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A port for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in 1989 and was the first console game to include real National Football League players, via a license from the NFL Players Association.
Tecmo Bowl only uses players from twelve of the best and most popular teams of the time.
One year later, the Famicom version has many roster changes (from the same twelve teams available in the North American version) to reflect being released during the real 1990 NFL season.
The NES version was also released as one of 30 NES games included in the North American and PAL versions of the NES Classic Edition.
As of June 2007, the Tecmo Bowl series had sold 5 million units worldwide.
In the September 1997 issue of Nintendo Power, twelve staff members voted in a list for the top 100 games of all time, putting Tecmo Bowl at 30th place.
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