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Very great Top Ten list, Ian! I have to wonder btw, what's the name of the song and/or band you use at the end of your outros? I've been thinking hard now about being invested into their music.
@@codyman5540 That's an instrumental cover of 'Into The Night' by my favorite band of all time, HIM. Check them out! The regular version with lyrics and everything is a great song, hahaha.
That's a very solid list sir. My top ten would have to be: WWF No Mercy, Here Comes the Pain, WCW/nWo Revenge, Fire Pro Wrestling World, WWF Wrestlefest, Def Jam: Fight for New York, Saturday Night Slam Masters, Day of Reckoning, WCW vs the World, and WrestleMania The Arcade Game.
@@616Entertainment honestly mean it man! Not just these styles as well. Loving other stuff you post. Resident evil was amazing, Halloween, honestly your own channel. Keep it up
@@Michael-wb Dude The History of Halloween Part III, next Friday, is the most work I've ever put into any single video. I'm really hoping it does super well. We will see!
Woohoo, New video! I loved the older wrestling games growing up. I can recall 2007 listening to the killer soundtrack in my bedroom loving every minute
Excellent choices here. Limiting it to one entry per franchise made for a more interesting list, and it’s hard to argue with a list that has No Mercy, Revenge, and HCTP in the top five. Great stuff as always man!
So glad to see more appreciate fire pro I've spent hours just customizing and playing fire promoter The game is rewarding as well I remember when I was first learning the game and when I hit the grapple sml+med I hit a styles clash (since I was playing as AJ) it was so satisfying
Just started watching and I’m already loving it based on that one rule per franchise I’ll see list like these and the top games generally come from one series for the most part so I’m intrigued to see this list even more
Wow, this was an awesome list especially as you included a text based booking sim. I'd flip-flop No Mercy and Here Come the Pain, but that's like saying switching chocolate ice cream for vanilla, it all depends on the day. Creating memories is the most important part a list like this and you captured it. I know I would have to add WWF Warzone in my list in the top 5 as I was able to create memories with my stepdad on the N64 and playing No Mercy and Revenge with my son breathes new life into games that shaped my childhood.
Fantastic list, have so many fond memories with some of these great ones. I'll never forget WWE WM 19's Revenge mode. All those poor workers, murdered. XD
@@616Entertainment Well if you are interested in doing the series, I could run the company you want with instructions from you via Discord. All you would need is some way to record your computer screen as I shared the game via Discord.
You know looking at those Def Jam models recently I do see a connection between them and the first AEW teaser like CM Pulse said. I see it with the unfinished WCW Mayhem 2 models as well. "I AM THE MILLENNIUM MAN."
@@616Entertainment The CGI/Pre-rendered one. The faces and stuff reminded me of that cartoonish look that the Mayhem 2 footage and Def Jam games have. The huge body types reminded me of Ultimate Muscle but more.. barrel chested lol. Tho the models in gameplay tears with Darby are more late2K looking- I'm way happier with that look and I hope they keep the oversized hands! Give me a touch of the arcade look imo
To be fair, I like SVR, SVR06 and SVR07. After that? No. And I prefer HCTP to any of those 3. I think it's crazy how many lists in the comments are like, 10 straight WWE games. Like, there's other stuff out there! Hahaha. But hey, opinions, right?
@@616Entertainment true true and were are different from different generation like someone say MK2 is there favorite because of they grew up on it and well I say MK9 is my favorite because I grew up on it, it differs from one person to another
I’d say 2006 is my favorite of all time. First wrestling game I ever had and it had the debut version of gm mode and my favorite version. There’s things in 07 and 08 that made gm mode better but also worse. 06 didn’t have the power 25 so you could make whatever title matches you wanted. It also had way more cruiser weights that actually mattered lol. Instead of Vito, Kid Kash and the Mexicools who were in 07 (it got worse in 08), you had Christian, RVD, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, all actual good wrestlers that were considered cruiserweights. (They weren’t in the following games) as well as having way more actual cruiserweights that were decent like Paul London, Steven Richards, Scotty 2 Hotty, Tajiri, Charlie Haas, Spike Dudley, and the Hurricane (which was way better than boring Gregory helms) where in 07 and 08 you had Rey Mysterio and the rest of them were garbage. 06 had the buried alive match. You could have a hell in a cell or last man standing on the weekly shows. I know the roster doesn’t have as much depth as 07 but I think it’s better overall especially mid card talent. 06 had jericho, Muhammad Hassan, Rene Dupree, Rob Conway, Sylvan Grenier, Mark Jindrak, Eugene, Heidenreich, the Bashams, Christian, Orlando Jordan. None of those guys are in 07. 07 added a bunch of talent but you lost all those guys. You however gained Khali, Umaga, Findlay, MNM, Bobby Lashley, Hardcore Holly, Mark Henry, Matt hardy, (Jeff came back for 2008) Mr Kennedy, but the rest were shit. The legends are way better in 06. The gameplay is debatable whether 06 or 07 is better. I like both. I feel like 2006 is the perfect combo between arcade and simulation based gameplay. 2007s gameplay was more smooth tho. I played the shit out of both of those games and loved them both. But to me 2006 will always be #1
Such an amazing list ang great game choices! i totally agree Showdown : LOW had one of the best legend rosters for the time and thats why i loved that game so much regardless. With such an abundance of games to choose from to make my own list it would be more then top 10. For myself i would have WWF WrestleFest & WWF Superstars (Arcade) included in my list along with the 16-bit WWF games (RAW, Royal Rumble) games that i grew up playing. Again another amazing video and always enjoy your content Ian!
I went back and played War Zone recently and absolutely loved it. The combos for moves is surprisingly deep and rewarding. I'm glad that they changed it afterward, but it's very fun to kill a few hours on after learning the moves
Yes! I have waited for this video for a while. Wrestling games when done right can lead to some of the best times ever. Here are my top 10 wrestling games, that does not include Here Comes the Pain or No Mercy as we know how legendary they are. I want to include the games that are just as good as them in my eyes. By the way this is all MY opinion, before you criticize me. Also I may include two or more games of various series on this list because it’s my list and that’s how much I love these games. Just a quick disclaimer. Anyways… 10. WWE 2K14 9. WWE All Stars (HD versions) 8. WCW/nWo Revenge 7. WWF WrestleMania 2000 6. WWE SmackDown Shut Your Mouth 5. WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 (HD versions) 4. WWE Day of Reckoning 1 3. WWE Day of Reckoning 2 2. WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2006 1. WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 Remember my opinion, so please respect it. Thank you for reading and awesome list yourself, Ian. Great video.👍
Royal Rumble on the Snes and Smackdown on the ps1 remain my favorites of all time man growing up in the 90s watching wwF was too much fun and it's still the greatest era and probably always will be imo even throwing nostalgia out the window wwF was packed with memorable wrestlers that u don't get anymore..I'll never forget first seeing undertaker when i was 7 man dude scared the shit outta me...orLex,IRS,Doink,Yokozuna,Razor,The Rock,Jake the Snake..The Bushwhackers ...i could go on and on...dope video as always Ian hope u doing well bru
No mercy was the usual number 1 for YEARS. it feels like over the last 3 years or so, like an rko outta nowhere, here comes the pain has started to get just as much love. I love the game too, I just found it weird that suddenly that smackdown game was getting a lot of attention.
Didn't expect Fight for NY to be in this 😂 I loved that game and unfortunately it was the only def jam game I ever had. WCW NWOs revenge was great. I wasn't a WCW fan but I had a blast on that game.
Starting with Showdown and TNA left me in a spot I didn’t care what else you had on the list!!! Some of my favorite games not the best but it’s the nostalgia of it and for the most part there is plenty to enjoy about the games! If I made one featuring one per franchise I’d have to go Shut Your Mouth in SmackDown, I love HCTP and the Elimination Chamber but the memories are deeply rooted in Shut Your Mouth for me!! Edit; My brother bought Fire Pro Returns because the cover somewhat resembles HHH and Rey Mysterious and that’s where it began for me!
Opinions, my dude. We don't have to line up. You can open your list with WCW Backstage Assault, I'm still going to read the whole thing, because I'd want to know what you have to say. It wouldn't make me toss the rest of your list to the side because I didn't agree with the start.
@@616Entertainment Absolutely! It’s up to everyone to make their own list and I also didnt mean that in a negative way I knew I was gonna love the variety of your list!
@@616Entertainment I was personally just happy to see them included, hearing your coverage of many of these games has inspired me to seek them out, WCW vs the World, Wrestlemania and In Your House are games I can’t wait to play!
Great list. Here's my top 10: 10. WWF Raw (Sega Genesis) 9. WWF Attitude (PS1) 8. WWE 2K14 (PS3) 7. SVR 2008 (XB360) 6. WWE '13 (XB360) 5. WCW/nWo Revenge (N64) 4. Smackdown 2 (PS1) 3. WWF No Mercy (N64) 2. SD: Here Comes The Pain (PS2) 1. Def Jam FFNY (O.G. Xbox, my all-time favorite fighting game of any kind)
Im surprised wwf attitude wasn't on the list. I know it hasn't aged well, honestly if there was a mod to fix the controls it be great. Had so much fun back in the day with that game . Insane amount of match type options, best create a wrestler
Although my list is different, every time I see you show TNA I wish I hadn't skipped it. The animation is extra smooth and easily the best for its time
Really awesome selection. And I was so glad that TNA came out before Hogan took over, the 6 sided ring made it such a different experience. And Wrestlemanua XIX was nuts, I couldn’t believe the first time I played and threw a guy off a building. Retromania is a really good one as well.
Seeing TEW make it was such a surprise but a VERY welcome one! Of all the types of videos I've seen on this specific topic I can't remember a time where a TEW game made an appearance on this sorta list. Massive kudos for that inclusion! Love the rest of the list too BTW!
I haven't played enough wrestling games for a top 10, but I have the same fond memories playing WWF Wrestlefest in the arcade and WWF Wrestlemania at home. Man, those were the days.
I have to agree w your number one pick bro. It is one if not the one best wrestling games out. And now we got a few new wrestling games coming out. Hopefully you make videos of those sometime in the future. Thank you for your vids man. They're entertaining as hell. And I always enjoy em.
I've said it before and I'll say it again WCW/NWO revenge made my early teen years. Corben Hansen's basement. 4 or 5 of us sitting around the N64, 40 man battle Royale, KO eliminations only all start as Bischoff. Perfect carefree Saturday night that I would love to revisit
RetroMania is practically brand new, and it's very small scale. It's a good game for sure, but I don't think, features or depth wise, it stands up to any of these. But to be fair, RetroMania was made by 8 dudes. It's very, very indie.
First wrestling game I ever played was WWF Raw for the snes, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Favorite wrestler to use was 123 Kid aka X-pac
You nailed it bro...I always said Revenge was the greatest and No Mercy just expounded on it. WCW vs the World was 1st...then they improved on it with Revenge...WWE gave a solid offering with Wrestlemania 2000....then came No Mercy with everything I always dreamed of.
Nice... A lot of great wrestling games. We have been blessed as wrestling video game heads with so many classics over the years. I think the only thing thay could make HCTP any better would have been titles in exhibition matches and a ladder mini game. Apart from those, the game is near flawless.
TEW made the list, so I'm happy. I haven't played 2020, honestly haven't even played TEW. I've spent most of my time playing EWR, but they're basically the same thing except TEW is EWR's successor. That said, I would LOVE to get a TEW booking video diary series.
Damn you really dived deep good sir! My Top 3 (Because I'm sure you don't want to read 10) 3. WWE SvR 2010 - Realistic blood effects, amazing creation suite, God tier RTWM's 2. WWE SvR 2019 - Excellent creation suite, Great career mode finally, the ability to put on any type of match you want because game play is so refined 1. WWE Smackdown HCTP: It's just the God Damn GOAT! Repayable fantastic career mode, arcade game play yet still just Realistic enough, elimination chamber, solid CAW, just all around GOD TIER
I don't know about this list . . . but I do appreciate the use of Comix Zone music, as it stimulates my ancient brain into self-awareness. If only for a moment
Ok, so I'm basing this list off of the most fun I had and how long I have been playing them. I also wanted to make this list as diverse as possible. 1-Smackdown HCTP (obvious choice I know) 2-Fire Pro Wrestling Returns 3-WCW Vs The World 4-Wrestle Kingdom 2 5-WWE All Stars
Dude awesome list and following the way you did your list here is mine. 10 Showdown: Legends of Wrestling 09 Wrestle War 08 Nes Pro Wrestling 07 Power Move Pro Wrestling 06 WWF No Mercy 05 WCW NWO Revenge 04 Fire Pro Wrestling Returns PS2 03 Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle PS2 02 Saturday Night Slam Masters 01 Tecmo World Wrestling
I'm gonna look for TEW now, thanks for showing me! Ever played Extreme Warfare Revenge? That was the one I kept playing and continuously updated with roster updates and etcera. Hope you're doing well brother
Showdown got some love. Games back then weren't perfect but they were fun. But my #1 is a tie between Smackdown SYM and HCTP. Apparently the AEW game coming out will play like HCTP. Looking forward to it. You got a subscriber. 👍
Sweet list, my dude! My top ten is mainly WWE/F & WCW games. Our number 1 & 2 are the same. Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain WCW/NWO Revenge Def Jam: Fight For NY WWF No Mercy RAW (Sega Genesis) WCW/NWO World Tour WWF In Your House Wrestlemania 19 Raw vs Smackdown 2006 WWE2K18
I loved SVR 2007 is probably my most favorite. Mainly because of the glitches in the commentary on the PS2 version. And also because it was my first one.
For me? The best is WWE Smackdown V.S. Raw 2007. Also, really appreciate you putting TNA in there. Such an underrated gem. And finally, I agree with Fire Pro Wrestling World. Just got the game about a month ago, and I already love it.
My top 10 list is right here! 10. TNA Impact 9.Smackdown 2: Know Your Role 8. Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game 7. Ultimate Muscle: Legends Vs. New Generation 6. Wrestlemania 2000 5. WWE Raw 2 4. Def Jam Vendetta 3. WWE All-Stars 2. Smackdown Here Comes The Pain 1. WWE Day Of Reckoning 2
HCTP is such an awesome game. Great roster, great season mode (Only Season mode I have ever played since), simple and quick. I wish the current games to go back to that pace, and simplicity in the gameplay.
I remember being stationed in Turkey and walking into the day room where everyone was playing wcw/nwo revenge. I asked if I could have next match. I cleaned house with Scott steiner. Nobody in that room could beat me
Great video Ian! My list 10. WWF Raw ( sega not Xbox) 9. Slam Masters 8. Wrestlmaina 2000 7. WCW vs NWO Revenge 6. No mercy 5. All Stars 4. 2k19 3. Svr 2006 2. Here comes the pain 1. 2k14 & 13
My top 3 are without a doubt, no order here: Fire Pro World, customization and simulation is off the scale. Here Comes The Pain, The arcade gameplay combined with some bone-crunching moves. Just fantastic stuff. No Mercy, simple but effective gameplay with probably the best Attitude Era roster we ever had. What more needs to be said? Honorable mention to Def Jam Fight For New York. The No Mercy engine on steroids combined with 2000s hip hop culture? yes, please. A game that's basically in its own genre.
I don't want to sound like "that guy" but I honestly preferred Shut your mouth to Here comes the pain. I realize HCP is objectively better but I always found myself going back to SYM. It's definitely my favorite wrestling game of all time. Great list btw Ian
Great list. If anyone cares...My list is: 1. Def Jam Fight For New York 2. WWE SmackDown Vs RAW 2006 3.WWF No Mercy 4. WWE SmackDown Shut Your Mouth 5. WWE SmackDown Vs RAW(2005) 6. Def Jam Vendetta 7. WWE SmackDown Here Comes The Pain 8. WCW Vs NWO Revenge 9. WWE 12 10. WWE SmackDown Vs RAW 2011 Honorable mention: SVR 2007, SVR 2008, Legends of Wrestling, WWE Legends of WrestleMania, WWE 2K14.
7. WCW Mayhem 6. Showdown: Legends of Wrestling 5. WCW/NWO Revenge 4. WWE 2K19 3. Def Jam: Fight for NY 2. WWF No Mercy 1. WWE SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain
Glad you had Tna in your top ten yeah back then people used to shit on it based off the competition it had but “gameplay” wise I’ll put it up against some of these newer 2k games
Great list! I actually have fire pro wrestling returns and fire pro world but I’ve been hesitant to play them as I don’t know most of the roster and worry about the gameplay adaptation. Now I’m tempted to give them a try though.
10. WWF WarZone (yes really) 9. ECW Anarchy Rules 8. WWF Attitude 7. WWF SmackDown 2 6. WWE Day of Reckoning 5. WWE Crush Hour 4. WCW/nWO Revenge / World Tour 3. WWF No Mercy / WrestleMania 2000 2. Legends Of Wrestling 2 1. WWE Raw 2
Honorables go to : Here Comes The Pain, WCW vs. The World, Def Jams Vendetta and Fight For New York, Power Move Pro Wrestling, WWF Raw (SNES), Legends of WrestleMania, TNA, Lucha Libre Heroes Del Ring............i'll quit here, i could go on lol
Been waiting for this vid and I loved it, I love your style n games and I love every game on this list, I even love TEW and games like it. My list is different ofc but my fav wrestling games are probably smackdown 2, Fire pro, and no mercy
My List: 1: SmackDown VS Raw 2006 2: SmackDown Here Comes The Pain 3: WWE 2K14 4: WrestleMania 2000 5: WCW/NWO Revenge 6: SmackDown Shut Your Mouth 7: No Mercy 8: Day Of Reckoning 2 9: SmackDown VS Raw 2007 10: Day of Reckoning
As a MASSIVE fan of the N64 games, I completely agree with Revenge beating out No Mercy. No Mercy is technically better, but Revenge just *feels* better to me. The atmosphere is unmatched!
10.) Def Jam Vendetta 09.) WrestleMania XIX 08.) WWF WrestleFest 07.) SmackDown Shut Your Mouth 06.) Toukon Retsuden 3 05.) WWE 2K14 04.) Fire Pro Wrestling World 03.) WWE All-Stars 02.) No Mercy 01.) WCW/NWO Revenge
Great list, but what about smackdown shut your mouth? The first person free roaming backstage was revolutionary at the time. I would also add the first smack down vs raw too. The trilogy of shut your mouth, hctp, and svr made my childhood. I was obsessed with those games back in the day lol
No Rumble Roses? It was pure eye candy, but the animation for the all the grappling and technical moves were great. There were many innovative submissions not normally seen unless you watch lucha or cruiserseight divisions.
10. WWF Steel Cage Challenge (1993) 9. WCW Vs The World (1996) 8. Def Jam Fight For NY (2004) 7. King Of The Monsters (1992) 6. Cuty Suzuki no Ringside Angel (1991) 5. Pro Wrestling (NES) (1986) 4. WCW/NWO Revenge (1998) 3. Fire Pro Wrestling Super Premium X (1996) 2. Tecmo World Wrestling (1990) 1. Saturday Night Slam Masters (1993)
Dude, I cannot stress this enough You need to play wrestling empire (and then do a video on it of course) but I'm almost certain you'll fall in love not to mention the free content and modes that are constantly added to the game and if you don't own a switch there's a PC version Here comes the pain is a respectable 1st choice, not mine personally as I find the game a bit too fast and arcadey to fully award it that top spot. 10) tna impact 9) ecw hardcore revolution 8) legends of wrestling 2 7) SVR 2011 6) retro mania wrestling 5) def jam ffny 4) smackdown shut your mouth 3) WWE day of reckoning 1 2) wrestling empire 1) WWF no mercy
Great video as usual. My list would be: 10. WWF Attitude 9. Just Bring It 8. Showdown - LOW 7. WWE 2K14 6. SVR 2007 5. SVR 2006 4. Wcw/nWo Revenge 3. Shut Your Mouth 2. No Mercy 1. Here Comes The Pain
Top 10 Wrestling games: 10. WCW Mayhem 9. WWF No Mercy 8. WWE All Stars 7. WWE '13 6. Smackdown Shut Your Mouth 5. SVR 2007 4. SVR 2008 3. SvR 2006 2. WWE Raw 2 1. SmackDown Here Comes The Pain
@@616Entertainment Lol it was my first ever game I played on the ps1. I was born in '97 so I dont remember much about WCW but I remember vividly Shane McMahon buying WCW.
Excellent list and another good video. The only thing I ever disagree with is when people include the Def Jam games in wrestling categories. Those were all rappers and entertainers, none of which to my knowledge ever even stepped into a wrestling ring in real life as a guess like some NBA players and boxers did. The Def Jam games are Fighting games but include a well known grappling system. That's the only part that can be attributed to some well known wrestling games. These are illegal street fights and brawls between rappers and entertainers.
