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Post by Cory Olson on Aug 6, 2021 7:19:31 GMT -5
Uncharted Territory returns! The LOW team does some follow-up from the LOW State of The Union in Episode 40. Then, they do a recap of Superstar Pro Wrestling. Who is Dr. Red Fang?! Let us know if you ever played this wrestling game and any memories you have of it. Plus, find out what promoter Brian V and these videos have to do with this episode! Uncharted Territory: Episode 41
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Post by Ken West on Aug 6, 2021 7:32:26 GMT -5
Yes! I will be listening here shortly. Unimportant Fact: Dr Red Fang is my moniker on 2 other message boards. One of them being a Superstar board.
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Post by Chad Olson on Aug 6, 2021 8:22:49 GMT -5
Yes! I will be listening here shortly. Unimportant Fact: Dr Red Fang is my moniker on 2 other message boards. One of them being a Superstar board. , we'll have to have you on to share your memories of SPW sometime! Thanks for listening! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 9:43:06 GMT -5
I bought several of the SUPERSTARS editions, but the goofy name edition really soured me on the product. I mean who the heck is Bluto Cheesecake?
Sadly, I no longer own them as they've been lost in my many moves and the sands of time. Though I do weirdly still have a few of the cards, one being Jody Hamilton the Masked Assassin.
Here's a question probably mainly for Chad and Tim. Did you guys buy the Von Erichs game that was in the Apter mags around the same time?
I never pulled the trigger on that one and have no idea what it was. It kinda looked more like BOARD game rather than a card and dice game.
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Post by Chad Olson on Aug 6, 2021 9:47:23 GMT -5
I bought several of the SUPERSTARS editions, but the goofy name edition really soured me on the product. I mean who the heck is Bluto Cheesecake? Sadly, I no longer own them as they've been lost in my many moves and the sands of time. Though I do weirdly still have a few of the cards, one being Jody Hamilton the Masked Assassin. Here's a question probably mainly for Chad and Tim. Did you guys buy the Von Erichs game that was in the Apter mags around the same time? I never pulled the trigger on that one and have no idea what it was. It kinda looked more like BOARD game rather than a card and dice game. I did not buy the Von Erichs game. I've met someone (don't remember who) who purchased it and it sounds like it was more of a board game. |
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Post by luke929 on Aug 6, 2021 9:54:21 GMT -5
Haven't listened to the podcast yet, but I have some great memories of the SPW game. I only had one set, and it had wrestler cards with no names on them, but it was quite easy to figure out who they were supposed to be. I enjoyed it a great deal, but as soon as I pulled the trigger and purchased COTG, I never looked back (other than a brief nostalgia trip when I discovered a free PC version of SPW a few years ago). I find the FG game system to be vastly superior...
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Post by sodbuster on Aug 6, 2021 13:48:28 GMT -5
Fun episode. Superstar Pro was my first wrestling game in the mid-'80s, and even though I haven't played it for years, I still have it with me after I've moved a few times over the past 35 years. I remember first seeing ads in the Apter mags, and I chose it over Champions of the Galaxy because one had real wrestlers and one didn't. I cut my teeth on the Avalon Hill Statis-Pro games, so I wanted something similar for wrestling. When I first got it I remember being unimpressed by the newsprint quality rules booklet that left ink on my hands, but that didn't stop me from running a lot of matches.
While listening to the episode, I pulled out my Deluxe Edition box, where I've stored my various sets. I was reminded that SuperSet '87 had 5 female wrestlers (Moolah, Wendi Richter, Leilani Kai, Sherri Martel, and one other) but all of them have a priority rating of 1 (apparently they were only rated to go against the men?). Two other strange cards I noticed are from SuperSet '85: one for "Mister Tea" (with a "Boston Tea Party" finisher) and another for the movie character Rambo (named "Ramdo" on his card).
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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Post by Matt on Aug 6, 2021 14:31:51 GMT -5
I picked COTG over Superstar Pro. I liked the futuristic, sci-fi aspect of COTG more. I think I made the right choice.
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Post by TTX on Aug 6, 2021 14:41:47 GMT -5
Really enjoyed this. I came very close to picking that NWA set over COTG.....thankfully Spike just proved too cool not to choose that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 17:21:59 GMT -5
I dug it out and I was mistaken, the Assassin card I have came from (c)2005 Retro Wrestling Games(tm)
I don't even remember this game...
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