Retro gaming goes into overtime with the announcement of Tecmo Bowl Throwback, a remake of the classis SNES football game Tecmo Super Bowl. Coming to Playstation Network and Xbox LIVE this spring, the remake will feature refreshed “2D+3D” graphics, 32 teams and customizable rosters, classic game modes and of course online multiplayer and leaderboards.

The option to revert to old-school 2D graphics will also be there should you want to bask in that retro nostalgia. Expect good things as Southend Interactive has experience with recent remakes of classics games like Lode Runner and R-Type.

Check out screens, which include retro and remake comparison shots, after the break.

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CES just ended this past weekend, and putting aside all the 3D movies, Blu-ray news, and Project Natal stories, Microsoft announced one more place where its Xbox Avatars will have something to do. The new Xbox Game Room will be a free virtual room for Live players to customize, decorate and deck out with Avatar-playable arcade cabinets of yesteryears.

What’s the big deal?

These older-gen retro arcade games will be preserved to play and look almost exactly as they did back in their hey-days. We will be charged Microsoft Points for plays beyond our second time, and more to “keep” the cabinet in our own virtual Game Rooms. Games for Windows will enable these to be played on PCs.

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Once upon a time, Nintendo used to make really difficult games. In fact, these games were so difficult that there was a 900 number for children to call and run up their parents’ phone bill. It was all for the sake of overcoming an obstacle and totally worth a beating.

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Some people, like myself, squirm at the thought of paying $60 for a next-gen game that will provide a dozen hours of fun. On the flip side, there are gamers who are all too eager to drop hundreds of dollars to get an extremely special gaming experience.

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