Metal Jesus Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 John Riggs is a long time wrestling fan and has played most wrestling games ever released, both in the US and Japan. Today he talks about the best wrestling games ever made for the NES, Famicom, Super Famicom, PS1, PS2, GameCube, Dreamcast, GBA and much much more! Games Shown: World Wrestling (NES) Toukon Club (Famicom) Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling: Ouja no Kon (PS1) SmackDown! Here Comes the PAIN (PS2) Burning Pro Wrestling (Super Famicom) Giant Gram 2000: All-Japan Pro Wrestling 3 (DC) Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Oudou Keishou (N64) WCW/NWO Revenge (N64) I love bringing on special guests who can talk about a subject like this to a complete newbie like myself. I learned a lot, include... what the heck a "bra & panty match" was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Games Shown: some game that doesn't matter some game that doesn't matter some game that doesn't matter some game that doesn't matter some game that doesn't matter some game that doesn't matter Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Oudou Keishou (N64) WCW/NWO Revenge (N64) The wrestling game was perfected in 1998 with THQ/AKI's Revenge. World Tour, which came before it, and Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy, which came after it, are also excellent games. Virtual Pro 1+2 are also amazing, for the initiated. Incredible rosters, great gameplay engine, superb control. Look nowhere else for wrestling action. And the best part....they're still dirt cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemoose Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 The wrestling game was perfected in 1998 with THQ/AKI's Revenge. World Tour, which came before it, and Wrestlemania 2000 and No Mercy, which came after it, are also excellent games. Virtual Pro 1+2 are also amazing, for the initiated. Incredible rosters, great gameplay engine, superb control. Look nowhere else for wrestling action. And the best part....they're still dirt cheap. No Mercy was the perfection. I have not played a wrestling game since that equals the playability and customization of this game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exo Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game isn't there? Whaaaaaat?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 No Mercy was the perfection. I have not played a wrestling game since that equals the playability and customization of this game. I might almost agree but But BUT....No Mercy does not run at a consistent play speed, dependent on the number players active in a match. 4 or 3 player matches run slower than 2 player matches, so a battle royal where the last of three players is eliminated suddenly speeds up. This adversely affects the timing of blocks/shrugs/grabs mid match. Still an amazing game, but not perfect. (It also wasted programmers time and memory space by including the divas--they could have added 8 more wrestlers worth using). I would also argue that, while the customization options that WWF2000 and No Mercy added were very deep, it is far too easy to make OP custom wrestlers, which is all most people did. Revenge is better FOR it's limitation IMO. Lastly, WCW>WWF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke75 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Can't go wrong with any of the AKI games. Even the later "non-wrestling" wrestling games like Def Jam Vendetta and Fight for New York. As much fun as those games are, though, it's depressing that they're still better than anything being released now (can I have a great Lucha Underground game, please?). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Oh, I'll be watching this one later! Wrestling games are awesome, and I like picking them up when I see them. One of the ones that gets a bad rep that I like is Showdown: Legends of Wrestling on the PS2. Yeah, it's a little glitchy, but the roster is incredible: 1 Dory Funk, Jr. 2 Sabu 3 Terry Funk 4 British Bulldog 5 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 6 Jerry "The King" Lawler 7 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka 8 Hacksaw Jim Duggan 9 The Sheik 10 Ivan Putski 11 "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert 12 King Kong Bundy 13 Dynamite Kid 14 Abdullah The Butcher 15 "Superstar" Billy Graham 16 "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 17 Iron Sheik 18 Nikolai Volkoff 19 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 20 Rick Martel 21 Mr. Fuji 22 Rocky Johnson 23 Kerry Von Erich 24 Owen Hart 25 Harley Race 26 Bret "Hitman" Hart 27 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 28 Big John Studd 29 "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner 30 "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart 31 Bob Backlund 32 Koko B. Ware 33 Kevin Von Erich 34 The Road Warriors [Hawk & Animal] (Tag Team) 35 Curt Hennig 36 Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 37 Capt. Lou Albano 38 Brian Pillman 39 One Man Gang 40 George "The Animal" Steele 41 Mil Mascaras 42 Tito Santana 43 Rick Steiner 44 Cowboy Bob Orton 45 Nikita Koloff 46 Eddie Guerrero 47 Fritz Von Erich 48 Ivan Koloff 49 Baron Von Raschke 50 Don Muraco 51 Sid Vicious 52 Ultimate Warrior 53 Jake "The Snake" Roberts 54 Dusty Rhodes 55 Diamond Dallas Page 56 Sting 57 Randy "Macho Man" Savage 58 Hollywood Hulk Hogan 59 Andre The Giant 60 Rick Rude 61 Bruno Sammartino 62 the Nasty Boys [brian Knobs & Jerry Sags](Tag Team) 63 Bam Bam Bigelow 64 Grand Wizard 65 Andy Kaufman I've also put a good amount of time into the PS3 version of WWE 2K14. It has a History of Wrestlemania mode which is a ton of fun. The create-a-wrestler engine is especially awesome. I even made Mike Haggar from Final Fight/Saturday Night Slam Masters! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 Oh, I'll be watching this one later! Wrestling games are awesome, and I like picking them up when I see them. One of the ones that gets a bad rep that I like is Showdown: Legends of Wrestling on the PS2. Yeah, it's a little glitchy, but the roster is incredible: 1 Dory Funk, Jr. 2 Sabu 3 Terry Funk 4 British Bulldog 5 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 6 Jerry "The King" Lawler 7 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka 8 Hacksaw Jim Duggan 9 The Sheik 10 Ivan Putski 11 "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert 12 King Kong Bundy 13 Dynamite Kid 14 Abdullah The Butcher 15 "Superstar" Billy Graham 16 "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 17 Iron Sheik 18 Nikolai Volkoff 19 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 20 Rick Martel .... Dear god, you aren't messing around!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Great video! I was worried at first because WWE Day of Reckoning 2 and the Fire Pro Wrestling series were not mentioned in the OP... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Yes, the THQ/AKI games make all other wrestling games look like tiddlywinks. I have a soft spot for Pro Wrestling (NES) and the WWF games from Acclaim (SNES/Genesis), though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 WWF Superstars arcade game FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 WWF Superstars arcade game FTW This is a good one, but I like WWF WrestleFest even more. I wish they would make an updated version of WrestleFest with a vastly increased roster and release it on a home console. Tag team with Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior every time, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) This is a good one, but I like WWF WrestleFest even more. I wish they would make an updated version of WrestleFest with a vastly increased roster and release it on a home console. Tag team with Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior every time, baby! I like both games, and both came on the scene during my peak arcade years, but I personally like Superstars a bit better overall. I think Wrestlefest was a step forward in graphics and game options (match types, 4 players, etc.) but a step backward in the actual game play "engine." I don't like how you just mash an "action" button and the game chooses what move to do for you, or how your opponent lies in a diagonal on the mat to signify that he is finished and you can trigger your one-button-press finisher. Oh, and in Superstars, Macho Man and Big Boss Man every time. Edited November 8, 2016 by Cynicaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Speaking of wrestling arcade games, anyone else remember The Main Event? It was part of the 80's Konami "Let's get actual people dressed up as the game characters for the side and marquee art even though they will look like complete idiots!" series of arcade games. There's a joystick and one big button. That's it. Yet somehow, I played the ever loving crap out of this one. And the art is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slab0meat Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Speaking of wrestling arcade games, anyone else remember The Main Event? The Main Event. Ping! Yes. Very much so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Last night, I FINALLY got around to actually watching the video. Great stuff as usual! I also realized something: I think classic wrestling games are going to see a spike in price soon. Right now, they are dirt cheap. Even the N64 ones are still in the bargain bin, and everything N64 has gone nuts lately. Now is the time to buy. I'm going to be hitting up the flea markets and retro game stores soon for some of the classics I don't have yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Speaking of wrestling arcade games, anyone else remember The Main Event? It was part of the 80's Konami "Let's get actual people dressed up as the game characters for the side and marquee art even though they will look like complete idiots!" series of arcade games. There's a joystick and one big button. That's it. Yet somehow, I played the ever loving crap out of this one. And the art is awesome. "Stomping... stomping...." I remember seeing this game at the mall and being very disappointed by the single-button control scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Body Slam! Super Pro Wrestling for Intellivision. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WtezgBCnKic Twelve different wrestlers each having different strengths and egos. Choose upto nine moves from a library of 26 different wrestling moves. Pile driver, suplex, clothesline, tag team matches, ring girls, it has it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfleet Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Speaking of wrestling games in the bargain bin... Fished this one out of a milk crate of sports games at a flea market last weekend. I've heard really good things. Can't wait to try it out! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Speaking of wrestling games in the bargain bin... Fished this one out of a milk crate of sports games at a flea market last weekend. I've heard really good things. Can't wait to try it out! Best three bucks you have ever spent! Best wrestlers to use include: Giant, Scott Norton, Kim Chee, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, Brian Adams, Hawk Hana. Kanyon/Rigor Mortis has one of the best KO attacks in the game, though his move set is not the greatest. Hold that strike button down, don't move. Use that kick! KOing people is SUPER SATISFYING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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