Tecmo Bowl tourney info & format

  • Tournament is held 12 PM Saturday March 30th 2019
  • Location is Bigway Burger in Omaha, Nebraska (5413 S 72nd St)
  • 2 game opening round begins with all competitors placed into 4-player groups.  The results will determines seed lines in tournament
  • 2-0 players are randomly given highest seeds.  0-2 players are randomly given lowest seeds.  1-1 players randomly given middle seeds.
  • When everyone is seeded, the double elimination tournament begins. 
  • Each participant plays in a minimum of 4 games before they can be eliminated.  Additionally most players will partake in games after elimination in order to place each participant from 1st to last place.  Everyone will play a minimum of 6 games to determine their finishing place in the tournament.   

Cash prize payouts

  • $65 entry fee.  All fees collected go towards player payouts.  Fill out contact form for information on process of paying registration fee.
  • Amount of players placing in cash prizes to be determined by total number of paid attendees
  • ​16-20 player field is anticipated.
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  • Payout structure is as follows 
  • Top 3 win cash in 12 - 15 player field
  • Top 4 win cash in 16 - 19 player field
  • Top 5 win cash in 20+ player field​

Equipment

  • The tournament will exclusively use the Hyperkin Retron HD and Retro USB AVS gaming systems  
  • These systems have 720 resolution HD output  
  • We will provide all Tvs, controllers, and Tecmo Bowl cartridges.

Team selection process

  • A coin toss is held before each game .  Coin toss winner has 2 choices.
  • 1.)  Winner may choose team, & control player 2.  Opponent then chooses an opposing team & controls player 1.
  • 2.)  OR Winner names the 2 teams in the match-up.  In this scenario coin toss loser chooses team to control & player 2, OR can defer team choice and choose to be Player 1.  

  • Example 1:
  • Player A:  Wins toss & says “Seattle vs Denver”
  • Player B:  Chooses Seattle & takes player 2 controller
  • Player A:  Takes Denver & controller 1
 
  • Example 2:
  • Player A:  Wins toss & says “Seattle vs Denver”
  • Player B:  Chooses to use Player 1 controller
  • Player A:  Chooses Denver & Player 2 controller
  • Player B:  Is Seattle with Player 1 controller​

Game-play rules

Rule # 1.  The offense is not allowed to gain yards when the defense chooses the same play.

Penalties are as follows...
  • A running play of 3 yards or more results in loss of down & loss of yardage gained on next play.
  • Passing completion will result in turning the ball over to the defense on the next play.
  • Passing or rushing for a touchdown results in score not being recognized, and losing possession by kicking off to opponent.

Rule #2.  Linebacker position may only be used to attempt to block field goals.
Any position player may attempt to block extra points.

Rule #3.   Throwing INT in your own endzone to score a TD (Glitch) is not allowed.  Click to see YouTube video here 
Should that occur, the Touchdown will not be reflected in final score of game.    


​The Linebacker position player is highlighted with red box.  This is the only position that may be used to attempt to block field goals. 

Note that Lawrence Taylor of New York is the linebacker on field goal attempts, and is likely to successfully block FG attempts.  Most every other team has a slow LB position player.  Field goals can typically be made against those teams depending on distance.  

Any defender may be used to attempt to block an extra point.      

Equipment malfunctions

  • 1st half equipment malfunction results in game replayed from the start.
  • A 2nd half malfunction results in only second half being replayed.  Scores from each half are combined to obtain final score.
 
  • Organizers reserve the right to declare winner without replaying any portion of a game if...
  • Malfunction during game that is not competitive or the equipment malfunctioned due to player's action (throwing controller, kicking table, etc and resets the NES).
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  • Tournament organizer reserves the right to disqualify a participant for disruptive behavior.  Our venue of choice (Bigway Burger) is a family friendly establishment that will ultimately have say if behavior is deemed disruptive to staff and other customers.
  • Tournament organizer Brad Bell will decide all disputes, unless he is a player in the disputed game, then Ben Schwartz will resolve the dispute.