Final Four: Tecmo Super Bowl vs. College Hoops 2k8

[bears5122]

Quote: Originally Posted by ausar72

I have to try this CH2K8... Is the game THAT good? I'm going to probably pick this game up for posterity, considering *sniff* there will be no 2k9. Thanks EA! BTW, I voted for Tecmo Super Bowl. If it makes it to the finals against NFL 2K5, that's going to be a tough call for me.

It's phenomenal. By far the best Dynasty/Franchise mode out of any sports game ever created. Throw in realistic gameplay and attention to details, and it's the best sports game I've ever played.

You can get a good deal on the game at some stores I believe. The price may be $20-$30.

[farnzworth]

Quote: Originally Posted by studbucket

College Hoops is the deepest, most realistic, and most complete sports game I have ever played. Nothing else has been in my 360 for the last 4 months, and I have never been as committed to any game as I ever had with this one. Tecmo Bowl was solid, but is more of a cultural icon that a great game IMO.

It became a cultural icon by being a great and REVOLUTIONARY game.

[mooses70]

Amazing - CHoops 2K8 truly is one of the best sports games ever and deserves the Cinderella run it is having through this competition.

Given how far it has made it - and that it started with an insulting #14 seed - may I inquire as to who the dingus at OS was that reviewed it as a 7.0? I trust they have since been taken out back to the woodshed.

[studbucket]

Quote: Originally Posted by mooses70

Amazing - CHoops 2K8 truly is one of the best sports games ever and deserves the Cinderella run it is having through this competition. Given how far it has made it - and that it started with an insulting #14 seed - may I inquire as to who the dingus at OS was that reviewed it as a 7.0? I trust they have since been taken out back to the woodshed.

Yeah, the 14 seed was startling, especially considering NBA 2K8 was seeded so high and CHoops is basically the testing grounds for new features before they go into NBA 2K.

[Cardot]

I love CHoops and have voted for it all the way...until now. TSB may seem like a cultural icon, and probably pretty simplistic to anyone under the age of 25. But for us older timers, it was very revolutionary as others had mentioned. The first game where CPU teams played each other via the real schedule. Stat tracking etc. Simple to learn gameplay. And fun to play.

[LiquidCrash]

I love CH too, but I just can't vote for it over TSB. No way.

[slimm44]

Quote: Originally Posted by yamabushi

Ive had great fun with a lot of different sports games, but Im thinking "best" also includes things like; depth, challenge, and not being utterly ridiculous.

Sliders can make any game utterly ridiculous, but most people (especially on these forums) don't use them that way. In no way did I mean for that to sound insulting, but most people on this board want the game to be as realistic as possible. Nothing wrong with that.

[Djwlfpack]

Sorry, but I don't see CH standing the test of time like TSB. Like others have said, it paved the way for games like Madden. And it's still fun to play today...why else would Tecmo be making a new version (classic for handheld) of the game in 2008 for DS/Wii?

No one under 21 should be allowed to vote in this tourney if it's done again.

[twisted88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Djwlfpack

Sorry, but I don't see CH standing the test of time like TSB. Like others have said, it paved the way for games like Madden. And it's still fun to play today...why else would Tecmo be making a new version (classic for handheld) of the game in 2008 for DS/Wii? No one under 21 should be allowed to vote in this tourney if it's done again.

Amen to that. I too love CH2k8, but compared to TSB it's not even close! I remember me and my friends spending day and night at each others house playing all night long, not sleeping a wink. I see some of the complaints about today's sports games; wrong colored shoes and editable sock length and just have to laugh. TSB was mindblowing at the time and I still enjoy the ROM version to this day.

Tecmo SuperBowl (along with Tecmo Bowl) laid the groundwork for EVERY football video game that has come along, including the mythical 2k5!

[FunkDockta27]

Yeah while CH smokes this year...TSB has been for 17 years...I love CH2k8, but aint no way no how im taking that game over TSB...

I remember me and my brother getting into fist fights over that game, and our mom grounding us from Tecmo...waaaay not cool. Id still punch him for taking Joe Montana and raping and pillaging my "Crackman" Haddix Bucs D....go Wayne Haddix!!!!!

who else nicknamed their players?

Vinny Testaverde was also known as "Testicular Cancer" and "The Rainbow Bomber" had to love some of his high arching craptastic passes....