Original Release: Acclaim, 1992, NESOther Releases: Master System / Game Gear (1993), TV (2018) Though the first implementation of a steel cage is the feature here, the game also has traditional matches and a championship mode. WWF Steel Cage Challenge (NES, Acclaim, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! We’ve already done…
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WWF KING OF THE RING
Original Release: LJN, 1993, NES / Game Boy A basic wrestling title that was released late in the life of the NES. WWF: King of the Ring (NES, LJN, 1993) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! LJN appeared content to just churn out a clone of Steel Cage Challenge with slightly larger…
WHEEL OF FORTUNE: FAMILY EDITION
Original Release: GameTek, 1990, NES A variant of GameTek’s Wheel of Fortune that has easier puzzles available that are more appropriate for kids. Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition (NES, GameTek, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Like most of Rare/Gametek’s board game/game show offerings for the NES, Wheel Of Fortune is…
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
Original Release: FCI, 1989, NES The first of the licensed WCW games keeps it pretty basic with a limited roster and play options. World Championship Wrestling (NES, FCI, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! If you’re like me, you really had no awareness of the WCW until around the NWO era…
WALL STREET KID
Original Release: SOFEL, NES, 1989 One of very few stock market simulator games, with an odd style and jokey localization. Wall Street Kid (NES, SOFEL, 1989) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Sofel is one of those oddball game companies. They were actually a technology / information systems sort of company that…
VOLLEYBALL
Original Release: Nintendo, 1986, NES/Arcade Another forgettable early sports title from Nintendo. Volleyball (NES, Nintendo, 1986) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Most of Nintendo’s 8-bit sports titles were total garbage, although they did squeak out a couple of minorly fun ones. Tennis and Ice Hockey weren’t too bad if you had…
VEGAS DREAM
Original Release: HAL, 1988, NESOther Releases: platform (year), etc. A collection of casino games with mild RPG elements, one of the first examples of the subgenre. Vegas Dream (NES, HAL, 1988) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! This little casino collection has just four games — blackjack, roulette, keno and reel slots…
TSUPPARI OOZUMOU
Original Release: Tecmo, 1987, NESOther Releases: Wii (2007), 3DS / Wii U (2014), Switch (2019) A very simple, cute and fast-paced adaptation of sumo wrestling. Tsuppari Oozumou (NES, Tecmo, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! This cartoony and fairly simple sumo simulator is somewhat reminiscent of a Kunio game, but is…
TENNIS
Original Release: Nintendo, 1984, NESOther Releases: PC-88 / X1 (1985), Game Boy (1989), Gamecube (in Animal Crossing – 2001), Game Boy Advance (2002), Wii (2006), 3DS (2011), Wii U (2013), Switch (2018) One of the more decent in-house sports games from Nintendo, but still not very good. Tennis (NES, Nintendo, 1984) Where to Buy: Amazon…
TECMO WORLD WRESTLING
Original Release: Tecmo, 1989, NES An interesting take on wrestling from Tecmo with a play-by-play announcer. Tecmo World Wrestling (NES, Tecmo, 1989) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Tecmo World Wrestling is a cut above most 8-bit wrestling games with better-looking sprites, music by the Ninja Gaiden/Tecmo Super Bowl composer, faster and…