Stuff You Will Need

Before you get started, you will need some software. Download your preferred emulator. We have a download page if you don't already have this installed.

The newest emulator our community is trying to use is Nestopia. Watch this tutorial to help you get started. Hopefully this is the emulator of choice going forward.

The most common TPC emulator is Nesticle. Yes it's old, but it is very reliable. There are newer emulators, but none have come close to working as well (for online Tecmo purposes) as Nesticle. Simply create a folder called 'Nesticle', extract the files from the download below into the folder and run NESTCL95.EXE It should launch the program which will be a blue screen with a bloody hand as the mouse cursor. See the picture below for what you are supposed to find.

Nesticle

Next you will need to set up your controller. Using the menu, go to 'Settings' > 'Input' > 'Device 1'. Once there, a popup box will display controller information. Configure your controller to your liking and map the buttons. If you don't have a controller, keyboards work just fine. See the screen shots below for examples of how to set up your controller.

 

Lastly, you will need a copy of Tecmo Super Bowl. Emulators use files called ROM's instead of cartridges. At the TPC, you are free to use any type of TSB ROM you want but we only endorse two at the time.

The original rom is the good old NES version of Tecmo Super Bowl. Nothing is changed. Now you can throw into triple coverage to Jerry Rice as much as you want!

Original Tecmo Super Bowl ROM

NOTE: PLEASE TEST YOUR SYSTEM IN ONE PLAYER MODE BEFORE CHALLENGING OTHERS. Some video cards struggle with Nesticle. If your nesticle lags during the cinema cut scenes (even in one player mode) please click on this link. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM CALLED 'SCREEN REFRESH'.

[close]