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Endless Mike posted:Was Thunder the one where you did Street Fighter moves to do attacks? The moves were far more obtuse even. The Acclaim games had some back, forward/down forward basic stuff, these move lists in Thunder make no sense.
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Games of Thunder with friends always turned into a game of "Who's going to be cheap and bust out the Test of Strength first."
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Jul 9, 2013 17:54
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Pope Corky the IX posted:Was it Russo's influence that made the last(?) WCW video game take place entirely in the backstage area of an arena and never once in a wrestling ring? Coincidentally, that was also the same game where you can play as Russo.
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Backstage Assault was the first time I rented a video game and felt, within minutes, how disappointed I was  . WCW was the first promotion I got into due to Channel 5 showing those ridiculous Worldwide shows at 7pm on Fridays, so I was psyched for a new WCW game, particularly since I had had so much fun with the WWE Smackdown games. It was so bad.I have fond memories of Mayhem though, even if it hasn't aged as well as Revenge/World Tour like folks have already said. Highlights included a look at how Goldberg REALLY ended up in WCW, unlocking Mean Gene and hearing his intro ("Now entering the ring... me!") and Tony and Brain mocking you when you did the same move over and over ("Wake up Brain! He's doing that move again!"). It was also, as far as I know, the only pro wrestling game where you could create wrestlers who were a.) completely invisible or b.) floating heads with invisible bodies.
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Hedgehog Pie posted:Tony and Brain mocking you when you did the same move over and over ("Wake up Brain! He's doing that move again!"). That's actually a clever way to encourage the player to mix up their moves! Try new stuff so you don't have the announcers mocking you
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Jul 9, 2013 18:33
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Nilbop posted:Wrestling in non-conventional settings is cool: fact Proof: Austin vs Booker in the grocery store.
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Jul 9, 2013 18:45
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I remember how big fantasy wrestling leagues were during the Attitude Era; there were even software programs for generating matches. I designed the level for a group's "Brawl-Mart" PPV; you could get beaten with a lawn chair or slapped in the face with your own action figure. What did the live audience see when they had matches in the back(stage/of a truck)? The problem with King of the Road is that Darsow didn't go all the way with the gimmick. He should've challenged Dustin to a putting contest in the back of a truck the following week.
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Dickeye posted:Proof: Austin vs Booker in the grocery store. Even better proof: Crash Holly vs the Headbangers in Funtime USA.
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triplexpac posted:Which was the WCW game that had like 100 guys in it with really lovely movesets? Thunder? Are you thinking of WCW vs. The World? I remember being mad that I couldn't be Rey Mysterio, but it's ok because there was a generic lucha dude named Habanero!
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Hedgehog Pie posted:Backstage Assault was the first time I rented a video game and felt, within minutes, how disappointed I was Mayhem had some decent game mechanics, it was like No Mercy on a budget with a WCW roster. But it was kinda lazy about move assignment which resulted in this gem: I was playing as Raven once, and I was wrestling Scott Norton. Norton gets me in the corner and lifts me to be seated on the top turnbuckle. I assume at the time, that he's either gonna superplex me or superbomb me. Nope. He instead goes for a SUPER HURRICANRANA. I reverse it, thankfully, and turn into a superbomb. I probably could have pinned him right there, but after that, I choose to pick him up and Evenflow him whilst Bobby and Tony lose their poo poo as much as the pre-programmed commentary will let them over what just happened.
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I remember Thunder mainly for those video intros. They were all supposed to be telling you why you should pick the character...except for Scott Hall, who I guess got mixed up and started going on about how he was going to beat you up for picking him.
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DeathChicken posted:I remember Thunder mainly for those video intros. They were all supposed to be telling you why you should pick the character...except for Scott Hall, who I guess got mixed up and started going on about how he was going to beat you up for picking him. Yeah... mixed up... that's what he was, mixed up.
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At 8 PM Eastern time we'll be watching WCW's Great American Bash 1996! Come join the fun! See noted child murderer Chris Benoit face Kevin Sullivan in a legendary match! Get hyped for Fire and Ice as they take on The Steiner Bros. Thrill to Lex Luger as he challenges the Giant for the WCW World title! See Konnan take on The Non Union Mexican Equivalent of Ernest Miller! Dean Malenko vs Rey! The in Ring debut of Mongo! The Outsiders! Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, mayhem, Malic! WCW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://psp-tv.com/r/greatestnitroinhistoryofoursport BE THERE
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rotinaj posted:Jericho, Kidman, the British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart were in a stable? Another few funny things about that were Bret Hart and Bulldog saying "the WCW", Bulldog calling himself "British Bulldog" (which was trademarked by Titan Sports at the time), Nash's promo, and Alex Wright's promo (wouldn't "wictory" be more of a Russian stereotype?).
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Judeccahedron posted:Another few funny things about that were Bret Hart and Bulldog saying "the WCW", Bulldog calling himself "British Bulldog" (which was trademarked by Titan Sports at the time), Nash's promo, and Alex Wright's promo (wouldn't "wictory" be more of a Russian stereotype?). I am pretty sure Bulldog owned the rights to that name and had for a long time.
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oatgan posted:alleged child murderer This, the man was convicted of no crimes.
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Judeccahedron posted:Another few funny things about that were Bret Hart and Bulldog saying "the WCW", Bulldog calling himself "British Bulldog" (which was trademarked by Titan Sports at the time), Nash's promo, and Alex Wright's promo (wouldn't "wictory" be more of a Russian stereotype?). Russian has a V sound but no W, so I don't think. But I'm not an expert.
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MassRafTer posted:GAB 96 was a great show. It was pretty drat good, yeah. (that's the one we just watched, right?  )
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Yeah, GAB 96 was what we watched tonight. So, how many weeks until we get to Bash at the Beach?
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Q_res posted:Yeah, GAB 96 was what we watched tonight. Three weeks. There are 3 Nitros between now and then so I'll do two Nitros next week and then a Nitro and something else in two weeks.
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It's crazy how small Rey was, I always forget how he bulked the gently caress up in WWE. It's also crazy how good he has always been and still is.
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Retro observer love:quote:Supposedly Hogan said "No more jobs."  Also is that that Chad Brock that got a try out for WCW? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc9LcsNDly0 quote:On 4/22, Bischoff said that Benoit had been eliminated from the tournament by Otani in Japan and then ran down a bunch of reasons like jet lag and late phone calls that made him look like more of a whiner than Vince McMahon ever has. Five days later, they aired Benoit vs. Wright and announced the winner would go to Japan to compete in the finals of the tournament and of course, Benoit, who was announced as having been eliminated and already come back from Japan a few days earlier, was announced as going to Japan. Of course the double elimination stuff has never been hinted at again either. quote:The reason all the tapings during a three-week period from mid-July through early August will be at Disney is because of the Olympics. All the Turner trucks will be covering the Olympics in Atlanta and basically much of the TV operations are being shut down. WCW didn't want to shut down because it would kill momentum is a competitive wrestling war, so they had to go to Disney since it had its own equipment and do all its taping there, but they'll go back to arenas after the Olympics. quote:Expect WCW to fairly quickly go to Hogan vs. Scott Hall and Giant vs. Kevin Nash feuds before the inevitable Giant-Hogan. Plans change Dave. edit: quote:Lots of things went on when you pack two dozen wrestlers and keep them together for a 17-day tour as you can imagine. Diesel and Ramon were flagrantly breaking every company rule they could in full view of everyone. There was tremendous heat on Michaels and Helmsley in particular. Apparently there were guys who actually wanted to deck Michaels but had to be talked out of it because with Michaels position, it would cost them their job. Sunny left the tour early because she was ribbed to death including someone taking a dump in her food at one point. Apparently Chris Candito, who didn't leave early, was also being teased and harassed to death by the big boys who acted like school children. There's some sort of romantic triangle, which would be nobody's business except when Sunny had to leave the tour, it becomes business and not personal. Sunny has a lot of heat since she isn't shy about giving her opinion in a business where most won't say anything except behind people's backs. Supposedly Bret Hart was fed up with what happened and it made him feel even more strongly than he did before the tour, even though the consensus still is that he'll be coming back in about five months. We all knew about it before, but still 
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Joe Silva got called out in this issue so I hope we get a rebuttal next week. Or a Joe Silva review of UFC 9.
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From a Raw taping for 5-13-1996quote:McMahon interviewed Undertaker and Bearer, who came out with a casket with Goldust's name on it for their casket match on the PPV. When Goldust came out a second time, the whole place exploded with the "human being" chants (they did that on the PPV as well). Goldust started pawing at Undertaker, but Undertaker stopped him and they had a stare down. Mankind attacked Undertaker and did the mouth hold on him do paralyze him. With Taker out, Goldust got on top of him and started making out with him including licking his leg going up with the idea he was going to start sucking him. Goldust started rubbing his own crotch before moving in for the kill when Undertaker sat up and Goldust got out of there. I was told this angle was far far beyond anything that has ever been done before and the fans were literally stunned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfQYFgxWiQ Jesus. Looks like they edited out the kiss, if Dave's review is right, but god drat.
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"Supposedly Hogan said "No more jobs."" What jobs did he actually do?!
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Goldberg, Luger, Sting...kind of. Jarrett, kind of. Oh, and Piper.
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DeathChicken posted:Goldberg, Luger, Sting...kind of. Jarrett, kind of. Oh, and Piper. I mean at that point of time, where he'd be swearing to not job again. None of those count; he lost the WCW World title to The Giant by DQ in October 1995, but that's it that I can easily find.
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Rodney the Piper posted:"Supposedly Hogan said "No more jobs."" He lost to Arn Anderson. And there was the goofy title switch to the Giant where hen lost via DQ and Jimmy Hart screwed him.
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Yes. (See what I did there?) They even mentioned his brief WCW Tenure when that song came out and he played it on a Nitro.
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Rodney the Piper posted:"Supposedly Hogan said "No more jobs."" He did two Hulk Hoganesque jobs to Arn after a Billionaire Ted skit accused him of having it in his contract that he didn't have to do jobs.
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MassRafTer posted:He did two Hulk Hoganesque jobs to Arn after a Billionaire Ted skit accused him of having it in his contract that he didn't have to do jobs. That's Perfect Hogan.
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MassRafTer posted:Joe Silva got called out in this issue so I hope we get a rebuttal next week. Or a Joe Silva review of UFC 9. Can anyone post this passionate defense of ken shamrock ahah.
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Were those losses back to back? I wonder what the highest number of losses in a row Hogan ever got was once he made it big, it couldn't be more than 2 or 3
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Tato posted:Were those losses back to back? I wonder what the highest number of losses in a row Hogan ever got was once he made it big, it couldn't be more than 2 or 3 Yep.
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Rodney the Piper posted:"Supposedly Hogan said "No more jobs."" So what you're saying is that in 1996, Hulk Hogan created an alternate reality that resulted in the reduction of the wrestling fan population from millions to hundreds?
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Matlock posted:So what you're saying is that in 1996, Hulk Hogan created an alternate reality that resulted in the reduction of the wrestling fan population from millions to hundreds? I had this same thought haha I wish I had the talent to illustrate a Hogan No More Jobs comic strip
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triplexpac posted:I had this same thought haha I think the only one who could do it proper respect would be KC Green.
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The most important Observer quote was skipped:quote:Steiners beat Ice Train & Scott Norton in 3:29 of a match that was very good while it lasted. Ice Train has really improved at least when it comes to timing. In a match that short, you really don't know what he can actually do when it comes to working although even in this brief time you can see he's improved a lot. And here's the Pancrase letter: quote:In response to Joe Silva's letter in the 4/29 Observer, the difference in how Pancrase looks as compared to UFC is because Pancrase is a sport with extensive rules while UFC is bare knuckled combat fighting. Many fans still mix them up. The small rule differences in what makes the match look so diverse. Because they look different, people then begin to suspect faking.
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