Arcade Video game published 30 years ago:
Champion Wrestler (c) 1989 Taito Corporation.
Eight original wrestlers fight for glory, money and win the title belt of TWF circuit in a single or tag-team match.
- TECHNICAL -
Taito L System Hardware
Prom Stickers: C01
Main CPU: (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips: YM2203 (@ 3 Mhz), OKI MSM5205
Screen Orientation: Horizontal
Video Resolution: 320 x 224 Pixels.
Screen Refresh: 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors: 256
Players: 2
Control: 8-Way Joystick
Buttons: 2
=> Punch, Kick
- TRIVIA -
Champion Wrestler was released in August 1989.
Rastan, the "Rastan Saga" hero appears in this game as Miracle Rastan.
Don't miss the funny pictures in win/lose screen :).
- UPDATES -
The US version is slightly different, it has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.
- SERIES -
1. Champion Wrestler (1989, Arcade)
2. Champion Wrestler - Jikkyou Raibu [Model SLPS-00237] (1996, PlayStation)
- STAFF -
Director: Takeshi Murata
Progammers: Takeshi Murata, Tsui Kato, Creamy Tetsu, Takahisa Horimoto
Game Designers: Kenji Kaito, Hiroyuki Maekawa
Character Designers: Kenji Kaito, Minori Ishino, Makoto Fujita, Oolong Yamada, Noritaka Kawamoto, Kenji Hazama, Seiji Kawagishi, Kazumasa Fuseya, Minako Morimoto
Sound (Zuntata): Pochi, Hidehito Kitamura
Hardware Designer: Katsumi Kaneoka
Designer: Atsushi Iwaoka
Thanks: Junji Yarita, Toshio Kono, Tadashi Kushiro, Shinya Okuda
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[JP] NEC PC-Engine (dec.14, 1990) "Champion Wrestler [Model TP02014]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (jan.25, 2007) "Taito Memories II Joukan [Model SLPM-66649]"
- CONTRIBUTE -
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