【Touch Down Fever】 Blind NES Reviews | Squiggy Seven: First Impressions (Episode #019/884)

Channel:

Squiggs 【Glitches - ROM Hacks - Speedruns】

Subscribers:

1,510

Published on December 2, 2016 6:36:30 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ValY9ouvYvM

Game:

Touch Down Fever (1988)

Category:

Review

Duration: 15:43

43 views

1

It's a football game for the NES and it's actually good. That's enough to be noteworthy right there, hahah.

It's no secret that I'm not the biggest sports game fan. It's just not my favourite genre. I generally enjoy games from this era that have a single player campaign of some sort with a set objective, IE, "Platform your way to the end and beat the final boss." I'm not a big fan of games such as sport games with no objectives, or arcade-style "how many points can you get games."

That being said, I really enjoyed the way this one played. It had nice control and was fun and interesting enough that I enjoyed it despite my bias against it. I think it would be a lot of fun played with a friend, rather than against the computer.

The soundtrack is pretty dope also.


---[ Wikipedia Description ]---------------

At first glance, it resembles Irem's 1983 arcade game 10 Yard Fight, but with rotating joysticks that were previously used in SNK's Ikari Warriors. Most of the official rules are in effect as well as most major running and passing plays. Field goals and punts are also included, but, players cannot make horse collar tackles.

This version featured teams that originated from cities that had NFL teams at the time (such as Seattle and Phoenix) but not the colors or the nicknames. Graphics were toned down as they were for many arcade games ported to the system. The human players could only select 5 basic plays: Long Pass, Short Pass, QB Sneak, Backs (a hand-off) or Punt/Field Goal (Field Goals could only be attempted if the line of scrimmage was within the 15-yard line). Field Goals would always go through the uprights unless blocked by the opposing team. Despite the NFL not adopting this rule until the 1994 season, A player could attempt a 2-point conversion if so desired.


---[ Series Information ]---------------

Squiggy Seven: First Impressions is a series where I blind review random NES games in an effort to learn more about the hidden classics on the system. I have gotten into retro collecting for the NES and I am on the hunt for those games I've never played that I'm missing out on.

Other Statistics