<s>
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
include	O
real	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
players	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Sculptured	O
Software	O
followed	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
extremely	O
popular	O
,	O
spawning	O
various	O
sequels	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
1991	O
's	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
and	O
arcade	O
versions	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
(	O
without	O
the	O
NFLPA	O
license	O
)	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
featuring	O
the	O
names	O
,	O
rosters	O
,	O
and	O
statistics	O
of	O
real	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
(	O
NFL	B-Application
)	O
players	O
from	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
the	O
1987	O
and	O
1988	O
seasons	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
limits	O
how	O
closely	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
mimics	O
real-life	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
contains	O
twelve	O
teams	O
,	O
each	O
equipped	O
with	O
four	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
an	O
obtain	O
an	O
NFL	B-Application
league	O
license	O
to	O
use	O
real	O
team	O
names	O
,	O
as	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
to	O
LJN	B-Application
's	I-Application
NFL	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
NFLPA	O
license	O
,	O
each	O
roster	O
mimics	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
team	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
city	O
or	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
only	O
uses	O
players	O
from	O
twelve	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
popular	O
teams	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
has	O
many	O
roster	O
changes	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
twelve	O
teams	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
)	O
to	O
reflect	O
being	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
real	O
1990	O
NFL	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Date	O
Platform	O
Notes	O
2005	O
Xbox	B-Application
Tecmo	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
2007	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
2009	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
version	O
)	O
2013	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
2015	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
2018	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
superb	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
significantly	O
improved	O
on	O
earlier	O
American	O
football	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
10	B-Application
Yard	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
twelve	O
staff	O
members	O
voted	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
putting	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
at	O
30th	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Time	O
have	O
also	O
listed	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
their	O
lists	O
of	O
all-time	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
series	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
