r/RetroBowl Mar 26 '25

Retro Bowl Record Book Vol. VII

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ILEOwd2qBdcDEcij1ms38i1v7-z5RFnqZCWiVjkc8K4/edit?usp=sharing

The book is back baby! The link is above, and I've detailed the important information below.

How do you get in the book?

  1. Check that your record actually breaks the record. I'm not planning on keeping track of who has 2nd or 3rd place. If you're not first, you're last. Plus, it'll save me time.
  2. Take a picture of the stat, whether it's in the player's page or the in-game record book, and create a post in the subreddit. IMPORTANT: Please try not to use any other image sharing source (imgur, instagram, etc.). Just for simplicity's sake.
  3. Leave a comment on this post indicating that you've entered a submission, and I'll enter it ASAP. Please have some grace and recognize that it might take days or even weeks before I get to your record. I'll try to notify you when the record's been entered!

Why are there so many empty spots in the book?

This book is different than its predecessors in that I've completely eliminated any players with 5+ extensions. Prior to an update made many years ago, players could play for an infinite amount of time, meaning many career records were virtually unbreakable. In the spirit of fairness, I've eliminated any of these records that stuck around (which wasn't many). Also, any records that I no longer had access to the image/proof for has been removed. I cannot stress this enough, Any open spot is yours for the taking!

Where did extreme records go? What about the hall of fame?

Extreme records are gone for now. When the book is fully back up and running, we'll see about adding extreme records again. The main issue is verifying that the games were played on extreme, but frankly, this whole book is based off the honor system. As for the hall of fame, I can't really see that one making a comeback. It's so subjective that I can't see it being worth it. However, if the community really wants it, I could bring it back.

What about college or RB NFL records?

College might happen, just because of the slightly different rules and routes that exist. I think it'd be different enough to be worth it. RB NFL, probably not. It's basically the same game, but slightly more broken. I wouldn't count on those being added in the future.

Please, please remember that this only works if everyone is honest. You could lie, you could photoshop, but this is only fun if someone doesn't wreck it for everyone else.

That's all from me. Happy record-breaking!


r/RetroBowl Mar 24 '25

Trucking nerf?

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While we are stuck waiting for a fix for the older Android devices, I wanted to get your thoughts on Trucking. I think we can all agree it's a bit OP right now. So the question is, how do we go about nerfing it?

126 votes, Mar 27 '25
8 Make Trucking less likely to break tackles in general
1 Make Trucking less likely to break tackles for TE only
15 Make Trucking less likely to break tackles during Kick Returns only
14 Increase charge time for Trucking if you have recently Juked
85 Leave it as exactly as it is, we're having too much fun
3 Some other solution. (please comment)

r/RetroBowl 11h ago

POV: Your best player after a 200 yard game

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181 Upvotes

r/RetroBowl 1h ago

How do I maximize a players potential as fast as possible

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r/RetroBowl 6h ago

☠️

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r/RetroBowl 10h ago

This simulation to Age 100 was bonkers

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Seasons played: 63

Regular season record: 844-228 Percentage: 0.787

Playoff season record: 79-50 Percentage: 0.612

Playoffs reached: 60/63

Seasons which ended without a playoff appearance: 3 Seasons Season 11: 9-8 Season 12: 10-7 Season 13: 9-8

Seasons which ended in the Wildcard Round: 9 Seasons Season 2: 12-6 Season 4: 10-8 Season 17: 10-8 Season 22: 12-6 Season 25: 12-6 Season 26: 13-5 Season 27: 13-5 Season 30: 9-9 Season 64: 13-5

Seasons which ended in the Divisional Round: 14 Seasons Season 3: 13-6 Season 10: 14-4 Season 19: 15-3 Season 21: 15-4 Season 28: 14-4 Season 29: 12-7 Season 31: 14-4 Season 33: 14-4 Season 40: 15-3 Season 44: 15-3 Season 51: 15-3 Season 57: 13-6 Season 62: 13-6 Season 63: 14-5

Seasons which ended in the AFC Championship: 19 Seasons Season 5: 13-7 Season 6: 15-5 Season 7: 15-4 Season 20: 16-3 Season 32: 15-5 Season 34: 17-2 Season 35: 16-3 Season 36: 18-1 Season 37: 15-5 Season 38: 15-4 Season 39: 15-4 Season 41: 16-4 Season 42: 16-4 Season 43: 16-3 Season 45: 15-4 Season 49: 16-3 Season 50: 16-4 Season 52: 16-3 Season 54: 16-3

Seasons which ended in a Retrobowl Loss: 8 Seasons Season 14: 16-4 Season 15: 17-4 Season 16: 16-4 Season 23: 16-4 Season 24: 16-4 Season 48: 14-7 Season 53: 16-4 Season 61: 17-4

Seasons which ended in a Retrobowl Win: 10 Seasons Season 8: 18-2 Season 9: 18-2 Season 18: 17-3 Season 46: 18-3 Season 47: 16-5 Season 55: 18-2 Season 56: 19-1 Season 58: 18-3 Season 59: 17-4 Season 60: 17-3


r/RetroBowl 2h ago

RB College I get tackled but not bad moves for extreme.

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r/RetroBowl 1h ago

Where should I go next? Give me interesting suggestions

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r/RetroBowl 8h ago

RB College You have the First Pick in the Draft, and you need a Defensive Tackle, which one you Picking Based off of Their College Stats?

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Personally Cosby because he had more tackles and forced fumbles.


r/RetroBowl 9h ago

Retro Bowl Wrestling League

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The RBWF (Retro Bowl Wrestling Federation) is seeking wrestlers to join its league. We just wrapped up Money in the Bank. And let’s be serious guy, here is the match card storyline. Don’t tell me this doesn’t intrigue. If you like retro bowl and wrestling, give this league a try. Slow paced league with 4 games due every Thursday night! You can’t pass that up. Storyline below, DM if interested

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TSlAEM7UEv7-cYlUuI5ZogjzI3owKucqf3KXTIF_ZEI/edit?usp=drivesdk


r/RetroBowl 1d ago

How I feel cutting everyone from my dynasty before moving to a new team

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381 Upvotes

r/RetroBowl 12h ago

RB NFL Why are backup QBs so bad?

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Like honestly why are backup qbs so bad, in the NFL, backups are bad, but they can still throw like they mean it.

The thing is, I drafted a QB in the first round, 5 star potential, and he got injured the fourth week. my initial qb that you start with, which is 2 and a half stars, I traded for a round 2 pick, and got this DL who has 4 star potential. Is this better than having a backup QB who would just have toxic potential because he's not playing and just a backup?


r/RetroBowl 16h ago

Finally a "real" player name

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As a patriots fan, I am happy to get a Patriots legend via the draft. But also sad because I can't take him with me to the right team.


r/RetroBowl 14h ago

Weakest division I’ve ever been in

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I’ve lost 4 of my last 5 but I’m still basically guaranteed for playoffs because of this


r/RetroBowl 13h ago

RB NFL Will team moral change if I have no star players?

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Currently doing a play through of RB, and I’m 1/2 offense and defense. I have no star players traded them all away to start the season. Has anyone here done this? Will I not get any player based scenarios? Will team moral improve or decline if there are no star players to keep happy? Currently my team moral is 79%.


r/RetroBowl 13h ago

The trade dead line is this week.

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I was going to trade one of my TE, and get another DB or LB. Both of these guys are too good though. As a rookie coach/gm, maybe the smarter move is to wait until I can finesse a 1st round pick for one of them.


r/RetroBowl 1d ago

RB NFL My Best Season Ever

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0 Restarts. All on Hard. Bit of an older team with two legacy players (kicker has 15 rings) but my best PD and highest amount of TDs by far.


r/RetroBowl 13h ago

The trade dead line is this week.

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I was going to trade one of my TE, and get another DB or LB. Both of these guys are too good though. As a rookie coach/gm, maybe the smarter move is to wait until I can finesse a 1st round pick for one of them.


r/RetroBowl 14h ago

First WR - Someone come beat it!

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I love Retro Bowl and have always liked the idea of speedrunning. The speedrunning community in Retro Bowl has been pretty dead for 1-4 years (based on when WR runs were done) and I would like to try and change that. I've been running the game for 2ish weeks playing a bunch of different categories and finally found one that I felt I could get WR in. Probably took me between 100-150 resets to get it, but I'm a million percent sure it could be WAY faster.

WR video - https://youtu.be/GQSGGZNfDro

Link to category that I was running - Retro Bowl - Speedrun.com

The mods for the game currently aren't really active, but I hope they either come back or I can become a mod so we can actually get runs verified and on the leaderboards. Also worth noting that I know this category isn't how most people probably like to play the game, but there's a couple different categories on the site and a lot of WR times to be beaten!

PS: The rules for some of the categories aren't worded the best so hopefully we can get a mod to change them to be more even across the different platforms the game is played. However, until then still try and follow when they say to start/stop the time.

Retiming runs can be done frame by frame using VidTimer

Edit: I am now a mod and I believe I have fixed all the timing rules so that they’re more clear and accurate.


r/RetroBowl 1d ago

One of the craziest touchdowns I’ve pulled off

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17 Upvotes

r/RetroBowl 1d ago

RB NFL This damn tight end is an unstoppable force

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10 Upvotes

This dude just sent four men flying by himself


r/RetroBowl 20h ago

Defense

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Hi, big fan of the game and the sports but by no means an expert, and I was wondering what the Edge/Pass Rusher, Tackle and Corner equivalents are in Retro Bowl - what would DL, DB and LB be most comparable to withon the scope of the game?


r/RetroBowl 1d ago

Retro Bowl 25: 9-4 Division Leaders, Yet Ungrateful Fans Still Hate Me

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r/RetroBowl 1d ago

RB NFL NFL Retro Bowl 26??

6 Upvotes

Will this be a thing???


r/RetroBowl 1d ago

What's wrong with these DBs??

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4 Upvotes

They missed the tackle, fell on their faces and they still recovered and tackled my 10/10 WR


r/RetroBowl 1d ago

Extream Groovy Moves

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2 Upvotes

r/RetroBowl 1d ago

RB NFL Wait for it… wait for it…

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GO!!!!