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.

Tecmo Bowl was produced by Tecmo in 1987.

Tecmo released 63 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Tecmo was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Tecmo during the time period Tecmo Bowl was produced include: Argos No Senshi - Legendary Warrior, Mighty Bomb Jack, Rygar, Solomon's Key, Tee'd Off, American Football, Gemini Wing, Rygar (PlayChoice), Back Fire, and Ninja Gaiden

Specs

Name	Tecmo Bowl
Developer	Tecmo (Japan)
Year	1987
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	10043
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Sports
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: 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
# Simultaneous Players	4
# Maximum Players	4
Game Play	Either
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - Hike/Pass/Jump/Tackle\|Kick
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Tecmo Bowl Control Panel Image

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Tecmo Bowl Arcade

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.

Tecmo Bowl KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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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.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Tecmo Bowl Census

There are 14,773 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,618 machines (6,906 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 9 known instances of this machine owned by Tecmo Bowl collectors who are active members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines. 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Tecmo Bowl machine for sale.

Wanted - There is one active 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 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

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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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