Exciting Hour - The Prowrestling Network 1985 Technos
1985
Exciting Hour - The Prowrestling Network (c) 1985 Technos.
An early wrestling game.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : TA-0015
Main CPU : M6502 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6502 (@ 1.2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), DAC
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 80
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Licensed to Taito.
This game is known outside Japan as 'Mat Mania - The Prowrestling Network'.
The 2 players version of this game is known as 'Mania Challenge'.
In the game, if you look closely at the audience in the background, you will see a variety of recognizable characters including a boy in a Union Jack t-shirt, Darth Vader, Superman, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (look to the far left when outside the ring) and ZZ Top is very prominently present in the middle of the crowd.
The champion in this game is very obviously a copy of Hulk Hogan. First of all, he bears a striking resemblence to Hogan. Second, his name is 'Golden Hulk'; Hulk Hogan debuted wrestling as 'Sterling Golden'. Finally, Golden Hulk's most powerful move is the leg drop, which is Hogan's finisher.
Other wrestlers are copied from superstars of the early 80s : The Insane Warrior is a copy of Road Warrior Animal, Coco Savage is probably Kamala The Cannibal and The Piranha is probably Mil Mascaras. The main wrestler ('You') bears a striking resemblence to Kerry Von Erich. These are guesses, but all the mentioned wrestlers were very popular about the time this game was released.
Rac Carpana holds the official record for this game with 5,000,150 points.
>>> GAME UPDATES
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In the game, The Piranha's name is misspelled as 'The Pirania'.
Insane Warrior's name is misspelled as 'Insane Worrier'.
Golden Hulk is known as 'Blues Bloody'.
>>> GAME SERIES
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1. The Big Pro Wrestling! (1983)
2. Exciting Hour - The Prowrestling Network (1985)
>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Computers :
Sharp X68000 (1994)
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.