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A number of tournaments are held, including the annual world championship tournament in [[Madison, Wisconsin]].<ref name="tecmomadison">{{cite web|url=http://www.tecmomadison.com/|title=Tecmo Madison – Official Site of the Tecmo Super Bowl World Championships|publisher=TecmoMadison.com|accessdate=2014-05-27}}</ref> This tournament was the centerpiece of an episode of ''[[NFL Films]] Presents'', which documented the video game and its cult following. The episode included interviews with NFL greats such as [[Emmitt Smith]] and [[Christian Okoye]] who were featured in the original game, as well modern NFL players such as [[Philip Rivers]] who discuss their passion for the game.<ref name=KotakuDoc>{{cite web|title=The NFL’s Greatest Players Revere Tecmo Bowl Too|url=http://www.kotaku.com/5954671/the-nfls-greatest-players-revere-tecmo-bowl-too/|first=Owen|last=Good|date=October 24, 2012|work=Kotaku|publisher=Gawker Media|accessdate=2012-10-26}}</ref>
In 2016, Tecmo Super Bowl saw a sharp rise in popularity. 26 national tournaments<ref name=TecmoBowl.org>{{cite web|title=Tecmo Super Bowl Live Tournaments|url=http://tecmobowl.org/forum/159-tecmo-tournaments/}}</ref> were held and Tecmo Madison XIII’s livestream had 161,076 viewers<ref name=TecmoMadison.com>{{cite web|title=Tecmo Madison XIII Sees Newfound Success, Same Champion|url=http://tecmomadison.com/tecmo-madison-xiii-sees-newfound-success-champion/|first=Chris|last=Vogt|date=May 3, 2017|work=MWTecmo.com|accessdate=2017-05-03}}</ref>, in addition to ESPN<ref name=ESPNTecmoMadison>{{cite web|title=Tecmo Super Bowl gunning for resurgence with esports|url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/19095180/tecmo-super-bowl-gunning-resurgence-esports|first=Michael|last=Rothstein|date=April 7, 2017|work=ESPN|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=2017-04-07}}</ref> coverage.
==In popular culture==
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