NES Wrestling Games?

PrinceOfBrainsPrinceOfBrains
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So I've been on kind of a wrestling kick lately (which I blame several of my friends for) and I've decided to cross it over with my other favorite thing: NES collecting!



I've been surprised to see how many wrestling games exist for the NES, so I wanted everyone's opinion here. Which of them are good, and where do I start? Are any of the LJN ones better than the others? How about that WCW one? Is Tecmo's any good? TELL ME WHAT TO THINK, NINTENDOAGE!
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  • empireempire
    I don't like any NES ones, but Royal Rumble for the SNES is awesome.
  • tbone3969tbone3969
    Pro Wrestling for the win. King Slender is a legend.
  • brokenkevinbrokenkevin
    I've always been a big fan of Pro Wrestling and Tag Team Wrestling
  • rosebriderosebride
    Love pro wrestling!
  • frankrizzofrankrizzo
    I prefer the WWF games on snes the most. I know that doesn't really help.
  • VGS_captmorgandrinkerVGS_captmorgandrinker
    I was a big fan of the Tecmo one.



    Also love the Battle Royal modes on Royal Rumble and Raw for the SNES.
  • ne$_pimpne$_pimp
    I don't play wrestling games all that much but I do enjoy watching it.

    I would have to say M.U.S.C.L.E is probably my favorite on the NES.
  • scaryicescaryice
    I don't think any of them are worth playing.
  • tramfan3tramfan3
    I have to agree. SNES are better. WCW isnt too bad for laughs on nes. Royal Rumble for Sega is my favorite.
  • Generic1Generic1
    Pro Wrestling, Wrestlemania Challenge, Tecmo World Wrestling
  • WashYourFaceWashYourFace
    None of them on NES are very good, really.
  • the tall guythe tall guy
    I love Pro Wrestling.



    Also, one of the WWF games was pretty alright. Not Wrestlemania... heck, I remember it had Hogan, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Rick Rude, Andre, Macho Man, Big Boss Man, maybe a couple others. You could do a 3 on 3 tag match, and each wrestler's theme would play when they got tagged in. 8 bit Rick Rude theme music is the best music.
  • Maertens29Maertens29
    Originally posted by: the tall guy

    I love Pro Wrestling.



    Also, one of the WWF games was pretty alright. Not Wrestlemania... heck, I remember it had Hogan, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Rick Rude, Andre, Macho Man, Big Boss Man, maybe a couple others. You could do a 3 on 3 tag match, and each wrestler's theme would play when they got tagged in. 8 bit Rick Rude theme music is the best music.





    You're thinking of wrestlemania challenge, which I played for the first time a couple weeks ago, and my brother and I had a blast with it. Definitely a playable NES wrestling game. Not amazing, but great for some 2 player wrasslin!
  • the tall guythe tall guy

    Originally posted by: Maertens29




    Originally posted by: the tall guy



    I love Pro Wrestling.



    Also, one of the WWF games was pretty alright. Not Wrestlemania... heck, I remember it had Hogan, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Rick Rude, Andre, Macho Man, Big Boss Man, maybe a couple others. You could do a 3 on 3 tag match, and each wrestler's theme would play when they got tagged in. 8 bit Rick Rude theme music is the best music.







    You're thinking of wrestlemania challenge, which I played for the first time a couple weeks ago, and my brother and I had a blast with it. Definitely a playable NES wrestling game. Not amazing, but great for some 2 player wrasslin!







    Thank you, that's the one! 



    I was a big wrestling fan as a kid, I rented that game countless times. 
  • scaryicescaryice

    Originally posted by: tramfan3



    I have to agree. SNES are better. WCW isnt too bad for laughs on nes. Royal Rumble for Sega is my favorite.



    SNES wrestling games aren't any better, though. It's not until the N64 games and the Smackdown games on PS1 that there were any good console wrestling games (I dunno about the Japanese Fire Pro games, I hear those were good).
  • VGS_foochie776VGS_foochie776
    Just go straight to WWF No Mercy on n64.
  • JandremJandrem
    Glad to see I'm not the only wrestling fan who doesn't like any of the NES wrestling games. They were alright for their time, but as soon as I played the SNES ones, I never looked back.



    I'm going to be "that guy," and say I even have trouble going back to No Mercy/WM2k/etc. WWE 2k14 really did everything No Mercy did and multiplied it a hundred-fold. (hides from incoming flames and arrows)
  • Malachi ConstantMalachi Constant
    Pro Wrestling is one of the most entertaining games on the NES. I love it.
  • SneakSneak
    I didn't like most of the NES wrestling games, and a lot of the SNES ones aren't great either.



    The Super Famicom was another story - "Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium" was a great game. I had a repro made of it years ago (translated and roster hack). I definitely recommend that game if you can find somebody to make it. Before it's time.
  • gutsman004gutsman004
    Originally posted by: tbone3969

    Pro Wrestling for the win. King Slender is a legend.





    Hall of fame comment right there!
  • gutsman004gutsman004
    Double post.
  • SlayterSlayter
    Pro Wrestling is the only one worth playing on the NES. It's really unfortunate that the music is so bad (30 second loop) but other than that it's solid. Honestly, I think this was the best wrestling game until WCW/NWO World Tour on the N64 came out and finally bested it.
  • Diamante LocoDiamante Loco
    NES wrestling games are basically garbage



    WWF Wrestlefest and Superstars are fun on Arcade, but the rosters are kind of shallow



    Royal Rumble and RAW on SNES/Genesis are decent, so are the Fire Pro Wrestling games, but they aren't button mashers like the WWF games are.



    WCW/nWo Revenge - WWF No Mercy - Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 (Japanese game) are all phenominal on N64



    Power Moves Pro Wrestling and WCW vs The World on PS1 are decent as well



    Fire Pro Wrestling Returns on PS2 is probably one of the best wrestling games post PS1/N64 era just for the sheer customization level you have



    and a couple underrated gems are Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam New York for PS2/Xbox
  • skoreboardtxjmoskoreboardtxjmo
    I had fun with m.u.s.c.l.e.
  • G-TypeG-Type
    Pat the NES punk has a pretty comprehensive review of the wrestling games
  • Boosted52405Boosted52405
    Wrestlemania 2000 for the win! I know I know, that's for N64 I just couldn't resist.
  • PrinceOfBrainsPrinceOfBrains
    Man, lot of great replies in this thread. I actually do appreciate the advice about a few of the SNES ones - the only 16-bit wrestling game I've played to this point was RAW IS WAR, which is...so-so, so I was curious about the others. As far as the N64 goes No Mercy and Wrestlemania 2000 were my jams, and I have a bit of a soft spot for In Your House as one of the first Saturn games I ever played.



    Pro Wrestling seems the far and away winner so far which I'm not surprised by, but I am relieved/glad to hear the Tecmo one is good too. I'd feel weird knowing there was a bad Tecmo NES game.
  • PrinceOfBrainsPrinceOfBrains

    Originally posted by: Sneak



    I didn't like most of the NES wrestling games, and a lot of the SNES ones aren't great either.



    The Super Famicom was another story - "Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium" was a great game. I had a repro made of it years ago (translated and roster hack). I definitely recommend that game if you can find somebody to make it. Before it's time.



    Quoted for specific information - was that the one Suda51 worked on? I know he did one of the SFC Fire Pro games.


  • tbone3969tbone3969
    I actually liked the music in Pro Wrestling. Some one said it wasn't that good. The Tecmo wrestling game is pretty good too. I vaguely remember playing a WCW one for the NES as well that wasn't that bad.
  • SneakSneak

    Originally posted by: PrinceOfBrains



    Quoted for specific information - was that the one Suda51 worked on? I know he did one of the SFC Fire Pro games.

     

    No idea the specifics of who worked on the game.  Or was that in reference to the translation?



    I bought the repro a few years back, somebody on DigitalPress made a copy for me.  I definitely recommend the game to anybody that likes wresting games. 


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