I Have Seen The Future: Super Bowl XLIII, As Simulated By Tecmo Super Bowl

I recently came across a version of Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES that features up-to-date 2008 rosters. Naturally, the next step is to pit the Steelers against the Cardinals, record the video, and take more stock in it than is warranted, right? Right?

My esteemed colleague Mike over at Progressive Boink gave this same treatment to Super Bowl XLI two years ago. The final score: Bears 43, Colts 35. Meanwhile, in real life, the Colts actually beat the Bears, 29-17. So, granted, it’s possible that Tecmo Super Bowl is not the most robust piece of predictive software on the planet. Honestly, though, the freaking Arizona Cardinals are in the Super Bowl, a circumstance more anomalous and strange than the origin of the universe itself. No computer program could have predicted the Cardinals reaching the Super Bowl; therefore, no computer program can be expected to know what the hell to do with this set of variables.

Eight-bit Super Bowl XLIII proved surprisingly exciting. The final score? Cardinals 28, Steelers 24. If this thing accurately simulates the results on Sunday, I’m going to use Dig Dug to calculate the present location of Osama bin Laden.

Posted at 4:23 pm
on January 27th, 2009
Tags: Arizona Cardinals, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl, Tecmo Bowl, Video, Video Games

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TLoD 1 year ago 1 point
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Hey what's the name of the song/band in the vid?

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No computer program could have predicted the Cardinals reaching the Super Bowl; therefore, no computer program can be expected to know what the hell to do with this set of variables.

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JonBois 1 year ago 1 point
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The first is "All I Know is Tonight" by Jaga Jazzist
The second is "Friend of the Night" by Mogwai
The third is "Arizona" by Kings of Leon

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Me and my friends have done alot of simulations back in the day with Tecmo Super Bowl and 7 or 8 times out of time the right team would win. Not very many sports games do that. Whenever I need a fix I play it online here: http://stusreviews.com/play-video-games/nes-gam...

They have it embedded in the browser. Just requires the latest version of Java.

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http://www.stusreviews.com

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This Super Bowl XLIII is really interesting and I really impress the presentation in video of and the concept through games.

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I have known some friends who have done alot of simulations back in the day with Tecmo Super Bowl and 7 or 8 times out of time the right team would win. Whenever they get some time they are onto the simulations...

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good video. thanx

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a circumstance more anomalous and strange than the origin of the universe itself. No computer program could have predicted the Cardinals reaching the Super Bowl; therefore, no computer program can be expected to know what the hell to do with this set of variables.

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Sure he’s dealing in stereotypes, and sure, Cubs fans have improved their acumen in recent years, but by and large the let’s-drink-in-the-sun-and-maybe-watch-baseball-too atmosphere still permeates Wrigley. It’s part of what makes the experience so much fun. It’s also what makes it occasionally annoying. And this is coming from a Cubs fan.

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