8:41 That "Money!" part of the song with the Ted Dibiase laugh was just awesome! I am trying to find that version of the song but sadly could never find it anywhere here...
You know, they tried with Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. They really, truly did. Sure, they used the worst wrestling game engine ever created (the eight-year-old Warzone one) and the glitches, hit detection, movesets, glitches, clipping and glitches were laughably awful, but damnit, it was a fun game. This one, though... this was the first Legends of Wrestling game re-released with Hogan on the cover. That's it. Nothing was improved! How the fuck is that even possible? How can you release a bad game and then release a sequel where none of the problems from the previous game have even been addressed, let alone fixed? This is why Showdown, which was, like I said, a fun little game, was laughed at and never given a fair shake. It's also the main reason Acclaim no longer exists. They put a lot of time and effort into backing their wrestling games, so when they sucked and no one bought them, Acclaim lost a lot of money. Sorry, but they deserved it after repackaging the same fucking engine in seven games over eight years time. THQ and Yuke's weren't Rockstar or Bungie, either. They were mediocre developers, yet Acclaim was still steamrolled by them, all because they couldn't get up off this engine. From 1997 to 2004, you had the Smackdown engine, the AKI engine, the Nitro/Thunder engine, the WMXIX/Day of Reckoning engine, the RAW for Xbox engine... even some Fire Pro games on Game Boy Advance. Staggering.
What are you talking about "bad game"? The first 2 Legends of Wrestling games were good. They're not amongst the greatest wrestling games of all time, but there's enjoyment to be had. Plus they're nostalgic for older wrestling fans at the time.
They improved a lot! LOW was flawed, the create a wrestler mode was bare, nobody had proper entrances and there were less modes, and career mode was just worst. LOW2 improved in all areas but moveset accuracy.
Hulk Hogan and Jerry Lawler have their own licenses that aren’t exclusive to WWE even though they’re signed to WWE. Eddie Guerrero hadn’t returned to WWE when he signed onto this game, and the rest weren’t signed to any exclusive contracts and had the rights to their own gimmicks.
Plus I think they were going off of their WCW period, but yeah I think WWE had current (circa 2002) Eddie, but not 90’s era Eddie. As I Remember, Rob Van Dam was in the first game but not this one, as RVD was fully with WWE by 2002.
The contracts were signed a good while before the games released. Eddie, Jerry and Hulk hadn't resigned with WWE yet when they signed the deals with these games.
Jimmy Hart actually did the music for these games, so a majority of the themes are what they used when/if they were in WCW.
love how Eddie Guerrero and Mil Mascaras get generic Mexican music xD
8:21 Oh, the memories of my younger self trying to mimic the way "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase walked to the ring. Good times, man.
8:41 That "Money!" part of the song with the Ted Dibiase laugh was just awesome! I am trying to find that version of the song but sadly could never find it anywhere here...
At least they all have their own themes here.
I really wish they would remake this game series or bring it back
You know, they tried with Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. They really, truly did. Sure, they used the worst wrestling game engine ever created (the eight-year-old Warzone one) and the glitches, hit detection, movesets, glitches, clipping and glitches were laughably awful, but damnit, it was a fun game.
This one, though... this was the first Legends of Wrestling game re-released with Hogan on the cover. That's it. Nothing was improved! How the fuck is that even possible? How can you release a bad game and then release a sequel where none of the problems from the previous game have even been addressed, let alone fixed? This is why Showdown, which was, like I said, a fun little game, was laughed at and never given a fair shake. It's also the main reason Acclaim no longer exists. They put a lot of time and effort into backing their wrestling games, so when they sucked and no one bought them, Acclaim lost a lot of money. Sorry, but they deserved it after repackaging the same fucking engine in seven games over eight years time. THQ and Yuke's weren't Rockstar or Bungie, either. They were mediocre developers, yet Acclaim was still steamrolled by them, all because they couldn't get up off this engine.
From 1997 to 2004, you had the Smackdown engine, the AKI engine, the Nitro/Thunder engine, the WMXIX/Day of Reckoning engine, the RAW for Xbox engine... even some Fire Pro games on Game Boy Advance. Staggering.
+Rein Engel At Least They Had Sting's Crow Theme
That's not true, they improved the Career mode and the entrance themes.
What are you talking about "bad game"? The first 2 Legends of Wrestling games were good. They're not amongst the greatest wrestling games of all time, but there's enjoyment to be had. Plus they're nostalgic for older wrestling fans at the time.
They improved a lot! LOW was flawed, the create a wrestler mode was bare, nobody had proper entrances and there were less modes, and career mode was just worst. LOW2 improved in all areas but moveset accuracy.
Any chance could you upload Ted Dibiase's theme from this game? I remember this is the only one that had his laugh in it.
A great game ..
I take it you either didn't unlocked the lockable characters, or just bought the game and decided to do the video of the entrances.
Michael Glover that’s what I came for to see the locked characters entrance
Most of the legends in Legends of Wrestling are Hall of Famers
0:09 HULK HOGAN
If this is ever seen, I’m wondering how did they get the rights to use some of these people? Wouldn’t WWE own the likeness for them? Like Jerry?
They weren’t under contract to WWE at the time
Hulk Hogan and Jerry Lawler have their own licenses that aren’t exclusive to WWE even though they’re signed to WWE. Eddie Guerrero hadn’t returned to WWE when he signed onto this game, and the rest weren’t signed to any exclusive contracts and had the rights to their own gimmicks.
Plus I think they were going off of their WCW period, but yeah I think WWE had current (circa 2002) Eddie, but not 90’s era Eddie.
As I Remember, Rob Van Dam was in the first game but not this one, as RVD was fully with WWE by 2002.
The contracts were signed a good while before the games released. Eddie, Jerry and Hulk hadn't resigned with WWE yet when they signed the deals with these games.
Why didn't any of the wrestlers have there actual them songs?
+Jacob Brooks it's a small thing in our world called copyright...
+David Watties Yeah for Example they used Hogans actual theme from Wcw
+John Mahmud So Why Is Bret Hart's Theme An Generic Ripoff Of Natalya's Theme
I know this was a year ago but Natalyas theme is a rip off of this version
@@ericmonaco2276Hogan or Jimmy Hart most likely would've had the Copyright on that
Is there actually a difference in the entrances between consoles?
It's called the Washington Post March. That was his theme in WCW.
Now that I don't know.
A few on the GameCube version (which I have)
Go fire emblem