Tecmo Super Bowl is an American football sports game developed and published by Tecmo for the NES, the sequel to Tecmo Bowl. It was the first console football game with both NFL and NFLPA licenses, featuring all 28 teams and real players. It offers a full 17-week season with stat tracking, injuries, and playoffs, plus arcade-style running and passing.
How To Play Tecmo Super Bowl
Control
Action
D-Pad
Move the ball carrier or selected player; navigate menus and play select
A Button
Snap the ball, pass to a receiver, dive/tackle on defense
B Button
Speed burst; jump to catch or deflect; switch defender before the snap
Select
Menu navigation
Start
Pause / play selection / confirm
About Tecmo Super Bowl
Release date
NA: December 1991 · JP: December 13, 1991
Developer
Tecmo
Publisher
Tecmo
Platform
NES / Famicom; also Genesis and SNES (separate versions)
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