Post by Shadow Master on Jun 7, 2022 18:22:51 GMT
Next up is a very rare series of scans that were included with the December 1992 issue of the Japanese PC Engine Fan magazine. Attached are 36 pages from the "Fire Pro Wrestling 3
- Legend Bout Kanzen Kōryaku Data Shū" guide.
Easily the most interesting aspect of this issue is having Great Muta on the cover! Talk about a winning combination.
By 1992, the only video game New Japan Pro-Wrestling had was Toukon Sanjuushi on the Nintendo Game Boy. New Japan's first and only PC Engine game (Shin Nippon '94 Battlefield) wouldn't
be released for another two years. So, the above endorsement does confuse me.
Page 2 is the table of contents and a brief bio on the Great Muta. The blurb translates as:
"From the cover
Keiji Muto, one of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Three Musketeers of the Fighting Spirit is a wrestler with his face painted on. He has attracted many fans with his villainous fighting
style, which is completely different from Mutoh's spectacular fighting style. He is the 13th IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and you may see him in big matches at Ryogoku
Kokugikan on November 22 and 23 and at the Tokyo Dome on January 4 next year. (C) HUMAN (C) New Japan Pro-Wrestling"
The Three Musketeers is a reference to the Toukon Sanjuushi. The nickname of Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto and Keiji Mutoh when they competed for NJPW.
Page 4: Victory Musashi (Antonio Inoki).
Finisher: Enzuigiri (RUN Button while standing).
Combo: Bodyslam - Enzuigiri - Reverse Indian Deathlock
Page 5: Fighter Yamato (Tatsumi Fujinami). This would be Fujinami's first appearance in the Fire Pro series.
Finisher: Dragon Suplex - Right + RUN Button (back grapple)
Combo: Arm Whip - Dropkick - Dragon Sleeper
Page 6: Tommy Bomber (Jumbo Tsuruta).
Finisher: Backdrop - Button I (back grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Boston Crab
Page 7: another new addition Akira Ogami (Akira Taue).
Finisher: Chokeslam - Down + Button I (front grapple) - strangely listed as "Arm Whip".
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Boston Crab
Page 8: Akira Saeba (Akira Maeda).
Finisher: Big Wheel Kick - RUN (while standing)
Combo: Knee Left - Big Wheel Kick - Achilles Heel Hold
Page 9: Great Panther (Tiger Mask in his Super Tiger gimmick colours).
Finisher: Tiger Suplex Hold - Left/Right + RUN (back grapple)
Combo: Snapmare - Running Dropkick - Boston Crab
Page 10: Star Bison (Stan Hansen).
Finisher: Western Lariat - Button 1 (while running).
Combo: Powerslam - Dropkick - Elbow Drop
Page 11: B.G. Bull (Bruiser Brody).
Finisher: King Kong Knee Drop - Button 1 (from top ropes)
Combo: Gorilla Slam - Dropkick - Sleeper Hold
Page 12: Super Kaizer (Jushin Thunder Liger).
Finisher: Shooting Star press - Button 1 (from top ropes)
Combo: Bodyslam - Abise Kick - Reverse Indian Deathlock
Page 13: another series first - Dynamic Kid (Dynamite Kid). The shaved head of Kid's portrait was definitely reminiscent of Kid from the 90's.
Finisher: Diving Headbutt - Button I (from top ropes)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Camel Clutch
Page 14: Hurricane Rikimaru (Riki Choshu).
Finisher: Sasori-Gatame - RUN (at feet of downed opponent)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Sasori-Gatame.
Page 15: Crusher Hatamoto (Shinya Hashimoto).
Finisher: DDT - Left/Right + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Kneel Kick - Sasori-Gatame
Two new shoot fighters enter the Fire Pro series.
Page 18: Nobuhisa Sanada (Nobuhiko Takada.
Finisher: Waterwheel Drop - Down + Button 1 (front grapple).
Combo: Snapmare - Running Shoulder Tackle - Soccer Ball Kick
Page 19: Kazuki Yamamoto (Kazuo Yamazaki)
Finisher: Machine Gun Kick - Down + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Knee Lift - Kneel Kick - Boston Crab
Page 20: Axe Morgan (Hulk Hogan).
Finisher: Morgan Hammer (Ax Bomber - Hogan's finisher in Japan) - Button 1 (while running).
Combo: Bodyslam - Drop Kick - Elbow Drop
Page 21: Thunder Ryu (Genichiro Tenryu)
Finisher: Powerbomb - Down + Button I (front grapple).
Combo: Kesagiri Chop - Enzuigiri - Soccer Ball Kick
Page 22: Masahiro Kohno (Masahiro Chono)
Finisher: STF - RUN (at feet of downed opponent).
Combo: Kenka Kick - Enzuigiri - STF
Page 23: Hiroshi Date (Hiroshi Hase)
Finisher: Northern Lights Suplex - Down + Button 1 (front grapple)
Bodyslam - Dropkick - Inverted STF
Page 24: Teddy Gory (Terry Gordy).
Finisher: Jumping Powerbomb - Down + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Sleeperhold
Page 25: Still James (Steve Williams)
Finisher: Avalanche Hold - Down + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Sleeper Hold
Page 26: Makoto Higaki (Masakatsu Funaki)
Finisher: Palm Strikes - Button II (front grapple)
Combo: Palm Strikes - Abise Kick - Achilles Heel Hold
Page 27: Jo Kajiwara (Yoshiaki Fujiwara)
Finisher: Achilles Heel Hold - RUN (at feet of downed opponent)
Combo: Snapmare - Achilles Heel Hold OR Chickenwing Facelock
Since Yoshiaki Fujiwara isn't able to run or perform dropkicks in Legend Bout, Fujiwara's three hit combo is actually just a two-hit where the player
can choose between finishing the combo with either Fujiwara's head or leg submission hold.
Page 28: Blade Musha (Great Muta).
Finisher: Moonsault - Button 1 (from top ropes).
Combo: Poison Mist - Enzuigiri - Elbow Drop
Page 29: Mad Tiger (Tiger Jeet Singh)
Finisher: Cobra Claw - RUN (at head of downed opponent)
Combo: Weapon Attack OR Body Slam - Cobra Claw
Like Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Tiger Jeet Singh does not have a dropkick, so, Tiger's three hit combo is also just a two-hit combo with two different grapples to start the chain.
- Legend Bout Kanzen Kōryaku Data Shū" guide.
Easily the most interesting aspect of this issue is having Great Muta on the cover! Talk about a winning combination.
By 1992, the only video game New Japan Pro-Wrestling had was Toukon Sanjuushi on the Nintendo Game Boy. New Japan's first and only PC Engine game (Shin Nippon '94 Battlefield) wouldn't
be released for another two years. So, the above endorsement does confuse me.
Page 2 is the table of contents and a brief bio on the Great Muta. The blurb translates as:
"From the cover
Keiji Muto, one of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Three Musketeers of the Fighting Spirit is a wrestler with his face painted on. He has attracted many fans with his villainous fighting
style, which is completely different from Mutoh's spectacular fighting style. He is the 13th IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and you may see him in big matches at Ryogoku
Kokugikan on November 22 and 23 and at the Tokyo Dome on January 4 next year. (C) HUMAN (C) New Japan Pro-Wrestling"
The Three Musketeers is a reference to the Toukon Sanjuushi. The nickname of Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto and Keiji Mutoh when they competed for NJPW.
Page 3 explains the guide layout.
The layout for each Wrestler is as follows:
- At the very top of the page is each Wrestler's nickname and Fire Pro name.
- To the right of the nickname is the Wrestler's stats.
- Then the in-game portrait.
- Underneath the Wrestler's name, there is a brief bio of the Wrestler and a summary to their playstyle.
- The peach-coloured box suggests moves that can be strung together as a combo.
- Underneath the suggested combos is a screenshot of each Wrestler's finisher. To the right is the "Reader Chart", which provides a diagram of the
Wrestler's strengths and weaknesses.
- At the very bottom is the button layout for the Wrestler's moves. Next to each move is the offensive and defensive stats of the associated technique.
- At the very top of the page is each Wrestler's nickname and Fire Pro name.
- To the right of the nickname is the Wrestler's stats.
- Then the in-game portrait.
- Underneath the Wrestler's name, there is a brief bio of the Wrestler and a summary to their playstyle.
- The peach-coloured box suggests moves that can be strung together as a combo.
- Underneath the suggested combos is a screenshot of each Wrestler's finisher. To the right is the "Reader Chart", which provides a diagram of the
Wrestler's strengths and weaknesses.
- At the very bottom is the button layout for the Wrestler's moves. Next to each move is the offensive and defensive stats of the associated technique.
Page 4: Victory Musashi (Antonio Inoki).
Finisher: Enzuigiri (RUN Button while standing).
Combo: Bodyslam - Enzuigiri - Reverse Indian Deathlock
Page 5: Fighter Yamato (Tatsumi Fujinami). This would be Fujinami's first appearance in the Fire Pro series.
Finisher: Dragon Suplex - Right + RUN Button (back grapple)
Combo: Arm Whip - Dropkick - Dragon Sleeper
Page 6: Tommy Bomber (Jumbo Tsuruta).
Finisher: Backdrop - Button I (back grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Boston Crab
Page 7: another new addition Akira Ogami (Akira Taue).
Finisher: Chokeslam - Down + Button I (front grapple) - strangely listed as "Arm Whip".
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Boston Crab
Page 8: Akira Saeba (Akira Maeda).
Finisher: Big Wheel Kick - RUN (while standing)
Combo: Knee Left - Big Wheel Kick - Achilles Heel Hold
Page 9: Great Panther (Tiger Mask in his Super Tiger gimmick colours).
Finisher: Tiger Suplex Hold - Left/Right + RUN (back grapple)
Combo: Snapmare - Running Dropkick - Boston Crab
Page 10: Star Bison (Stan Hansen).
Finisher: Western Lariat - Button 1 (while running).
Combo: Powerslam - Dropkick - Elbow Drop
Page 11: B.G. Bull (Bruiser Brody).
Finisher: King Kong Knee Drop - Button 1 (from top ropes)
Combo: Gorilla Slam - Dropkick - Sleeper Hold
Page 12: Super Kaizer (Jushin Thunder Liger).
Finisher: Shooting Star press - Button 1 (from top ropes)
Combo: Bodyslam - Abise Kick - Reverse Indian Deathlock
Page 13: another series first - Dynamic Kid (Dynamite Kid). The shaved head of Kid's portrait was definitely reminiscent of Kid from the 90's.
Finisher: Diving Headbutt - Button I (from top ropes)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Camel Clutch
Page 14: Hurricane Rikimaru (Riki Choshu).
Finisher: Sasori-Gatame - RUN (at feet of downed opponent)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Sasori-Gatame.
Page 15: Crusher Hatamoto (Shinya Hashimoto).
Finisher: DDT - Left/Right + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Kneel Kick - Sasori-Gatame
The next two Wrestlers were another batch of new additions to the Fire Pro series:
Page 16: Mitsuhide Hikawa (Mitsuharu Misawa).
Finisher: Tiger Driver - Down + Button 1 (front grapple).
Combo: Elbow Smash - Dropkick - Elbow Drop
Page 17: Toshiie Kazama (Toshiaki Kawada).
Finisher: Stretch Plum - RUN (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Flying Kneel Kick - Soccer Ball Kick
Page 16: Mitsuhide Hikawa (Mitsuharu Misawa).
Finisher: Tiger Driver - Down + Button 1 (front grapple).
Combo: Elbow Smash - Dropkick - Elbow Drop
Page 17: Toshiie Kazama (Toshiaki Kawada).
Finisher: Stretch Plum - RUN (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Flying Kneel Kick - Soccer Ball Kick
Two new shoot fighters enter the Fire Pro series.
Page 18: Nobuhisa Sanada (Nobuhiko Takada.
Finisher: Waterwheel Drop - Down + Button 1 (front grapple).
Combo: Snapmare - Running Shoulder Tackle - Soccer Ball Kick
Page 19: Kazuki Yamamoto (Kazuo Yamazaki)
Finisher: Machine Gun Kick - Down + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Knee Lift - Kneel Kick - Boston Crab
Page 20: Axe Morgan (Hulk Hogan).
Finisher: Morgan Hammer (Ax Bomber - Hogan's finisher in Japan) - Button 1 (while running).
Combo: Bodyslam - Drop Kick - Elbow Drop
Page 21: Thunder Ryu (Genichiro Tenryu)
Finisher: Powerbomb - Down + Button I (front grapple).
Combo: Kesagiri Chop - Enzuigiri - Soccer Ball Kick
Page 22: Masahiro Kohno (Masahiro Chono)
Finisher: STF - RUN (at feet of downed opponent).
Combo: Kenka Kick - Enzuigiri - STF
Page 23: Hiroshi Date (Hiroshi Hase)
Finisher: Northern Lights Suplex - Down + Button 1 (front grapple)
Bodyslam - Dropkick - Inverted STF
Page 24: Teddy Gory (Terry Gordy).
Finisher: Jumping Powerbomb - Down + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Sleeperhold
Page 25: Still James (Steve Williams)
Finisher: Avalanche Hold - Down + Button I (front grapple)
Combo: Bodyslam - Dropkick - Sleeper Hold
Page 26: Makoto Higaki (Masakatsu Funaki)
Finisher: Palm Strikes - Button II (front grapple)
Combo: Palm Strikes - Abise Kick - Achilles Heel Hold
Page 27: Jo Kajiwara (Yoshiaki Fujiwara)
Finisher: Achilles Heel Hold - RUN (at feet of downed opponent)
Combo: Snapmare - Achilles Heel Hold OR Chickenwing Facelock
Since Yoshiaki Fujiwara isn't able to run or perform dropkicks in Legend Bout, Fujiwara's three hit combo is actually just a two-hit where the player
can choose between finishing the combo with either Fujiwara's head or leg submission hold.
Page 28: Blade Musha (Great Muta).
Finisher: Moonsault - Button 1 (from top ropes).
Combo: Poison Mist - Enzuigiri - Elbow Drop
Page 29: Mad Tiger (Tiger Jeet Singh)
Finisher: Cobra Claw - RUN (at head of downed opponent)
Combo: Weapon Attack OR Body Slam - Cobra Claw
Like Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Tiger Jeet Singh does not have a dropkick, so, Tiger's three hit combo is also just a two-hit combo with two different grapples to start the chain.
