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Post by jameshilliv on Jan 4, 2021 8:39:43 GMT
I was thinking that Aunt Juju was Big Bad Momma too. That picture of her looks like it came from the Married With Children episode where Al wrestled her. Mark and Mike bug might be representing the Killer Bees. Officer Chip might be referring to the show cHips. I wonder why there are two Andre characters, Enormous Pierre and Pierre the Enormous.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2021 12:30:53 GMT
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 4, 2021 17:03:10 GMT
If you think three versions are excessive, Roddy Piper has four. Three Wrestling variants plus a fourth one based off Roddy's character in They Live.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2021 17:50:35 GMT
Ruffian is Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds, and Red Pirate Rogers is more likely based on the Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride.
Something seems familiar about Robolectro 2000 too but I can't place it yet. The 3000 alt sounds like it's supposed to be the T-1000 from Terminator 2, though.
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 4, 2021 18:53:38 GMT
I also think Thuggee and Lil Thuggee are supposed to be Sabu and The Sheik. Lil's profile talks about having an uncle
and the makeup design is actually blood.
Thanks for all of your input so far. I'm not as pop-cultured as I thought I was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2021 19:24:53 GMT
The Sabu analogue is called Suicide but I'm not sure which Thugee is supposed to be his uncle. Then again, the in-game description says it isn't sure either.
Maybe one of them is the original Sheik and the other is the Iron Sheik? Or maybe they're just pulling double-duty since one of them has a feud with the Indiana Jones analogue.
Glad to help! I'm enjoying playing Spot The Reference with this.
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 23, 2021 9:28:21 GMT
Just when you thought the Shadow ran out of Wrestler references ...think again! Sorry about the delay. I was focusing my attention on releasing Parts Craft pieces in Fire Pro World on Steam. Anyways, here's the references I picked out from the next batch of 80's Mania Wrestling characters.
Any thoughts?  Additional notes: Ace is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Tanto Loco was a mispelling for Tonto Loco. Death Star Boy might also be a reference to Apocalypse Now.  
Tecmo Pro Wrestling / Gekitou Pro Wrestling (NES/Famicom)
Not to be confused with Gekitou Burning Pro-Wrestling on the Super Famicom , here's another well-known Wrestling title from the 8-bit era with a cast of familiar faces.
Dragon Akira (Antonio Inoki), Chris Hyper (known as El Tigre in the NES ver. - Tiger Mask), Pat Gordon (Lou Thesz), Rex Beat (Road Warrior Animal)  Genji Muramasa (known as "Jackie Lee in the NES ver. - Riki Choshu), Schwanovich (known as "Boris Chekov" in the NES ver. - Stan Hansen), Sir Schwartz (known as "Mark Rose" in the NES ver. - Ric Flair), Randy Smith (known as "Randy Gomez" in the NES ver. - Hulk Hogan)  Jim Falcon (known as "Julio Falcon" in the NES ver. - Harley Race), Doctor Guildo (Big Van Vader),  Of course, there's also the hidden boss character Black King (who's known as "Blue King" in the NES ver. - Super Strong Machine). Did you know that King's rival Armour King in the Tekken series was also originally planned to be called Black King as well?
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 23, 2021 11:08:02 GMT
Another great way to pick out the real-life inspirations for many games is to take a look at the game's concept art. Going back to the Tekken series once again, I thought I'd share this early concept art predating the first Tekken from 1994.  While there doesn't seem to be character names given (other than who they would become like Bruce Irvin) to these early concepts, some likenesses I picked out: King (top right) seems to have also been inspired by Mil Mascaras early instead of simply Tiger Mask. The female Wrestler (top left) brings to mind a cross between Reggie Bennet and Alundra Blaze. Most of the female Wrestling techniques were divided between Michelle Chang, Julia Chang and Jaycee in future instalments.
Lei Wulong (next to female Wrestler) - the Jackie Chan-inspired design was also sacked until Tekken 2. Bruce Irvin (top middle) before his thug attire was dropped. I always thought he was based on Maurice Smith or Ernesto Hoost. Baek Doo San (top next to King). French Boxer (below Bruce Irvin) - proof that shoot fighting and MMA's popularity was continuing to rise in Japan. Predates Helena from the Dead or Alive series. Ganryu - before he was a Japanese sumo, Ganryu was a Mongolian Wrestler.
Kazuya Mishima (middle) - Namco's answer to Mas Oyama. I'm guessing the muscular old man beneath Kazuya is his father Heihachi Mishima. Which, strangely reminds me of Warren from Power Moves. The other female boxer (next to Kazuya) was recycled into Steve Fox 8 years later in Tekken 4. The last two characters seem to be Anna Williams (bottom left) and sister Nina Williams (bottom right). Nina's alt attire looks to be based off of Leo - another Tekken character that would appear in later games. Nina's dominatrix attire pictured above could also be the prototype for what would become Ivy Valentine in Namco's Soul Calibur series.
While we're on the subject, these early sketches for Street Fighter II shows examples of what the 8 world warriors originally looked like:
 Clockwise: Ryu, Chun-Li, Nash?, Ken (looks identical to Ryu a few sketches back),
Mike Tyson look-alike Balrog (with Birdie's chains for some reason), Dhalsim, Guile and Zangief looking like Starman!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2021 15:33:24 GMT
Awesome, I'm glad you're back.
It's been a few weeks since I looked through the 80s Mania wiki but, from what I remember, The Blitz is probably based on Brian Bosworth.
I guess Spunky Sparks could maybe be Punky Brewster? I'm not familiar with the show but that was my first thought.
Star Boy is implied to be the son of Star Man from Pro Wrestling, and I think his Death Star Boy alt is just to have a heel alt to go with The Piranha's face alt The Shark, for the sake of having an alt feud where their alignments are flipped.
Tatters Gage kinda makes me think of an angry version of Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray but that seems like a weird pick to team with a Zack de la Rocha analogue so I'm trying to think of other nu-metal guys. Too much hair to be Fred Durst.
Trixie is Sakura from the Street Fighter series.
I think Succubus is just a generic vampire. She has a team with the Keifer Sutherland character from Lost Boys and a feud with the Buffy analogue.
I remember one of the zombies having references to Rancid and The Misfits in his description.
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 23, 2021 21:01:42 GMT
Why didn't I think of Sakura?! As a Street Fighter fan, that was definitely a blow to my ego. Here's another new game coming to Japanese smartphones:   My Katakana is a bit rusty but it says Strong Spirits is a Smartphone Game app and that it's a re-release. I believe Strong Spirits has existed since 2016:  Kazuchika Okada with his updated pants design.  Tetsuya Naito.  EVIL vs Liger.  There seems to be an edit mode of some sort.  Hiroshi Tanahashi rocking the IWGP belt.  Around Tenryu's retirement, Tenryu was added as a playable legend. It looks like you can recreate Tenryu's retirement match against Okada.  A roster not far off from the Fire Pro NJPW DLC packs.  More create a Wrestler customization. |
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 26, 2021 9:02:51 GMT
While browsing through a collection of Bullmark sofubi figures (soft vinyl toymaker in Japan most famous for their Godzilla and Ultraman figures from the 1960's - 1970's), I stumbled across a figure of a villain from the original Tiger Mask anime/manga that looked familiar:  The Piranian (ザ・ピラニアン) may be the inspiration for Pro-Wrestling's The Amazon. The Piranian appears in episode 95 of the Tiger Mask anime ("The Piranian") which first aired on July 22nd 1971.  Pro-Wrestling's boss Great Puma may also be based off of Tiger The Great - who served as Tiger Mask's main (and final) antagonist in the manga/anime. In Tiger Mask's first appearances in the Fire Pro series, he was known as "Great Panther".  Going back to FMW's 1993 Super Famicom title "Onita Atsushi FMW", I believe the boxer "Knuckles" isn't Mike Tyson or George Foreman, but Leon Spinks who competed for FMW between 1991 to 1993. Kung Fu / Spartan X
Kung Fu (known as Spartan X in Japan and Kung-Fu Master in Arcades) is one of the earliest beat em ups in gaming history. While the game's main character and girlfriend are lifted from the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals/Spartan X, the game itself plays closer to Bruce Lee's Game of Death.
 Most would argue that the third floor boss "The Giant" is based off of Mantis (played by real-life giant Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) from Game of Death. Though, I like to think The Giant more closely resembles Abdullah The Butcher from the 1981 martial arts movie Roaring Fire. Furthemore, Abdullah's character name in Roaring Fire is "Spartacus".
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna C*m Laude (PC, PS2, XBOX)
In Larry's bedroom, you may notice a poster of a familiar Wrestler on the wall.
No, not Andre The Giant; it's the lawsuit-friendly "b'Andre the Giant".
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Post by El Marsh on Jan 28, 2021 2:21:13 GMT
So yeah, apparently Yakuza 6 was the first Yakuza game to feature well known personalities from the world of Puroresu but it damn sure isn't the only one.
I'm playing through Chapter 5 of Yakukza Kiwami 2 and am introduced to a tower defense activity/mini-game. As a rule, I HATE tower/base defense games and this was no different until the guys pulling the strings of your opponent showed up: Some 50 something bald dude with a grey goatee and a heavily scarred forehead and another guy around the same age with a jet black mullet, a stylish black trenchcoat, and some boss ass black shades.
So yeah, those rivals might actually be Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono
BUT IT GETS BETTER
Since you can't have a major Yakuza series side arc without some sort of "ringers" being brought in, the aforementioned duo enlisted the aid of three more dudes you may have heard of: Tasumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, and Genichiro Tenryu.
I vaguely remember their inclusion in the game being announced before it released a couple of years ago but I had completely forgotten about it and was thus completely surprised to see this as I was playing through.
Suffice it to say, I'm interested enough to see their involvement in the story that I'll play through the mode despite my dislike of the genre.
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Post by BakFu on Jan 28, 2021 3:45:04 GMT
Tower defence mini games put me off of Assassins Creed for good, and I loved that series. I think it was brotherhood or something, I didn’t even bother finishing it, just switched it off and traded it in. Avril Lavigne music has the same effect on me apparently. When burnout:paradise came out, I grabbed it day one, even with the EA stink on it, but in the middle of an intense race, “Boyfriend” hit... I turned it off and never played it again. 🙂
Mutoh and Chono might make me see it through, though. 😁
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 29, 2021 5:08:04 GMT
Fans of Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono may also enjoy these next obscure entries:
Parlor!PROスペシャル CRハレンチ学園&CR闘魂 (PS1)
The title of this Pachinko game translates to: "CR Parlor PRO Special CR Harenchi Gakuen & CR Fighting Spirit".
Parlor Pro Special was released on the Sony Playstation on November 30th, 2000.
  As the name of this title implies, Parlor Pro is broken down into two table types; each with their own themes.  In the Fighting Spirit table, drawing the Fighting Spirit slots grants the players footage of a claymation Antonio Inoki (who looks like he was made by MTV's Celebrity Death Match).  ...Who (in a Mortal Kombat versus ladder setting) proceeds to backdrop your players! Just another day at the office for Tenzan.  There's also claymation versions of Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto, Jushin Thunder Liger and Great Muta. Muta throws chairs, Chono cuts promos, Liger flies from the top ropes and Hashimoto applies Brainbusters. You can see footage of these figures in action here:
Retromania Wrestling:Fans of Mat Mania might be pleased to know that the original cast could be added as upcoming DLC to Retromania Wrestling. From the official Retromania Twitter: "We have the rights to use the Mat Mania roster. You’ll see a few of the guys in our Story Mode, and the roster could wind up
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Post by Shadow Master on Jan 29, 2021 10:04:45 GMT
In one form or another, we are all fans of Pro-Wrestling. The same can be said for many a game developer.  The startup message shown in the Super Famicom title Jikkyou Max Voltage '96.Yet, some fans have gone the extra mile and have created their own fan games in the process.
Ever wanted female Wrestlers in your copy of the Nintendo/Famicom classic Pro-Wrestling?
If you answered yes, then the 2019 fan-made WWE Women's Revolution hack is for you.
 With a flying cross chop and flip kick, Asuka is a redesign of Star Man (Mil Mascaras).  Charlotte Flair uses Fighter Hayabusa (Antonio Inoki)'s moveset.  Using a Mongolian Chop and a delayed front kick, Sasha Banks is a redesign of Kin Corn Karn.  Using a headbutt and steel claw, Becky Lynch is a redesign of Giant Panther (Hulk Hogan).  Equipped with a head bite and a weapon attack, Naomi is a redesign of The Amazon (Abdullah The Butcher/Tiger Jeet Singh).  With the power of deduction, that makes Ember Moon a redesign of King Slender (Ric Flair).  Sadly, the iconic "A Winner Is You" caption has been corrected.  The creators of Women's Revolution even updated the title match screen with new sprites for each Wrestler. Of course, we can't forget about the final boss Great Puma (Tiger Mask). Who could the boss be in Women's Revolution? Nia Jax? Ronda Rousey? Io Shirai or Rhea Rhipley? Nope... why it's none other than....    After the break, we'll be looking at other fan hacks; including more Pro-Wrestling hacks and a beat 'em up arcade re-make featuring guest appearances by WWF superstars.
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