Welcome to Tecmo Bowl vs R.B.I. Baseball.  We love these classics & host an annual tournament each spring.
This site illustrates many strategies, along with analysis of the players, teams, & match-ups.  We also record in-depth podcasts. 
The 4th annual Tecmo Bowl & RBI Baseball tourney was held March 30th 2019
The tournament featured players from 7 different states: CO, NE, KS, IA, IL, MO, & AR. 
Nebraskan Ben Schwartz went 7-0 to win the Tecmo Bowl championship.
Mark Bridges from Arkansas posted a 9-1 record while winning the RBI Baseball championship.     
Join us next year in Omaha for the biggest, best, & longest running tournament for both of these games! 
Follow our facebook page for future events >  www.facebook.com/TECMOBOWLvsRBI/       

Tecmo Bowl News:
The Chicago Bears defeat the Miami Dolphins in Tecmo Bowl VI
Chicago wins by 20, as the defense shuts out Marino
Recaps of our latest 2-player season below

The story inside the playoffs

-Eric Dickerson & the defending champion Colts were dispatched by Seattle...and the legs of James Jefferson, with his 2 kick return TDs in the 3rd qtr.  Seattle won 14-10, and headed to their 2nd consecutive conference championship game. 
 
-Odds makers had New York pegged as the favorite to win Tecmo Bowl 6.  However, Lawrence Taylor & the Giants D were beat on a late TD pass by Marino.  The loss knocked the G-Men out in the conference championship game for a 2nd year in a row.

-Walter Payton torched the Browns, Seahawks, & Dolphins on the ground.  The Bears defense also shined in three routs.  No outcome was ever left in doubt during the 4th qtr of their playoff run.  Chicago won their 3 games by a combined score of 58-9!   
New York media criticized another brutal season ending loss

Autographed Cartridges from our favorite Tecmo Bowl players

Fredd Young: 
Seahawks Hitman

4 time Pro Bowl player for the Seahawks from 1984-1987, & one of my favorite players on Tecmo Bowl.  Fredd hooked me up with a personalized "2 X All Pro" signing.  Fredd is one of the absolute best LBs in Tecmo Bowl, & often overlooked in the game.

Dennis Gentry: 
Kick Return Champ of the Universe

Gentry is best known for taking kickoff to the house in Tecmo Bowl & does it quite often.  For as little as he gets to touch the ball, he's basically the most dangerous player.  He wasn't aware that he's a stone cold killer in Tecmo Bowl, until I sent him this cartridge with a note explaining his awesomeness.

Duane Bickett:  
Blue collar hero

Bickett was defensive rookie of the year in 1985, & a Pro Bowler in 1987.  He racked up 1,000+ tackles in his career & 53 sacks.  In Tecmo Bowl Duane leads the Colts D, shutting down the run, & is pretty solid in pass coverage.  He's the 2nd best bottom outside LB in the game behind only L.T. & he's known to blocks a few kicks.

   Doug Williams:  
Cultural Icon

Williams became an NFL pioneer as the first black QB to start & win a Super Bowl.  His career is best remembered for his performance in SB 22 against the Broncos.  In Tecmo Bowl, he leads a steady attack that just needs to manage the offense while letting the great Redskins defense shut down the opposition.

Gerald McNeil:
1 man gang

McNeil joined the Browns in 1986.  He was the only player in the league to return a kickoff & punt for a touchdown that year.  Gerald followed that up with a Pro Bowl selection in 1987.  His diminutive height & size led to him being called "The Ice Cube".  The nickname was due to Gerald's size compared to William Perry of the Bears, who was known as "The Refrigerator".

Why do we love Tecmo Bowl, & R.B.I. Baseball so much?

The Nostalgia Of Tecmo Bowl & R.B.I. Baseball

If you played Tecmo Bowl growling up, you recall Witnessing Walter Payton absolutely taking over the game rushing & receiving.  Lawrence Taylor & Ronnie Lott completely terrorizing an offense.  
Memories of towering homeruns you hit in R.B.I. Baseball with Mark McGwire or Tony Armas still resonate today.  Roger Clemens being nearly unhittable for 5 innings with a blazing fastball.
   
Super Star players of Tecmo Bowl & RBI Baseball had mythical levels of ability compared to the other players.  The nostalgia surrounding these games is infectious with memories of the amazing feats you could perform with sports heroes from your childhood. 

Both games were quick & easy to play, & most importantly incredibly fun!  The late 80s epitomized the spirit associated of arcade gaming with Tecmo Bowl & RBI Baseball at the forefront.  They offered sky high entertainment as you could play all day against your friends.  

Ground-Breaking History

Tecmo Bowl & R.B.I. Baseball for Nintendo were the best sports video games in the late 1980's.  They were pioneers compared to what was previously available for the NES, as those games had nameless players with poor game play functions.

Both titles ushered in new a new era of sports video games.  Tecmo Bowl & R.B.I. Baseball acquired the Players Association Licensing which introduced real players with coinciding abilities.  This led to them becoming two of the most popular video games of that era.  

Tecmo Bowl featured incredibly smooth control of the players, & R.B.I. Baseball had an amazing pitcher/batter interface.   Realistic pro sports features were starting to take hold while retaining the sense of arcade fun.   

Evolution of Strategies

We enjoy these classics more than ever.  Access to player ratings & abilities, along with 3 decades of experience have given us strategies to compete at the highest level.  Understanding the inner-workings play a role in the games becoming far more competitive & complex. 
Understanding & mastering the nuances & minutiae with both games means its no longer about randomly picking 1 of 4 plays in Tecmo Bowl.  Learning how run blocking schemes work, & how to invoke pass coverages from the CPU has improved our defensive acumen.  Knowing the power rating of each batter in R.B.I. Baseball changed how we pitch to each line-up.  Knowing key substitutions in R.B.I. have maximized each team's batting potential.  

Tecmo Bowl & R.B.I. are no longer akin to checkers, but more similar to a game of chess.  They're cerebral battles that have made the games more entertaining & enjoyable then ever before.    

The Enduring Value

Each year we host an annual Tecmo Bowl & RBI Baseball tournament in Omaha, Nebraksa.  Our 4th annual event in 2019 featured players from 7 different states!  The best players in the midwest come to Omaha each year see if they have what it takes to win the title.  See flyers below & follow our facebook page for info on the 2020 tourney.  https://www.facebook.com/TECMOBOWLvsRBI/  
When not hosting public tourneys, a few of us get together & hold competitions with small tourneys, or a world cup styled event.  The different formats we use make the games highly competitive, & very interesting as we always attempt to improve out skills.  These competitions routinely have us to play with all the teams which has helped us master every facet imaginable.    

See these featured pages.  Click on images below

   RBI Team Rankings

Tecmo season recaps

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