07/08/04

This page is dedicated to all the time we have put into Tecmo for the sheer joy and anguish...and to Michael Perso for being there every game of the way and to Allyn West for watching every game that we have played and fell asleep half of the time.

From TECMO SUPER BOWL LORE, copyright 2002-present

TECMO SUPER BOWL LORE

Season 1 (Fall 2002):

Super Bowl Champions:  Chicago Bears (MIKI) over the Browns 21-10

Team Rankings:  Offense: MIKI 14^th

                                           Perso 19^th

                             Defense: MIKI 1^st

                                            Perso 2^nd

Leaders:

Passing: Harbaugh 1^st Rating 188  Yards 3552  TD 44

              Farve 15^th Rating 133  Yards 3785  TD 39

Receiving:  Davis 1^st Rec. 71  Yards 1166  TD 9

                   Clayton 7^th Rec. 48  Yards 1095  TD 9

                   Sharpe 14^th Rec 41  Yards 1726  TD 22

                   Waddle 29^th Rec. 35  Yards 1551  TD 21

Rushing:  Anderson 27^th Yards 751  TD 18

                Stephens 48^th Yards 352  TD 8

Sacks:  Roper 69

            Noble 47

Notable Facts:  K Bears had most graphics…Woolford ran a punt for a touchdown…First meeting was 10-7 Perso (Packers)…Second meeting was 28-10 Miki…and the NFC Championship was won by Tom Waddle on a hail mary after a blocked field goal 16-13.

Season 2 (Fall 2002):

Super Bowl Champions: Buffalo Bills (Perso) Over the Jets 31-7

Team Rankings:  Offense: MIKI 1^st 5683 yds.

                                           Perso 2^nd 5332 yds.

                            Defense: Perso 1^st 2171 yds.

                                           MIKI 2^nd 2434 yds.

Leaders:

      Passing: Moon 1^st Rating 211  Yards 5343  TD 74

                    Kelly 2^nd Rating 184  Yards 3635  TD 47

      Receiving: Duncan 1^st Rec. 72 Yards 1716  TD 32

                        Reed 2^nd Rec. 57  Yards 1724  TD 22

                        Jeffries 24^th Rec. 35 Yards 1212   TD 11

      Rushing: Thomas 1^st Yards 1425  TD 28

                     White 60^th Yards 188  TD 12

      Sacks:  Bennett 77

                  Robinson 58

Notable Facts:  Perso (Bills) breaks scoring record with an 86-0 victory over the Patriots…Dalton Hilliard of Saints injured on successful x play…Miki sets passing record with Warren Moon (Oilers) 493 yards…Perso sets rushing record with Thurman Thomas 283 yards…First meeting saw a 27-13 victory by Perso…Trifectas: Perso 2…Miki 1

Season 3 (Fall 2002):

Super Bowl Champions: Washington Redskins (Computer)

Team Rankings:  Offense: Perso 19^th 4231 yds.

                                           MIKI 27^th  4034 yds.

                            Defense: Perso 1^st  2824 yds.

                                           MIKI 2^nd  2899 yds.

Leaders:

      Passing: Beuerlein 4^th Rating 152  Yards 3586  TD 40

                    Zolak 23^rd  Rating 103  Yards 3281  TD 24

      Receiving: Cook 7^th Rec. 41 Yards 1474  TD 13

                        Coates 10^th Rec. 40  Yards 660  TD 7

                        Clark 13^th Rec. 39  Yards 1782  TD 19

                        Hill 28^th Rec. 35  Yards 1241  TD 15

      Rushing:  Hearst 38^th Yards 501  TD 8

                      Russell 40^th  Yards 470  TD 9

      Punting: Camarillo 1^st Avg. 74.3 yards

                    McCarthy 2^nd Avg. 72.5 yards

      Sacks:  Lockhart 37

                  Hill 35

Notable Facts:  Perso gets two straight successful x-plays, then two straight stops on x-plays…Only meeting in regular season won by Cardinals (MIKI) over the Patriots (Perso) by a count of 27-3.  Perso submits formal complaint before Tecmo board that he was cheated by the computer.  MIKI dominates the full 20 min.  Zolak sets record with 21 int…Both teams ousted in Divisonal playoff…MIKI loses 42-28, Perso 17-9.  Disappointing.

Season 4 (Spring 2003):

Notable Facts: First half trifecta by Perso on first game…Perso sets single game passing record with 734 yards (Dan Marino) and 11 catches…MIKI sets single game receiving record with 341 yards by Drew Hill…Deion Sanders goes back to back for kickoff return touchdowns…Players went on strike, so season is lost.

Trifectas: Perso 2…MIKI 1

More to come when seasons get finished.

TECMO SUPER BOWL Final Edition LORE

Season 1:  SUPER BOWL- Eagles (Nate) defeated Chargers (Computer) 55-12 or so he thinks.

Offense- Bears-1^st (Miki)

               Eagles-2^nd (Nate)

Defense- Bears-1^st (Miki)

               Eagles-2^nd (Nate)

Notable Facts:  Nate sets record for most times saying “You mother fucker”.  Miki sets record for most touchdowns (78) and most yards in a game by M. Savic (753).  Steve Walsh has record for most yards in one game (859).  Miki sets record for most points in a game (126).  Nate beats Miki in Week 17 handedly.  They meet each other in NFC Championship, where Nate beats Miki 55-49 in overtime. 

Trifectas: Nate-2

                Miki-6

Season 2: Strike season-ended after week 6

Notable Facts:  M. Savic (Bears) was absolutely amazing.  Nate puts up first-ever “quintfecta”.

Season 3: SUPER BOWL-Rams (Miki) defeated Oilers (Nate) 35-21.

Offense- Oilers-1^st (Nate)

               Rams-2^nd (Miki)

Defense- Oilers- 1^st (Nate)

               Rams- 2^nd (Miki)

Notable Facts: Nate is still dropping “You mother fucker.”  M. Savic (Rams) sets a record with 9 returns for touchdowns.  Nate breaks my cardboard box.

Season 4: SUPER BOWL-Oilers (Nate) defeated Rams (Miki) 41-35 in OT.

Offense- Oilers-1^st (Nate)

               Rams-2^nd (Miki)

               Redskins-16^th (Casey)

Defense- Oilers-1^st (Nate)

               Redskins-2^nd (Casey)

               Rams-3^rd (Miki)

Notable Facts: N. Kilander leads all passers with 10,093 yards and 140 TDs.  Casey got eliminated in the playoffs in the second round.  Oilers (Nate) went 19-0 this season.  Nate rotates the cardboard box.

Season 5: Again another Strike season (let’s hope they are happy this time)

Notable Facts:  N. Kilander sets record for most yards passing in a game with 997.

Also is on pace to throw for roughly 15,000 yards and 200 TDS after 2 consecutive games of 112.