<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
and	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
Players	O
Association	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
both	O
the	O
names	O
and	O
attributes	O
of	O
real	O
NFL	B-Application
teams	O
and	O
real	O
NFL	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
for	O
NES	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
Tecmo	O
had	O
procured	O
an	O
official	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
Players	O
Association	O
,	O
providing	O
twelve	O
teams	O
and	O
a	O
truncated	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
NFL	B-Application
team	O
license	O
was	O
unavailable	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
exclusive	O
license	O
held	O
for	O
another	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
NFL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
in	O
1991	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
Tecmo	O
acquired	O
both	O
sets	O
of	O
the	O
NFL/NFLPA	O
licenses	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
NES	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
both	O
real	O
NFL	B-Application
teams	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
all	O
team	O
rosters	O
and	O
player	O
attributes	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
1990	O
–	O
91	O
NFL	B-Application
season	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
contains	O
no	O
rookies	O
taken	O
in	O
the	O
1991	B-Application
NFL	B-Application
Draft	O
and	O
no	O
player	O
team	O
changes	O
executed	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
1991	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
surpasses	O
its	O
predecessor	O
with	O
the	O
complete	O
1991	B-Application
league	O
of	O
28	O
teams	O
,	O
expanded	O
rosters	O
,	O
expanded	O
playbooks	O
,	O
and	O
statistical	O
tracking	O
including	O
NFL	B-Application
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
previous	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
for	O
NES	O
,	O
each	O
team	O
has	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
twenty	O
players	O
(	O
twenty-one	O
if	O
the	O
kick	O
returner	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
starter	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
nine	O
players	O
for	O
offense	O
,	O
nine	O
players	O
for	O
defense	O
,	O
a	O
kicker	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
punter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
,	O
each	O
roster	O
has	O
thirty	O
different	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
real	O
teams	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
incorporates	O
the	O
full-length	O
1991	B-Application
NFL	B-Application
regular	O
season	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
arcade-style	O
football	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
predecessor	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
break	O
tackles	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
penalties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
coin	O
toss	O
,	O
fumbles	O
,	O
five-minute	O
quarters	O
,	O
timeouts	O
to	O
avoid	O
ten-second	O
runoffs	O
,	O
statistical	O
tracking	O
,	O
single	O
season	O
NFL	B-Application
records	O
,	O
expanded	O
and	O
editable	O
playbooks	O
with	O
eight	O
plays	O
instead	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
substitute	O
players	O
,	O
varying	O
health	O
conditions	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
player	O
injuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
adjust	O
offensive	O
plays	O
and	O
substitute	O
players	O
for	O
each	O
NFL	B-Application
team	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
Pro	O
Bowl	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regular	O
season	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
team	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
NFL	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
IGN	O
each	O
named	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
number	O
53	O
in	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESPN	O
named	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
the	O
greatest	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
produced	O
several	O
direct	O
sequels	O
to	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
originating	O
with	O
the	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
(	O
reflecting	O
the	O
rosters	O
and	O
attributes	O
for	O
that	O
season	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
fixed	O
many	O
bugs	O
and	O
added	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
these	O
:	O
improved	O
game	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
;	O
official	O
NFL	B-Application
team	O
logos	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
zones	O
;	O
user-controlled	O
touchbacks	O
;	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
attempt	O
a	O
punt	O
block	O
;	O
the	O
in-game	O
option	O
to	O
change	O
plays	O
in	O
a	O
team	O
's	O
playbook	O
during	O
games	O
;	O
a	O
running	O
back	O
"	O
dive	O
play	O
"	O
option	O
;	O
a	O
designated	O
return	O
team	O
that	O
includes	O
defensive	O
backs	O
;	O
statistical	O
achievements	O
during	O
games	O
;	O
and	O
three	O
weather	O
conditions	O
(	O
sunny	O
,	O
rain	O
and	O
snow	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
occur	O
randomly	O
in	O
Season	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
play	O
three	O
consecutive	O
seasons	O
(	O
1991	B-Application
–	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
to	O
these	O
versions	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
and	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
III	O
:	O
Final	O
Edition	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
subsequent	O
years	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sports	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
player	O
editor	O
which	O
can	O
make	O
unlimited	O
amounts	O
of	O
unrestricted	O
trades	O
,	O
change	O
jersey	O
numbers	O
,	O
edit	O
player	O
attributes	O
,	O
edit	O
names	O
,	O
and	O
swap	O
player	O
portraits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
NFL	B-Application
and	O
NFLPA	O
licenses	O
,	O
and	O
reflected	O
the	O
rosters	O
and	O
attributes	O
of	O
the	O
1996	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
entries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
2008	O
's	O
Tecmo	B-Device
Bowl	I-Device
:	I-Device
Kickoff	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
2010	O
's	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
Throwback	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
feature	O
generic	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
obtaining	O
the	O
exclusive	O
NFL	B-Application
and	O
NFLPA	O
licenses	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
Madden	O
NFL	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
modern	O
console	O
emulation	O
on	O
computers	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
modified	O
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
episode	O
of	O
NFL	B-Application
Films	O
Presents	O
documents	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centering	O
on	O
the	O
annual	O
world	O
championship	O
tournament	O
in	O
Madison	O
,	O
Wisconsin	O
,	O
the	O
episode	O
includes	O
interviews	O
with	O
NFL	B-Application
greats	O
such	O
as	O
Emmitt	O
Smith	O
and	O
Christian	O
Okoye	O
who	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
modern	O
NFL	B-Application
players	O
such	O
as	O
Philip	O
Rivers	O
who	O
discuss	O
their	O
passion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Guy	I-Application
episode	O
"	O
Run	O
,	O
Chris	O
,	O
Run	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Peter	O
uses	O
Bo	O
Jackson	O
to	O
beat	O
Quagmire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
central	O
theme	O
for	O
two	O
2016	O
Kia	O
Sorento	O
commercials	O
,	O
starring	O
Bo	O
Jackson	O
and	O
playing	O
off	O
his	O
ridiculously	O
advantageous	O
in-game	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
