Post by Shadow Master on Mar 11, 2024 10:31:32 GMT
Thunder Pro-Wrestling Retsuden - Game manual (1992)
Developer: HUMAN
Pages: 23
Continuing the classic game manual scan campaign, the following pages are dedicated to the original Thunder Pro-Wrestling Retsuden.
manual.
For those unfamiliar, Retsuden is the Japanese-only adaptation of the Fire Pro series that was ported to the Sega Mega Drive console
in 1992. Other than a change of name, Retsuden still looks and plays just the same as the rest of the Fire Pro series up to that point.
Front and back cover.
Pages 2 and 3 are the table of contents, along with a small intro.
Page 4 is button configuration. The bottom of page four provides instructions for button inputs on the menu screens.
Page 5 displays the basic attacks associated with each button during gameplay.
Page 6 and 7 lists the various game modes.
Page 8 and 9 discuss rules. The bottom of page 8 lists how many points are awarded to finishing matches under different conditions:
Fall, Give Up = 5 points.
DQ (against player), Ring Out = 4 points.
Time Out, Draw = 2 points.
The point system exists to encourage players to win matches with clean finishes in the various Championship modes.
Otherwise, there'd be little challenge nor strategy ringing out every competitor.
Otherwise, there'd be little challenge nor strategy ringing out every competitor.
Page 9 is a continuation of the mode and match rules.
Pages 10 and 11 showcase different Wrestling techniques, such as Hammer Throws, apron techniques, rope work, corner post
moves, etc.
Pages 12 to 13 display the first batch of the 12 selectable Wrestlers in Thunder Pro-Wrestling.
The Wrestlers on page 12 to 13 are:
Page 12:
Great Hanagata (Antonio Inoki)
Emperor Ken (Riki Choshu)
Page 13:
Masked Hell (Jushin Thunder Liger)
Mister Yokozuna (Genichiro Tenryu)
Page 14: Senor King (Jumbo Tsuruta) & Masked Typhoon (Super Strong Machine).
Page 15: Buster Ryuga (Akira Maeda) & Victory Junkie (Stan Hansen).
Page 16: Ralph Panther (Hulk Hogan ...and a nod to Great Panther, the original rename of Hulk Hogan in HUMAN's Pro-Wrestling game from 1986)
& Zhang Xiuming (Bam Bam Bigelow).
Page 17: Storm Daisuke (Kensuke Sasaki) & Star Bomber (Big Van Vader).
Page 18 - 19: move index for each Wrestler.
Page 20 - 21: move index continued.
Pages 22 - 23: the final page of the Wrestler move index section, along with cartridge safety tips.
