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 Championship Belt          Wrestling Ring          Board Game          Nintendo game
 

The M.U.S.C.L.E. Nintendo Game

 

 

Ah yes.. M.U.S.C.L.E. Tag Team match.  What can you say about this game?  Well.. I say it stunk!  Especially compared to other wrestling games that were made around the same time.  I much preferred Nintendo's Pro Wrestling, and spent endless hours with my buddies playing that game. 

 

    
front and back of the game box

 

The graphics and music were lousy, and the game got real boring real quick  As you can see from the pics below, your wrestlers were super distorted with big heads, making them look kinda like the characters from South Park.  But.. given the incredible lameness of this game, it did have some redeeming qualities.  (At least for the average M.U.S.C.L.E. enthusiast)

 

There were a few features which broke the monotony of the stale game play such as electrified ropes, as well as the ice ring on higher levels.  There were also booster balls that the trainer would throw into the ring.  If obtained, you could then use a special move to finish off your opponent.

The Cast
and their special moves..

 

Another cool aspect of the game, was that it gave us several names of various M.U.S.C.L.E. characters.  Most American kids didn't know it at the time, but these names were loosely translated from their Japanese counterparts in the Kinnikuman toy line.

You can actually play this game online at 80sGames.com!  If you happen to own this game and have an 8-bit NES system that actually still works, feel free to download my scans of the  instruction book below...

Cover  |  Pages 2&3  |  Pages 4&5  |  Pages 6&7  |  Pages 8&9

Pages 10&11  |  Pages 12&13  |  Pages 14&15  |  Pages 16&17


If you're a real NES freak and have a working Game Genie, below are some cheat codes for you.  Thanks to nintendocc.com for these codes!

ZESELPLA        Set bout length timer to 20
TESELPLA        Set bout length timer to 60
PESELPLE        Set bout length timer to 90 
ZEUOUPPA        Computer controlled players jump faster
ZASXAAPA        Computer controlled players speed up
OZUEPZSX + LTUEZXYG     Invincibility player 1 team

						

						
						

						 

						If 
						you're a M.U.S.C.L.E./Kinnikuman fan, I guess this game 
						merits some investigating.  If nothing else.. I 
						highly recommend it over Tylenol PM to conquer insomnia!

						 

						
							

							

				
				 
							

							

				
				

				

				

				
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