Tecmo World Wrestling (NES) Playthrough

[@NintendoComplete]

"He's creating a human neck warmer with the Argentine back breaker!" Any game that features dialog like that is 👍 in my book.

[@LPetal86]

"It's doomsday for the skull." Yeah, this game's a winner.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

I remember trying so hard to play this game while reading the commentary at the same time. Tom Talker is most definitely a legend.

[@doug2424]

I had a lot of fun playing this game with old friends one time my friend had a habit of circling outside the ring to what time's almost up and then jumping back in So what I did was I jumped off the top rope landed on him he got counted out!😂

[@moviemetalhead]

Hands down the best NES wrestling game that doesn't get talked about that much.

[@freddyvidz]

I agree

[@kidkique]

but no starman

[@gr8gmr]

​@@kidkiqueThat's okay because it has Dr. Guildo.

[@mp3comicbookgrapler]

Yup agreed!! I Woolf always talk about this one!!

[@yoshimax85]

Hell yeah!

[@timnevinger5056]

Cant believe I missed this game as a kid! This is incredible!

[@NintendoComplete]

It really is, you ought to give it a go.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

​@@NintendoCompleteAgreed

[@bigzizzo]

Same here. I had Pro Wrestling which was really good, but didn’t know anything about this one.

[@SLICK8116]

How did you not play this in the 80's😮

[@a.h.7130]

I had this game as a child. Was nice.

[@arthurtoliver8193]

Round and round and round he goes. Where he stops nobody knows. That is old school classic right there.

[@LPetal86]

Man, watching this game reminds me of how Tecmo sure knowing how to make crazy cool games back in the day. They made this, and also _Tecmo Super Bowl_ , which ambitiously featured accurate data on every single NFL team roster, IIRC. Talk about passionate dedication to quality!

[@maniacaloffroad5338]

I'm starting up my own NES collection. This is a must own for me. I spent countless hours playing this game as a kid.

[@rjcupid]

This, Bad News Baseball and Tecmo Super Bowl are games that never get old.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

I agree completely! I also remember that Rex Beat made a cameo in Bad News Baseball too. 😄

[@skillztube305]

I remember getting this game for Christmas. Good times!

[@MCSubZero1]

I get goosebumps watching the cinematic flow of the Argentina back breaker. Simply incredible.

[@FirebrandAL]

Tecmo had a way of making the world look so big.

[@JM-qh5zi]

Wow ! What a rare find! I have Tag Team Wrestling and Pro Wrestling...I forgot all about this one!!! Crazy!

[@LittleDebbie187717]

I used to have this game for the original Nintendo. That game was given to me on my 17th birthday in 1994.

[@ice_fox]

This game always had the feel of a fancy, color version of one of those Tiger handheld games for some reason. Fun game though. 😊

[@lenwennerberg1631]

One of the greatest wrestling games of all time.

[@erikc.9167]

Gotta love those Tecmo cinematics.

[@brianspain763]

This was one of my favorite wrestling games.

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Best wrestling game on the NES! Can you imagine if WWF would have had a partnership with Tecmo instead of LJN, that would have been amazing! 😊

[@ArMartz]

And instead of Acclaim too?

[@freddyvidz]

I would’ve went crazy!!! Or even WCW

[@ArMartz]

@@freddyvidz Instead of Beam Software?

[@jonathanturbide2232]

@@freddyvidz The WCW game on NES (Road Warriors on the cover) is pretty good, though. Second best wrestling game on the Nintendo. 😊

[@freddyvidz]

@@ArMartz what did they make

[@DjDisastor]

This was one of my real favorite games for real for real

[@mikaelfrancescogaudio]

The music that plays for the fourth to the sixth matches is the opening song of the anime Tiger Mask.

[@johnnygrind77]

This game has a special place in my heart. I played it all the time as a kid. Also, after Hana Kimura died, a friend of mine and I learned how to play a few songs from this game on guitar, bass, etc and we recorded and released it on her birthday. I wrote a giant prologue about her and why I chose this game's music as a tribute.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

That's an awesome story.

[@johnnygrind77]

@@justafanofnerdculture7602 wow. almost a year later and the story lives on!

[@HorsePower19]

I totally forgot about this game…Great Game

[@jackaler5973]

3:30 that computer got ROCKED

[@jasonperry2698]

The commentary at the bottom is so clever....i can't believe i missed this one!

[@LEXRAPS]

This wrestling game was so innovative at the time!

[@Whyteeford]

Best NES wrestling game BY FAR. The graphics, the animations, the moves...training between matches. There's even a commentator (which you could make hilarious dialog with custom character names lol). This was a masterpiece for NES

[@DjDisastor]

Would very much like to see a remake of this game but make it Pro Wrestling vs Tecmo Wrestling

[@JerBuster77]

Better play-by-play announcing than from any current Madden game right now.

[@infasis]

Man, I remembered playing and loving a wrestling game on NES as a kid, but I couldn't remember which one, and none of them looked quite right. The main things I remembered was that it wasn't "real" wrestlers, but that I still liked them, and that when you thought you beat the game, that the lights went out, and some powerful, "dark", masked wrestler came out. After seeing this I thought it was a little different, where it showed the whole ring go dark, and then the guy appeared, more cinematically, because I remembered it being really epic, but I'm guessing that was just my imagination or something... It's gotta be this game.

[@xwf1000v3]

Loved this game back in the day but couldn’t beat it.

[@ValiantWrestling]

I almost beat it in the early 90's with a python 2 turbo stick but got my arse kicked by B. King. I finally managed to beat some 30+ years later on an emulator using an xbox pad with turbo on lol.

[@americanmeowth3336]

Tecmo had clear, creative things they were trying to accomplish with this one, much like Ninja Gaiden. Even if this isn't the best NES wrestling game ever, they tried to bring you in an audience. Dynamic angles, play-by-play (evena s text, it's at least as good as the spoken announcers in early PS1 games in terms of line variation), catchy jingles for each situation, brief training segments. Also, shout-outs to "Hammer Whip" as merging of the more American nomenclature of "Irish Whip" and the usually Japanese call of "Hammer Throw"!

[@Don_Ramiro]

It is the best NES wrestling game, by a country mile in fact.

[@AlexNona80]

Best wrestling game on nes

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

If there was something that Tecmo truly excelled at, it was the sports games. Shame they stopped making them.

[@curleed85]

Same with their “Captain Tsubasa” games and “Bad News Baseball.” Not to mention “Tecmo Bowl.”

[@Michael_Knight823]

I, for one, loved "Tecmo Cup Soccer Game," which was "Captain Tsubasa" with American translation and characters.

[@AllFlashNoDash]

Uhhh Ninja Gaiden would like a word.

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

​@@AllFlashNoDash Tecmo cranked out a lot more sports titles than Ninja Gaiden games, though - especially during this period. Pretty much of them were high quality.

[@kurtd4191]

My fingernails are still on fire from kicking out

[@mr.g4990]

Best wrestling game on the console and better than many arcade ones I've played. It is taxing on the A & B buttons, though I'd advise against any turbo controller since it will make the whole thing a piece of cake. P.S. Guildo and Chekov are cheaters with their giant swing! But they'll save you some button mashing. Thanks for the playthrough!

[@matsujonen]

This is still my favorite wrestling game lol. El Tigre was my favorite I loved his northern lights suplex

[@xGodofAcidx]

One of the best on the NES for sure

[@raulshiro6239]

Oh no the music. Is stuck in my mind.

[@shad0wburn3d]

Numero Uno! well done!!!!

[@TJTruth]

when I was a kid Tecmo was what EA is today to sports. I have more hours on super tecmo bowl then any other game... except maybe Skyrim or GTA lol

[@latenbaggage88]

I remember borrowing this game from my class mate when I was 8 years old back in -96. Didn't remember the name of the game anymore so I had to do some digging to finally find this piece. I had myself Wrestlemania and in it you couldn't exit the ring or anything else in that matter. But this Pro Wrestling seemed to have it all in those days. The ringside was open and the gym option was an awesome never seen before detail for me which has been my strongest memory about this game. I think now once I found this forgotten jewl I won't forget the name ever again 🤩

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Pro Wrestling was the earliest and most accessible but Tecmo World Wrestling is way up there among greatest NES wrestling titles. Between the training, the commentary, the cutscenes, etc., this game had some really novel features.

[@vadymd6510]

Inoki theme at background

[@rash718]

That giant swing is Cesaro approved! 😁

[@mikeronni1]

I came for the back brain kick and stayed for the round and round.

[@slick3336]

Is that music from one of the ninja gaiden games?

[@johngavalas712]

A pile driver its doomsday for the skull now thats some good commentary!

[@jsttv]

This game really needed a sequel or a Super Nintendo upgrade!

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

For me, it's WCW Wrestling, Tecmo Wrestling and Pro Wrestling as the best NES Wrestling games. You can't go wrong with any of them.

[@unum1979]

I remember renting this from Blockbuster and playing all day on a Saturday while my older brother and dad watched The 3 Stooges in another room. Good memories.

[@therealjuuha]

The music makes you feel like every match is a boss fight... 😅

[@ronniejr1983]

Never seen this wrestling game! Looks pretty bad azz. I cant see how you could play and read at the same time

[@davidrios9033]

My favorite game back in the day. I remember whenever I saw Cesaro do the spin move in WWE, it always reminded me of this game 😂

[@m.a.packer5450]

Cool, Strong Bad is in this game

[@sylasDC]

I played this when I was younger all with so much fun.

[@professors84]

Most of the wrestlers seemed to be based on real guys. Guildo looks like Vader. Akira is Inoki, Tigre is Tiger Mask, Chekov is Stan Hansen, Rose seems like a prissier Flair(or maybe Yuda from Fist of the North Star?)

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Yes, Rose is loosely based on Flair. Gordon is loosely based on Thesz, Jackie Lee on Choshu, Julio is allegedly based on Hogan, Gomez is like a black Harley Race, and the boss is loosely based on Super Machine.

[@NorthStarBlue1]

It was pretty common for the characters in Japanese wrestling games from the '80s and '90s to be based on guys who were well known there at the time. I think just about every one of them had at least an Inoki, Vader and Hansen look-a-like on the roster.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

Also, Rex Beat is clearly based on Road Warrior Animal.

[@Dynaman21]

Dr. Guildo is definitely Dr. Wagner.

[@DavidSmith-wn6pw]

This was an awesome game. Definitely the best wrestling game on the NES. Could create wrestlers too. Superb.

[@GreatMewtwo]

32:06 Ladies and gentlemen, this is our main event of the evening! The following contest is scheduled for one fall--with a 7-minute time limit--and is for the Tecmo World Wrestling Championship of the World!

[@FredM80]

I loved this game when I was a kid ! But I played with Nes Advantage with turbo enabled, huhu, too easy :)

[@KirksCORNER1983]

Damn I NEED to buy this

[@tuttifrutti6193]

I always took dr. Guildo. This is the best wrestling videogame ever.

[@kjuergens1985]

Whether it was TECMO Super Bowl, or TECMO World Wrestling, the folks at TECMO knew how to create a proper ending that made a championship feel like a big emotional accomplishment. 7 years later, EA was giving gamers a single image of a few players standing on the field after a Super Bowl win.

[@lelandgaunt7130]

That's good form for Squats, but...where does he put the weight after the set? I don't see the rack.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

Damn. I had forgotten this game. My brother and our friends loved beating the shit out of each other with this game.

[@erikrosenquist9839]

Now THAT is my way of thinking!

[@cherokeefit4248]

I’m surprised Mat Mania and Exciting Hour weren’t been ported to the nes. That game and Wrestlefest are the best wrestling arcade games .

[@lordraptor5042]

Thee greatest wrestling game ever made as well as the greatest wrestling game made for the NES.

[@alkohallick2901]

No.

[@LaxerFL]

We're all in agreement that this character's name is "Dr. Dildo" right? Also, little bit over ambitious on Tecmo's part making the Wins and Losses go to 3 places... Did they foresee a lot of people wanting to play this "fast paced and not at all boring" game so much that the Wins and Losses may enter triple digits?😅

[@CrimsonNick171]

Tecmo Wrestling, Pro Wrestling, M.U.S.C.L.E. and WWF. I had all of them as a kid, but I was too young to figure out what to do. I think I got lucky and won a couple rounds in M.U.S.C.L.E. . But that's about it.

[@samppakoivula9977]

The only truly german opponent (M.Rose) doesn't have german suplex in his move roster. Ironic...

[@superstaramyrosethehardcoreyt]

Outstanding video.

[@TheSinlessAssassin]

Staple of my childhood.

[@9b8ll]

Woooooooo! A way better version of wrestlemania for the nes by a mile! I love this game, It's just perfection!

[@johngavalas712]

Love this game!!

[@johnnyvain544]

god damn, i remember me and friends in neighborhood would have heated battles with this game and others....and thinking "man games cant possible ever get any better than THIS"

[@IkazMedia]

this game was the best NES game for sure

[@masterj4777]

This game was hard back in the day!

[@francoisdumont4105]

Tecmo had some real gems back in the day.

[@diegororai7651]

Gran juego. Demoré en aprender los movimientos especiales. Las últimas dos peleas son realmente difíciles. Me encantó.

[@doug2424]

It was my favorite game too back in the day, anything tecmo kicked the crap out of other sports games. When an old friend had a bad habit of running out the clock outside the ring, so I jumped off the top rope and flattened him and got back in the ring just as time ran out.😂😂😂

[@joeydemitro8976]

THAT IS VERY GOOD AND AWESOME AND COOL TOO MY FRIEND

[@TheCSteve]

This is the wrestling game that is actually pretty good.. I played it a lot 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Joshuah24]

had this as a kid and prowrestling my 2 go to games i didnt play the wwf gamesmuch for nes or the wcw game never played the snes wcw game until emulation and same way w gameboy one

[@SNARC15]

B. King enters when the arena goes dark...Brody King perhaps?

[@Shadow-MCMXCV]

Excellent gameplay bro 😏👉👉 Classic game 😁👍

[@treashines804]

This was my joint

[@dariuszpiurecki1727]

Ill never can uderstand this game

[@thecontinental1]

I had to buy this game twice from wearing the fuggg out frfr…loved this!!!!! So much better than any Wwf or wcw game…Mat Mania in the arcade was awesome too!!

[@DoktorVicTim]

Funyn thing, on the PAL version the music is much much faster. Usually due to PAL version running slower than NA games, they're slightly slower. Tecmo decided to speed up the music a lot in the PAL version though, so I feel liek the music's going on slow-mo here. Also, they swapped the Title Screen and 2 Player match theme. Well played, though. 1 Palyer mode tends to be really annoying because at one point in a match the game just goes "Okay, ALL of the AI moves go through and you don't get to do anything."

[@chapingaryjr]

I had this game

[@SadButTrue__]

i always loved this game but absolutely hated the fact you could put them in a submission hold with no energy but never could get them to submit.

[@SouthernRedman]

This was my favorite!!!!!

[@tinytrashcan2840]

Here is your winner and NEEEEWWWW… wait - ladies and gentlemen I have just been informed that the title cannot change hands on a count out which means the loser of this bout but STILLLLLLLL TWW world champion, BLUUUUEEEEE KIIIING!

[@sonjarogness8645]

Another amazing video game

[@KiddJackson42]

Thanks because I never beat this as a child

[@phrontsyde]

Tecmo won the 90s. Hands down.

[@phillipmennor2585]

I thought Nintendo's Pro Wrestling didn't come out until 1987. It is a black box game though.

[@NintendoComplete]

Ah my bad, I was thinking the Japanese version. Thanks.

[@pasha21363]

@@NintendoComplete this game was released in 1989 in america even KZbin showed it correctly what you said it's japanese version

[@adamblackedition5529]

this is better than any wwe game... the best wrestling game ever... better than anything on the snes, and anything on playstation.

[@imcutegirl146]

Better than w2k22

[@jg2722]

Cap

[@edparadis6685]

i once names the character Dr Dildo by mistake when i was a kid and then was playing this game and my mother came downstairs to do the laundry and watched me play the game and got grounded for the name. it was a honest mistake mom.

[@therealhardrock]

You're playing as Strong Bad.