Oh how I miss the days of sweet smelling 8 -bit football in the morning. I miss Bo Jackson hitting the sideline, Iron Head Heyward running through 6 men at a time , the days of Warren Moon's 100 yard passes to Drew Hill or Haywood Jefferies, and this great Quarterback by the name of "Eagles". I may have never seen him play a true NFL game but in the Ole Days of Tecmo bowl On Nintendo he quite possibly was the man people would look for on each and every Sunday Morning when the ABC's, CBS's, and NBC's would grace our lives with Beautiful NFL Bliss. Will we ever see those days again, mmmhhhhh, Oh Yes my friend we most definitely will. That is ofcoarse without the NFL endorsement but worry not good scholar Tecmo Bowl is back and better than ever on the Nintendo DS.
MTV Multiplayer writes: "Yesterday's announcement of the return of "Tecmo Super Bowl" in the form of "Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff" for the DS was a long time coming. And it sparked several questions that a Tecmo spokesperson answered for me overnight.
Tecmo today announced that its classic football franchise is making a comeback exclusively on Nintendo's DS handheld this fall with the release of Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff.
After developer Tecmo teased us last year with a short video with no gameplay just announcing its existence, we have been on pins and needles to hear what exactly is going on with it. Today, Tecmo finally let out the word that Tecmo Bowl will make its return on the DS this fall in Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff.Sadly there were no screens, but they let us know much about the game. It will have classic, top-down gameplay, with crazy Super ...
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The June 2008 issue of EGM (and their "Retro Revivals" cover story) has confirmed that Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff will be exclusive to the Wii and DS with both games coming in the fall.