Was there ever a good wrestling game on the Amiga?!,...NO!!!!!

ZEUSDAZ · 27 August 2021, 11:49

Remember the days when we had our 8-bit computers and were waiting for what seemed a lifetime for a beat'em-up that was actually good?!
We all got excited when Double Dragon came out but was quickly disgusted by what we actually got,...and then Target Renegade came along

The question is did we eventually get a good wrestling game on the 16-bit computers during those magical golden WWF years after failed attempts?!,...NO!

This is TOP WRESTLING which has been requested of me to be placed into the vault of shitness on the "Shit Game Time" series,...I'm not bloody surprised!
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dreamkatcha · 27 August 2021, 12:05

I wouldn't know if it's any good or not - after attempting to boot several versions via a multitude of FS-UAE configurations I gave up trying. The closest I came was getting into the ring... then the game froze and guru-ed. I've added your video to my watch list to finally get a proper look at it.

Some people say this is the one Amiga wrestling game worth playing? I might have read that on Lemon.

gimbal · 27 August 2021, 12:07

They should have ported Bayou Billy, the best beat em up ever created.

(I'm kidding, of course).

Predseda · 27 August 2021, 12:29

Another good looking Amiga game ruined by its controls.

saimon69 · 27 August 2021, 17:58

Some of those people are the same that later came out with Black Vyper and Fighting Spirits so they DID learn the lesson

Especiually Tomljanovich, did its (for me) best work for me in Black Vyper, where you can hear Hokuto no ken and Science fiction B movies colliding!
(you can also find reminescences of Hokuto no ken in the game intro, almost identical to the end credits of HNK PLUS a Side Arms intro cameo on the earth being devastated by nukes - was intentional? Hell Yeah! Hokuto no Ken was HUGE in italy in the end 80s)

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Nobby_UK · 27 August 2021, 19:13

Has there ever been a good wrestling game ?

Seiya · 27 August 2021, 19:35

on Amiga i think good Wrestling game are by Ocean: WWF Wrestle Mania and WWF European Rampage Tour

Foebane · 27 August 2021, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamkatcha

Some people say this is the one Amiga wrestling game worth playing? I might have read that on Lemon.

Lemon Amiga is probably the least reputable site out there.

Foebane · 27 August 2021, 21:02

Is there any chance Zeusdaz could review BLACK VIPER as a shit game? It certainly is.

dreamkatcha · 28 August 2021, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

Lemon Amiga is probably the least reputable site out there.

Oops, my mistake, sorry. It was Exotica I'd forgotten to remember correctly, maligning Lemon in the process. They collectively rated it 4.41.

ZEUSDAZ · 28 August 2021, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

Is there any chance Zeusdaz could review BLACK VIPER as a shit game? It certainly is.

Ha lol, not when it contains 5 disks I ain't unless someone pays me a little more than the standard £5 per request as I have to send away for the disks as I use real hardware.

Foebane · 28 August 2021, 21:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEUSDAZ

Ha lol, not when it contains 5 disks I ain't unless someone pays me a little more than the standard £5 per request as I have to send away for the disks as I use real hardware.

Don't you ever use WHDLoad? It would be a lot simpler.

ZEUSDAZ · 29 August 2021, 04:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

Don't you ever use WHDLoad? It would be a lot simpler.

Nope, emulation ain't my style

Foebane · 29 August 2021, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEUSDAZ

Nope, emulation ain't my style

WHDLoad is not an emulation thing, it's a hard drive thing.

ZEUSDAZ · 29 August 2021, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

WHDLoad is not an emulation thing, it's a hard drive thing.

Yep my Bad but I use an A500.

Foebane · 30 August 2021, 01:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEUSDAZ

Yep my Bad but I use an A500.

Fair enough, but Black Viper IS a shit game: huge opening cinematics and elaborate animations disguise a very average-to-poor motorcycle road shooting game, even if the music is (I think) the best part of it.

27 August 2021, 11:49	#1
ZEUSDAZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: England Posts: 743	Was there ever a good wrestling game on the Amiga?!,...NO!!!!! Remember the days when we had our 8-bit computers and were waiting for what seemed a lifetime for a beat'em-up that was actually good?! We all got excited when Double Dragon came out but was quickly disgusted by what we actually got,...and then Target Renegade came along The question is did we eventually get a good wrestling game on the 16-bit computers during those magical golden WWF years after failed attempts?!,...NO! This is TOP WRESTLING which has been requested of me to be placed into the vault of shitness on the "Shit Game Time" series,...I'm not bloody surprised! [ Show youtube player ] Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ZEUSDAZ; 27 August 2021 at 16:58.

27 August 2021, 17:58	#5
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,519	Some of those people are the same that later came out with Black Vyper and Fighting Spirits so they DID learn the lesson Especiually Tomljanovich, did its (for me) best work for me in Black Vyper, where you can hear Hokuto no ken and Science fiction B movies colliding! (you can also find reminescences of Hokuto no ken in the game intro, almost identical to the end credits of HNK PLUS a Side Arms intro cameo on the earth being devastated by nukes - was intentional? Hell Yeah! Hokuto no Ken was HUGE in italy in the end 80s) [ Show youtube player ] Last edited by saimon69; 27 August 2021 at 18:09.

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27 August 2021, 12:05	#2
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	I wouldn't know if it's any good or not - after attempting to boot several versions via a multitude of FS-UAE configurations I gave up trying. The closest I came was getting into the ring... then the game froze and guru-ed. I've added your video to my watch list to finally get a proper look at it. Some people say this is the one Amiga wrestling game worth playing? I might have read that on Lemon.

27 August 2021, 12:07	#3
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	They should have ported Bayou Billy, the best beat em up ever created. (I'm kidding, of course).

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Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	Another good looking Amiga game ruined by its controls.

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