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Playoffs Round 1 - NFL Football Nintendo - NES
Tecmo Super Bowl 2023
2023 Rosters and Updates
TecmoBowl.org
Playoffs Round 1 - NFL Football Nintendo - NES
Tecmo Super Bowl 2023
2023 Rosters and Updates
TecmoBowl.org
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Since the advent of modern console emulation on computers, Tecmo Super Bowl is one of the most modified NES games. This contributes greatly to its cult following as it is constantly updated with rosters for college and professional football. Numerous websites are dedicated to pickup games, online leagues, and message boards for the original game and its mods. In 2016, popularity spiked with 26 national tournaments, Tecmo Madison XIII's livestream having 161,076 viewers, and ESPN.com providing coverage.

An episode of NFL Films Presents documents the video game and its cult following. Centering on the annual world championship tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, the episode includes interviews with NFL greats such as Emmitt Smith and Christian Okoyewho are featured in the original game, and modern NFL players such as Philip Rivers who discuss their passion for the game.