Old Skool 3rd party controller. We reserve the right to inspect and deny use of any controller for any reason. 10. All systems are either original NES consoles, or top loading clone consoles by Gamerztek, all hooked up via composite connection on CRT screens. MARQUEE MATCHUP STREAM - https://www.twitch.tv/tgfnretro This professional live coverage will be voiced and broadcasted by Troy GBLAN, organizer and voice of the GBLAN Online Tecmo Super Bowl Tournament. Troy will be showcasing the best players this tournament has to offer from opening kickoff until the champion is crowned! I encourage everyone to check out tgfnretro on Twitch and follow as they cover Tecmo events all over the country. THE PLAYER’S STREAM: - https://www.youtube.com/theretrosportsgamer Have you ever wanted to be a commentator at a Tecmo Tournament? Maybe you just want to cut a wrestling promo Tecmo style? This is your opportunity! This stream will be run by The Retro Sports Gamer teams. The goal of this stream is to capture the natural essence of the tournament and get as many unique players on stream as possible. Want to play on stream? Just ask! We will do our best to broadcast your game next. Players that register and can't make the tournament with at least one week notice will be fully refunded. Dallaire Realty has stepped up as a pizza sponsor, so free pizza is awesome.. Currently the Edge VR Arcade is working on securing a beer license. I've been assured that in the unlikely event that this doesn't happen, we will be able to bring our own and do a beer swap. This worked very well during the NHL94 tournament we ran there back in February.
  2. Rumor has it this weird guy is bringing his broadcast equipment to broadcast this event, and no I'm not talking about @kevincabarello, although he should go, and bring friends.
  3. Looks like it was an amazing time. Congrats @SammieSmith33 on a great tournament!
  4. Tecmo Cleveland recap thoughts....(sorry long) After a 2 hour flight delay that would have resulted in getting home faster via car, I thought I'd share some thoughts on my Tecmo Jam Cleveland 2018 weekend. I'll probably do a video later on this too with a bit more emotion behind it. My journey took me from Green Bay into Chicago first, then transferring into Cleveland. United thought it would be fun to change my terminal and gate to the other side of the airport about a half hour after landing. I had a 2 hour layover, so it wasn't the end of the world, however it felt like their climate control wasn't keeping up with the body count. It was so crowded, I thought I was at Lambeau during a Packer game. Moving on, my flight was delayed on the runway about 15 minutes, and we arrive about 10 minutes late in Cleveland. For a Friday night out of Chicago, I can live with that. The ever so patient Mark Nutter was kind enough to pick me up from the shuttle depot, and that's where the fun started. I was greeted by a shuttle bus driver named Thurman(can't make this up), who immediately started messing with me, telling me I was on the wrong bus. A moment later his ear to ear grin tells me he got me good. I shake his hand, and away we go. Mark Nutter takes me away in style to the legion hall in his caddy. Upon arrival, I see Tom Jenkins and a small army of local bred volunteers slaving away at hauling a massive supply of CRT's and consoles, testing each one. As I am setting up the TGFN Retro stream setup, suddenly it starts pouring buckets. John Salter arrives with multiple arcade cabinets, including my all time favorite, Mortal Kombat 2. This was the 2nd sign I had made the right decision to be a part of this event. Sadly no one was able to take my $20 from me in MK2. I again remain undefeated on random select on console/arcade since the year 2000. I estimated at least 40 games played/won, with 20 of those being against Kevin Cabarello. Maybe next year boys. We had some technological adversity, but we battled through it. The Internet on site ended up not being as fast as originally communicated, so we ended up using our company ATT LTE Nighthawk hotspot. It provided a challenge in that the building material was concrete block in the general area of the equipment. We were able to run a very long ethernet cable to a window, extend the power, then had just a strong enough signal to stream at 30 fps. We had a minor issue during the break where it just turned off. We then realized that the router was in direct sunlight and was overheating as a result. We shielded it with the window treatment, then had to slightly downscale the stream due to a poorer signal from ATT near that time of day. Despite all of this, we do have every game we covered on stream in their entirety. Outside of this, the equipment held up well, and we were able to accomplish our mission of broadcasting this amazing event. Fast forward to gameday, Saturday morning(Kevin Cabarello picks me up after I had coffee with Joe Mosqua aka Shark). I get there early to make sure we are all ready to go, and get a warm up game in with Francis Buennagel aka Mort. I was there in official capacity, not to play in the tournament, so I welcomed the opportunity to play one of the all time greats. This would be the 4th time I'd play Mort in my life, the other three times all being losses by a combined 10 points. This time was different, despite some amazing use of Rod Woodson by Mort to force two close jump picks, I was able to survive a 3-0 game. To say he got Tecmoed would be an understatement. I blocked two FG's with Leslie Oneil, and at least two of his burn routes to open guys were redirected at crucial moments. An eventual fumble sealed the deal. I played a handful of pickup games, and didn't lose any, so I think I still got it. The venue had great food and service, and the prices were ridiculously low. Smiles all day long from the staff. Next year they might want to double up on their Yuengling supply though. Free play setups with games like Mario Kart, Ice Hockey, and Goldeneye were available to anyone. Opening ceremonies, I was honored to lead in the national anthem, and I've never been honored by so much praise as I was not only immediately after, but for the remainder of the event. I am truly humbled. I pray someone was able to capture the song in its entirety. It's a moment I'll truly never forget. This was followed by an awesome Tecmo Jam Cleveland 2018 video put on by Tom Jenkins, with a bit of Jj abrams inspired lense flare at the end of it. Tom Jenkins was amazing on his wireless mic all day long, commentating crucial games, getting crowds to gather around certain stations, and being the voice of reason throughout the entire thing. It truly was electric all day long. Because the tournament was at/over capacity, it was necessary to have every tv assigned a station number. We had hoped for a dedicated highlight setup for the stream, but instead covered some interesting games for group 1. Joe Mosqua and Tecmo Lou were the heavy hitters in this group, and the games ended up being very fun to call. I encourage folks to stay tuned to TGFN Retro as we share the games with you. There were originally streamed to twitch.tv/tgfnretro, and you can catch the original streams on there. I was able to sneak in an interview on the BIGPLAY.com booth with the gentlemen there who were covering the action in their own way. I'm looking forward to hearing that when it's online. They were active on Twitter supporting the event, and that's incredibly appreciated. There was a bit of a delay in between group play, and the gold/silver/bronze brackets, but this in itself was one of the great things about the tournament. No matter how poorly you did, you got to continue playing at least one more game, and were grouped with others with a similar fate as your own. We did go offline as we waited for this to happen, as we were making sure we didn't use up all of the data allotment, and there was a raffle at that time. I know for sure if Ryan M hadn't had to go to the Hall of Fame ceremonies, this would have gone a bit faster than it did. Francis Buennagel stepped in to help Tom Jenkins, and I know it might have taken a bit longer, but they both did a great job, and once things were back up and running, it was exciting Tecmo for the rest of the evening. As a fellow organizer of tournaments, the amount of information collection of a tournament like that takes an enormous effort to ensure accuracy, and having 3 brackets to form instead of 1 definitely complicates things. Well done gentlemen! As we were waiting for the Gold groups to be formed, we did choose to call a silver bracket game to be called. Because this game had not yet completed, and to move things along, we didn't get any of the first round of gold bracket games on stream, but got everything from the elite 8 on, and boy it didn't disappoint. In addition to covering each one of the final 4 games(which because double elimination), we were able to cover the bronze finals(single elimination), silver finals(double elimination, which went the full two games), and it produced some amazing games. Slowly but surely, as people were eliminated, many had to move on with their lives and leave the venue, but we had a very strong contingent of Tecmo faithful remain behind, including my friend Eric Kuhlman who rocked it in the booth with me. Near the end I was really starting to fade, eyes burning, and he carried the energy over into the finals, where I was able to catch that 2nd wind, to an amazing finish, where Jordan Willis aka Woodshed emerged triumphant. You can see that finish here: https://www.twitch.tv/tgfnretro/clip/BadTenaciousDisc4Head I had help all day long on the mic from the likes of Joseph Readitnweep Moore, Kevin Cabarello, Tecmo Lou, Jordan Willis, and of course Eric Kuhlman. Having that 2nd voice really helps things along. In short, Tom Jenkins and staff run a great event. It's catered to all involved, not just the few elite players at the top, and I think that's the key to a successful event, and crucial to the growth and sustainability of Tecmo tournaments to come. It was an honor to be involved. Sadly I could not stay for day two. After tearing down and grabbing some needed grub, Kevin Cabarello drove me back to the hotel where we crushed about 8 games of NHL '94. I think we split our games, and there was a lot of laughing, as well as hats thrown.(Kevin's patented gesture after a NHL94 hat trick) Thanks to Joe Mosqua for getting his tail up super early and dodging that deer on the way to the airport. After a grueling 70 minute walk through TSA, I finally made it to Chicago. If only I had known of the fun 2 hour delay waiting for me in Chicago, that was riddled with about a dozen reschedules and updates. No thanks to United, first they didn't have a plane, then they didn't have a crew. I could have gotten home in a car faster than it took between the layover and delays. I did get home safely though, so I will be thankful in that. Whenever possible, we will be working with Delta Air Lines moving forward, and avoiding ORD if it can be helped. I hope everyone got home from the tournament safely. Working on making Tecmo Players Championship our next TGFN Retro destination. Hopefully will see many of you in September!
  5. I was able to catch the majority of the stream throughout the day. I thought Ruble's stream was excellent. Props to @allamerican1569 aka Retro Sports Gamer Tom for hooking everyone up with the mobile bandwidth. The competition on stream was entertaining. I wanted to say I saw at least 3 overtime games. Nice selection of who to put on stream and when by @vogtcd11.
  6. Flights and room booked. I'm still praying for a mk2 machine sighting.
  7. If the game says he's a RB, then he's a RB IMO as far as those rules go. This is a non issue, as you have Mel Gray and Barry Sanders on that team anyway, and little/no reason to put him in for any significant work. I think you meant to say Art Monk has 31 HP. No one is arguing that Art Monk is a RB with 31 HP.
  8. That would be awesome. You've stepped your game up big time in the past 18 months. You are in that top tier conversation now.
  9. I've got to dispute some of these, nothing but love of course. There are other ones I had other thoughts on, but these I'm certain of. Bills - QB Bills is a near perfect QB, only limited by his 13MS, who's 81 PC turns Lofton and Reed into absolute studs at WR, CC's galore. As good as Thurman is, his reception stat isn't as big of a factor, as you don't have a Johnny Bailey level player to replace him at tailback, and you already have Lofton and Reed on the outside, and QB Bills is throwing to him already. His BC stat does put him on a similar plane as Bo, but the teams he will face have elite defenses that can bottle him up, mainly the Giants. Is he a factor? Absolutely, but QB Bills makes this team go in the hands of elite players. Thurman is another cog in the no huddle machine. Patriots - Ronnie Lippett is an elite defender for that tier. As good as Marv is, players can key on his whereabouts when defending the Pats. He's a one trick pony on a terrible offense, and get the ball to him can be a chore, or a gamble. Wilson is known to lob it over his head, or into the hot dog vendor. The Pats themselves have multiple usable man defenders, and I think Lippett stands out more vs his opposition. Chiefs - DT, a defender so great, teams will change their playbook to run directly at him to neutralize him, and even then, he is often able to defeat the blocking scheme. As LB1's go, only LT is more feared. His only downside being a low INT stat of 19. Redskins - both Ricky Sanders(maximum speed) and Art Monk(hitting power) at WR are better options than Gary Clark. Not having your WR popcorned on a run by LB Keith Millard is a big deal in the extremely popular Vikes - Skins matchup. In the hardcore format, Sanders is often used as a RB, making him even more effective and irreplaceable. Sanders is my MVP. Cardinals - The safety tandem is enough to lock down most teams in their tier alone. Lonnie Young is an elite defender, with obnoxious speed. As good as Johnny's speed is for the tier, the hidden stats aren't enough to impact the way that Lonnie Young does.
  10. As promised here is the continued $20 beat me at mk2 challenge I offer at every tournament I attend now. @sonofpatbeach enjoy
  11. Strong possibility of covering this location again via TGFN. Will know probably in August for sure.
  12. Internet was solid there, nice setup for the stream station, food and drinks solid, and the location was easy to get to.
  13. I hope all is well there. The fairly "routine" 15-20 minute procedure turned into a 90 minute surgery + 3 week recovery for me. Fortunately for me, and the rest of humanity, I'm shooting blanks, and #3rdbeebe is the last of my line. And for good measure, here's a classic video on keeping your balls clean.
  14. Make sure to watch the stream. Here's the link to the entire broadcast from twitch.tv/tgfnretro
  15. Time permitting, the $20 Genesis mk2 challenge is available on random select to whomever can beat me.
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