Retro Wrestling Games Collection
Simulating the spectacle of professional wrestling, these games combine scripted drama with arcade-style combat, dominated by the WWE 2K series (formerly WWF SmackDown!). They capture over-the-top personas, backstage storytelling, and crowd interactions unique to sports entertainment.
WWE/WWF Evolution
- Early Era (1987): WWF WrestleMania on NES- Attitude Era (1999): WWF SmackDown! introduced TV-style presentation
- Brand Split (2006): WWE SmackDown vs. Raw added roster divisions
- Modern Simulation (2020s): WWE 2K22's rebuilt gameplay engine
Key Features
- Signature Moves: Finishers like The Rock's "People's Elbow"- Match Types: Hell in a Cell, Royal Rumble, TLC
- Creation Suite: Custom wrestlers/arenas/shows
- MyCareer Mode: Rise from indie circuits to WrestleMania
Why Fans Love It
Perfectly replicates wrestling's theatrical violence and soap opera narratives.🎮All Retro Wrestling Games
WWF WrestleMania is a professional wrestling game featuring stars from the World Wrestling Federation. Players can choose from six WWF superstars including Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, competing in singles or tag team matches with basic grappling moves and signature finishers.
Professional wrestling game featuring 10 WWF superstars including Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. Features exhibition matches, tag team bouts, and a championship tournament mode.
One of the earliest wrestling video games featuring six unique wrestlers with special moves. Players compete in best-of-three falls matches to become champion.
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game is a 1995 fighting game adaptation of the popular arcade title featuring exaggerated, cartoonish versions of WWF superstars like Bret Hart, Undertaker, and Razor Ramon.
Arcade wrestling game featuring digitized sprites of WWF superstars with exaggerated special moves. The original arcade cabinet that inspired the console ports.
WWF WrestleFest is a legendary arcade wrestling game featuring Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, and other WWF superstars of the early 1990s. Known for its fast-paced action, four-player simultaneous gameplay, and Royal Rumble mode, it's considered one of the greatest wrestling games of all time.
3 Count Bout (known as Fire Suplex in Japan) is a professional wrestling arcade game by SNK. Featuring exaggerated wrestling moves and colorful characters, the game allows up to 4 players to compete in tag team matches with special attacks and dramatic entrances.
Ring of Destruction: Slammasters II is a professional wrestling arcade game developed by Capcom in 1994. The sequel to Saturday Night Slam Masters, it features exaggerated wrestling moves, steel cage matches, and 10 playable characters including new entrants like Biff Slamkovich and The Scorpion. The game combines traditional fighting game mechanics with over-the-top wrestling action.
Saturday Night Slam Masters is a professional wrestling arcade game developed by Capcom. Released in 1993, it features exaggerated wrestling action with colorful characters and over-the-top moves. Players compete in tournament matches using a unique control scheme that combines wrestling holds with fighting game mechanics.
The official GBA adaptation of WWE's classic elimination tag team event. Features 40+ WWE superstars from the Ruthless Aggression era including John Cena, Brock Lesnar, and The Undertaker in fast-paced 2D wrestling action.
The first WWE game for GBA featuring The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Triple H in a career mode leading to WrestleMania X8. Includes ladder matches, cage matches, and signature WWE storylines.
The first WWF game for GBA featuring 30+ Attitude Era superstars including The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Triple H. Combines arcade-style wrestling with RPG elements in a career mode leading to WrestleMania X-Seven.
An over-the-top arcade-style wrestling game featuring exaggerated moves and special attacks with digitized sprites of WWF superstars like Bret Hart and Undertaker.
WWF Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling game for SNES featuring the WWF's signature battle royal match. Players can choose from popular WWF superstars like Bret Hart, Yokozuna, and The Undertaker in this fast-paced wrestling experience.
WWF Raw is a professional wrestling game based on the Monday Night Raw television program. Featuring 16 WWF Superstars including Bret Hart and Razor Ramon, the game introduced ladder matches and backstage brawls to the wrestling genre, with improved graphics and commentary compared to previous WWF games.
The pinnacle of AKI's wrestling engine featuring 60+ Attitude Era superstars including The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Triple H. Offers deep customization, ladder matches, and branching storylines in Championship Mode.
The definitive wrestling experience on N64, featuring the WWF's Attitude Era roster including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and Triple H. Utilizes AKI's acclaimed grappling system with customizable movesets and the revolutionary 'Create-a-Wrestler' mode.
WCW/nWo Revenge is a professional wrestling video game developed by AKI Corporation and published by THQ for the Nintendo 64. The sequel to WCW vs. nWo: World Tour, it features wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling and the New World Order faction during the height of the Monday Night Wars.