Tourney info & format

  • Tournaments are Saturday March 30th 2019
  • Tecmo Bowl @ noon, R.B.I. Baseball @ 6PM
  • Location is Bigway Burger in Omaha, Nebraska (5413 S 72nd St)
  • Each tournament starts with a 3 game opening round of group play.  Participants are placed in groups of 4 to 6 players, with a schedule of opponents to play.  The results are used for seeding, and the top 24 players from group play advance to the tournament.    
 
  • Tecmo Bowl is a single elimination tournament. 
  • R.B.I. Baseball is single elimination in early rounds.  R.B.I. is best of 3 in semi-final and championship rounds.
  • Participants eliminated in the round of 16 players, will compete in additional games to place 9th through 16th
  • Participants eliminated in the round of 8 players, will compete for 5th place winnings, and place 5th through 8th
  • Participants eliminated in semi-final will compete in single game to determine 3rd and 4th place.  

     Cash prize payouts

  • $20 entry fee per tournament, or $30 for both tournaments. 
  • Military ID gets $5 off either price. 
  • All fees collected go towards player payouts.
  • Top 5 players win cash, and 1st place also wins trophy

     Equipment

  • The tournament will exclusively use the Hyperkin Retron HD and Retro USB AVS gaming systems  
  • Both systems have HDMI output and produce 720 resolution with these 8 bit games 
  • We will provide all Tvs, controllers, and game cartridges

    Team selection process

Note that there are differences in team selection for the 2 games.

     R.B.I. Team selection

  • A coin toss is held before each game 
  • Winner names the 2 teams in the match-up.  Coin toss loser chooses team to control.  Coin toss winner takes remaining team and has the option to Bat 1st (Player 1) or Bat 2nd (Player 2)  

  • Example:
  • Player A:  Wins toss & says “Minnesota vs New York”
  • Player B:  Chooses to control Minnesota
  • Player A:  Controls New York and chooses to bat first or last​

    Tecmo Bowl Team selection

  • 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​

R.B.I. Game-play rules

Rule # 1. 
Only 1 starting pitcher is allowed per 9 inning game. 
In the event that game goes to extra innings, you may use your 2nd starter.  A list of starting pitchers and relievers will be provided at each table.

Rule # 2. 
Infield fly rule will be observed.  You may not purposely miss a infield pop up in order to turn a double play.

Rule #3.
Should a game result in both teams scoring double digit runs, the game will be called at the end of that inning due to time constraints.  

Rule # 4.
The ball in the stands glitch.
When fielding a ball next to the stands in foul territory, run towards the infield before attempting a throw.  A glitch in RBI can cause the throw to go into the stands when standing next to the wall.  Your fielder is unable to get the ball in the stands and the game screen continues until all the runners on base have scored.  Those run will be counted in final score.   


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Tecmo Bowl 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. You may only use the linebacker position to attempt to block field goals (See image below). This rule preserves the ability to make field goals in most match-ups.  Note that Lawrence Taylor of New York plays the LB position on FG attempts.
​*Any position player may be used to attempt to block extra points.  
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LineBacker position shown inside red box
Rule #3. You may not score a TD on the endzone INT glitch.  See video here.  The touchdown will not be counted towards your final score.  

Equipment malfunctions

     R.B.I. Baseball

  • Equipment malfunction results in game being re-played in its entirety.  ​ ​

     Tecmo Bowl

  • 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.
  • To replay game that malfunctioned in 2nd half, players will note their halftime score.  They may repeatedly exchange punts in 1st half as the quickest way to burn clock until halftime, then commence playing.    
 
      Disqualifications:
  • Organizers reserve the right to declare winner without replaying any portion of a game if...
  • Malfunction occurs during a game that is not competitive.  Score of game at time of issue will be observed.
  • Equipment malfunctioning due to a players aggressive action (throwing controller, kicking table, etc) results in forfeit of player who caused the malfunction.     
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  • Tournament organizer reserves the right to disqualify a participant for disruptive behavior.  Our venue (Bigway Burger) is a family friendly establishment that will ultimately have say if behavior is deemed too disruptive to staff/customers and removal of participant from building is necessary.
  • Tournament organizer Brad Bell will decide outcome for all disputes, unless he is a player in disputed game.  In that scenario Ben Schwartz or Nathan Merz will act in organizers role, and resolve the dispute.