Tecmo Bowl

Tecmo Bowl
European arcade flyer of Tecmo Bowl
Developer(s)Tecmo
Sculptured Software (Game Boy)
Publisher(s)Tecmo
Composer(s)Keiji Yamagishi
Platform(s)Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayChoice-10, Game Boy
ReleaseArcade
  • WW: December 1987[1]
NES
  • NA: February 1989
  • JP: November 30, 1990
Game Boy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tecmo Bowl (Japanese: テクモボウル, Hepburn: Tekumo Bōru) is an American football video game developed and released by Tecmo. Originally released as an arcade game in 1987,[2][3] the game features a large dual screen cabinet with up to four players between two fictitious teams. A port for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1989 and was the first console game to include real National Football League players, via a license from the NFL Players Association. A Game Boy version developed by Sculptured Software followed in 1991. The NES version was extremely popular, spawning various sequels, starting with 1991's Tecmo Super Bowl. The NES original has been cited as one of the best sports video games ever made. The NES and arcade versions have been re-released (without the NFLPA license) for various platforms, including mobile phones, the Virtual Console, the NES Classic Edition, and Nintendo Switch.

  1. ^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 49, 138. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ^ "Tecmo Bowl". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Arcade Flyer Archive". Flyers.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.