Pro Wrestling

$13.99
Regular price
$15.99
Sale price
$13.99

In stock·1 available

Collector Grade

Game only

The cartridge or disc on its own, cleaned and tested — no box or manual. Game condition guide →

this is just a warning

Ships in 1–2 business days·Tracking on every order·Signature required on orders $250+

Item Condition

Game only: the cartridge in a protective holder, no box or manual. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact cartridge. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

A WINNER IS YOU. Three words of mangled English on a victory screen made Pro Wrestling one of the most quoted games in retro history, but the joke has always undersold the game underneath. Nintendo's 1986 wrestler, built with TRY Co. and designed and programmed by Masato Masuda, whose later work at Human Entertainment helped shape the Fire Pro Wrestling series, is a fast, funny and surprisingly smart take on the squared circle that Computer Gaming World once called the only wrestling game that really understood what it was simulating.

The roster is small but every member feels different. Fighter Hayabusa of Japan brings the Back Brain Kick, Starman of Mexico flies with a Somersault Kick and Flying Cross Chop, Giant Panther clamps on the Iron Claw, King Slender folds opponents with a Back Breaker, Kin Corn Karn swaps standard strikes for karate kicks and Mongolian chops, and The Amazon, from Parts Unknown, bites and chokes with a feral style fans have long linked to Street Fighter II's Blanka. Figuring out which throws, strikes and rope-running attacks work against which opponent is where the depth lives.

Single-player is a real title chase. Five wins earn a shot at the Video Wrestling Association championship, then you have to defend that belt ten times, twice against each rival, before the masked Great Puma, champion of the rival VWF, finally steps into the ring. The TV-style presentation was ahead of its time, too: a cameraman roams ringside and a referee works the match, details Pro Wrestling was among the first to try.

It was part of Nintendo's early wave of sports games alongside Tennis, Golf and Ice Hockey, yet it plays more like an arcade brawler than a simulation, and it shines brightest head-to-head with a friend. For NES fans, wrestling fans and anyone who knows exactly where that famous victory screen comes from, it is a cornerstone of the early library.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1986
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
TRY Co., Ltd.
Players
Single player, Multiplayer
About the game

Pro Wrestling is a pro wrestling video game developed and published by Nintendo. The game was the third wrestling game on the Nintendo Entertainment System (after M.U.S.C.L.E. and Tag Team Wrestling). It is one of Nintendo's sports-themed games for the NES, alongside titles like Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball and Ice Hockey.

Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.

Ships in 1–2 business days (Monday–Friday, excluding major U.S. holidays). During the holidays and big sales, allow one extra business day.

  • Live USPS and UPS rates at checkout. Every order ships with tracking.
  • We ship to all 50 states, U.S. military addresses (APO/FPO/DPO), and Canada. Canadian orders may owe duties and taxes on delivery.
  • Orders of $250 or more ship with signature confirmation.
  • Delivery dates shown at checkout are estimates, not guarantees.

Read the full Shipping Policy, including holiday order-by dates.

Most of what we sell is one of a kind, so all sales are final unless something goes wrong on our end.

Contact us within 14 days of delivery if your item doesn’t work, arrived damaged, is the wrong item, or isn’t as described. We’ll send a prepaid return label and make it right with a replacement or a refund. Orders placed November 1–December 24 can be reported through January 15.

Not covered: change of mind, compatibility issues, and opened sealed trading-card products.

Email support@coolection.com with your order number. Read the full Refund Policy.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)