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8-bit Bodyslams - Pro Wrestling
Published on June 17, 2020 7:58 AM
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A lot of games depend on buttonmashing, but few depend on buttonmashing as much as the NES's Pro Wresting. Of course, there's not much that's "Pro" about it - one of the characters, a half-beast fishman, has a special move where he chews on the opposing player's forehead. But, for my money, this is definitely the best wrestling game on the NES, and I spent hours playing it when I was a kid. 

Featuring a colorful cast of wrestlers, and a wide assortment of (fake) wrestling moves, the game is pretty fun. The highlight of course is throwing your opponent out of the ring, and then running and leaping over the ropes to bodyslam them into the concrete. It's also fun to bash their heads into the base of the ring before the timer runs out. 

My favorite wrestler was Starman, a pink clad wrestler whose special move was palming opponents' faces and squeezing their skulls until they collapse. Never gets old. But each wrestler has their signature moves.

But like I said, you're gonna be buttonmashing like crazy to get these moves off before your opponent does. The game is pretty much an extravaganza of humiliation. 

Ah, they don't make 'em like they used to!

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Posted on June 17, 2020 1:13 PM

I remember going to a friend's house and playing this over there.  Didn't really get into it, though.  I just can't get into wrestling.  Games or otherwise.  Only other wrestling game I remember playing at a friend's house was Rumble Roses.  That was, uh, something.  I have friends who watch it on TV but it just never grabbed me.

Posted on June 17, 2020 11:56 PM

I'm not into wrestling, and this is probably the only wrestling game I ever enjoyed. Probably for its cartoonish brutality, which I enjoyed as a young boy, but can't really stomach now. 

Posted on June 18, 2020 12:39 AM

Wrestling is so rediculous. I should like it more because of that. 

Posted on June 20, 2020 9:59 AM

I've never been that crazy about it except for a brief stint when I was like nine or ten. But I really like this game. 

Posted on June 22, 2020 1:18 AM

I felt bad one day because my brother-in-law's brother asked me if I was into wrestling and all I could do was say I new some of them from the 80s. He was disappointed but what can I do?

Posted on June 22, 2020 2:12 AM

I remember Ultimate Warrior! Laughing

Posted on June 22, 2020 10:41 PM

I wish I'd seen Batista wrestle. 

Posted on June 18, 2020 4:56 AM

A WINNER IS YOU

Posted on June 18, 2020 12:43 PM

Ha ha ha. Yup.