Come to think of it I guess you could recreate the 'arcade feel' at home. It's just not the same playing at home.Įven though there aren't many differences in this game and it's home console counterparts I still enjoyed playing this in the actual arcade much more than I enjoyed playing it alone in my house. but anyone who's ever played an arcade cabinet knows that being there, in the arcade, gives these games half of their atmosphere. Mostly the difference is that you're not packed into some sweat-box arcade with a bunch of grubby teenagers while playing the home console ports. Those versions are more or less the same but there are some differences. If I haven't made it clear yet, we're reviewing 'WrestleMania' which was a game released in the arcades not to be confused with 'Wrestlemania - The Arcade Game' which is what it was called in it's various console ports. For better or worse, I've spent quite a few dollars in this beast so I'm pretty familiar but anyway, that's enough back story.

I'm doing this review solely based on past experience as it hasn't been that long ago since the last time I ran into this game in the wild and was able to play it. It doesn't seem to be working though as the cabinent seems fixed to the floor like the proverbial 'immovable object' it is.Īs you know, I usually do 'as advertised' here and go through my personal collection of retro wrestling games for my reviews but as much as I'd like to own this game I do not own this or any full-sized arcade cabinets, sadly.

This is the same arcade flyer that has Bret Hart appear to be trying to hiptoss the arcade cabinent. Midway even promises in the arcade flyer that, 'It's got brawls!'. That, paired with the fact that Midway had created great games throughout the 80's and into the 90's almost assured that WWF WrestleMania would become a hit. Both of these titles are widely considered classics. They developed and released the first two WWF arcade games WWF Superstars and WWF WrestleFest. The WWF made their first foray into the arcades in the late 80s, on the back of another great developer, Technos Japan. Was it as good as Midway's other arcade treasures? Was it worth investing your time and money into? We shall see. As you wake up one Saturday morning and make your way to the local arcade you first spot this quarter eating monolith with it's joysticks freshly greased by the sweaty hands of teenagers. You've been waiting to see what their next, sure to be amazing, offering will be. It's 1995 and Midway is king of the arcade with hits like NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat.

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