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Super star Pro Wrestling (J)

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Super Star Pro Wrestling is a 1989 Japanese professional wrestling, or puroresu, game made by Nihon Bussan and published by Pony Canyon for the Nintendo Famicom system. Released December 9, 1989, the game features play for both one- and two-player modes. It was released a year later in the United States as WCW Wrestling on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with different wrestlers.

The game featured a different roster with wrestlers well-known in Japan's AJPW and NJPW promotions. It featured Antonio Inoki, Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu, Riki Chosu, Akira Maeda, Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Big Van Vader, Abdullah the Butcher, Road Warrior Hawk & Animal, and Andre the Giant under his Giant Machine gimmick. Below is a list of which WCW Wrestlers took the place of the original Super Star Pro Wrestling roster.

  • Lex Luger is based on Antonio Inoki
  • Ric Flair is based on Giant Baba
  • Mike Rotunda is based on Jumbo Tsuruta
  • Kevin Sullivan is based on Genichiro Tenryu
  • Sting is based on Riki Choshu
  • Rick Steiner is based on Akira Maeda
  • Ricky Steamboat is based on Bruiser Brody
  • Road Warrior Hawk is based on Stan Hansen (even though he is in both versions, the WCW Wrestling version of Hawk is not based on the Super Star Pro Wrestling version. This is why the US version uses Hansen's trademark Western Lariat as a finisher in the game)
  • Michael P.S. Hayes is based on Road Warrior Hawk
  • "Dr Death" Steve Williams is based on Big Van Vader
  • Eddie Gilbert is based on Abdullah the Butcher
  • Road Warrior Animal is the only one who remains unchanged.
  • WCW Master is based on André the Giant, who also appears as the boss of Super Star Pro Wrestling. His mask is reminiscent of André's "Giant Machine" gimmick.

There are some inaccuracies in the game, mainly with the birthdates of some wrestlers, and Big Van Vader's hometown and date of birth are not listed in order to protect his gimmick.

 

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  • Category: Nintendo
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
  • Developed: Nichibutsu
  • Date aired: 1989
  • Scores: 7.31 / 1,515
  • Rating: 8.5 / 161 times
  • Type: nes
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