The History of WWF Wrestlefest Documentary WWE arcade

A retrospective on the greatest wrestling arcade game in existence

[@ziggypop79]

Still the greatest wrestling game ever. Only fault is the lack of Demoltion’s finisher and no Macho King.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, I agree. I wish macho man was in

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Macho king with Queen Sherri would of been awesome

[@theodorehsu5023]

They were probably doing WWF around 1988-1989. It was also sad none of the evil Rick heels Jake the Snake faced as a face: Rick "The Model" Martel and the late Ravishing Rick Rude.

[@dannelson2650]

And Piper

[@shazam2128]

Exactly to all you said Ziggy! I would add that the Undertaker, Roddy Piper, Bret The "Hitman" Hart, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, and Andre the Giant should have also been in the game as well!

[@louisyork1894]

How does this dude only have 30k subscribers? This is one of the best game channels on KZbin. He should be at a million anyway. Excellent videos, for sure.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's very nice of you to say, I wish everybody else thought like you :-)

[@louisyork1894]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries I meant every word. I look on KZbin every morning in hopes of new content. I especially love the port comparisons. Seeing what the games looked liked on other systems is very entertaining for me lol

[@TombstoneChris]

When that Brutus The Barber beefcake 8-bit theme started playing I jumped out of my bed and started dancing I couldn't help it!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

lol THAT'S FUNNY

[@krlm2280]

It's funny because he's going into the Hall of Fame this year some more reason to jump off your chair and dance LOL

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@krlm2280 Yes, that is fun. What a coincidence

[@DavidSmith-rv2hw]

I had to go and cut my wife's hair, because my brother moved out 20 yrs ago......times have changed!

[@araynova]

@@DavidSmith-rv2hw straight struttin' and cuttin'.

[@nickm393]

Loved this game. When I was a kid I would hate it when the game would have faces and heels teaming together lol. Especially Hogan and Slaughter in 1991. And Jake and Earthquake.... he had just killed Damien around that time.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Nick M bruhhhhhh..that morning I was being fitted for a tux for my uncles wedding @ 6 and remember that fateful morning lol

[@blueskyz8097]

Still pissed off at EARTHQUAKE and Jake for not Bringing his Cobrafor back up to take a bite fucc MACHO.. EARTHQUAKE SHOULDA TOOK A STRIKE RIGHT IN THE ASS..

[@steveboshboy9802]

Earthquake killed Damien ?!?!

[@darthsoros787]

Mike Bleezy I believed it when I was 5!

[@bigrudd8746]

WWF Wrestlefest to me, is the best wrestling arcade game ever made. Had it had more game options and a slightly larger roster, it would exceed legendary status.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

In my eyes, it's already up there. Which is why it was a very first documentary I ever did. It was also the worst one. LOL if I had to do over again I could make it so much better

[@bigrudd8746]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I dig man, and I have subbed. Gonna see what else you've done in your channel.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@bigrudd8746 Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. Hope you enjoy it

[@tobiasfarragut292]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries bro so do it over again!! I know you’d do it justice

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

makes no sense why they never made a sequal

[@joeyvlo]

There's a trick that I don't see mentioned on youtube to use LOD on the arcade version. Just need to make it up to them and with available credits press start on player 3 or 4. You will have control of them and continue playing with them as long as you keep continuing. I learned this on my own when I noticed it said Press start on p3 and p4 while fighting them.

[@guywilliams6569]

Super dodgeball was AWESOME... I totally forgot about it

[@billtux]

Brings back so many memories. I play it on mame from time to time and have mame on my Android phone. I had some great times in the arcade playing both WWF games before they shut it down. Thanks for making the video and sharing it. Happy Easter!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much for watching it. Happy Easter as well

[@1978mackdaddy]

yeah if u can figure out how to set mame up on ur android. pain in the ass.

[@glassGPT]

This channel is a goldmine. I loved this game as a kid

[@7th.trumpet]

These two games and ' The main event" is what reminds me of going to the arcade as a kid. I bought a 'Pandoras box5' from Japan and love playing these classics.👍🏻

[@brendanroberts7949]

From Japan? I thought they are from China?

[@7th.trumpet]

My mistake, Guangzhou China.

[@MagmaDashE]

Hell yeah The Main Event by Konami! That was the closest thing to a WWF game we had back in 1988 with ripoffs of Hogan, Andre, Bundy, Demolition, Haku, El Canek, Koko B. Ware and a literal carbon copy of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! Who can forget that big-ass button flashing when you could make a move? And simultaneous 4- player action? Good times!

[@loveandnapalm]

25 years later I still vividly remember the first time I pulled off Earthquakes finisher. Seeing him jump around again and do the giant whoopsie just made my day.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That was awesome the first time I saw it as well. He didn't just do is finish her but he actually did the motions prior to it which was animated perfectly :-)

[@whobitmyname]

The best thing about this game was the way they captured Mr Perfect's face when he threw a grapple punch.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The game has great little details like that

[@erict7840]

Wrestlefest was pretty fun, but the game developers forgot to put in Demolition's finisher, the Decapitation

[@meexamillion2386]

It's funny you say that, but they had legion of dooms. only I could never do it. but the computer certainly did it to you.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Just like the taunts. Even in superstars you can't do it but the computer can doesn't make any sense

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@PHILL SHIVELY I agree, but who knows how well the port would've turned out. I'm sure a lot of the voices would've been lost and the size of the characters would've been reduced. Would've been cool to see though

[@silveredgrunion7196]

@Trzn randy Savage was in WCW in 1991, that's why he was only allowed to announce on Superstars when he lost to the warrior at mania. Savage worked for WCW for several months as a talent swap for Ric Flair. Savage returned to WWF when WCW changed management. but that's why Savage isn't in the game

[@jeremyarecco8408]

@PHILL SHIVELY thats cause ljn owned home port arcade market dude specially for wwe n star wars games jaws xmen u name it

[@shootits48]

Wrestlefest was the best wrestling game for a long time. It's so true to the source that even now in some ways it portrays wrestles better than WWE 2K19.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I don't know why they never tried to update the game. The game came out 27 years ago and is still talked about and played to this day.

[@MoleNFriends]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries they are as we speak...RetroMania Wrestling...the Official sequel is coming for all platforms by 2021 from Retrosoft studios

[@aaronsirois7032]

You mock the LJN games, but that 8 bit Brutus Beefcake theme is freaking awesome.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely

[@moereese34]

Facts

[@yoshikitakaya7871]

Brutus theme awesome regardless 👍💯

[@MagmaDashE]

Almost every theme song in this game is spot on. 8 bit "Real American" is amazing, but Hacksaw's music was changed. Also, don't know if Andre ever had an actual theme song.

[@Ulysses3473]

LJN is AAAASSSSSS at any movie or licensed game like that. The Satan's butt hole of game creators. What were they thinking.

[@Aevilbeast]

I'm impressed, that was a spot-on impression of the late, great "American Dream" AKA "The son of a plumber" Dusty Rhodes! You can really tell that you're real fan of old-school wrestling! Too bad, he wasn't in the game because I'd loved to drop some "Bionic Elbows" on everyone! Truly a one-of-a-kind guy and it's sad to think he left us, but man oh man did he give some unforgettable moments and leave such an amazing legacy behind! At least, we still got Dusty's two sons Dustin and Cody who are destined to continue to add that legacy and we still got the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, I don't know how he does it but I'm 100% convinced that man will live to be a 100 or more LOL!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's very nice of you to say. I've been a fanOf wrestling since just before wrestlemania one and I've attended probably 30 or 40 Live events. I was in the second row in Chicago when Ricky steamboat beat Ric flair for the world title But I was also in attendance when flair beat Ronnie Garvin for the world title. I went to a meet and greet with flair last year and he was the nicest most humble guy and nothing at all like you would see on TV. By the way, did you like my Howard Finkel impression as well? :-) Thanks again

[@PuertoR0ck]

DDT has always been my favorite move. Next to the Diamond Cutter from DDP

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

These mini-documentaries are fantastic! The breadth and depth of your gaming knowledge is impressive, to say the least. Kudos and keep up the amazing work!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Glad you enjoy my content :-)

[@danski6694]

This is the first time in almost 30 years that i actually heard what legion of doom said in their interview , since this game was in an arcade center usually and always too loud to hear anything.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's always up for debate what they actually say. No idea why the sound samples were so bad.

[@Liquidcadmus]

In my opinion this is the greatest wrestling game ever made, very simple but with a perfect presentation and extremely fun and addictive. I wish they would remake this properly (not the shite they did a few years ago) with sprites like the original.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree 100%. This is my all-time favorite wrestling game which is why it was the very first video I ever did. I did an updated version of it with better audio and clips If you want to check that one out

[@sexymuthafuxxxa]

Animal: "Tell em Hawk!" Hawk: "WELL!!"

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, nobody like the LOD

[@ChannelZ3RO]

To this day, my forearms are massive because of this game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, I had the problem with one of my arms :-)

[@louisyork1894]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries 😂😂😂😂

[@LoudPaintings]

I F*UCKING LOVE this game so much. Still play it. You have such a great channel

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the nice words, glad you enjoy the content

[@markthompson8411]

I cannot believe that they said no to having The Undertaker to be in this arcade, I always wondered why he won't in it, do you know how cool it would have been to play as him in WWF WrestleFest

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It would've been awesome to have him in the game

[@markthompson8411]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I think it would been cool to have The Warlord in game too as well as Macho Men and Sycho Sid, but still all around an awesome arcade game

[@ChemicalCorpse91]

Yeah why wasn't the Deadman in the game?

[@ChemicalCorpse91]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Maybe because Macho Man was a dick so Vince said no on the next game or maybe that's when Vince found out that Macho fucked his daughter

[@at1212b]

@@ChemicalCorpse91 she would have been 14-15 at the time. I doubt mach would have tapped that.

[@brittislove]

11:19 - your editing has gotten a lot better since this and it really shows. You've come along greatly. Thanks for talking about this arcade game, I only ever saw it a couple times when I would visit family in california and it would excite me so much

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

This was my first video and my worst video. This is also why I went back and remastered it. Thanks for the nice words

[@Booth81]

Still a terrific arcade game. I always like imagining Vince McMahon's voice announcing the title..."WWF WRESTLEFEEEEESSSSSSST" with that distinctive growl.

[@dantootill]

Wasn't WrestleFest one of the PPV events that WWF ran back in the day? I think it must have been short-lived, but even so Vince probably did do a promo for it at some point.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Wrestlfest was a video collection of matches from various house shows back in the late 80’s early 90’s so the title fit

[@vxrdrummer]

My mum hated me playing Wrestlemania on the Amiga, as every grapple made the house shake via the desk the joystick was sat on! The lilfe of that joystick was definitely massively reduced by that game...as was the stuctural integrity of our house!!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, the controls were absolutely ridiculous for the game. I could see shaking the joystick for track and field or summer games but not for wrestling game.

[@RS-do1of]

WWF superstars was also awesome...

[@agentallstar7]

I'm loving the trip down memory lane ! I kinda forgot some of these i played in middle school

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The golden age of the arcade :-)

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

It's in my top 3 greatest arcade games of all time. I just wish Rick rude was included.

[@joeybeeps8633]

I bought the 4 player arcade back in 2001. Still sits in my man cave today and it still works. Don't play it as much as I used to but when people come over we fire it up and it's just as fun today as it ever was.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's awesome, I would have loved to own an original version of this but just don't have the space

[@andy7666]

I played Wrestlefest to death in the arcades and owned a Superstars cabinet for a while. Wrestlefest was the first game I ever emulated I remember setting it up on a friends PC using a bunch of floppy disks. Those chunky sprites were great and the Royal Rumble was impressive at the time.. Anyone remember the arcade game The Main Event? I could never figure out how to play that game, I think it was supposed to use those stupid squishy air filled buttons that some Streetfighter 1 cabs used..

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The main event was a tough cookie to crack. I was never very good at that game either although I love the graphics. A friend of mine was the one who dumped the original ROMs for wrestlefest Back in 1997 or 1998 so it could be emulated. I was actually a beta tester when the original driver was written. The first beta I received the character sprites were all garbled but everything else is fine. So I played it for about 30 minutes that way and it was awesome. LOL

[@RobbieStrike]

I wished it was on Genesis back in the day!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So do I, that was one conversion we never got

[@drunkensailor112]

@PHILL SHIVELY showdown is a pile of shit.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Royal rumble was pretty good too

[@tonyatliss3709]

@PHILL SHIVELY That game was Good after they released the game a second time

[@SnakeHiggins]

I can imagine they said no to the Undertaker being in the game because Mark Calloway only debuted as the Undertaker at the end of 1990 i believe, and his character was very protected as an "immortal" character at the time, I imagine the WWF didn't want him in a game where he could lose a match and look mortal or look weak. Great Video by the way! Learned a few things i didn't know about the game! Subscribed.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. That could be the reason as it does make sense.

[@blazerocker1734]

I haven't seen WWF Wrestlefest in maybe twenty years and it still looks good today. - That's some fine craftsmanship.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, is my all-time favorite Arcade wrestling game

[@yank3656]

thanks for sharing PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much for watching

[@williamfreemon3878]

Lol at Ted Dibiases voice in this game

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL yes it was pretty bad

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Okerlund is probably worse lol

[@cxmxvx1230]

Haha

[@tobiasfarragut292]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries bro funniest part of the vid was when youd make a quarter go for 30 min... following it up with “Gettin Funky like a monkey” with the dusty rhodes pic..that shit had me crackin up

[@jokerzwild00]

Hawk was pretty hilarious too. Hearing that high pitched voice was unexpected lol.

[@jayonlinemaster]

I used to play this game at Parkway Center Mall in Pittsburgh, Greentree area as a youngster. Great Game and Wonderful Memories. I loved th he entrances.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's the greatest wrestling arcade game of all time

[@Islandswamp]

Great video. Needs some work on the audio though.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Unfortunately this was the very first video I had ever done so the pacing and audio quality is terrible. The ones I did after that were much better thanks the comments

[@hw5091]

this game is so good, it's almost unbelievable, especially for 1991. It's a top 10 arcade game of all time for me, maybe even top 5. This and no mercy are the 2 best wrestling games of all time.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I need to get rid of this video, there is an updated version on a page with better audio and more history

[@randallfloyd2982]

I agree bro; this was the king of old-school arcade wrestling. I played them all back in the day, and WrestleFest was never made obsolete. I think it's even better than the fancy 100,000 or whatever bit crap thats out now.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, I agree 100%

[@randallfloyd2982]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I think you should do a video on the WWF knock-off 'The Main Event'. I loved that one too! It had poor controls but it was so well-made otherwise.

[@gsueagle04]

This was the best wrestling game. I also liked” The Main Event”!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

This is absolutely the best arcade wrestling game ever made. The main event was good as well

[@dantootill]

I played The Main Event a lot, but could never get the hang of the small / medium / large attack buttons. The moves seemed really random, as did the success or failure of a pin. Be that as it may, El Condor is still the best made-up wrestler of all time.

[@ultracartoonartist7635]

In my opinion the greatest WWF wrestling game of that particular era. It had the energy it had the aura it had the personality it was the total package when it came to to depicting the world wrestling federation.. the super WrestleMania for the super Nintendo entertainment system never came close . the closest thing to wrestlefest I think it's Saturday night slam Masters.and what made those games so great was that the programmers was coming from an authentic place. Wrestlefest will always be number one in my book.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree, the game is 25 years old and people are still talking about it and enjoying it. This is the one game the fans have been wanting them to remake or re-release but for some reason they haven't done it. Perhaps it's a licensing issue? It's a great game is why it was my very first video I ever did. Thanks for watching please subscribe if you haven't already

[@ChemicalCorpse91]

Here Comes The Pain & No Mercy are the best wrestling games ever made

[@TheRealKaiProton]

Those Fools that did the IOS remake, they could of made some serious money converting it to all formats, if that did it right

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Exactly, instead of a cheap cash in

[@Cbear3450]

Sgt. Slaughter’s noogie...still the worst finishing move I’ve ever seen!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@quentincampbell612]

Really cool information about this great arcade game! I think it was really one of the first WWF/WWE games where they have their own finishing moves,,Hogan's Legdrop,Jake's DDT,Mr. Perfect's Perfect Plex. Etc.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, this was the very first one to include their finishing moves and also their taunts.Glad you enjoyed it

[@sinicalypse]

HERE COMES THE AX, HERE COMES THE SMASHER.... THE DEMOLITION.... WALKING DISASTER!!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

What an excellent theme song

[@johnnymccollum5935]

Search and destroy you,run and well find you,theres no place to hide,the demos will get you

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@johnnymccollum5935 I love that theme

[@johnnymccollum5935]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries me too..had to look it up real fast and listen lol

[@waynedoyle5584]

don,t forget there middle names...PAIN & DESTRUCTION !!!

[@TV-Tony]

Agree on no Demolition double team or even decent singles finisher. And I like that they have their real birthdays too.

[@Heartfelt07]

Those cut scenes loook amazing!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes they look really good

[@NASIRUB1]

I love this game, I have it on my phone. I might get the WWF Superstars game. If fans want to play something similar, but with a modern take on it, try out WWE Allstars.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

WWE All-Stars is a lot of fun

[@NASIRUB1]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I wish they came out with a part 2 though.

[@KedIsKeenSports]

DAMN!! Brings back great childhood memories man!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@felipesalgado6347]

Great presentation with this documentary, you had me laughing with some of the voices and noises lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe

[@Nick_Nightingale]

It would be cool if someone did a hack for this game that added more 80's characters for the original WWF Wrestlefest (Andre The Giant, Junkyard Dog, Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, Rowdy Roddy Piper, etc)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm surprised nobody has done that yet but with pixel arts it's a lot harder apparently

[@MagmaDashE]

But someone had the "brilliant" idea of making a remake of theis game with WWE wrestlers of this era and release it on mobile phones. :/ Just... UGH

[@PugCommander]

I want this game so bad, I used to play for hours.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So did I, it was a classic

[@NYKgjl10]

WWF WrestleFest was made by Technos Japan and Techno knows arcade type genre style of game play.

[@matthewlane518]

I love sgt slaughters finisher looks like he sticks his finger in there ear

[@razorr527]

If you go to Etsy you can buy the T-shirt with every character individually or all of them in the ring for 28 dollars. It's a must-have for every WWF WrestFest fan out there.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the info

[@deepakmorar7747]

Great video. Bringing me back good old days thankz

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rubenflorez1583]

I own wwf superstars, wwf wrestlefest and wwf wrestlemania arcade games. I love the wwf line up in my garage.

[@tylordstevenson]

Really awesome video! I learned a lot about my two favorite wresting games! Can you imagine how sick it would've been to have Superstars and Wrestlefest on SNES or Genesis?!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Man I agree. One of the greatest wrestling games of all time and didn't receive one single conversion. Thanks for the kind words, please subscribe

[@tylordstevenson]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries yeah, I got you👍

[@Th3feaR]

3:52 - AVGN should've included this little tidbit in his wrestling games episode.

[@ice_man81]

My favorite is still NWO vs WCW Revenge for N64.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Revenge is good but my favorite is either wrestlemania 2000 or virtual Pro wrestling 2

[@ice_man81]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries Haven’t played those. Revenge for me was easy to master compared to 2k. Button mechanics made sense. Tap for quick hit/grapple hold for strong hit/grapple. Only wrestling game I’ve played that I knew how to play. Plus I loved the NWO era, Nash, Hall, Sting, Luger, Goldberg, Giant, Hollywood. Plus I loved Han Zo Man! I’d be running around ropes and turnbuckles doing all kinds of fancy stuff. Grabbing chairs and run smashing you. That’s what I remember. That and Golden Eye back in the day. Now it’s all garbage.

[@agentallstar7]

I played superstars at local movie theater every time my family would go there . Made me recall going to see Lord of the flies and playing this before the film.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Awesome thanks for sharing your memories

[@garrettgrant6817]

I love "Wrestle-Fest", The Arcade game and the show. The WWF WRESTLE-FEST Show in 1988 is an Awesome Event!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You are right, the VHS show is good as well

[@steveN111333]

The dude who created Double Dragon also did Wrestlefest!!!!! WOW !!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely :-)

[@B5s4]

Crazy that they couldn't have the actual people record the few lines of dialogue they would of had....

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree

[@DawgnutzCardznJunk]

I used to have and love that dodgeball game for nintendo!!! And this is the sickest wrestling game ever!! I was never able to find it in any arcades in my area when i was a kid and itd make me so mad!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I loved that dodgeball game. No matter where I was, if I Saw WWF Wrestlefest In an arcade somewhere I would have to stop and play it.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Usually saw Wfest @ the movies along with those awesome Simpsons and X-Men game that 4 players could play..fuckin awesome times

[@swl9380]

man bring back great memories of those games, late 80s and early 90s, man wrestle fest use to play that one for hours back in early 90s 91-92 ohh good old dayz

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, me too. It's my all-time favorite wrestling game

[@swl9380]

my fav useing was u.w and mr.p r i p hard to believe half of those roster are dead still krayzie to think bout it

[@Gambit771]

Loved Superstars, Wrestlefest and Wrestlemania. That last one will upset a few but for those not fully angered, I had it on the Amstrad and played the blood, sweat and vitamins out of it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was pretty upset with wrestlemania considering it cost me 70 bucks :-)

[@unlimitedrabbit]

As a Honky Tonk Man fan, I wish to thank you for saying the "ofaaaaalltiiiiime" part correctly.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely :-) I met him at a comic convention about 10 years ago and said that exact same thing to him :-)

[@roryrevolution2348]

I honestly wish they would make a new Wrestlefest game, I spent so time and money on this arcade game when I was a kid.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, so did I.

[@GiantPantherTX]

The million dollar question: WTF is Hawk saying in his promo with Mean Gene? It sounds like "We'll bury every gerbil-faced geek we face. YERRGH!" Is that about right?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes. I always thought he was saying Dick Instead of Geek but I knew that couldn't be right

[@stupid5pin]

I found this video informative, but dude, we need to have a chat about audio levels and video pacing. I fast forwarded through half the video and didn't miss a single thing you said.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Take a look at the date on my video, this was the very first one I had ever done quite honestly the worst one I had ever done. Prior to this one, I had never used any sort of video editing software so there is that as well. I picked up the pace in the next couple of videos. C sorry you didn't enjoy it check out my other ones if you like. They turned out much better

[@themightyomega]

I had waited the wrestlefest remake for years, checking the steam page about the game... after some years the page finally disappeared and i thought the project was cancelled, thanks to your vid i checked internet to know that it was in fact released but only on iphone and ipad...

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Sorry you missed it but it wasn't a very good version. All I want is a straight up conversion of the original arcade game.

[@themightyomega]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries i missed nothing if it's for apple devices lol ;-) the graphics seems really ugly.... By the Way you should check the RetroMania page on steam, it seems that finally the pc version of the wrestlefest remake came back from the tomb but with NWA licence now ! So don't expect to have what you wanted either, but it look like it's really the same kind of fun than the old arcade cabinet. store.steampowered.com/app/1252300/RetroMania_Wrestling/

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@themightyomega I have been checking their page and tried getting in contact with the developers so I could promote the game but never heard back.

[@Larry]

Did you ever play the Wrestlemania or Royal Rumble arcade games?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

By the time the Royal Rumble game came out arcades were starting to die around here. As far as Wrestlemania, I played this a ton in the arcades. I could usually beat it on one credit. I always picked Shawn Michaels. Thanks for the comment.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The game had a lot more wrestlers but the playability was terrible in my opinion.. The second legends of wrestling game was better still not as good imo

[@Larry]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries No worries, great retrospective by the way, I really enjoyed watching it :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@Larry Thanks Larry, unfortunately this was my very first video and I think it's my worst video. The pacing was way too slow and proud to say the other ones are a lot better. I love your channel by the way

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

Certainly missing the PatMan we've come to know and love. But then I just caught the Pilot episode of Seinfeld this morning and yea its not what we all grew to love but its still watchable. Just like this here video 😁👍

[@sartana8616]

I think the best wrestling games of all time. We miss you Technos.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

They created ton of classic arcade games

[@ashdoginc]

WrestleFest always seems to go under the radar of the critics... it's not even mentioned in the 1000 games to play before you die book! But it thoroughly deserves it. It's challenging but not too hard. It's fun, great graphics for its time and the playability is pretty well polished. The game does feel limited with the use of only 2 buttons, but its so fun who cares?

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree, it should definitely be up there especially with two or more people playing. You're right, it's fun and that's all that matters. It's too bad we never got a proper update

[@korvus1248]

Worst thing about wrestlefest is you have to put money in to get health back 😆

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

If you win a match in the tagteam mode you do get a slight health increase

[@joypadlad]

I used to own a WrestleFest arcade. It was only a two player conversion but was still cool to have.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I am drooling with jealousy :-)

[@truslider]

PatmanQC i love that fact that you are an old school fan (mark) :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you, I've been a fan since I was 12 years old

[@TimChuma]

I can remember WWF Superstars being in the video store to play for about 5 years

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It is definitely a classic

[@Th3feaR]

My go to heel tag team was always Jake and Ted

[@mikebarrett3982]

Loved the trip down memory lane, good video bro

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe

[@BruceOnder]

Good Dusty Rhodes impression 💪👍😋🤩

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you so much:-)

[@QuentinDude]

The guys with submission moves we're the best to use in Wrestlefest. I think it was Dibiase and Slaughter. Loved that arcade game quite a bit. Wish it would of had more characters however. Don't know why WWF wouldn't want Taker in the game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You're right, submissions were the best. The arcade game is one of my favorites

[@phonedork]

Hulk Hogan.... "5 minutes later"... Macho Man.... "15 minutes later" The Ultimate Warrior.... 30 minutes later finally says the last guy on the roster lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You do realize that the reason I took so long in between introductions is that you could see each players finishing moves.

[@phonedork]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I get that. I just couldn't stop laughing though lol

[@LittleJacob208]

You have to do a history of WF superstars this game was my favourite wrestling game ever I spent so many coins on this game back in the day it’s a straight classic.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I kind of covered It's in this one but we will see

[@LittleJacob208]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries correct you did cover it but it was only a cursory look at WF Superstars and obviously your main focus was WWF Wrestlefeast. But listen at least you featured the game and if you don’t think it’s necessary to dedicate more time covering that game I understand.

[@awokethelion316]

Really enjoyed this video! I’ll never forget how awesome this games was. If you ever need any music work done holler at me. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the kind words. As if you couldn't already tell this was one of my favorites.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for the kind words. I've been thinking about adding music to my videos so I appreciate the offer. Let me know how I can contact you. Thanks again

[@GumbaFez]

Glad I can still play this game on my raspberry pi system, still waiting for this to show up on arcade 1up

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I don't know if it ever will due to the number of wrestlers in the game. Licensing each of them would be a nightmare

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

GREAT HISTORY OF WWF WRESTLEFEST ARCADE DOCUMENTARY !!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much

[@EdwardAveyard]

I can remember that, on the arcade that I played Wrestlefest in Britain, it was mostly in English but there was one part (perhaps when you were running out of time) that came out in Japanese. I wonder if the game was originally done in Japanese, and then translated into English, but they forgot about doing one part.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

No idea about that, perhaps someone else does?

[@RetroTiburon]

What was everyone's tag team? I always chose DiBiase and Mr. Perfect.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Mine was always Hulk Hogan and ultimate warrior. I loved ultimate warriors power slam

[@RetroTiburon]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries yeah, Warrior's move set was pretty powerful. I would use him and Hogan for the Rumble matches. You could easily slam people out of the ring with them.

[@RetroTiburon]

@Turd Ferguson Hulk is my favorite of all time but I just really liked the move set of DiBiase and Perfect. I dominated with DiBiase.

[@Swaggybro77]

I love this game in the arcades

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So do I:-)

[@djjava303]

So true to the real thing that the cpu tests positive for steroids. :) this was an amazing experience playing as a kid at our local department store... mind blowing graphics

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, I was blown away by it

[@platinumpagoda3079]

1:41 Man that sounds just like the Road Warriors...on whippits.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, you are right :-)

[@d-mo733]

I miss these at stores! I just found a WCW Micro Games hand held game still in package! 4got all about it. Has Hogan on front. Wanna play it now but dunno if I should even open it, might be worth a few bucks now?!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's awesome, it sounds like fun not sure if it's worth anything or not

[@rabmc]

The game at 8m50sec I played this day in day out as a kid in the arcade, 5 credits for £1 and I got £2 a day allowance to play it lol, good times.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@HighwayUK]

Bop n Wrestle was called Rock 'n' Wrestle and was published by Melbourne House of Australia in Europe etc. guess the version you knew was USA version.

[@ashdoginc]

Yeah I never understood using the word Bop - there was also its follow up Bop 'n Rumble... very camp.

[@MCDRASTYCKMEAXUREZ]

1 of the best games ever. Hours on here per character! Great times !

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, it's my all-time favorite arcade wrestling game

[@PANTYEATR1]

Saturday night slam masters is another great wrestling game, but you must give respect to wrestlefest💪