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    The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Man, this movie was so freaking good. At first, I thought the ending was retarded, and I wanted to know what happened, but the more I let it simmer the more I realized just how perfect it was. It didn't matter the outcome, because you see him make his choice. The Bruce Springsteen song at the end only made it better. Fantastic movie. Was blown away at how it got snubbed for Best Picture/Director nominations, but it wouldn't have mattered. Slumdog was the better than The Wrestler anyways.
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    Image of Torokun Torokun
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I was hoping someone would write about this and of course Kotaku steps up!


    :)


    Thank you Mike.

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    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I loved the movie and this bit right here made it even more special to me. One heck of a movie right there.
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    Image of fnool fnool
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    S and S? *And*? It's SAS. Special Air Service.
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    Image of Michael McWhertor Michael McWhertor
    02/24/09

    @fnool: Yup. That's the film dialogue.
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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Wow, I've seen the movie a few times now so I knew they must've done something special, made a game, or at least modded something to fit for the movie and the characters, but this is cool.


    Highly recommend the movie, wrestling fan or not. It is depressing though, probably moreso if you are a fan.

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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I really need to see the Wrestler...I want to, but my movie theater sucks and never gets any of those good, lesser known films. All we get is that popcorn movie schlock.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Rom dump this.
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    Image of Blorf Blorf
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    I want to see an 8-bit game for Requiem.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    02/24/09

    @Blorf: Needle Jam?
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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    Great article! I haven't seen the movie but I love Aronofsky. It sounds like a perfect scene; a great way to express the character in a nutshell.


    Also, I love the added layer of "vs. Middle East" sentiment in both games. In the '80s, you wrestled the Ayatollah. Now, you go out in the battlefield and mow 'em down with super-advanced weapons. Reality has even invaded our fantasies....

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    Image of KillerBee KillerBee
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    That is pretty cool.
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Making Of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler's Unsung Hero
    They should have used Muscle Bomber.


    For thpse pf you who don't know, it's a wrestling game that took place about 10 years before Street Fighter 2.

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    Image of Phydeaux Phydeaux
    02/24/09

    @ReedF**kingRichards: Huge article on conceiving a new piece of work to be commissioned and utilized in a movie and the effort taken to do it and you're saying they should've tossed it all for something that wouldn't have been relevant for the movie.


    I want to say some really mean things to you right now.

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    Image of mikeleddy83 mikeleddy83
    02/24/09

    @ReedF**kingRichards: Is that the one where you could play as Mike Haggar?
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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    02/24/09

    @Phydeaux: Screw emotion. Love Mike Haggar.
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    Image of Zeikcied Zeikcied
    02/24/09

    @ReedF**kingRichards: I prefer the US name of the game, Saturday Night Slam Masters.


    But anyway, that game looks a little too modern compared to what they apparently were going for.


    It is an awesome game, though. I loved it on the SNES.

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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    02/24/09

    @mikeleddy83: Naw man...that's Saturday Night Slam Masters.
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    02/24/09

    @Zeikcied:


    The US name of the game makes it sound like a porno.

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