The best football game of all time, in any generation. Period.
Now here's what's different, and what makes this game the best football game of all time. In the original Tecmo Bowl, you get to choose teams with fictional names but with real-life players. Previously, the player's abilities are dependent on the real-life stats of the year the game was made. In this version, Tecmo Super Bowl, you get to choose real-life professional teams with real-life players and real-life abilites. The automatic interception (defender in front of the receiver) has been eliminated, so that makes the game more "real" and fun to play. There's is also the player's physical condition to see how well the player is doing, or bad. The default condition is "average." If the player has a "good" or "excellent" physical condition, then the abilities stats would go higher (watch for Dan Marino on that one); if it's "bad", then you may have to limit the time or be very careful when playing him, because he's risking injury. Only the QB, RBs, and receivers can get injured. There are also league stats like passing, rushing, etc. to see who's on top in the NFL in order for you to do conduct your strategy. In the rushing area, watch for Bo Jackson and Thurman Thomas in that category. The picture photos of the players look fairly realistic for its time, although some players decide not to include their names in the game (QB Bills is actualy Jim Kelly and QB Eagles is actually Randall Cunningham, with their real-life abilities) There's also a real-life schedule for the 1991 season, the playoffs and the Super Bowl, so that makes the game a plus. The default victories and defeats depend on the teams' overall abilities to play the game. The San Francisco 49ers are obviously a favorite to win the big one with the likes of Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, John Taylor, Ronnie Lott, Charles Haley, and Bill Romanowski. As mentioned, you now have 4 runs and 4 passes for the offense. Depending on your team and situation, keep the opponent guessing by using a variety of plays because it's very tempting to run a lot if you're the Raiders (Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen). Even with a mediocre (or less) QB, keep the defense guessing. You can also change the playbook by selecting new plays and change the play you think has become a disservice. However, I strongly recommend against this practice because the default plays were made to accomodate the player's abilities. There are no penalties (false starts, pass interferences, roughing the passer, etc), so this game was designed to speed it up.
The stats can make the players a little too superhuman (Bo Jackson for 3 carries and 113 yards? Joe Montana 6 of 8 passing for 250 yards?), but then again, it's only 5 minutes per quarter.
There's also a Pro Bowl mode in which the best players of each conference compete in the all-star game. You can actually change and select the players of different teams to be in your Pro Bowl, although the default roster is strongly recommended. The music is very fast-paced with rock-style soundtrack (I personally like the playoffs music), depending on what mode you're playing, and which side as well.
The players look smaller and less detalied than the previous one, but it was definitely worth the risk of making this game as the best user-friendly football game of all time, if the not the best in any way, shape or form. Fairly simple, right?