TecmoBowl-vs-RBI.com

[meat]

nice schedule print out.

[TbT]

new additions to the home page to promote the site.

1.  "Add to favorites" button
2.   Badge that links to the TecmoBowl-vs-RBI twitter page
3.   Added a facebook "like" box.

probably going to launch a game of the week on youtube here soon.  put togther a quick highlight video with the key plays and add in some commentary and analysis.  thats an easy way to put out a shit load of videos advertising the site on youtube without too much work.

[Gantry]

I am your second Twitter follower...

[TbT]

I'm strongly considering dumbing down the home page.  I like the write up explaining what the site is all about and spent a decent amount of time conjuring it up...but perhaps people don't wanna hear the labor, they just want to see the fkn baby.

I need to keep the most important text/keyword content, but simplify the whole thing, and make the homepage a more interesting place to be.   

Anyone got an awesome idea, I'm all ears.  I may have an "article of the month" at the bottom of the home page that really cranks out a tutorial to let the reader know I mean business.  Other than that, I think i just need to figure out how to pimp this sucker in a more fun nostalgia-ridden 1980's nintendo-ey manner.

[BDawk]

Tecmo question.  Since it's impossible to stop Cap Boso, are the bears outlawed in championship tournaments?

[TbT]

Chicago is a staple of the international scene, but theres no cheating when we play.

ugh....Cap Boso is not unstoppable.  Hang out at the top of the screen about 5 yards in front of him, and then go down at an angle towards him when the ball is thrown and you pick off the pass most of the time.   

That lesson aside, we play tecmo how it should be played without a bunch of cheap cheatery patriotsy(hi jim!) stuff.  When you call my play, my QB just tries to get back to the line of scrimmage.  There's no throwing there to some slanting or curling guy at the last second.  The defense won that play.

or if the computer has one of my targets covered and you have the other 2 locked down, my QB basically gets back to the line of scrimmage and then eats it.  there's no throwing to the computer covered guy when he makes some cut or slant and a window appears for a second where a pass can be completed.

Anyone can complete that shit over and over.  the key lies in out-calling the opponent and beating him straight up.

[BDawk]

I had no idea about that.  But with that said, it seems clear that exploiting a weakness in the game is clearly illegal in your world. 

I say if you find a weakness, go for it. 
You call my play and I can still find an open receiver, throw to the open guy.  That's how football is.  Sometimes you call a perfect play and Mike Vick still beats it

[TbT]

I had no idea about that.  But with that said, it seems clear that exploiting a weakness in the game is clearly illegal in your world. 

I say if you find a weakness, go for it. 
You call my play and I can still find an open receiver, throw to the open guy.  That's how football is.  Sometimes you call a perfect play and Mike Vick still beats it

problem being is that the game likely comes down to who could convert the most bullshit plays on 3rd down....over and over.  In theory, with the curl routes that are completely un-intercept-able a few teams with those in the playbook would be completely unstoppable every time they had the ball.

Tecmo has a couple flaws that needed to be addressed to make it completely fair and playable.

[BDawk]

All the more reason John Elway Football is the best

[TbT]

Home page got a facelift.  I added in some images with links to feature pages to attract/drive traffic in past the home page to improve the bounce rate and other statistics created by the visitors.

Overall i think its a pretty good upgrade to "dumb it down a bit" and keep all the relevant keyword stuff lower on the page for those who want to read that far.   

[BDawk]

Dumbing it down is key...especially if Gantry is one fifth of your readership

[Darky]

I voted in that voting thing btw...you had it up on FB. Voted RBI...sorry.

[TbT]

Season 5 kicked off tonight.  2 HUGE upsets, 2 over-time games, and 3 kick returns do in the Seahawks.
http://www.tecmobowl-vs-rbi.com/tecmo-2012.html

-I owned a 32 game win streak vs Nate with the 49ers.  That went down the drain.  Dexter Manley had 2 interceptions, and the Redskins defense was in mid-season form.
-John Elway made a critical mistake in the 3rd qtr of a defensive struggle with the Dolphins that basically gave the game away.
-Bears housed the Raiders by 13.

-Colts got by the Vikings in part to Duane Bickett blocking a field goal attempt, and Jack Trudeau played a flawless game.
-The Giants squandered a golden opportunity to get a game up on division rival 49ers by dropping an OT battle with the Cowboys.  Allegre missed the game winner by an eye lash late in the 4th.
-Gerald McNeil has a career day accounting for all of the Browns points, including a kick return to the house in OT.  Seattle held a 7 point a lead in the 3rd quarter.

Giants/49ers combined to lose only 1 game last season.   SF plays Dallas next week, Washington play the Giants.   Bears/Colts game coming up as winner takes early conference and division lead.

Dolphins play @ Minnesota which is a very likely win.  Cleveland can keep pace beating LA @ home. 

Seattle @ Denver is an important game for both as they face tough stretches coming up.

[TbT]

Added in a couple short audio segments on the season 5 page.  http://www.tecmobowl-vs-rbi.com/tecmo-2012.html

We mull over how the annual alignment of the teams will have an impact on the league.

[Darky]

Please rank the 49ers in their proper spot---number 1. Thank you and godspeed...

[TβG]

tosh.0 did a segment with tecmo superbowl as a demo of superbowl sunday. they said packers would win.  i'm not so keen.

[TbT]

tosh.0 did a segment with tecmo superbowl as a demo of superbowl sunday. they said packers would win.  i'm not so keen.

Was it an updated roster, or just the original teams?

Steelers offense was one of the worst on TSB

[BeefMaster]

tosh.0 did a segment with tecmo superbowl as a demo of superbowl sunday. they said packers would win.  i'm not so keen.

Was it an updated roster, or just the original teams?

Steelers offense was one of the worst on TSB

This is true... but their defense was one of the best - three legitimately good/great players to use (Greg Lloyd, David Little, Rod Woodson), and not much for weak spots.  Dwight Stone was also one of the game's better kick returners.

The Packers' offense wasn't any great shakes, either - Majkowski was a surprisingly good scrambler, but Sharpe was the only good receiver, the running backs were average at best, and the playbook had the stupid reverse and fake reverse.

[Turd]

Brad, looks like Cam has put his name in the hat for season 2 of the Tecmo Bowl league.  He actually got some games in vs. WMB...league has been a good time so far. 

Also, let me know when you fellas do the next in-person tourney at Gantry's.  I'll take a trip down...

[TβG]

the rosters on tosh.0 were original, if anyone still cares.