Eff, Att, and Rew's Tecmo Superbowl Records

The place in which the Tecmo God's watch and laugh

Introduction to Eff, Att & Rew's TSB Records

     This site consists of a bunch of records that Matt(Att), Andrew(Rew), and I(Jeff a.k.a. Eff) have accomplished or witnessed while playing the NES game Tecmo Superbowl.  We play on the computer through emulators as well as through our NES consoles.  If you wish to be introduced to the 3 of us, go to the "Who are Eff, Att, and Rew?" page on the left navigation. There you will find our mini-bios (have fun decoding the babble).   Also, check out the rules and asterisk system stuff toward the bottom of this page to see how things work around here.

     In comparison to other personal TSB record sites, the numbers won't be enourmously inflated.  This is because we follow a list of rules so the opportunity to throw for 500 yards in a game is pretty small.  We all know how easy the cpu can be in Tecmo, therefor we try to make it more challenging by following a set of rules.  In general, the statistics in this game are inflated to real life, but our records aren't inflated for Tecmo itself.  Anywho, take look around and feel free to comment on our guestbook.

~Eff - Webmaster~

To visit my sports talk blog, check out: http://jdsportstalk.com

To visit my website for the SNES game Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball go here: http://www.freewebs.com/griffeypresentsmlb/

News, Updates and other stuff.

2/7/09 - Major update today. I made two new pages ("Who are Eff, Att, and Rew?" and "Update Archives") to more efficiently separate content and improve the ease of navigation. Additionally, I swapped the meaning of the two symbols in the asterisk system. I felt the plus sign (+) was better suited for the maximum limit records and the asterisk (*) was more suited for manually counted records. As for gaming, I completed a Broncos season and Rew completed a Bills season. I broke the rushing touchdowns record and individual total yardage records for a season with Bobby Humphrey. I am considering allowing manually counted records for yardage maximums like the 4095 rushing maximum. However, this allowance would cause for massive overhauls in other records, like team total offense, etc. I'll discuss it with my compadres.

2/2/09 - My Bengals and Steelers seasons are complete with Cinci ending in a playoff loss and Pittsburgh going the distance. In my Steelers season, I broke a few unlikely defensive records as I slaughtered my old rushing defense record by nearly 300 yards, and I topped my points against record by the 49ers (44) by 5, dropping the record to 39. One of these days I just may go a season without allowing points. I have a new Broncos season off to a 3-0 start. Site is fully updated.

Speaking of the Steelers, Superbowl 43 was incredible. Just, wow.

2/1/09 - I did a large update for the "Mini-Bios" section on the Personal Records page after realizing this site is over 6 years old and had tons of old content in the bios. I am also considering adding a page or two on the site to split some content more efficiently. Adding a page for only our update archives is highest on the list of ideas. As for my Tecmoing, I completed the Bengals season and am in the playoffs with a Steelers season. The current standings are updated, and the records will be updated once the Steelers season is complete. And speaking of the Steelers, I can't wait for the Superbowl today!

Message regarding guest book comments:

Please refrain from commenting on the guest book if you intend to insult our records. We can reach astronomical records, but we rarely actually play for records as much as we simply enjoy playing the game. This website is for our own personal reference and entertainment. Any feedback or sharing your own records is both acceptable and encouraged. Just don't say stupid shit or it will be deleted.

As for many of the records you guys speak of reaching, often times you have to play cheap (ala get onside kicks, run back to your 1, then give it to Bo, etc.).  Make sure to check our "rules" towards the bottom of this page. We play by these rules to make the gaming a bit more fair and challenging.  Also, the games must be in season mode. Anything accomplished in a preseason game does not count as the AI is easiest in that mode.

By the way, thanks to the more intelligent posts on the guest book.  If you still see your message on the guestbook, it probably means it's an example of an acceptable and/or appreciated message. Always feel free to share your records, but don't claim to have ours beaten unless you followed all of our game play guidelines.

Rules, Points, Standings

Points Standings

  1. Effer:       74 points
  2. Atter:       33 points
  3. Rewer:     9 points
  4. Cpu:         4.5 points

Total Records: 85

Current Season Standings

  • Eff's Saints:           2-0
  • Att's Vikings:        16-0, Superbowl Champions
  • Rew's Bills:           16-0, Superbowl Champions
Previous Season
  • Eff's Broncos:       16-0, Superbowl Champions
  • Att's Packers:       16-0, Superbowl Champions
  • Rew's Colts:         13-2-1, AFC East Champions
Current Streak
  • Effer:      40 wins
  • Atter:      42 wins
  • Rewer:    19 wins

Rules

  • Teams are chosen randomly by closing our eyes and fiddling the cursor around.  If you've used the team before, you must pick again.  Once you've used all of the teams (a generation) you start over by having to go through all the teams again.  It's a random cycle. Once there are around 5 or fewer teams remaining, manually picking a team is acceptable.
  • All records are accomplished in season mode. No records accomplished in preseason mode count as the AI is too easy.
  • WR's and TE's may not be used on running plays (other than reverse plays). They may be placed in a RB spot if that spot does not have a running play (See "Note:"). WR's and TE's are interchangeable; Running Backs may go anywhere on the offense. Sorry, no Jerry Rice in the backfield. Note: If 3 or more RB's get injured, you may place a WR/TE in their place off of the bench (not starters, unless somehow the backups are hurt).
  • No onside kicks allowed unless it is in the 4th quarter and you are trailing the opposing team.  If you accidentally onside kick and you recover the ball in a situation where onside kicks are illegal, you must punt the ball immediately.  No onside kicks in overtime.
  • Use of defensive lineman is not permitted.  Nor is "lurking" with defensive lineman, which is when you dive immediately after the snap and get a cheap sack.
  • On Field Goals and Extra Points, use of the defender 4 players from the top (ROLB) is not permitted.  Blocking kicks is too easy when using that player.
  • We do not excessively run backwards from scrimmage with the quarterback, which is for extra time and height on the throw.  It's annoying and cheap.
  • All 4th down rules are relieved.  Going for it on 4th down is at your own risk.

Asterisk System

  • + = maximum stat limit
  • * = manually counted above the stat limit

The Asterisk System is made to clarify records that have reached the stat maximum in TSB.  Some records may be manually counted above the stat maximum.  Example:  Marino passes for more than 63 TD's in a season.  Count the total receiving TD's on the team to get Marino's proper total.  However, if Marino was injured, you would have to subtract the number of passing TD's the backup QB threw.  Here is a list of the known stat maximums.

  • 63 passing touchdowns
  • 63 rushing touchdowns
  • 255 rushing attempts
  • 63 receiving touchdowns (not proven)
  • 4095 rushing yards

Being the rushing attempts max is 255, that can be a big advantage for yards per carry once you reach that mark, as every carry you have from then on does not count as a carry, but the yards you gain adds up, therefor increasing the ypc.  Being that is how the system works on Tecmo, we will leave it that way and not have any adjustments or techniques to make it more accurate.

As for scoring records, I had to make an adjustment to the record Neal Anderson once held.  The original record was 390 points on 65 touchdowns.  Well, the only reason it was 65 was because I reached the 63 rushing TD limit. I then added the 2 receiving TD's he had to reach 65.  However, I manually counted rushing TD's (marked them on paper) and he ended up with 69, so add the 2 receiving TD's and that left it at 71. The 36 extra points scored increased it from 390 to 426.  All that does is make the records more accurate, and that's my goal.

Points System 

  • Single user with record:   2 points
  • 2 or 3 way tie for record: 1 point
  • 4 users tied for record:   .5 points

Negative Effect Records (such as most interceptions thrown)

  • Single user with record:   -2 points
  • 2 or 3 way tie for record: -1 point
  • 4 users tied for record:   -.5 points

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