
Inside The Games #15 – MicroLeague Wrestling – C64
6th March 2021
It’s 1987 and turn-based WWF games are in. Joe and Stevie discuss how developers successfully brought the action of WWF to an 8-bit console
It’s the first of the WWF AKI video games, Wrestlemania 2000. We talk about the game, backstage stories and of course Ahmed Johnson promos.
ListenIt’s rap meets wrestling! What could possibly go wrong? It turns out not much, with developers AKI who produced this highly underrated and unconventional classic.
ListenWe take a look at this All Japan Pro Wrestling Super Nintendo Classic and of course play some totally irrelevant Ahmed Johnson promos. What else could you want!?
ListenJoe and Stevie take a look at the 1991 Gameboy title WWF Superstars. We love retro tunes and roster but will it stand the test of time.
ListenIt’s one of the most controversial and best entries in the Fire Pro Series with the darkest story arc to ever appear in a video game
ListenThis week, the team discuss the infamous WCW game where almost none of the featured wrestlers are actually with WCW at the time. That plus random catch phrases being assigned to wrestlers that they have never used!
ListenThe first 128 bit wrestling game is up for review. It has polished visuals and fun gameplay, but does the game provide enough depth to stand the test of time?
ListenJoe and Stevie are back to officially licensed games and this time it’s the NES and Master System’s 19 year old WWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge, which randomly got a re-release in 2018!
ListenIt’s arguably the strongest of the entire Smackdown vs Raw series and has one of the most stacked rosters to ever appear in a wrestling game. Also, more arguments between the hosts and of course, Ahmed Johnson promos.
ListenThis week we discuss the pro wrestling game without a wrestling ring, the pros and cons of the Insane Clown Posse and we get distracted by the funniest, yet most horrific spot in the history of backyard wrestling.
ListenAfter weeks of Ahmed Johnson promos, WWF Warzone is finally here. Joe and Stevie discuss the first 3d wrestling game for The Playstation. And yes, there will of course, be many, many Ahmed Johnson promo clips.
ListenThis week, the highly underrated WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game is up for discussion, with graphics that somehow still hold up after 25 years. If you think modern wrestling games are too realistic and not fun enough, this could be the one for you!
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