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Bard Maddox
Feb 15, 2012

I'm just a sick guy, I'm really just a dirty guy.

projecthalaxy posted:

Is TEW 2005 still the only/newest free version of TEW? Also where could I find real world/current roster packs? You guys are making me want to pick it back up.

Yeah, TEW05 is still the only free one available out there. Also this website still has a pretty up-to-date mod collection:

http://www.ewwarehouse.info/

TEW is fun for about 30 minutes to me and then I just get annoyed with booking every single minute. I should really pick up the new TEW since that has auto-book and that would be a godsend.

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Claytor
Dec 5, 2011

Bard Maddox posted:

Yeah, TEW05 is still the only free one available out there. Also this website still has a pretty up-to-date mod collection:

http://www.ewwarehouse.info/

TEW is fun for about 30 minutes to me and then I just get annoyed with booking every single minute. I should really pick up the new TEW since that has auto-book and that would be a godsend.

TEW 2013 is better enough than 2005 that I'd recommend it without reservation to anyone who's enjoyed any particular aspect of TEW 2005.

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010
Is there a mod that allows you to start ECW again with a clean slate? I thought I remembered an ECW Lives mod but there only seems to be a WCW one.

Antitonic
Sep 24, 2011

Invented By Gandhi

El Gallinero Gros posted:

Is there a mod that allows you to start ECW again with a clean slate? I thought I remembered an ECW Lives mod but there only seems to be a WCW one.

Like a historical mod, or a modern day mod with ECW as a separate entity?

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010
I guess what I'd like is an ECW as a modern day thing, with Paul running the show and a blank roster.

Perry Normal
Jul 23, 2010

Humans disgust me. Vile creatures.
Your best bet would probably be to just get one of the modern day databases and edit it to your liking before you start playing.

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

Hahah I wonder if opening this can of worms is just one more reason for the WWE to be furious with THQ: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/wwe-cant-escape-copyright-lawsuit-524635

quote:

Berg says he was contacted by video game producer THQ, which wanted to use "Badstreet USA" for the game, Legends of Wrestlemania, but before any deal was reached, THQ discovered that records showed the song was owned by the WWE. So Berg investigated and found out the song "had been improperly and erroneously registered" by the WWE, "resulting in the royalties being redirected to" the professional wrestling company.
THQ ended up not using the song, and Berg says his investigation "revealed a systematic pattern of errors and omissions by WWE personnel that effectively misappropriated Papa's musical works" on DVDs, ringtones, and its cable channel.

Gonzo McFee
Jun 19, 2010
Badstreet gets royalties?

Sydney Bottocks
Oct 15, 2004

Gonzo McFee posted:

Badstreet gets royalties?

To be fair, it's certainly better than this travesty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIJKcr5vRpA

Someone should put this in WWE'13 as entrance music for a Michael Hayes CAW. Right down to the production team fuckup and all (the live crowd couldn't hear the loving music, just Hayes and Garvin trying to "sing" along as they entered). :v:

Gaspar Lewis
Nov 30, 2007

by Lowtax
Quick question: I've heard rumors the WWE '13 servers might not be running anymore.

Is that true or not, since the game seems like it finally hit $30? (Looking at 360 on the off-chance it matters.)

Daniel Bryan
May 23, 2006

GOAT

Gaspar Lewis posted:

Quick question: I've heard rumors the WWE '13 servers might not be running anymore.

Is that true or not, since the game seems like it finally hit $30? (Looking at 360 on the off-chance it matters.)

They still run... sometimes...

Gaspar Lewis
Nov 30, 2007

by Lowtax
Well "lovely" is better than "extinct".

Still have to think about it, though, I guess.

Budget Dracula
Jun 6, 2007

I'm not sure how but I managed to download a free version of Wrestling Revolution on a friends iPad. It had advertisements and the roster/exhibition mode all opened up. On a different iPad though I can't seem to find it, I only get the locked free versions and the paid ones. Do different apps show up based on what iPad you are using? (older vs newer)

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

Budget Dracula posted:

I'm not sure how but I managed to download a free version of Wrestling Revolution on a friends iPad. It had advertisements and the roster/exhibition mode all opened up. On a different iPad though I can't seem to find it, I only get the locked free versions and the paid ones. Do different apps show up based on what iPad you are using? (older vs newer)

Also based on region, IIRC.

I thought Michael Hayes wrote the Badstreet Song. He said he did anyway.

Tato
Jun 19, 2001

DIRECTIVE 236: Promote pro-social values
It's best not to trust a single loving thing out of Michael Hayes' mouth. I'd like to see him in a debate with Hogan to see who can spew the most bullshit in 30 minutes.

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

coconono posted:

Also based on region, IIRC.

I thought Michael Hayes wrote the Badstreet Song. He said he did anyway.

At the very least he wrote Freebird Road

triplexpac
Mar 24, 2007

Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you
Are there any awesome Japanese wrestling games that I can emulate on a PC? Just curious what's out there that I've missed, there was one posted here recently that had amazing animation.

RudoReels
Feb 21, 2013

RudoReels.com for International Pro Wrestling DVDs and Downloads.

Free downloads in every newsletter email!

bow chicka wow wow posted:

Does anyone here still play TEW? I think it's fun to mess around with, I can just never commit myself to a long-term game.

I play all the time. I don't find booking to take a while (in response to other comments in this thread). Used to. Once you know your way around the game it's quick. I mean if you're expecting to progress 6 months in 2 hours of play time, lower your expectations. :)

Also 2013 has features that speed the process up, mostly.

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

triplexpac posted:

Are there any awesome Japanese wrestling games that I can emulate on a PC? Just curious what's out there that I've missed, there was one posted here recently that had amazing animation.

virtual pro wrestling 2 w/ english patch

Snacksmaniac
Jan 12, 2008

I haven't had any luck with an English patch :smith: but the game and roster is pretty great.

Scirocco Griffon
Feb 3, 2012

RudoReels posted:

I play all the time. I don't find booking to take a while (in response to other comments in this thread). Used to. Once you know your way around the game it's quick. I mean if you're expecting to progress 6 months in 2 hours of play time, lower your expectations. :)

Also 2013 has features that speed the process up, mostly.

The pre-booking feature is a godsend when you're trying to run extended feuds since you can plot out an entire storyline buildup at once and then just pop in the relevant match or angle for that show with two clicks, and easily add or change stuff as the situation warrants. It's a lot less mentally fatiguing than keeping a .txt file of everything you're trying to have going on and then booking it all the night of the show like earlier games.

Dishwasher
Dec 5, 2006

Congratulations on not getting fit in 2011!

Snacksmaniac posted:

I haven't had any luck with an English patch :smith: but the game and roster is pretty great.

Just download a rename/reedit save for the emulator and then enter this gameshark code to translate the game:

Enable Code (must be on)

CODE
F10384C0 2400

Menu Translation - Credit: JamStubbs

CODE
811044A4 5349
811044A6 4E47
811044A8 4C45
811044AA 5300
811044B4 5441
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811044B8 5445
811044BA 414D
811044BC 0000
811044C4 4241
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811044C8 4C45
811044CA 2052
811044CC 4F59
811044CE 414C
811044D0 4500
811044D4 5345
811044D6 5249
811044D8 4553
811044DA 0000
811044DC 8264
811044DE 8272
811044E0 0000
811044E8 332D
811044EA 5741
811044EC 5900
8110438C 4558
8110438E 4849
81104390 4249
81104392 5449
81104394 4F4E
81104396 0000
8110439C 544F
8110439E 5552
811043A0 4E41
811043A2 4D45
811043A4 4E54
811043A6 0000
811043AC 4C45
811043AE 4147
811043B0 5545
811043B2 0000
811043B4 5241
811043B6 4E4B
811043B8 494E
811043BA 4700
811043C0 4556
811043C2 454E
811043C4 5400
811043C8 4544
811043CA 4954
811043CC 204D
811043CE 4F44
811043D0 4500
811043DC 4F50
811043DE 5449
811043E0 4F4E
811043E2 5300
81104380 5345
81104382 4153
81104384 4F4E
81104386 0000
81104B7C 4E41
81104B7E 4D45
81104B80 0000
81104B98 4E4F
81104B9A 4E2D
81104B9C 5449
81104B9E 544C
81104BA0 4500
81104BC0 4352
81104BC2 4541
81104BC4 5445
81104BC6 2041
81104BC8 2042
81104BCA 454C
81104BCC 5400
81104BD4 4D45
81104BD6 4D2D
81104BD8 5041
81104BDA 4B00

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Man, when they said you could just sim matches in Fire Pro and watch and be entertained, they weren't kidding. I just got done watching an amazing Hell No/CM Punk and Colt Cabana match that ended literally a minute from the time limit when Kane got the 3 count right as Punk was getting back in the ring. This game owns(FP2 for GBA, I wish I had a PS3 for the Returns port).

Ganso Bomb
Oct 24, 2005

turn it all around

Jack Krauser posted:

:siren: The DJKM Starter Pack has been converted :siren:

This is what's in it: http://www.fireproclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=26684

In short, it's got a ton of dudes from just about every era of wrestling you'd want. WCW, ECW, 80s and 90s WWF, Attitude WWF, WWE, TNA, 80s NWA, Mexico, Japan, ROH, AWA, WCCW, DGUSA, Indies, and more legends.

http://xfla.me/firepro/saves/djkm77/Starter-Pack/20130415/PS2-Classic/20130415_DJKM-Starter-Pack_(VME).zip

This is awesome.

I just installed this but now I'm not seeing some people I saw before. For example, I played the game a couple of times before importing this data and saw Andre and Bull Nakano as playable characters. Now I don't see them anywhere. I thought this would add/modify characters, not completely delete some. Are they still there somewhere or are they gone for good?

HulkaMatt
Feb 14, 2006

BIG BICEPS SHOHEI


Check the RETIRED folder in the wrestler edits?

El Gallinero Gros
Mar 17, 2010
Question about WWE '13: I've always enjoyed wrestling the Arn Anderson style where you pick a limb and destroy it. Is that something you can do? Does it make a difference when you slap on a submission hold that you've destroyed a limb?

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


El Gallinero Gros posted:

Question about WWE '13: I've always enjoyed wrestling the Arn Anderson style where you pick a limb and destroy it. Is that something you can do? Does it make a difference when you slap on a submission hold that you've destroyed a limb?

You can target areas, I think legs, arms, head and torso and submissions targeting those areas do take into account the damage each area's taken. This can lead to hilarious situations though where you can focus all your offence on the left leg only to get a quick tap with a ankle lock on the right.

Sevalar
Jul 10, 2009

HEY RADICAL LARRY HOW ABOUT A HAIRCUT

****MIC TO THE WILLY***
Speaking of wwe games, shouldn't we of heard somethin about wwe 14 by now? It's drearily quiet.

Alteisen
Jun 4, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

simosimo posted:

Speaking of wwe games, shouldn't we of heard somethin about wwe 14 by now? It's drearily quiet.

http://smacktalks.org/forums/index.php/topic/41918-wwe-2k14-minor-leak/page__pid__380228#entry380228

Supposed leak from a playtester.

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008

Another play tester came by in the original thread and dismissed all of that.

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

simosimo posted:

Speaking of wwe games, shouldn't we of heard somethin about wwe 14 by now? It's drearily quiet.

Probably at E3, with more stuff at Summerslam Axxess.

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
I just had a match in Fire Pro Returns of Norman Smiley vs. Japanese Kickboxer Musashi end in a 60min time limit draw after Smiley got the blood kicked and punched out of his skull and wouldn't get Criticaled. I decided to have a rematch and Norman Smiley was way more aggressive and instantly busted open Musashi. Now Smiley was still getting dominated but eventually at 46min and 15sec Smiley won with a Release German Suplex.

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

KungFu Grip posted:

I just had a match in Fire Pro Returns of Norman Smiley vs. Japanese Kickboxer Musashi end in a 60min time limit draw after Smiley got the blood kicked and punched out of his skull and wouldn't get Criticaled. I decided to have a rematch and Norman Smiley was way more aggressive and instantly busted open Musashi. Now Smiley was still getting dominated but eventually at 46min and 15sec Smiley won with a Release German Suplex.

I just simmed a 52 minute elimination 4-Way between Great Sasuke, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, and David Arquette where Punk and Arquette got eliminated 20 minutes in, but since the GBA Fire Pro 2 doesn't have people actually leave when eliminated, they stayed around repeatedly trying to get pinfalls. Arquette was busted open for the last 15 minutes or so, and the match basically became a desperate rush between Rey and Sasuke to try getting pinfall attempts while Punk and Arquette were busy. It was amazing.

triplexpac
Mar 24, 2007

Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you

John Cena posted:

Probably at E3, with more stuff at Summerslam Axxess.

I hope they get King out there again to awkwardly talk about video games, a topic he obviously cares so much about

Perigryn
Oct 22, 2010

TaJaaaaadoruuuuu

triplexpac posted:

I hope they get King out there again to awkwardly talk about video games, a topic he obviously cares so much about
I hope they have more than 1:30 min. of footage at E3 this year. Last year (?) was just embarrassing when they had Sheamus come out to promote it and the thing looped like 3 times by the time he was done talking about the Attitude Era mode and that goddamn barricade destruction cutscene.

Scirocco Griffon
Feb 3, 2012

El Gallinero Gros posted:

Question about WWE '13: I've always enjoyed wrestling the Arn Anderson style where you pick a limb and destroy it. Is that something you can do? Does it make a difference when you slap on a submission hold that you've destroyed a limb?

Yeah, it's been something that they've put some work into the last couple years. A character's head, torso, arms and legs all have different hit point amounts that can be adjusted, so you can use a bit of strategy. Also working the head makes them more vulnerable to being stunned by hard strikes, working the arms makes their submissions less powerful and working the legs cuts their movement speed pretty noticeably. Some of the Attitude Era matches require you to hammer on specific areas of an opponent too.

njsykora posted:

You can target areas, I think legs, arms, head and torso and submissions targeting those areas do take into account the damage each area's taken. This can lead to hilarious situations though where you can focus all your offence on the left leg only to get a quick tap with a ankle lock on the right.

I always did think it's a bit odd how the game lets you target the right and left arms seperately but treats both legs as a single thing.

Ganso Bomb
Oct 24, 2005

turn it all around

HulkaMatt posted:

Check the RETIRED folder in the wrestler edits?

Ah, nice! There they all are. Now, if I can just get the timing right for winning in a grapple...

Liar Lyre
Jun 3, 2011

Here to deliver
~Bad Opinions~

Perigryn posted:

I hope they have more than 1:30 min. of footage at E3 this year. Last year (?) was just embarrassing when they had Sheamus come out to promote it and the thing looped like 3 times by the time he was done talking about the Attitude Era mode and that goddamn barricade destruction cutscene.

2k isn't in dire straits like THQ was and WWE is a big new license for them. I wouldn't be surprised to see a rather nice showing from them.

Tato
Jun 19, 2001

DIRECTIVE 236: Promote pro-social values
What wrestling game has had the best ladder match option? The current WWE games have awful ladder matches where you can spend 30 minutes slamming a guy in the head with a chair, then powerbomb him off the top of the ladder through a table and he'll still pop right back up in 2 seconds, run at full sprint, and push you off a ladder if you set it up. Even though the THQ/AKI games still had a pretty arcade-y ladder match, occasionally a guy would get so beaten up that he would pass out and couldn't knock the other guy off the ladder.

The matches are still fun with friends, but I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a ladder match in single player in a WWE game.

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coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

the Mdickie games have pretty insane ladder matches.

I kinda wanna dick around with the engine to see if you can tweak the probability of limbs flying off and make them persistent.

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