In October 2022, another update to the game was released where it was made possible to simulate games and be able to change avatars for players and staff with unlimited version for $1. In April 2022, an update was released that introduced the ability to return kickoffs.

(For example, Philadelphia instead of the Philadelphia Eagles.) All teams are based on the NFL teams in real life, but since EA still has the exclusive NFL license to the actual teams and players, Retro Bowl makes a similar jersey to the team, and puts the city's name instead of the team's name to make up for the lack of NFL license. The player can also buy Retro Bowl's currency called coaching credits, which can also be earned by game play and decisions outside of the game. There is also, for $1 only, an 'unlimited version' which gives access to editing any team's uniforms, logos, names and end zones, weather, and more. The game also includes aspects of managing an American football team such as trading and cutting players, signing free agents, maintaining morale, drafting players, talking to the press, and more. The goal of the game is for the player to manage their team to the Retro Bowl championship game. Even though the player can draft defensive players or get defensive players from free agency, the defense is not playable, and is simulated by the game. In Retro Bowl, the player controls the team's offense while also acting as the team's general manager. Retro Bowl emulates the gameplay of American football and was heavily influenced by the Tecmo Bowl series. Retro Bowl uses simple mechanics which have been praised by players and critics alike. After the success of Retro Bowl, the developers released the soccer game Retro Goal in June 2021. Retro Bowl was the number-one-downloaded-app on Apple's App Store in late 2021. Retro Bowl was heavily influenced by the Tecmo Bowl series. A version for the Nintendo Switch released on February 10, 2022. The game was released in January 2019 and due to JefeZhai, HostileBeast, and RetroSportRadio, it massively increased in popularity in late 2020. A browser version is also officially available on the websites Poki and Kongregate. Retro Bowl is a 8-bit styled American football video game developed by New Star Games for the iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch operating systems.

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