Pro Wrestling (NES, Famicom Disk System)

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.

A WINNER IS YOU

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". This change is also present in the European version.

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.

Oddities#

The title screen music is almost the same as the one from Volleyball, with only the duty cycle is different.