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Tecmo Bowl

Manufacturer: Tecmo
Year: 1987
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Sports
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color
Uses two monitors; one straight on (right side) and one reflective (left side). The horizontal orientation provides side-to-side scrolling across both screens.

Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 4
Maximum number of Players: 4
Gameplay: Either
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 [Hike/Pass/Jump/Tackle|Kick]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Tecmo Bowl Description

A side-scrolling, four-player American football game that can be played as two-on-two, one-on-two, etc. The game is somewhat primitive in that there is no play pattern selection; only the receiver can be selected before play begins. One player controls the QB, the other plays the wide receiver/running back.

Cabinet Information

The cabinet is very large -- 40-inches wide at the narrowest point and almost 46-inches at widest -- due to the monitor cavern on the removable back panel and the side-by-side monitor configuration. The side panels stick out where the control board rests, making this one impossible to fit through a standard household doorway.

Game Introduction

The most interesting feature of the game is the ability to shake off tacklers. Once an opponent has latched onto you, vigorously shake the joystick to break their tackle. This action provides an excellent workout for the forearms and biceps and also provides for great fun in four-player games.

VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,978 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,014 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,113 machines (3,796 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Tecmo Bowl collectors who are members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines, and 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Tecmo Bowl machine for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Tecmo Bowl.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Technical

The monitors are difficult to adjust since you have to make sure the text sizes/locations are adequately matched. Difficult to do at best, especially if the monitors have never been replaced.

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