
The Main Event 1988 Konami
1988
The Main Event (c) 1988 Konami.
A wrestling game in which you select 2 wrestlers from a choice of 8 and compete in tag-team battles.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : GX799
Main CPU : HD6309 (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : K007232 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), UPD7759 (@ 640 Khz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 288 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Released in July 1988.
This game is known in Japan as 'Ring no Ohja'.
The game's commentator can also be heard on fellow Konami games 'Blades of Steel - The Supreme Hockey Challenge' and 'The Final Round'.
A number of wrestlers in the game are based on real-life wrestlers. For instance, Kamikaze Ken is based on Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat, Bigfoot Joe is based on King Kong Bundy and Alan the Empire is based on the late Andre the Giant. In another example, Conan the Great is loosely based on Hulk Hogan.
Default highscore table (OFFICIAL RATINGS)
1st 2U!! 52830
2nd UC!? 46270
3rd EZ? 33620
4th BHI 28350
5th QT!! 22830
6th MT? 19580
7th 4ME 14910
8th */US 12050
9th A2Z 7330
10th Mr#I 5770
King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Collection Vol.0 - 276A-7708) on 21/07/1989.
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.