Super Star Pro Wrestling

Super Star Pro Wrestling is a 1989 Japanese professional wrestling, or puroresu, game for the Nintendo Super Famicom system. The game features play for both one- and two-player modes. It was released a year later in the United Sates as WCW Wrestling on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Gameplay

Each wrestler in Super Star Pro Wrestling has eight "selectable" moves, two Irish whip moves, and a finisher. Wrestlers can compete in exhibtion or championship modes as a single wrestler or with a partner in tag team competition. In singles competition, one must defeat each wrestler in order to face the boss character, Andre the Giant.

Selectable moveset

Super Star Pro Wrestling differs from most wrestling titles in that the player selected his or her moveset prior to the match. Each wrestler has a menu of eight moves (with each wrestler featuring a unique moveset), of which the player may choose four (each move selected is assigned to a direction on the D-pad).

Irish whip moves

These moves are performed by first initiating an Irish whip (throwing the opponent into the ropes by pressing left and B or right and B) and then pressing either A or B when the opponent is near. Each wrestler has a different Irish whip moveset (though these moves are not selectable in the moveset menu).

Finishers

Each wrestler has his own finisher move. These must be performed in the middle of the ring and can only be accomplished when the opponent had two squares remaining on his health meter. The move is performed by pressing A and B simultaneously. Finishers deliver significantly more damage than a regular move and are likely to end the match in a knock-out or submission.