This game is so bare bones I beat it while on the loo. And not one of those epic loo sessions where time stands still and suddenly 2 hours have passed. One of those “your cheeks have barely touched the…
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WWF Superstars. Rare (1991) GameBoy
Tagged with: 1991, GameBoy, Hulk Hogan, LJN, Macho Man Randy Savage, Mr Perfect, Nintendo Gameboy, RARE, Retro Gaming, Review, Ted DiBiase, Ultimate Warrior, Wrestling, WWF, WWF Superstars
Posted in Nintendo Gameboy
Posted in Nintendo Gameboy
WWF Royal Rumble. Yuke’s (2000) Dreamcast
Despite Craig’s protestations, the Attitude Era of Wrestling was THE BEST. Yeah, we know that for every awesome TLC there was a turgid Bob Holly match, but there was 10 people pushing for the Championship belt, though only Triple H…
Tagged with: 2000, Al Snow, Chris Jericho, D'Lo Brown, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Kane, Kurt Angle, Mankind, Matt Hardy, Retro Gaming, Review, Rikishi, Royal Rumble, Sega Dreamcast, Shane McMahon, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Tazz, The Big Show, The Godfather, The Road Dogg, The Rock, The Undertaker, Triple H, Vince McMahon, wwe, WWF, X-Pac
Posted in Sega Dreamcast
Posted in Sega Dreamcast
WWF: Super WrestleMania. LJN (1992) Super Nintendo
My mate had this game, I remember Christmas ’92 when he got it, I basically moved into his house for a few weeks and played it endlessly. In 1992 this was THE closest thing we could get to wrestling. Satellite…
Tagged with: 1992, Hulk Hogan, Jake the Snake Roberts, LJN, Macho Man Randy Savage, Randy Savage, Retro Gaming, Review, Sid Justice, SNES, Super Nintendo, Super WrestleMania, Ted DiBiase, The Legion of Doom, The Natural Disasters, The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, Wrestlemania, wwe, WWF
Posted in Super Nintendo
Posted in Super Nintendo
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role. THQ (2000) PlayStation
A few months back, I read an issue of Retro Gaming (lost it, moved house) and there was a small article on SmackDown! 2 proclaiming it one of the best wrestling games ever made. This infuriated me, and I couldn’t…
Tagged with: 2000, Cock Rock, No Mercy, Noble Van Rockingham, PlayStation, SmackDown, THQ, wwe, WWF, WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, Yuke's
Posted in Playstation
Posted in Playstation
WWE Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth, THQ, (2002), Playstation 2
Or, My Career As A Pro Wrestler
Tagged with: 2002, Hipster Harold, Playstation 2, Retro Gaming, Review, THQ, Wrestling, wwe, WWE Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth, WWF
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Posted in Playstation 2
WWF: Wrestlemania Challenge. LJN. (1990) Nintendo
This really is a game you need to take the rose tinted glasses off and NOT play, EVER. There is nothing here. Literally. OK, maybe figuratively, but the game is sparce. You get 8 real wrestlers, plus “yourself” and 3…
Tagged with: 1990, Hulk Hogan, LJN, Retro Gaming, Review, Simulation, Ultimate Warrior, Wrestling, wwe, WWF
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
Posted in Nintendo Entertainment System
WWF: No Mercy, THQ/AKI Corporation. (2000). Nintendo 64
Let us start by first diffusing a popular myth – the Attitude Era of wrestling was garbage. It really was. Granted, the main event was always a spectacular sight to see, and there was no shortage of colourful characters…but for…
Tagged with: 2000, AKI Corporation, N64, No Mercy, Retro Gaming, Review, Simulation, THQ, Wrestling, wwe, WWF
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Posted in Nintendo 64
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