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WWF King of the Ring NES cartridge, LJN’s 1993 wrestling game and the last WWF title on the NES. Win the eight-man King of the Ring tournament with Hogan, Bret Hart, The Undertaker and more, or go head to head with a friend. Loose cartridge only, no box or manual. Ships within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ljn Games |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
WWF King of the Ring NES is a wrestling game published by LJN in North America in November 1993. Eastridge Technology developed it, and it was the final WWF game released for the NES. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.
The roster has 11 wrestlers to choose from in total: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Bam Bam Bigelow, Yokozuna, Mr. Perfect and Lex Luger, plus "You," a wrestler you name and customize yourself.
There are three main ways to play the game. The King of the Ring mode is an eight-man single-elimination tournament. Another mode has you work through the roster in singles matches to become WWF Champion. Exhibition matches come in singles and tag team formats, and both of these exhibition formats support one or two players.
Every wrestler shares the same basic moveset, and there are no signature finishing moves. Wrestlers differ only in speed, strength and stamina. The Undertaker and Bam Bam Bigelow appear only in the NES version; the Game Boy version left them out.
King of the Ring closed out the WWF's run on the NES, which began with WWF WrestleMania in 1989. LJN released it in November 1993, more than four years after that first game. Electronic Gaming Monthly scored it 8, 6, 6 and 7 out of 10. One reviewer found the graphics weak and the flicker distracting, but said the two-player mode was fun. Check the photos to see the exact WWF King of the Ring cartridge you will receive.
See WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge and WWF WrestleMania Challenge, or browse all NES games. Read more about WWF King of the Ring on Wikipedia.
When did King of the Ring come out on the NES?
LJN released it in North America in November 1993.
Which wrestlers are in it?
Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, Bam Bam Bigelow, Yokozuna, Mr. Perfect, Lex Luger and a custom wrestler.
Do the wrestlers have finishing moves?
No. Every wrestler uses the same basic moveset. They differ only in speed, strength and stamina.
Is it two-player?
Yes. Exhibition singles and tag team matches support one or two players.
Does it come with the box or manual?
No. This is a loose King of the Ring Nintendo game cartridge for the original NES.
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Allen Langlois Jr. –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
it was fun
ive hed this game since i can remember. now lets realize its not a 2009 next gen console game here its an nes game. the graphics are decient for being almost 20 years old. it had many wrestlers inc. hogan,michaels,hart, undertaker, boss man, mr. perfect, razor ramon, and others and create a wrestler. this wasnt a bad game
Jeff Johnson –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Very dull, button mashing wrestling game
This is the last WWF game for the NES and the graphics are good, the moves look like they are supposed to (unlike some other previous WWF games for the NES). However, the gameplay is really lacking. There is no energy to the game, due to a lack of game modes and little reason to replay the game at all.
There are 10 wrestlers, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Yokozuna, Bam Bam Bigelow, Razor Ramon, Lex Luker, the Undertaker, Mr Perfect, Shawn Michaels and Randy Savage (oooo yeah! dig it!!!). All of which have the exact same moves! None of which have finishers, unless you do as I did as a kid, which is use a body slam for the Undertaker’s tombstone. The game also includes a customizable generic wrestler. Customizable as in the stats are updated, but not the look or the moves.
The gameplay as I mentioned isn’t good. It is a button masher. There are punches and kicks, then the grapple system that has you mashing buttons. You get in a grapple and you press B dozens of times in a tug of war sort of thing until you win and then you perform a bodyslam. Up+B = a suplex, Right+B = a hip toss. Expect to have blisters.
There are four major modes in the game: one on one, tag team, tournament and King of the Ring. Wait, King of the Ring is a tournament… Hmmm… It makes the game very dull with these limited modes and they’re all basically the same. Match after match. To top it off, the ring kind of feels like its in a dark void. It is only the NES, but they could have done something to make the game feel more alive.
This game was only inspiring to buy a SNES to get Royal Rumble, which came out at the same time. Its worth a play, but not much more than a play.