My most rented game of all time was probably WWF Raw, as I couldn’t find it to purchase anywhere, or any other wrestling game for that matter! But thanks to Apollo Video Film Hire, I spent many a happy weekend sat cross-legged in front of my TV beating up Shawn Michaels as The Undertaker in glorious pixelated vision.

A lot of the time, you found yourself renting games from video shops to gain some variety. I was a Genesis lad, or Mega Drive as it was known over here in the UK.īack then, video games were as expensive, if not more so, than they are now. Allegiances would tend to come from which console your parents bought you. Likewise, if you were a child of that era, you probably took a side with one of the day’s big gaming companies, Nintendo or Sega. If you were a kid in the late ’80s/early ’90s, and you’re reading this website, there is a high chance you were once caught in a school break debate between what was better: WWF or WCW. Replaying Every Wrestling Game on Sega Genesis “Bam Bam” Robotnik, and Sonic “The Hitman” Hedgehog.

Join us on a nostalgic journey to the late ’80s and early ’90s as we bring every wrestling game released on Sega Genesis back to life! Everyone’s favorite Sega Genesis tough guys: Knuckle-taker, “The Heartbreak Kid” Tails Michaels, Dr.

We give our honest take on each game, compare the surprising differences the games would have depending on what Sega platform they were released on, and we include some lesser-known fun facts about each game! For instance, did you know there was a wrestling game set in the same universe as Street Fighter? We had some time on our hands during the lockdown, so we played every wrestling game ever released on Sega Genesis (or the Mega Drive as it was referred to outside of North America)!

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