WWF WrestleFest - An Arcade Classic

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Wrestling Bios Presents - WWF WrestleFest - An Arcade Classic
Before the WWE 2K franchise before the AKI THQ Classics, wrestling fans would travel to the arcades to get their wrestling fix. While the home consoles at the time had some fairly average WWF games ready to play, the best experience could be found at a WWF WrestleFest arcade cabinet. Still to this day, old school wrestling fans absolutely love this game.
Developed by Technos and released in 1991, WWF WrestleFest included wrestlers such as The Ultimate Warrior, Demolition, Hulk Hogan, Mr. Perfect and The Big Boss Man. Players could choose to either participate in a Royal Rumble match, or they could go through the Saturday Night's Main Event tag mode. The big characters look like they came right out of a Saturday morning cartoon show, and the game was an incredible amount of fun.
In this video from Wrestling Bios, we take a look at WWF WrestleFest in the arcades. We go over Techno's previous games, the wrestlers who were missing from the game, we look at both game modes, and we also take a look at the WrestleFest remake that was released.
#Wrestling #wrestlefest #wwe

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@WrestlingBios 4 жыл бұрын

CORRECTION : Legion of Doom are not playable by having players 3 / 4 join in during the final match. The only way to play as L.O.D is via emulator cheat codes. Apologies for this!

@jaydav6521 4 жыл бұрын

You have got to do a video about the Mulkeys!

@Toadstool4 4 жыл бұрын

Try doing the doomsday device with them. If you don't stand in the extact perfect spot animal picks the guy up on his shoulders and game basically freezes until the clock runs out.

@jbj7599 4 жыл бұрын

@@jaydav6521 best jobber tag team! What team did they steal a victory from kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNaWgrOn35nZgZc.html Found the match!

@jaydav6521 4 жыл бұрын

@@jbj7599 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7OcgcievLOwaIE.html I remember watching that when it happened. Good stuff! Watch the Road Warriors vs Mulkeys. Wrestling bios this is serious. We want a Mulkeys video.

@jaydav6521 4 жыл бұрын

Here's a Mulkey taking a skull crushing finale from Lover boy Dennis. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9KBlsScmrawnWw.html This video shows how the Mulkeys made champions look good while commentary put over a feud.

@PinkStarburst717 4 жыл бұрын

I wish arcades were still a thing man. Talk about a great friday or staurday night with friends.

@inDaStreetzGaming 3 жыл бұрын

I loved going to the arcade with my friends

@PinkStarburst717 3 жыл бұрын

@@toddsleezer3580 lol badass bro

@michaelginger88 3 жыл бұрын

Good old days will always be the best - with all the technology we have these days we’d think we’d be so happy! But life was natural and happier with less , less was more 💯

@PinkStarburst717 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelginger88 True bro.

@retrovin9269 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think we realised how special that arcade experience was at the time. Good times ✌️

@Larry 4 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: In WWF Superstars, Jim Duggan and Ted DiBiase are the exact same sprite, they're just re-coloured.

@Krendall2 3 жыл бұрын

Randy Savage also shares their body sprite. Hogan and Warrior share a different body sprite.

@R_Cerr1988 3 жыл бұрын

My earliest memories as a child was my grandparents taking me to the arcade to play for a few hours. I was so small, that I had to stand on a milk crate to be able to reach the controls. This game was magic....Every time I see this game, I think of my grandparents that have since passed many years ago.

@RetroR0bbie 4 жыл бұрын

Visually this game is still impressive to this day

@jpayne3616 4 жыл бұрын

So glad I grew up during the 80's and 90's. What a time for gaming and music.

@A-small-amount-of-peas 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in a small Welsh village in the 80's/90's and my saving grace before consoles came along was my local video rental store had an arcade with this game and my best friends mum ran the place and at the end of the day after closing the manager would give me and my buddy 50 free credits while he closed up. Awesome memories.

@darrengordon-hill 4 жыл бұрын

Cab office by my school. This, Street Fighter 1 and Outrun

@PaulDavies4 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the arcade industry was located in wales. In fact almost every cabinet was made at a company called kontoor in pyle and then exported to the usa and europe, thousands upon thousands of them. The artwork was done by wave designs in brynmenyn, bridgend. While all the distribution companies were and still located around bridgend and cardiff.

@GrassValleyGreg 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVED this game. Sucks half the roster is dead...

@w00df0rd 3 жыл бұрын

Road Warrior Animal died at the end of September.☹

@GrassValleyGreg 3 жыл бұрын

@@w00df0rd yea... now the majority of the roster is gone

@GroupConglomerate 2 жыл бұрын

😢

@OldAussieAds 8 ай бұрын

Who's left? DiBiase, Hogan and Jake?

@GrassValleyGreg 8 ай бұрын

@@OldAussieAds Demolition Smash and Sgt Slaughter as well

@porcupineinapettingzoo 4 жыл бұрын

This brings back memories, I used to pick the big boss man, god I'm old!

@b_side8669 4 жыл бұрын

I used too pick hogan or warrior lol I’m 33 lmao 😂 I’m older then dirt lol

@porcupineinapettingzoo 4 жыл бұрын

@JASON CUTSHAW Didn't realise Viagra was a playable character!

@22mugwuffin 4 жыл бұрын

Big boss man was my go to character.

@danski6694 4 жыл бұрын

Big boss man’s finisher was the easiest to apply.

@mvagusta 4 жыл бұрын

You’re not alone

@michaelgraham9066 4 жыл бұрын

I can still remember the first time I saw this game in the arcade on a family holiday and it blew my mind in my opinion this still holds up as one of the best wwf games ever made

@justafanofnerdculture7602 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, the memories!! I can't even begin to think how many quarters that I pumped into this machine. I always marked out on seeing Jake "The Snake" executing the DDT and seeing actual wrestler intros!! Awesome, powerful nostalgia right here!

@dl30wpb 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah Warrior would fo his overhead press celebration or Hogan would do the ear thing to.pump up the crowd lol

@dvon1097 4 жыл бұрын

man i love home consoles but nothing beats the experience of playing an arcade cabinet with the lights, artwork and the giant screen.

@bigmarkdarula 4 жыл бұрын

You could control the grapple moves based on the direction you used on the joystick- it was 100% controllable not random

@LadellTurner 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I played this game as a kid!

@RetroHabit82 4 жыл бұрын

Should be title "The Greatest Arcade Wrestling Game Ever Invented"

@blgdoesthings4122 4 жыл бұрын

But... Thats wrong

@StuUngar 4 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of good arcades during this era. Street Fighter II, WWF Wrestlefest, X-Men, TNMT, Simpsons....

@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf 5 ай бұрын

No you're wrong!

@RetroHabit82 5 ай бұрын

@@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf Name a better Arcade wrestling title?

@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf 5 ай бұрын

Lol...that's was supposed to go to blgdoesthings. I agree with u!

@AneudiD78 4 жыл бұрын

I must have spent my weight in quarters back in the late 80's and 90's. There was a sense of pride and bragging rights mastering these arcade classics in just a quarter, inserting your initials on top of the leader board. These arcades were also about social gatherings with your friends to hang out and that's what I miss the most.

@frankiegeeyoung7177 4 жыл бұрын

I have spent so much money on this game and would do it again. I want this arcade game and WWF Superstars

@4everMatador 4 жыл бұрын

Frankie Gee Young Get ya a Mame ;-)

@ferox965 4 жыл бұрын

Loved Superstars.

@MrHetherton 4 жыл бұрын

@@4everMatador Or a first generation xbox with coin ops

@rossfrance6300 4 жыл бұрын

download mame emulator

@jodyfleming7135 4 жыл бұрын

I have an original dedicated Superstars cabinet, and that thing is my baby. I have a Pandora’s box in a double dragon cabinet, and I play Wrestlefest in that everyday.

@RizRazee_DB 4 жыл бұрын

Wrestlefest old version was much better than todays play stations WWE games.

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

We know that, now tell us something we don't know!

@RizRazee_DB 4 жыл бұрын

@@MGSBigBoss77 the new version of WWE is not better than Wrestlefest retro arcade game.

@CynicallyObnoxious 4 жыл бұрын

This was lit because they actually had finishing moves

@Jamesamong007 4 жыл бұрын

I consider the Fire Pro Wrestling games to be a spiritual successor to this game.

@cocomonkeh 4 жыл бұрын

the first firepro game came out in 89! been a huge fan since the saturn one

@Krendall2 3 жыл бұрын

Not really. Fire Pro is about wrestling simulation more than arcade-style action. Fire Pro is the successor to NES Pro Wrestling. In fact, the developer of Pro Wrestling was also a developer on the first Fire Pro.

@kjuergens1985 3 жыл бұрын

To me, the Zen-Nippon series on Super Famicom is a better successor; the same clunky-but-accurate sprites, accurate movesets, but switched from a button-masher to timing-based for a deeper experience at home.

@FishBeeProductions 4 жыл бұрын

I remember playing this at a laundry mat as a kid and being completely amazed at how awesome this game was!!!

@danielmaurice7468 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, I remember this arcade game. It's actually still playable at Joe's Playland in Salisbury MA.

@354allday 4 жыл бұрын

I got my ass whooped for spending most of the money playing this game instead buying correct amount of lunch meat and cheese at the store

@north-philly-rome 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@MIDO2802 4 жыл бұрын

You are making videos about other wrestling video games ! Amazing ! Thank you so much !

@beansieb4619 4 жыл бұрын

My local arcade used to have 2hr lock ins on one Sunday per month. Ten buck entry and they’d load up all the machines with stacks of credits. My and my buddies would always make a beeline for wrestlefest and spent most of the 2 hrs on it. Good times.

@roadie62 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me back to playing this game at the arcade. I've been waiting for years to see this classic game again at an arcade but never had the chance.

@jimmyj4m 4 жыл бұрын

Even though wrestlefest was a great game the first arcade game WWF SUPERSTARS was one of the best games of all time! P.s even though I haven't watched wrestling for nearly 20 years (before it turned into some b rate soap opera) I cannot stop watching your videos! Keep up the amazing work mate 😎

@sdolman79 4 жыл бұрын

Remember winning the Royal rumble with the warrior in a arcade in Blackpool in the early 90s.

@ferox965 4 жыл бұрын

I always used Earthquake or Jake the Snake.

@mr.y.mysterious.video1 4 жыл бұрын

Always picked earthquake as his finisher was best

@RossTheNinja 4 жыл бұрын

If you picked earth quake you could do a submission and your finisher would take ages. Ideal for the rumble.

@GaddGaming 4 жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid I used to love going to the arcade and playing this. It was the best wrestling game for years

@sembatocus9958 4 жыл бұрын

Remember the early 90s playing in the bowling alley. I still play this regularly on my modded original xbox coinops7. This game is legendary!!

@CyberIce2000 4 жыл бұрын

Damn I saw this on my recommends and thought it was being released.

@nellemonde6341 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I so remember this! Spending many an hour & dollar playing the arcade

@christiandornan1308 4 жыл бұрын

Saturday Night Slam Masters (Muscle Bomber) is favorite 90's wrestling game. I did play WrestleFest in the arcade but games like Final Fight, Mercs, Street Fighter 2, Fatal Fury, Rainbow Islands and Ghouls and Ghosts got my attention more.

@jesterskully563 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this! You’re my new favorite channel

@prostreetdino8266 10 ай бұрын

I have this same arcade along with others in my basement , still love playing it , been asked to sell it a hundred times ,

@trelard 4 жыл бұрын

I remember playing this back in the day with my mates up at a swimming pool in Craigavon. Was never very good at it myself, but it was good wee bit of craic.

@thetruebignasty6206 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this game.spent quarter after quarter playing it!thanks for the great video! Fire pro wrestling is a current game to play if you want an updated version of this. Can even go to their site,and download several current and past guys to fill out your roster!

@hygrave2892 4 жыл бұрын

I actually purchased the four player arcade cabinet back in the day from Tilt before it closed. I paid about 200$ all toll for it, had to replace the joysticks and whatnot. But 2 AM drunk free playing this at home was major memories. Putt-Putt Golf and Games, Tilt, and a few others were awesome times. A shame the arcades died off, there is nothing as good as wasting money on a Friday after school till your eyes bleed.

@jeste4187 2 ай бұрын

My boss saw me watching this and was going to yell at me but he saw wrestlefest and was instantly transported back to that time.

@TheNeeklus 4 жыл бұрын

Had this on my Amstrad 464! Great memories! Great video.

@funkychicken3808 4 жыл бұрын

I remember this game really well. Putting my 20p in and romping. I always found LOD solid though. Takes me right back this one. I didnt play the newer versions and I'm glad judging from the crappy graphics. Always playeg Warrioir in Royal Rumble and him and Perfect as tag team. Happy days.

@joshfraley8019 4 жыл бұрын

I used to play this game at a fun center as a kid and picked Crush. When I was 20, I downloaded Mame and played the game ever since.

@2texastornado 4 жыл бұрын

I love this game to this very day. My favorite tag team is Earthquake and The Big Boss Man and The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan ❤❤❤

@dkonciousblkfemknightman 4 жыл бұрын

Oh jeez how well do I remember these even street fighter two had that for super Nintendo and the first Street fighter and mortal Kombat one and two..whew!...thanks for vids bruh...

@Davidjon1946 4 жыл бұрын

Lol im in that ionic photo shoot at 2:27 it was taken at wrestlemania 6 in toronto I'm the kid in the red sweatshirt with the Hulk Hogan bandana I remember the WWF photography crew up there taking many different photos from that section and angle told us to keep our eyes open sure nuff this photo has been on many things including the WWF Royal Rumble game for Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis very cool anyways cool Channel and greetings from Buffalo New York

@ttmadness34 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this game back in the day. Just recently bought one of these raspberry consoles. It just plugs into the tv and off you go. It has all the arcade games on it and all the old console games from the mega drive, SNES etc. My 6 year old lad loves the wrestlefest game, we have had a few battles on it lol.

@MGSBigBoss77 4 жыл бұрын

So you also have; "Wrestle War" for the Megadrive/Genesis to play right, am i correct?

@AZMikeWar 4 жыл бұрын

I discovered this game at a church camp when I was 11. Their rec room was set up with arcade games that were altered to have buttons that would add credits. It was hard for me to pull myself away from this game, and I always looked for it whenever I went to an arcade.

@ultracartoonartist7635 4 жыл бұрын

without question the greatest wwf game I played at the time. ljn should have taken notes..

@ultracartoonartist7635 4 жыл бұрын

super wrestle mania , royal rumble etc for SNES and Genesis was trying for this type of game.. not even close except for the grapple system.

@Kingslayer_au 4 жыл бұрын

so glad i have this at home I can play it whenever i like :)

@Riz_ 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I remember hearing about Wrestle fest but never had an arcade close enough. First game I played was Wrestlemania for the Comadore Amiga, it was horrible but the memories. Thank you for this video, glad to see you are a gamer too.

@reman519 4 жыл бұрын

I played this game when I was a kid it was great and I won on one quarter once in my life still love it 25 plus year later

@hooksncrosses3419 4 жыл бұрын

I too was a Street Fighter 2 fan! Ken was my favourite character. I spent so much time playing all the different versions of it. Even now I dig out my old PSP and play Capcom classic.😂

@thatonedudeoverhere 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Austin Texas 🤛🏽 love your videos you put so much passion and thought into each one! I’d like to see one on strike force.

@fitness65 4 жыл бұрын

Arguably my favorite arcade game to play in the 90s. Craziest thing was i got to play wrestlefest last weekend in vegas at this place called gamers nest where you can play all classic games from back in the day.

@robinwebb1503 4 жыл бұрын

Superb video, very helpful and informative.

@francoispellerin4268 2 жыл бұрын

I loved wrestlefest ! so many memories, dépaneur chez Nenette !

@kennyjdm4912 4 жыл бұрын

Love this game as kid . Remember going to the arcade spending tons of quarters on the game .

@og0812 4 жыл бұрын

Loved that game, was so much fun at 13 yrs old!

@PeterZeeke 3 жыл бұрын

lol Hacksaw Jim Duggans little "HOOOO" killed me!! XD

@johnathanpatterson2847 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best present I ever got when I was around 5 my dad got me the NES WrestleMania game I'm not sure if it was wrestlefest or Superstars but it was the NES WrestleMania game man it was awesome this videos are making me think a lot about that possibly one of the best presents I think I've ever gotten love that game wish I still had it though not really sure where it is. I probably played that game so much that it was crazy I think the I think I stop playing it when my dad ended up getting me Mario Brothers 3 for my birthday when I was about six or seven

@dorydeviance3774 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid my friend swore up and down that WWF Royal Rumble for the Genises was a direct port of Wrestle Fest

@TheUsualSuspekt 4 жыл бұрын

That awkward moment when you notice 5 people on the playable roster are dead. Six if you count unplayable.

@Rocket1377 Ай бұрын

Seven. Hawk and Animal are now both deceased. In 2003 and 2020, respectively.

@Purplegorillaz 4 жыл бұрын

Should bring Arcades back..I’m sure in this time we live people will go just cause of the nostalgic feel..this game looks fun.

@crushthecrusher7134 2 жыл бұрын

I love wwf wrestlefest I November play wrestlefest I was Little kid I still play this wrestling game online

@Joolz1982 4 жыл бұрын

Nice coverage did not know Superstars was same company that was also great. Love original Wrestlefest wish it was on all the consoles. I fact wish the consoles had an Arcade side in their store with this and other Arcade games.

@north-philly-rome 4 жыл бұрын

They should come out with it on PS4 and other game systems

@harvestmich 4 жыл бұрын

You just have to buy Fire Pro Wrestling!! Believe me you can make anyone on there and it has a deep fighting system

@harvestmich 4 жыл бұрын

@The artist Devil ok! I've never had an online match on there. I'll send you a friend request soon

@13shark77 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! One of my Fav WWF arcade games! Remember being lucky and defected Hawk and Animal by pin out lol! Got to them with only one quarter!

@scottquigg9179 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this game love your videos mate keep up the good work

@junkman8702 4 жыл бұрын

You always put out great content! Great channel!

@WVSuspect 4 жыл бұрын

Used to always play this game on holiday at the hotel I was staying at in Orlando when I was a kid

@dl30wpb 4 жыл бұрын

I remember playing this at the arcade at the Mall... .. Choosing Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior was OP lol

@gillyac81 4 жыл бұрын

This game was awesome! At the local arcade at the time this was beside X-Men, the Simpson's, and Turtles in Time. So many options, not enough quarters! Honorable mention was the Amazing Spider-Man but I'm with you, when Street Fighter 2 hit, game over.

@note2owns 4 жыл бұрын

Wrestle War was another one I used to play the hell out of. Back then it looked as real as a game could get...lol

@jdevlin1910 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous game. So many hours spent in the arcades at Pontins haha. total blast to play.

@DEEDUBZ 4 жыл бұрын

OHH yes I remember playing WWF Arcade games bashing the buttons, and majority of the times when I had no money, watching the A.I to see the wrestlers do their favourite and the Finishers

@bradslade3722 2 жыл бұрын

My background I’m from Newfoundland and you need to take a ferry from Nova Scotia to get to Newfoundland I remember this game being on the ferry when I was a kid spent the whole boat ride playing this game lol

@SuperDarkMario 4 жыл бұрын

Great channel with great content!

@TheDannyc1982 4 жыл бұрын

My local video shop had wrestlefest when I was a kid. Best wrestling game ever made even today.

@robadams9100 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great one I had a Beyond trip down memory lane I think they should be around at everybody should play this game if you haven't played it you are missing out

@superchargerboy5750 4 жыл бұрын

You can get this game on the many MAME arcade joysticks now. I got one from Amazon for like $150 and it has this game and the first wwf arcade game with Andre and Dibiase

@jasonvicary662 4 жыл бұрын

I remember winning the royal rumble competition in Newcastle, my prize was a wrestler figurine of my choice, had to pick the guy I used to win, The Ultimate Warrior!!!

@lifeisoverated81 4 жыл бұрын

They had this game in the Pizza Hut in my home town. The controls were always greasy af, but I played it every time I went there. I always picked Sgt. Slaughter.

@timomajere 2 жыл бұрын

I remember back in early 90'sI would hook off high school and go to the arcade and we would have competitions with this game. It was NARC™ all the time until this game showed up in our community. I always chose Honky Tonk and Savage, because they had slightly longer ranged attacks that couldn't be countered( Honky's side kick and Savages flying clothesline) People would leave their quarters on the screen to indicate who was ' Up next'. I always wondered who did the voiceovers though.' I'll put you to sleep, with my million dollar dream!' by DiBiase sounded like Invader Zim sometimes. I So miss this game.

@lhawksey 4 жыл бұрын

I always loved wrestlefest. I even bought a full sized arcade machine with a pandora box 6 in it to play wrestlefest as well as lots of others.

@harvestmich 4 жыл бұрын

Please tell me where???

@lhawksey 4 жыл бұрын

Harvest13 I bought it from here www.arcade-base.com

@harvestmich 4 жыл бұрын

@@lhawksey thanks!!

@bunglechild 4 жыл бұрын

hello misspent childhood nice to see you again.

@rickjames2.0 4 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I seen this game while on vacation in Savannah the summer of 91 at the mall. I probably spent about five bucks on it. I now have it on the Pandora Box

@jtoumai 4 жыл бұрын

I once lived in a beach town in NJ n this was 1 of 4 id always play

@hmpz36911 4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Wildwood boardwalk

@MacStoker 4 жыл бұрын

i just left an interview on hannibal tv some bloke saying hes seen grey aliens...,...its hard enough being a wrestling fan explaining its not fake to mates without aliens getting in on the act lol.... im here in my safe space thank fook ;-)

@c55411 4 жыл бұрын

I use to love this game. Spent a lot of quarters on this game.

@c55411 4 жыл бұрын

Was worth it for me. 😂

@cmbtheambassador5773 4 жыл бұрын

STILL my favorite arcade game -- my favorite combos were Mr Perfect × Million Dollar Man and Ultimate Warrior x Sergeant Slaughter

@nurseelliott4256 4 жыл бұрын

I really like playing this game. I really like tag-teaming with Hulk and Warrior

@rasherbasher8203 4 жыл бұрын

I have this. A classic from the past.

@currychips 4 жыл бұрын

Your narration has vastly improved. Very good.

@Rando1975 4 жыл бұрын

Great change of pace video. LOVED this game in the arcade!

@IZZYZIGG 4 жыл бұрын

I was almost always the Ultimate Warrior. Earthquake was fun too.

@hotpepper5125 4 жыл бұрын

First time i saw this was at a Chucky Cheese and the computer was Hogan vs Slaughter. Never did play it but thought why are the both the size of Honda from street fighter. Thanks for the throwback videos. Can you do more video game videos like this but on other fighting games thanks.

@rexgamewell 4 жыл бұрын

Yessssss.... We need the remake of this game.

@lickkittysplit3871 4 жыл бұрын

Put it on the Rasberry Pi.

@akvalues 4 жыл бұрын

Great academic game. Hulkster and the warrior was a dream team

@bathombre9739 Жыл бұрын

There is an arcade i frequent, no wrestling game there but im hooked on the xmen arcade playing as wolverine, they got about 50-60 arcade machines and pinballs