A thread for all Things Retro Bowl

BonnieSituation · 16-02-2020 1:24am #1

I doubt I'm the only one on here playing it but if I am, you guys have to get Retro Bowl. It's fantastic.

6 seasons with Washington and it was time to move on and take over a tyre fire at Mile High.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newstargames.retrobowl

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroBowl/

el Fenomeno · 16-02-2020 9:53pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I doubt I'm the only one on here playing it but if I am, you guys have to get Retro Bowl. It's fantastic.

6 seasons with Washington and it was time to move on and take over a tyre fire at Mile High.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newstargames.retrobowl

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroBowl/

I hate you.

7 seasons played already since you posted this.

:mad:

BonnieSituation · 16-02-2020 11:19pm

el Fenomeno wrote: »

I hate you.

7 seasons played already since you posted this.

:mad:

Yussss!!!

Just going into season 2 with Denver now myself.

el Fenomeno · 17-02-2020 5:24am

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Yussss!!!

Just going into season 2 with Denver now myself.

Cracking little game. Has that "one more game" feeling that Madden never had for me!

BonnieSituation · 17-02-2020 7:35pm

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Cracking little game. Has that "one more game" feeling that Madden never had for me!

There's a sweet spot for detail in a game and it just about nails it. Hopefully an update brings the D.

The same company made New Star Soccer which was a glorious piece of work until several upgrades brought in loads of micropayments so it became unplayable with ads etc. I fear this may go the same way. But until then...

Shedite27 · 17-02-2020 9:50pm

What's the craic with the in game purchases? Can ya do much for free or is this gonna sucker me in?

BonnieSituation · 18-02-2020 1:08pm

Nah. Only thing you need to do is buy the game really (€1.09). The in game credits mount up once you keep your fans happy.

I'm in my 8th full season (Season one is a practice run) and I haven't had a losing season yet. Denver were in bits and I cut the whole squad in advance of my first draft.

MileHighGuy · 18-02-2020 4:44pm

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Nah. Only thing you need to do is buy the game really (€1.09). The in game credits mount up once you keep your fans happy.

I'm in my 8th full season (Season one is a practice run) and I haven't had a losing season yet. Denver were in bits and I cut the whole squad in advance of my first draft.

looks like you turned into the retro bowl version of Jeff Fisher after your championship year!!

I'm stuck into my inaugural year with the Bengals.....not going so well, but to be honest I am hoarding coins in the hopes of using them in my second job!!

StringerBell · 18-02-2020 11:42pm

Whats it like? As in what do you actually control and is it easy to just pick up and play while on toilet breaks in work etc?

eagle eye · 18-02-2020 11:52pm

StringerBell wrote:

Whats it like? As in what do you actually control and is it easy to just pick up and play while on toilet breaks in work etc?

Very easy to play, just make sure volume is off.

BonnieSituation · 19-02-2020 2:33am

MileHighGuy wrote: »

looks like you turned into the retro bowl version of Jeff Fisher after your championship year!!

I'm stuck into my inaugural year with the Bengals.....not going so well, but to be honest I am hoarding coins in the hopes of using them in my second job!!

Tbf, I got ahead if myself and wouldn't pay contracts for my WR or QB so screwed myself big time when I got rid and then the draft had nothing decent in it. As you can see it took a while to win the division again after that glorious February Day.

Hoarding coins is a great idea. Only problem is your rep unsurprisingly dictates your end of season offers.

In my 8-8 years I couldn't even get an offer from 2-14 Broncos. So be wary if you have your eyes on somewhere else in particular... And I think we both know you do...

Christy42 · 19-02-2020 8:20am

They stated the latest update allows people to start with their favourite team

MileHighGuy · 19-02-2020 11:18am

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Tbf, I got ahead if myself and wouldn't pay contracts for my WR or QB so screwed myself big time when I got rid and then the draft had nothing decent in it. As you can see it took a while to win the division again after that glorious February Day.

Hoarding coins is a great idea. Only problem is your rep unsurprisingly dictates your end of season offers.

In my 8-8 years I couldn't even get an offer from 2-14 Broncos. So be wary if you have your eyes on somewhere else in particular... And I think we both know you do...

Seeing as the XFL has it's own thread, I think retro bowl deserves a thread too....or will there just be 3 people on it!

Christy42 · 19-02-2020 2:35pm

Well sure if the 3 people can have a good time posting about it!

Speaking of which. Has anyone gotten a run game going?

Guffy · 19-02-2020 2:54pm

Christy42 wrote: »

Well sure if the 3 people can have a good time posting about it!

Speaking of which. Has anyone gotten a run game going?

Find the run game very easy, pass game hit and miss though. Is tit possible to flip/change plays?

eagle eye · 19-02-2020 2:54pm

Christy42 wrote:

Speaking of which. Has anyone gotten a run game going?

Yes, figured it out in my second season. Bouncing out to the sideline, so long as you don't go out of bounds works pretty. The rest is just feel when you get used to it.

BonnieSituation · 19-02-2020 4:19pm

Christy42 wrote: »

They stated the latest update allows people to start with their favourite team

Where's the fun in that.

I'm here for the misery and HTTR chants!

Christy42 wrote: »

Well sure if the 3 people can have a good time posting about it!

Speaking of which. Has anyone gotten a run game going?

My shock was how I've adjusted my game for certain teams.

After a couple plays and there's no separation on the routes I usually go run for a bit to build up my own confidence. That's the mindf**k of it!

Guffy wrote: »

Find the run game very easy, pass game hit and miss though. Is tit possible to flip/change plays?

You can't change plays. Which I guess makes it more challenging for the limited amount it has.

Your play selection seems to be dependent on how good your OC is. But again, this could be "sensible soccer" supposition on my part.

rock paper shotgun re Sensible Soccer wrote:

In fact, Sensible Soccer is better animated than a modern football game, by using the impressively sturdy anti-aliasing of the human mind to fill in the gaps. When watching FIFA, there’s always going to be tiny problems which drag you out of the world where animation doesn’t quite match up. As you approach perfection, the errors scream. In Sensible, the reverse happened, with people claiming to have seen animation where there was none. It all happened so quickly, over-head kicks were pasted in our inner minds. Which reminds us that videogames are just the world’s most elaborate magic trick, and whatever works, works.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/06/11/sensible-soccer-foot-to-ball-and-me/

Christy42 · 19-02-2020 4:44pm

Interesting about retrobowl. Maybe with a new running back I might find more room to run. Always worried about the 0yrd/-1 yrd runs. At least with incompletions I am happy I can get the first down in a single pass (I tend to run at 21yards per completion - Fitzpatrick eat your heart out). It does lead to ints though but overall I am more comfortable with the pass game.

Good to hear that it might just be me and there is another side of the game to play with. Curious if we will get proper running QBs in the game at any point.

eagle eye · 19-02-2020 5:20pm

Christy42 wrote:

Interesting about retrobowl. Maybe with a new running back I might find more room to run. Always worried about the 0yrd/-1 yrd runs. At least with incompletions I am happy I can get the first down in a single pass (I tend to run at 21yards per completion - Fitzpatrick eat your heart out). It does lead to ints though but overall I am more comfortable with the pass game.

I drafted a rb and it definitely made a difference. If you look at your roster and see if you have a rb, if you don't then get one.

Christy42 wrote:

Good to hear that it might just be me and there is another side of the game to play with. Curious if we will get proper running QBs in the game at any point.

That'd be nice but it's a retro game so I think it's unlikely.

alchemist33 · 19-02-2020 7:06pm

Guffy wrote: »

Find the run game very easy, pass game hit and miss though. Is tit possible to flip/change plays?

I'm doing much better passing. Maybe I need a better RB

Guffy · 19-02-2020 7:18pm

Christy42 wrote: »

Good to hear that it might just be me and there is another side of the game to play with. Curious if we will get proper running QBs in the game at any point.

Throw the ball backwards and qb runs

Not very well mind, at least if he has just 2 stars

MileHighGuy · 19-02-2020 8:05pm

Ok, I was feeling a bit guilty spamming the WW thread, so w'll give this one a whirl.......

My first season (Bengals) culminated in a 45-0 second round playoff loss to the eventual champion (not sure if this just coincidence) KC Chiefs!

My QB (me really) managed to somehow do his best Vinny Testevarde impersonation by throwing 7 interceptions. By the end I was stubbornly forcing the ball in!

Tactics for second season, going to try and experiment, so experiment #1 is to release the entire defence and try to build an offensive juggernaut.

adrian522 · 20-02-2020 12:14am

Moved the relevant posts to the new thread.

BonnieSituation · 20-02-2020 3:06am

There's nothing as satisfying as watching your old team crash and burn after you leave.

eagle eye · 20-02-2020 3:42am

I got a pile of offers but I'm only moving to New England and sadly they didn't offer me the job respite me beating them in the regular season.
I've four seasons played, went 15-1 in my last season but I've yet to win a playoff game.

Christy42 · 20-02-2020 8:01am

Took till my 4th season to reach the play offs. Went 16-0 and crashed out in the AFC game. First game of my next season I took apart the Colts 46-0. Play offs are definitely harder than the regular season

BonnieSituation · 20-02-2020 12:40pm

Went 9-6-1 last season. Started off 2-5. Needed to beat Chargers in the last game of the season to win AFC West. Lost to them but then had the luck to end up facing them again in the Wild Card game. Beat Baltimore in the divisional. Hammered the Pats in the AFC game - it brings as much satisfaction as you'd think - after they had gone 15-1 and then beat the Eagles in the Retro Bowl.

Mistakenly tried to build up first round picks for the draft but there was bugger all as good as what I replaced. Though I didn't want to pay anyone over 30million a year anyway so that RB had to get cut.

There'll be someone in Free Agency. Hopefully.

But my 2nd year Retro Bowl victory record seems to be a thing. Here's hoping I'm not a Davy Fitz/Mourinho type.

AbusesToilets · 20-02-2020 2:44pm

Won the RetroBowl in season 4, after 13-3 record. Got lucky in the draft and hit on a great WR, who managed a paltry 2950yds W/ 42 TDs that season.

Biggest pet peeve is having a breakaway catch by a WR, only to get scragged on the 1yd line after being 10yds clear to start. Lost a few games like that.

Christy42 · 20-02-2020 2:53pm

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Won the RetroBowl in season 4, after 13-3 record. Got lucky in the draft and hit on a great WR, who managed a paltry 2950yds W/ 42 TDs that season.

Biggest pet peeve is having a breakaway catch by a WR, only to get scragged on the 1yd line after being 10yds clear to start. Lost a few games like that.

Stamina effects how quickly you slow down. You end up walking in mud pretty quickly especially with low stamina. To be fair it is far too easy to get a break away run with a fast WR. If I get a go route on my star receiver I will be picking up a big gain guaranteed.

MileHighGuy · 21-02-2020 4:59pm

AbusesToilets wrote:

Biggest pet peeve is having a breakaway catch by a WR, only to get scragged on the 1yd line after being 10yds clear to start. Lost a few games like that.

Haha, it is the most frustrating thing ever.... Especially when you see it's the end of the half and you won't get another play if caught.

My star receiver is great but I once saw a defender make up 15 yards on him, despite falling down twice....

Guffy · 21-02-2020 6:44pm

Won the bowl with ease with the jets in season 2. Offered and took cleveland. Gona give it a few days before i go back into it again. Binge playing will ruin the game ðŸ€£

eagle eye · 21-02-2020 9:41pm

Got the New England job, I had offer's from everybody. Things are bad there, it'll take me a couple of seasons.

Christy42 · 22-02-2020 1:03am

Yeah. Went to Arizona to get the NFC. Maybe should have racked up a bit more with the mighty Bengals. Went 14-2 and won the retro bowl. The key for me was getting in good coordinators to let my non star players contribute a bit more.

Right now Arizona is a disaster and the draft had little for them either. 100% team morale might be tough to get. Will probably take several very successful seasons.

StringerBell · 22-02-2020 4:36pm

Got all of the offers after winning the bowl, turned them all down even the New England one which is all I'll leave for. Got myself a good player on OL, a decent, not great QB who can throw it down the field. Don't waste anything on kickers, I don't kick alot and I have 3 good defenders and added on my stud WR with another one from the draft this year so gonna change up my offence a bit. Was run heavy last season with a good RB but got a trade of a 1st rounder for him and I wasn't going to pay the money to keep him so...

Yeah, I'm addicted.

AbusesToilets · 22-02-2020 4:52pm

I've had seasons scuppered with suspiciously timed injuries to my QB, right before conference deciding games. Might be a decent idea to have a backup qb. Finally got a TE, which gives some better playcalling options. Would be nice to have the ability to change up some of the routes and such, even to change the RB's direction.

L.S.F · 23-02-2020 9:33am

Have only played through the free version a few times, the fact you can edit players names will get me to spend the euro on the full game

I'm pretty sure for full season is much more testing but only lost 2 games out of 3 or 4 run troughs. Mainly pass to a stud rookie WR and mostly go for 2 after a TD.

Excellent game which should keep me occupied for a while

eagle eye · 23-02-2020 4:41pm

I won the Superbowl finally and with New England which makes it even better.

Myleftpeg · 24-02-2020 12:26pm

Thank you for introducing this fantastic game into my life. its made the commute to work enjoyable.

Currently on season 5 with my Jaguar's squad. Went 15-1 in most recent season only to lose the AFC championship game, didn't have the wages to bring back my star QB but have 2 decent wr so hopefully the rookie will carry me through. Offered a host of alternative jobs but staying till we get a title

Fantastic game

AbusesToilets · 25-02-2020 2:21pm

I really need to get a handle on my picks. Buffalo destroyed me in the Divisional. Bit annoying that you can only have on RB on your roster. It would be nice to have some more flexibility in shaping your offense.

Myleftpeg · 25-02-2020 5:58pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Got the New England job, I had offer's from everybody. Things are bad there, it'll take me a couple of seasons.

BOOOOOO Patriots!! Even in computer games

Christy42 · 25-02-2020 6:01pm

AbusesToilets wrote: »

I really need to get a handle on my picks. Buffalo destroyed me in the Divisional. Bit annoying that you can only have on RB on your roster. It would be nice to have some more flexibility in shaping your offense.

Yeah. I was expecting that but you can only have 2 wrs even though 3 are on the field.

Managed to win with Arizona at least. Want a 5* Offensive Coordinator to pop up so I can get that achievement. Not sure if I can hurry it along.

L.S.F · 01-03-2020 1:40pm

L.S.F wrote: »

Have only played through the free version a few times, the fact you can edit players names will get me to spend the euro on the full game

I'm pretty sure for full season is much more testing but only lost 2 games out of 3 or 4 run troughs. Mainly pass to a stud rookie WR and mostly go for 2 after a TD.

Excellent game which should keep me occupied for a while

Thought I'd breeze through my first full season after purchase but didn't expect my QB to go down with 3 games to go and Defeat to Seattle meant my Rams missed out on a playoff spot. 2 pick 6's in one game from my no-name back up QB!

Second season I lost in the Bowl final after bringing in a RB who ran the show. No offer first season and then got my dream move to the Jets after the final loss.

Had no decent players so drafted good inc. a QB and got a trade or two in. My rookie WR & RB are class but the QB doesn't throw as solid as experienced ones which is good as you have to build up their XP to get better.

Currently in the hunt for playoffs this season but salary cap might be an issue next season.

I started off as "Alex Fergie" and progressing through United player squads from the premier league days. Cantona current QB with York & Cole my WR duo and Paul Scholes at RB. Vidic transferred in from New England and is a 5 star DB

AbusesToilets · 01-03-2020 5:19pm

Has anyone else had it where the opposition will manage to get the ball again after they score? Presumably from a fumble recovery or such, I usually miss it because I'm tapping through the defense portion.

Christy42 · 01-03-2020 8:53pm

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Has anyone else had it where the opposition will manage to get the ball again after they score? Presumably from a fumble recovery or such, I usually miss it because I'm tapping through the defense portion.

Not half time or anything and they receive a second half kick off? (Even if they scored with a few seconds left the return would take up that time)

AbusesToilets · 02-03-2020 3:34pm

Christy42 wrote: »

Not half time or anything and they receive a second half kick off? (Even if they scored with a few seconds left the return would take up that time)

Yea, I've had the opposition get back to back possession without having a chance on offense

Christy42 · 02-03-2020 4:57pm

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Yea, I've had the opposition get back to back possession without having a chance on offense

They seem pretty active on Twitter. Try reporting it there and they should get around to at least looking at it.

BonnieSituation · 02-03-2020 5:20pm

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Yea, I've had the opposition get back to back possession without having a chance on offense

That's very strange. Hasn't happened to me at any point and I'm now on year 15.

BonnieSituation · 02-03-2020 5:34pm

Won my 5th Retro Bowl earlier.

The success of the last 3 seasons has really made me ended up with the dregs in the draft, even though I was banking 1st round picks from trades to help me - is this what it's like to be a Pats fan?- and I have to keep blowing up each team because the QB and WR1 need to be paid at the end of their contracts and I refuse to pay them. Only had 9 "key players" last season as a result of this.

I have 13m in cap space now so that should leave me in good stead for next season.

Still has that "just one more game buzz for me" which I was expecting to have waned by now. Still need to get me a 16-0 season and then I may move from Denver. Maybe. Washington haven't made the play-offs since I left them.

AbusesToilets · 02-03-2020 8:36pm

One thing that bothered me is players costs in the draft not going down, depending on the round. A player who slips from the first, into the second costs the same.

It would also be nice to get some indication of what positions will be available in the draft. I know you can resign and trade later, but those damn QB contracts lol

StringerBell · 02-03-2020 10:42pm

I find the game a little bit easy, I don't have any star QB or anything I find mostly you just need a good RB and can run him or use him as a catcher out of the backfield most of the time. I invest my money in my defence now. Won 4 bowls so far, moved to New England after 3 with Cincinnati. Will stay here for a long time I'd imagine. My current star players, and well under the cap are a RB, 2 OL men, a DL, LB and 2 DBs

Christy42 · 03-03-2020 6:09pm

I have done this a bit weirdly. After winning with Cincinnati I went to Arizona. Took 2 seasons to rebuild. Then went 12-4,9-7,12-4,14-2 and only lost in the play offs in the 14-2 season! Still there. I wouldn't mind moving but would like to hit the 100% team morale. Got to 98% as a high point.

I improved my defense as part of the draft which let me down last season. Had too many receivers (including a very useful RB that was just an extra receiver). Coaches seem to make a massive difference as well.

A thread for all Things Retro Bowl

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