Pro Wrestling (NES)

Pro Wrestling
Developer: TRY Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: NES, Famicom Disk System Released in JP: October 21, 1986 (FDS) Released in US: March 1987 Released in EU: September 15, 1987 This game has uncompiled source code. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

Pro Wrestling was one of the first wrestling games on the NES, and probably the first to really get it right. It features six original playable wrestlers, each with their own unique special moves. It was designed and programmed by Masato Masuda, who would later go on to create the Fire Pro Wrestling series.

Source Code

At 0xBD3D in the European ROM, the following code can be seen.

R 3
	.WORD	OFST30
	.BYTE	$00,$EB,$9E,$9C,$8C,$8E,$00
A2FM40	=*	
	.WORD	OFST95
	.BYTE	$00,$DB,$76,$78,$00
A2FM41	=*	
	.WORD	OFST34
	.BYTE	$01,$DF,$D0,$D2,$1C,$1E,$2E,$00
A2FM42	=*	
	.WORD	OFST37
	.BYTE	$40,$10,$DB,$08,$DE,$9A,$24,$26,$30,$32
A2FM43	=*	
	.WORD	OFST38
	.BYTE	$40,$10,$DB,$08,$DE,$9A,$34,$40,$00
A2FM44	=*	
	.WORD	OFST37
	.BYTE	$40,$10,$DB,$08,$DE,$9A,$20,$22,$30,$32
A2FM45	=*	
	.WORD	OFST39
	.BYTE	$00,$DB,$38,$3A,$48,$4A,$58,$5A,$00
A2FM46	=*	
	.WORD	OFST43
	.BYTE	$04,$F7,$BA,$48,$4A,$58,$5A,$00
A2FM47	=*		BACK DROP 2
	.WORD	OFST41
	.BYTE	$04,$F1,$BA,$1C,$1E,$2E,$00
A2FM49	=*	
	.WORD	OFST44
	.BYTE	-$04,$DB,$08,$DE,$9A,$1C,$1E,$2E,$00
A2FM50	=*	
	.WORD	OFST29
	.BYTE	-$03,

Revisional Differences

To do: Some copies of this game have a bug that forces a King Slender player to win more matches than usual to reach the VWA Championship match.

Revision 0	Revision 1

The infamous "A WINNER IS YOU" line dropped the A, while "WIN" and "LOSE" became "WON" and "LOST".

Regional Differences

This game was released to the public exclusively for the Famicom Disk System in Japan. There was another Japanese version released for the FamicomBox, a pay for play system used in hotels.

Title Screen

Japan (Disk System, FamicomBox)	US/Europe

The title screen was given a complete overhaul.

Character Select

Japan (Disk System)	US/Europe, Japan (FamicomBox)

The wrestler graphics were changed from their in-game sprites to the portraits from the intro sequence. The wrestler names were added below the portraits. The background was changed from teal to black.

Ring

Japan (Disk System, FamicomBox)	US/Europe

The logo in the center of the ring was changed from FWA (Famicom Wrestling Association) to VWA (Video Wrestling Association).

Japan (Disk System, FamicomBox)	US/Europe

The special logo used in the match with the Great Puma was also appropriately changed.

Winner Screen

Japan (Disk System)	US/Europe, Japan (FamicomBox)

"RANKING" has been changed to "RANKED", the FDS version has no "#", the numerical representation is different, and the background has changed from teal to black.

Sound

Acclamation Sound

Japan (Disk System)	US/Europe, Japan (FamicomBox)

The crowd noise in the US/European/FamicomBox version is the same crowd noise as Punch Out.