RetroRevisited: Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Chris W

Retrorevisited is a stream series where I revisit a game or a game series I haven’t played in over 10 or 20+ years. I’ll go through to try see what I remember until a game over or I run out of continues. In some cases muscle memory may slowly return, in others probably not. This is a chance for me to revisit games of my youth that I still have or had at one point, playing them with and without nostalgia goggles, and do with mini-reviews of them too. If I decide to play any fully later and do a full review, parts of the mini-review would be incorporated into it. Depending on the playstyle or system, games reviewed will either be mini-reviews or one about all games in this session.

Tecmo Super Bowl was released on the NES in 1991. It’s a suped up version of the classic Tecmo Bowl. Now with all NFL teams (at the time), all players on teams, and great graphics, gameplay and music! This game means a lot to me. I don’t play many sports games and to this day hate the Madden series. Tecmo Super Bowl you can pick up easily, play a game, and go right back to it later. Setting defensive and offensive plays, changing players are all options along with playing full seasons and playoffs. I used to play this a lot as a kid and a teen and was happy to get a new copy some years ago. What’s also great is there’s a hacking team that updates the teams and rosters yearly! Continue reading →

Twitch Affiliate!

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Chris W

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So as of sometime in the morning of 3/15/2020, I made Twitch Affiliate. Didn’t realize it until I finished a recent FF4 Free Enterprise stream till I was shutting down for the night. What a great surprise! i think it was a raid from the awesome Sirhcman that brought me over the top. Like to thank him and Hungrygoriya for the inspiration and the advice!

So as of this publishing, i think I have my first badges and emotes ready and waiting to be approved. Meant to stream something small last night but fell asleep. So barring any problems tonight gonna celebrate with part 2 of my arcade Sega Spectacular.

Like to thank everyone for coming to my streams, talking or even lurking, and checking out my video exports on youtube also.

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RPG Hack Showcase: Final Fantasy 4 Ultima v2022 r25c (SNES)

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Chris W

Hack Showcases and RPG Hack Showcases are a series where I show off various game and rpg hacks. I try to stick with hacks that improve gameplay or add quality of life features, completely or partially change the plot and characters, along with additional content, dialogue, graphical and sound improvements. Non-rpgs I try to give a full run to, or at least enough for a solid review. Rpgs I will stick with titles that have enough changes in the beginning to show off, and when I can, show parts later in the games where more differences appear. There may be spoilers in the reviews and videos. Some of these I may stream fully in the future or play on my own. Reviews are open to later revisions due to bug and content updates or me playing them and finding anything new I wish to bring up.

(Note: review and hack showcase video on yt based on version 2022+ as of June 2022. Version 1.1 is the current version as of 3/10/2026.)

Long time Final Fantasy fans know the US release of FF2 on the SNES was a dumbed down version from the original project of FF4.FF4 Ultima fixes all the issues in the easytype FF2, along with later ports prior to the 3D versions of FF4. You can call it the FF4 Deluxe Collector’s Edition package. FF4 Ultima by 8-bit fan, Chillyfeez, and their team team keeps the plot going and makes TONS of changes to everything. The plot script is cleaner and makes more sense, the maps of the overworld, underworld, and moon are even changed! You’ll be surprised when you see the world map coming out of the Cave of Mist! Expect to get lost if you try to take the normal way to the Towel of Bab-il in the underground from the Dwarf Castle! Look out for new areas in familiar dungeons and caves too! Lots of new equipment to mess around with too!

List of features, additions and changes:

Party Swapping among 11 different members at Endgame!!
Dark Knight Cecil now available at endgame!!
A Full-Featured Bestiary!! A Brand New Title Screen!
A VERY Challenging BOSS RUSH Mode unlocked at endgame!!
New Game+ mode with higher MAX level/stats!!
58 New Weapons! Including Magically Imbued Weapons!
62 New Spells/Summons! Also revamped existing spells!
38 New Bosses! Brand New Boss at Endgame with Randomized AI!
New Achievements Feature at: https://retroachievements.org/game/1072
New Status ‘Aura/Color’ for buffs/ailments during battle!!
Damage Limit increased to 14999! Can turn Encounters On/Off!
New Areas! New Side Quests! New and Upgradable Commands!!
New Enemy Graphics! New Events! New Endgame Scenarios!
New Equipment/Spell Menus with DETAILED info!!
New attack/swing/spell animations!
New weapon graphics!! New sound effects! New items!!
New maps, new areas and new edits to overworld maps!
New events! New enemies!! Sprint with the Y button!!
New commands for characters. New Armors and Gears!
Revamped shops/equipment and balanced their progression.
Dark Knight Cecil now dual-wields and is 2-handed!!
Edge is now buffed offensively! Can steal Rare items!
Rydia has new summons!
Cecil has been buffed as a tank.
Rosa can use more combative gears and new spells.
Kain has new offensive buffing spells.
Yang, Edward, Palom, Porom and others have also been buffed!
Lots of secrets that can lead to early acquirement of better equipment!
Few minor tweaks to the base game such as save points, etc.

With most romhacks, strongly suggested to check out the readme files for advice on the changes to hacks and any gameplay tips, especially with rpgs. Readme files for rpg hacks can contain additional gameplay advice, etc, and it’s worth subscribing to hacks you like on RHDN to keep up with updates for bug fixes, additional content, etc.