It was a rough time in pro wrestling, but watching Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels develop in that era makes it one of my favorites to revisit every now and then. Without them, it would have been so much worse.
Great point. I really miss that about wrestling -- you could see a guy climb the ranks, from tag team to IC level to world champ. It seems like nowdays it's just... "Hey here's this big dude we want you to cheer, now he's champion, deal with it."
@@SNESdrunk Yeah, much like John Cena and Roman Reigns. I respect Cena because he delivers in the ring. But still, he was forced down our throats. It's interesting because that aspect of "forced pushes" created the friction for guys like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan to rebel against, making for good drama that blended some reality into the storyline. Now whenever I tune into wrestling it seems like such a mixed bag. There's so much content I can't find a place in it for myself. Different times.
this was good. had wrestlefest and superstar at the beach arcade in ocean city Maryland, and locally respectively. I also played wrestlrmania locally. good memories. good times. I miss wrestling pre 1996
the crazy part is my dad has the real arcade machine of wrestlefest and I love that fucking machine and macho Man would have been epic if he was in and also WrestleMania the arcade game was the mortal Kombat of wrestling
Wrestlefest is one of the best wrestling games ever. Not Fire Pro good for its time, but darn close, in a my WWF way. Highly recommended people find a way to try it, nothing like beating the Road Warriors with Hogan and Warrior, true wrestling gold.
Did anyone else notice that WWF Superstars looks like it's reusing some animation from Double Dragon? They were both made by Technos, right? Or am I just seeing things?
I think you could add "despite the lack of randy savage" to any sentence. Like "hey dude this is a pretty cool party...despite the lack of randy savage."
RetroR0bbie Watch his matches in New Japan. He does a lot of different moves he never did in the U.S. He had to do more than a leg drop and big boot, over there.
@@Jedi-For-Hire he was actually super talented and an impressive technical wrestler. Watch his Japan matches. McMahon marketed him as "big strong guy" in America. It's unfortunate.
You nailed it. Mid 90s wwf was... weird. My brother liked it and loved the Rock later, but I still think the original rosters were the best. Those wholesome days that turned out to be not so wholesome, but were still amazing.
On superstars Randy Savage in the big boss man on my favorite too wrestlefest The Ultimate Warrior and mr. Perfect on my favorite 2 and of course WrestleMania Razor Ramon and The Undertaker are my favorite too
I was the man at Wrestle mania none of my friends could beat me. After awhile I would lose on purpose just to boost their confidence to keep playing with me. HBK fan all the way
Another great video, thanks for posting. Very fond memories of playing Wrestlefest in the past; the chunky graphics really help with the feel of the game.
WWF Wrestlefest did get an official sequel called RetroMania Wrestling, released for consoles and PC, and it's the same Wrestlefest although without the WWE license (but Hawk and Animal from Wrestlefest did appear on it though.) WWE Wrestlefest was almost going to have a home port however its based on the mobile game, so it was cancelled.
So the first game looks like Double Dragon, the third one looks like Mortal Kombat. Any games that look like Final Fight? (To be fair, there was a wrestling scene in Final Fight)
Any chance you can revisit this with the working rom of royal rumble? This is cool how you did this. Only video to speak about the big 4. I actually own the all the machines too.
Wrestlefest being 1991 all the carachters they had in this game they were all tje right caracthers but they miss acouple like machoking randy savage the texastornadokerryvon erichhe was another carachter they need to have another caracther was the tugboat hacksawjimduggan they need it to have dino bravo the undertaker
snesdrunk have my baby... lol just kidding. you should mention something about battletoads and double dragon. no one talks about that game and it was awesome.
I bought the SNES port of the Arcade Game and it was okay butAARRGGGHHH!!! WHERE IS BAM BAM BIGELOW???!!! A fat ass flaming fist to the developers who shit the bed on that one.
Wrestlefest will always be my favorite wrestling game of all time.! Looking back I wonder how much money I blew on that 1 game lol.
"It has Macho Man. It doesn't need anything else."
Literally why Superstars is my favorite.
late 80s early 90s was my wwf heyday.
for me is 00'era since i was born mid 97 :)
96-99 all the way
Yup i agree it was my heyday too miss macho man Randy savage.😥
So much cocaine and steroids from this era
It was a rough time in pro wrestling, but watching Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels develop in that era makes it one of my favorites to revisit every now and then. Without them, it would have been so much worse.
Great point. I really miss that about wrestling -- you could see a guy climb the ranks, from tag team to IC level to world champ. It seems like nowdays it's just... "Hey here's this big dude we want you to cheer, now he's champion, deal with it."
@@SNESdrunk Yeah, much like John Cena and Roman Reigns. I respect Cena because he delivers in the ring. But still, he was forced down our throats. It's interesting because that aspect of "forced pushes" created the friction for guys like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan to rebel against, making for good drama that blended some reality into the storyline. Now whenever I tune into wrestling it seems like such a mixed bag. There's so much content I can't find a place in it for myself. Different times.
this was good. had wrestlefest and superstar at the beach arcade in ocean city Maryland, and locally respectively. I also played wrestlrmania locally. good memories. good times. I miss wrestling pre 1996
I will have to look for that when I get a chance to go to OC again.
the crazy part is my dad has the real arcade machine of wrestlefest and I love that fucking machine and macho Man would have been epic if he was in and also WrestleMania the arcade game was the mortal Kombat of wrestling
all three were classics instant nostalgia
Wrestlefest is one of the best wrestling games ever. Not Fire Pro good for its time, but darn close, in a my WWF way. Highly recommended people find a way to try it, nothing like beating the Road Warriors with Hogan and Warrior, true wrestling gold.
using warrior and hogan is so much fun in wrestlefest but royal rumble is also enjoyable.
Wrestlefest still holds up well today graphically and the gameplay. I love the art style of the game! Favourite wrestling game of all time.
90's WWF was the best.
WWF, yeah, not WWE.
wrestlefest brings back memories of scarbourough arcades
Did anyone else notice that WWF Superstars looks like it's reusing some animation from Double Dragon?
They were both made by Technos, right? Or am I just seeing things?
Correct, same company that made Double Dragon. You're not just seeing things. I noticed it immediately.
The Abore sprite from double dragon 2 is a redesign of the Andre sprite from Superstars.
Go search Double Dragon reloaded on UA-cam. You can play the WWF stars in the game.
There’s mods where you can use wrestkefest characters in double dragon and streets of rage mods
I think you could add "despite the lack of randy savage" to any sentence. Like "hey dude this is a pretty cool party...despite the lack of randy savage."
Each game represents a different generation in WWF arcade games and all of them look really solid.
So many quarters pumped into WrestleFest at the movie theater and 7-11
WWF Superstars! What a great game! That and the TMNT games, Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat must have gobbled trillions of quarters!
Glad to see the answer was the correct on of "all of them."
dont think iv ever seen hogan do a drop kick
I know it's crazy how untalented in the ring, but he was still the most popular guy out there.
In Japan he did
RetroR0bbie Watch his matches in New Japan. He does a lot of different moves he never did in the U.S. He had to do more than a leg drop and big boot, over there.
Verne Gagne and Vince McMahon didn't want him to break the stereotypical "big man" image that Hogan presented.
@@Jedi-For-Hire he was actually super talented and an impressive technical wrestler. Watch his Japan matches. McMahon marketed him as "big strong guy" in America.
It's unfortunate.
WrestleFest commentary was great. "Toaster... Climbs on the top rope. Oh no, he's refusing to job for anyone"
wrestlefest was unbelievably fun
You nailed it. Mid 90s wwf was... weird. My brother liked it and loved the Rock later, but I still think the original rosters were the best. Those wholesome days that turned out to be not so wholesome, but were still amazing.
I miss the 1995-1996 era of WWF, YES! As a kid it was so great.
On superstars Randy Savage in the big boss man on my favorite too wrestlefest The Ultimate Warrior and mr. Perfect on my favorite 2 and of course WrestleMania Razor Ramon and The Undertaker are my favorite too
I was the man at Wrestle mania none of my friends could beat me. After awhile I would lose on purpose just to boost their confidence to keep playing with me. HBK fan all the way
damn i miss these games .... i need a mame machine asap
Another great video, thanks for posting. Very fond memories of playing Wrestlefest in the past; the chunky graphics really help with the feel of the game.
"It has Macho Man, okay. It doesn't need anything else."
Try saying that about any of the WWF games for NES.
Jake Roberts' DDT in Wrestlefest was just as swank as the real-life version.
WWF Wrestlefest did get an official sequel called RetroMania Wrestling, released for consoles and PC, and it's the same Wrestlefest although without the WWE license (but Hawk and Animal from Wrestlefest did appear on it though.) WWE Wrestlefest was almost going to have a home port however its based on the mobile game, so it was cancelled.
Wrestlefest was awesome. I still remember managing to put out all eleven opponents in the Royal Rumble with Smash. XD
I never played any of the arcade games, but good to know they're worth playing.
Arcade1Up should make the arcade cabinet for the wwf games
They better....
It would work. Just unfortunate that we can’t get the WWF logo which is an bumper
WRESTLEFEST JAKE THE SNAKE N DEBIASE WAS BEST BUT SUPERSTARS WAS REALLY FUN TOO MACHO N HONKY TONK WERE AWESOME
Wrestlefest will always be my fave
WM arcade was amazing on the sega genesis
I wasted soooooo many quarters on those first 2
wasted? you enjoyed the games and your youth.
I actually do miss the New Generation era.
The 2 first were the best.
WWF Wrestlefest is the greatest made.
Wrestlemainia the arcade game- the Mortal Kombat of wrestling games
I miss the new generation era. Shawn and Bret...you just don't get better than those 2 in my opinion
So the first game looks like Double Dragon, the third one looks like Mortal Kombat. Any games that look like Final Fight? (To be fair, there was a wrestling scene in Final Fight)
If you're looking for a Final Fight style wrestling game, your best bet is Saturday Night Slam Masters
Any chance you can revisit this with the working rom of royal rumble? This is cool how you did this. Only video to speak about the big 4. I actually own the all the machines too.
I only hated that ultimate Warrior kicked your ass
How can I play these games?
Why is there not a home port of these games especially Wrestle Fest?!?!?
I beat Wrestlefest with 0.50 cents. It was hard as Hell to do
WWF Superstars is my favorite. I know that Wrestlefest may be a better game but I still prefer Superstars.
I’m pretty sure wrestle fest was in the arcade I went to as a kid, but it was so long ago-not sure the name of it
I played in Amiga game god damnit
How can I get these roms for my Mac?
try google
+BertBerryCrunch thanks
If I had a arcade cabinet it would be wrestlefest or tmnt arcade
WrestleFest was the absolute best.
What's the best SD card to buy
2:28 he lost a retirement match against The Warrior at Wrestlemania 7 at the time
“I can’t wait for the rematch”
Were can i get these games
Macho Man`s Suplex? Hulk Hogan`s Piledriver?!? I am not a huge wrestling fan, but even I know that`s not right!
New generation era, the BEST era
P.S. DOINK BRAH!
Ahh, taking Big Boss Man and spamming his Boss Man Slam over and over. Good times.
Macho smacho, also that era of wrestling was the best era! What are you smoking?
Macho Man was retired at the time Wrestlefest was made.
"New Generation"... it's NEW Generation
Whats the best way to play these? Website or buy some mini console?
+jvadoptante google mame emulator
SNES drunk Thanx dude, your Channel is tight af. Keep up the sweet content.😎👌
Wrestlefest being 1991 all the carachters they had in this game they were all tje right caracthers but they miss acouple like machoking randy savage the texastornadokerryvon erichhe was another carachter they need to have another caracther was the tugboat hacksawjimduggan they need it to have dino bravo the undertaker
Wrestlefest was the best
Macho man, Oh Yeah 🌺
3RD ONE LOOKS LIKE MORTAL kombat
Hi. I suscribe your Channel
snesdrunk have my baby... lol just kidding. you should mention something about battletoads and double dragon. no one talks about that game and it was awesome.
Best game
Wrestlefest is still the 🐐
Great games
Where can I buy an arcade
GIVE ME CASH u cant afford it
Without the Macho Madness it is a nothing. 😉
Wrestlefest is best.
I bought the SNES port of the Arcade Game and it was okay butAARRGGGHHH!!! WHERE IS BAM BAM BIGELOW???!!!
A fat ass flaming fist to the developers who shit the bed on that one.
The one thing they're all lacking is characters.. pretty crazy thst the best wwf games were all on arcades cause the console versions were all shit..
Hey SNESdrunk, have you done a video on your personal favorite top 5 - 10 snes RPG's? Sorry this post doesn't relate to wrestling.
I have not for RPGs, just my favorite games in general ua-cam.com/video/kHH5nuJEBcQ/v-deo.html
+SNES drunk Thanks...just watched that vid. I knew 'KenGJr Presents...' would make your list.
i cannot get wrestlefest to work on my laptop for the life of me
+SNESDrunk So which one is your Favorite?
he said he likes the wwf superstars...because it has macho man in it...hehe!! 4:21
No Macho Man ! You gotta be kidding me 😠
Hogan used piledrivers?
anyone can select cpu vs cpu
Too long, didn't watch version. WrestleFest is the best game ever