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Post by cobrettie on Jun 6, 2023 18:07:38 GMT
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Post by elguapo on Jun 7, 2023 22:32:47 GMT
Thank-you! Love the PCE FP games. Now I know how to escape submissions right away and tag- team double moves and break up pin. Super cool translations and manual. You guys are great. Those PCE games rule.
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Post by cobrettie on Jun 8, 2023 14:58:15 GMT
Thanks! It is great to know there are people out there who are getting to use some of the work we have done! Still need to clean up the translation, we used gamefaqs as a guide but there is a slight difference in mostly strikes being reversed (button I move is actually button II). Slowly we are trying to scan and upload all manuals of wrestling games we have that are not available, even outside of Fire Pro.
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Post by Shadow Master on Jun 9, 2023 3:52:28 GMT
Welcome to the Critical Club forums! It's nice to see some new faces around here.
I just purchased a guide for the third game in the series, Legend Bout on the PC Engine. You are more than welcomed to share my guides
to the archive, as well.
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Post by cobrettie on Jun 9, 2023 18:52:10 GMT
Thanks! I saw your postings on facebook and that's how I found out about this community. Awesome work doing the scans and I'll definitely will take you up and make them in to CBZs for the archive! Let me know if you have a Patreon as some of those guide books can get pricey (I've only searched ebay for them). I really do appreciate all the work you have already put into scanning the guides!
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Post by Melonbread on Jun 10, 2023 7:30:02 GMT
Likewise, huge thanks to everyone that is purchasing, scanning and translating these and happy to contribute to any Patreon, etc, for helping to fund this. Keep up the good work! PS - also on the topic of Combination Tag scans, I see that the good people at Gaming Alexandria have been scanning Gekkan PC Engine magazine ... here's their feature on Combination Tag from 11 August 1989: archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-11-august-1989/page/n33/mode/2upThey had a follow-up feature the next month. The info (across both issues) includes full stats and move lists for everyone in the game (including move damage), the formula for calculating the damage for each move (based on the relevant Attack and Defence parameters of the wrestlers in question), details of how reversal chances are calculated, info on the 5 moves that cause bloodshed and the chances of bloodshed for each one, and info on recovery rates (and how bloodshed affects recovery). |
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Post by cobrettie on Jun 10, 2023 13:44:39 GMT
Awesome, I've been hunting down magazine articles of wrestling games and have a spreadsheet going. I'll make sure to look at the PC Engine Gekkan articles. If anyone is interested in the spreadsheet I can post a google drive link (just not sure what category it should go under)
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Post by Melonbread on Jun 10, 2023 17:54:18 GMT
I would definitely be interested in the Google Drive link (PS - I’ve also subscribed to your YouTube channel - great stuff)
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Post by Shadow Master on Jun 11, 2023 4:04:33 GMT
Likewise, huge thanks to everyone that is purchasing, scanning and translating these and happy to contribute to any Patreon, etc, for helping to fund this. Keep up the good work! PS - also on the topic of Combination Tag scans, I see that the good people at Gaming Alexandria have been scanning Gekkan PC Engine magazine ... here's their feature on Combination Tag from 11 August 1989: archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-11-august-1989/page/n33/mode/2upThey had a follow-up feature the next month. The info (across both issues) includes full stats and move lists for everyone in the game (including move damage), the formula for calculating the damage for each move (based on the relevant Attack and Defence parameters of the wrestlers in question), details of how reversal chances are calculated, info on the 5 moves that cause bloodshed and the chances of bloodshed for each one, and info on recovery rates (and how bloodshed affects recovery). Most of the guides scanned & posted to this forum come from my own personal collection. While quite time consuming, the whole process has been a labour of love. Anyway, (along with an SFPWX guide), these are the next guides that I'll be scanning: Super Fire Pro-Wrestling
Super Fire Pro-Wrestling 2 Super Fire Pro-Wrestling III Edit Wrestler Book Super Fire Pro-Wrestling Special Edit Wrestler Book
Fire Pro-Wrestling Iron Slam '96
 Also ...I just paid for these three guides from Japan:  Fire Pro-Wrestling 3 Legend Bout (PC Engine) Fire Pro-Wrestling Retsuden (which covers the first three Fire Pro titles from 89 - 91) and Queen's Special - with Wrestler illustrations and an interview with Aja Kong!  Lastly, I just spent over $100 acquiring this Fire Pro grail. A two disc BGM set dedicated to Super Fire Pro-Wrestling Special! Rest assured, once it arrives, I'll scan the entire booklet, and burn the music straight to Youtube for everyone's enjoyment. While I don't have a patreon, I do accept e-transfers. Any and all donations would be greatly appreciated - and would go towards buying more Fire Pro game guides to share with the community. To me, these guides are essential pieces of video game history that every old School gamer and Wrestling fan should enjoy!
For donations, my paypal is:
tigerdrivercollectibles@gmail.com
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Post by cobrettie on Jun 11, 2023 14:05:49 GMT
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Post by Shadow Master on Jun 12, 2023 5:41:11 GMT
During today's Japanese search, I came across an original advertising piece promoting Fire Pro-Wrestling Combination Tag from 1989!  The pamphlet is advertising two of HUMAN Entertainment's games: Combination Tag and F1 Triple Battle. I always liked the artwork for Combination Tag. The main portrait depicts Inoki applying an Enzuigiri to one of the Gaspar brothers. Though, if you look closely in the background, you'll notice Riki Choshu applying a Lariat to an opponent!  The inside of the pamphlet showcases all 16 playable characters, while mentioning Combination Tag's features. A rough translation of the text on the left reads:
"The festival of martial arts has finally begun! The "World Wrestling Championship" will gather wrestlers from all over the world to determine the true world's best.
The 16 wrestlers gathered are the best in the world. Will your wrestler be able to become the world's strongest wrestler? The ultimate goal is to win both the singles
and tag team championships!
16 wrestlers to choose from!
More than 50 different techniques!
A party game that can be played by 4 players at the same time!
Audio and visuals unique to the PC-Engine!"
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Post by Melonbread on Jun 12, 2023 9:18:26 GMT
I’d never noticed the signature on the front cover artwork before: it says “Chachamaru” and that’ll be a reference to Chachamaru Sasazawa, one of the key men in the series … I didn’t realise he also turned his hand to art!
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Post by Shadow Master on Jun 12, 2023 15:58:51 GMT
I’d never noticed the signature on the front cover artwork before: it says “Chachamaru” and that’ll be a reference to Chachamaru Sasazawa, one of the key men in the series … I didn’t realise he also turned his hand to art! HUMAN were quite self-sufficient from the outset. Did you know the referee's voice in the early Fire Pro games was provided by series creator Masato Masuda? |
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Post by cobrettie on Jun 12, 2023 19:09:25 GMT
I didn't notice the art work was done by Sasazawa and that Masato Masuda voiced the ref! Fun facts!
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Post by Shadow Master on Jun 14, 2023 4:56:45 GMT
Without having to start a new thread, I thought I would contribute to your 2nd BOUT coverage (should you ever decide to cover the game):  Most Fire Pro players have seen the standard cover of 2nd Bout - which was released in Japan back in 1991.  Or the promotional shot of the Wrestler holding the cartridge of the game. But, have you ever seen the face of the 2nd Bout cover model?  Well, if you're a fan of Japanese hardcore Wrestling, you may be shocked to discover that the cover model for 2nd Bout is none other than Ricky Fuji!
Pictured above is a very rare piece of Fire Pro merchandise. An actual phone card featuring Fuji's name and likeness, quite possibly, the very first time a Wrestler endorsed a Fire Pro game!
This phone card is a weird commodity, as the piece contains the copyright for FMW, yet no FMW Wrestlers actually appeared in the game.
It wouldn't be until 1992's Legend Bout that saw the debut of Atsushi Onita, or 1994's Super Fire Pro-Wrestling Special that featured the first inclusion of Ricky Fuji.
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