Tag Team Wrestling

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Item Description

Long before Homestar Runner gave the internet its masked, boxing-gloved Strong Bad, the original Strong Bads were the heel tag team waiting across the ring in Tag Team Wrestling. That bit of trivia alone makes this cartridge a conversation piece, but the game itself is a fascinating snapshot of how early console wrestling tried to capture the drama of the squared circle.

It began as The Big Pro Wrestling!, a 1983 arcade game from Technos Japan, and reached the Famicom and NES in 1986, with Data East bringing it West. You control the Ricky Fighters, the fan favorites, battling the Strong Bads through a series of title matches with your partner waiting on the apron for the tag. The signature idea is menu-driven grappling: land a hit and a list of moves pops up, giving you only a few seconds to scroll and choose a body slam, drop kick, backbreaker or flying head butt before the moment passes. Pick fast, pick well, and finish with a pin for the three count, or toss an opponent out of the ring when the crowd wants chaos.

The system is awkward by modern standards and the abbreviated move names on screen are delightfully garbled, but it was an ambitious attempt to give an 8-bit wrestler a real arsenal at a time when most sports games offered one or two moves. Technos went on to make Double Dragon and River City Ransom, and this is an early piece of that lineage as well as a slice of mid-1980s wrestling fever, best enjoyed with a second player in the room, teaming up or trash-talking.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1983
Publisher
Namcot
Developer
Quicksilver Software
Players
Single player, Multiplayer
About the game

You are challenged to match the awesome skills of your opponents...to gain the Title in the World Super Championships of TAG TEAM WRESTLING Teamwork and stamina are the keys, as you and your partner battle your way through the Title Matches on your quest for the Belt. Attack your opponents with Body Slams, Drop Kicks, Backbreakers, Flying Head Butts, or even throwing them out of the ring! To win, its a pin for a count of three. Nothing can match the super excitement as the crowd cheers over this mania on the mat. Prepare yourself for Tag Team Wrestling!

Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.
Watch gameplayTag Team Wrestling on NES
Video: Tag Team Wrestling

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