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Title: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game
Post by: TrekMD on September 14, 2013, 02:23:02 AM
I haven't played many wresting games, but I figured this comparison would be on interest.  Not a lot of different systems but the do run a gamut from PC to the first PlayStation.

https://youtu.be/R_8ZY6ndhi4
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: 64bitRuss on September 14, 2013, 18:44:32 PM
That game has outstanding graphics and audio. This would have been a great addition to the Jaguar library, or the JagCD.
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: TL on September 14, 2013, 20:01:17 PM
Always hated this game, Midway basically turned WWF into a Mortal Kombat style game and failed on two fronts. It was both a crap fighter and a crap wrestling game. I own the MD and Saturn versions but never play them.
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: Shadowrunner on September 15, 2013, 01:53:42 AM
I loved the WWF games in the 16 bit days but this was very different. Not my favourite my it does look good.
Good to see the Genesis/MD compared to the 32X version, big improvement!
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: onthinice on September 15, 2013, 17:05:11 PM
Great versions.

Sadly WWF Wrestling titles are like Star Wars games. Some bad some good. Thankfully there are enough to make anyone happy!
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: Bobinator on September 16, 2013, 13:50:30 PM
This is one of the very, very few wrestling games I've ever enjoyed or understood. Never watched professional wrestling, don't plan to, so a game that basically plays like Mortal Kombat is basically right on my level for this sort of thing. I prefer Capcom's Saturday Night Slam Masters, personally, but this is still pretty fun.

That said, I'd say the DOS version wins out over all of these. Sure, the audio's a tad clear on the CD console versions, but you also have slightly less loading times on the DOS version. Unless you play from the CD, but I don't think this guy's doing that.
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: TL on September 17, 2013, 20:26:33 PM
The only good WWF arcade game was this:

https://youtu.be/-2ak_BjxKZo

Wrestlefest is still one of the best games ever in fact, it is quite frankly criminal that it never got a home port.
Title: Re: Let's Compare WWF Wrestlemania
Post by: 64bitRuss on September 17, 2013, 23:02:55 PM
Yeah I will agree with you there, I miss Wrestlefest. One of the best arcade games of all time, without question. I was a pretty big fan of WWF Superstars too.

https://youtu.be/hTnZZsY3Jgg