#game-review # Retro Bowl ![](https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/WRM5Y1xZmzcCP1YtO5zl6G2g7CU5c5ZfjX4UVrgi1bpNgkfy-wuB-bQx3kkeRfaGYQ) [Console:: Phone] [Status:: Beaten - Perpetual Play] [Approximate Start Date:: 2022-06-07] [Finish Date:: ] [Clear Time:: ] [Total Play Time:: 40h] [nReplays:: 2] ## [Rating:: 89] I can play this game literally forever. I've played it enough to get so good at it I decided to make a new file and I'm in the process of repeating that cycle. The game is a perfect timewaster for when I need to kill like 5-10 minutes on the phone, perhaps waiting somewhere. It's my casual comfort game for when I want a short burst of gaming. Look, it's gotta be good if I've spent more than 50 dollars on it when the game was free to begin with and it never asked me to spend money on it. # Playthrough Notes - First file was Jacksonville to Minnesota, where I have stayed as I moved from Dynamic to Extreme. - Started a new file where I play entirely on Dynamic and ohpe to get a Retro Bowl win on almost every team (will not do Packers, Lions, or Bears) - Started a new file where I named the coach "Simu Lator" and simulated every game, making the game entirely about managing a successful roster. # My Thoughts - The game is essentially just complicated enough to be interesting while not overly complicated to pick up and play. There's a small learning curve right at the start, but by the end of one's second season, the gameplay routine of a season is essentially like clockwork. - There's something about this game that scratches my sports game itch. I played a lot of [[Backyard Football]] by Humongous Entertainment as a kid, and will always enjoy that game, but I needed sometihng that I could play in the 2020s. That is Retro Bowl .I may be a nerd, but goddamn do I love me some NFL. # Favorite Moments / Memories - Winning my first retro bowl ruled. Made me ask myself if this is how i'd feel when the Minnesota Vikings actually won the Super bowl. - [[Winning in Retro Bowl versus Winning in Real Life]] # What were you doing when not playing this? - Started whe nErin and I went to Alaska in 2022. # Relevant Links *Links to associated media.*