Retro Bowl1.6.49 - App Store

Retro Bowl is the perfect game for the armchair quarterback to finally prove a point. Presented in a glorious retro style, the game has simple roster management, including press duties and the handling of fragile egos, while on the field you get to call the shots. Can you pass the grade and take your team all the way to the ultimate prize? Can you win the Retro Bowl?

Version History - Team strengths updated for the start of the 2026/2027 season.
- Trucking is now available from the Week 2 game in the first full Career year (Y2), instead of Week 5. 1.6.49 Sep 25 • Winners list updated. (Fix for issues preventing this happening in last update.)
• Fix for Kick Returner selections being lost if players were on the list of expired contracts. 1.6.45 May 20 • Team strengths updated for the end of the 2025/2026 season.
• Winners list updated.
• New Coach face added for our social competition winner.
• Fix for the game crashing when pressing one of the face buttons on certain game controllers.
• Fix for the facemask color reverting to gray when players were diving.
• Fix for an issue where longest kick records may not save correctly in a player's statistics. 1.6.43 Apr 27 - Facemasks can now be changed from the default gray color using the Unlimited Version's Team Editor.
- Potential fix for control issues when letting go of the screen to stop Trucking. 1.6.42 Jan 7 - Maximum kicking distance increased.
- Team strengths updated for 2025.
- Fix for a crash when restoring default Uniform data.
- Fix for issues caused by copying broken Editor data between saves. 1.6.38 12/05/2025 •Fixes for gameplay progression issues with overtime.
•Fix for a crash in Exhibition games when using 2023 Kick Return rules alongside a career team with two assigned Kick Returners. 1.6.35 08/14/2025 - Fixed a crash in the Hall of Fame.
- Fixed a crash which could occur when Trucking in Exhibition Mode.
- Fixed a bug where you could activate Trucking for an opposition player if they intercepted the ball. (Fixed for real this time!)
- Added Kick Return stats for relevant players to the League/Restarts screen in the format KR:Touchdowns(Yards)
- Added the original unedited team acronym to the top of the League/Restarts screen. 1.6.27 05/08/2025 TRUCKING BALANCING
- The charge time to start Trucking gets longer with each activation (but resets with each Down).
- Trucking is now less effective at preventing tackles if you are a non-star player, a player with low Strength, or a Quarterback.
- Each Trucking activation now directly increases the amount of energy which a player uses during a game.

RULE CHANGES FOR 2025
- Both teams now receive a possession in OT during regular season games as well as during postseason games.
- A Touchback during a Kick Off now results in the ball being placed at the 35-yard line (when playing with the newer Kick Return rules).

FIXES
- Fixed a bug where you could activate Trucking for an opposition player if they intercepted the ball.
- Fixed a bug where two of your players would be overlapping each other during Kick Returns with the newer rules.
- Fixed a bug where the menu music went missing if you Quit out of Exhibition Mode. 1.6.25 04/24/2025 TRUCKING is now available once you have played a few games in Season 2: Hold down on the screen when running with the ball to charge up your TRUCK meter and push through your opponent's Defense. But be careful - you'll run more slowly and be vulnerable to tackles from directly behind!

Other changes and fixes include -
- When using two Kick Returners with the 2024 rules, the Returner who does not receive the ball gets a significant boost to blocking ability. (Unlimited Version only)
- Updated the Retro Bowl winners' list with the winner for Retro Bowl LIX.
- Default team strengths updated for the end of the 24/25 season.
- One new COACH face added for our community competition winner.
- Fix for an issue with possession in postseason overtime.
- Fix for the Head Coach's PLAYED GAMES statistic during Year 1.
- Fix for Kick Returns appearing during game 1 of new careers. 1.6.17 03/06/2025 - Kick Returns option (available in Unlimited version) is now saved per career. This should eliminate the crash which could be caused by having two returners selected with 2023 rules.
- Fix (when starting a new career) for Retro Bowl LIX winners being omitted from the Winners' History.
- Help message now correct for touchbacks when using 2024 rules. 1.6.12 12/09/2024 - Default team OF and DF strengths have been updated for 2024.
- If two Kick Returners are selected, either one may receive the ball (depending on opposition team strength).
- Fix for the wrong winners being listed for Retro Bowl V. 1.6.11 10/23/2024 - 2024 version of Kick Returns now selectable (Unlimited version required)
- Beta support for French/German/Italian/Spanish/Portuguese(BR)
- Retro Bowl 'most coach victories' leaderboard updated for 2024
- Trades Deadline pushed back by one week
- Fix for the missing Taunt animation
- Fix for the wrong winners being listed for Retro Bowl XVIII
- Fix for a rare bug where your Tight End could appear twice on the field
- Fix for the X-to-close button not working on the interstitials showing other New Star games 1.6.9 08/23/2024 - Fix for the issue introduced in 1.6.5 where the ball would be tipped multiple times instead of caught.
- Removed a non-functional setting which was in the Stadium Roof Editor. 1.6.8 07/24/2024 - The opposition's Defensive star players are now labelled and have unique attributes when playing against a roster-enabled team in Exhibition Mode. (Unlimited Version is required to use roster-enabled teams in Exhibition Mode)
- Fix for sacks counting as incompletions
- Fix for Interceptions not counting in the End Zone.
- Improved SIM stats when a backup QB is in the roster.
- Retro Bowl Winners' List updated for new careers. 1.6.5 07/03/2024 - Fix for older versions of iOS such as 12.5.7
- Fixes to roster layout issues in Exhibition mode 1.6.1 03/08/2024 - "Interrupt SIM" feature! Interrupt a SIM game and take over playing, or activate SIM from the middle of commentary in an ongoing game!
- Default team strengths updated for new careers and for Exhibition Mode
- Fix for Benched players picking up game day injuries. 1.6.0 02/08/2024 - Added ability to use edited Team setups (names, uniforms, and current strengths) from Career Mode in Exhibition Mode (Unlimited Version required).
- Added ability to use Star Players from Career Mode in Exhibition Mode (Unlimited Version required).
- Edited Conference/Division names are now also reset by the master 'Restore All Teams' option in the Team Editor. 1.5.91 07/12/2023 - Fix for a crash affecting users who had not selected a Head Coach image on earlier versions. 1.5.88 05/04/2023 Additional bug fixes. 1.5.87 03/31/2023 Additional bug fixes. 1.5.85 03/30/2023 Fixed no-star QBs getting 3 audibles in franchise mode
Fixed exhibition team rating when picking same team as save slot
Fixed exhibition conference names after using edited save slot
"Exhibition" displayed on replays
Fixed incorrect drive direction in single player exhibition
Bowl history updated
Lowest free agent age increased
Fixed not seeing 4th down or punt option in OT
Play-off OT rules in Exhibition
Fixed Touchback occurring when player out of bounds in endzone from KO
Touchback kneel fix
Interception in end zone results in a touchback
"Game Over" messaging fix in exhibition 1.5.84 03/09/2023 Added exhibition games with local 2 player mode
Fixed HOF players disappearing
Fixed kicker XP attempts not affecting fan rating
Clock usage tweak
Tweaked CPU field goal success
Updated team ratings (thanks RetroBitCoach) 1.5.77 02/08/2023 Fixed playoff overtime not ending correctly
Can use a time-out to change between 1pt/2pt attempt
QB won't kneel when close to goal line
QB game rating tweaked
TE game rating tweaked
RBMVP award tweaked
Can see multiple DPOY medals on player card
Separated kicker PAT stats from FG stats (from this point onwards) 1.5.57 12/13/2022 Fixed overtime issues
Fixed commentary color during action
QB tackled not a sack if running
QB slide now a kneel if behind scrimmage
Slight oline buff when fielding OL star players
Defensive players can jump on Extreme
Defensive player speed slightly increased on Extreme
Capped maximum fan hit at 15%
Tipped catches count as a completed pass
Fixed overtime safety crash 1.5.51 10/25/2022 Fixed fumble issue
Sim: Fixed QB cmp over 100%
Sim: Fixed TE and RB not getting passing TDs
Sim: Fixed 100+ yards records
Fixed exceptional morale icon on boss profile
Fixed player sort on restart screen
Lower chance of Kicker RB MVP
Commentary colour represents team in possession
Updated celebration screen
Fixed tackle for loss
Fixed OT errors
Fixed stars on stat screens
Fixed seeding error in divisional round
Fixed opposition offense issues 1.5.46 10/14/2022