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Platform
Arcade
Genres
Fighting · Sports
Publishers
LJN Toys
Release date
June 1, 1989

Summary

WWF Superstars is the Technōs Japan arcade classic that let us build our own tag team of WWF legends. You could pick any two from Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, Big Boss Man, Hacksaw Jim Duggan or The Honky Tonk Man, then battle through a gauntlet of opponents in New York and later in Tokyo. Each wrestler sports a signature grapple and a set of standing, running and top‑rope attacks, and the referee watches the action without ever becoming a target.

The game encourages chaos outside the ropes: a table can be slammed into foes a few times, and a wandering AI wrestler may return with a folding chair for unlimited use. After four victories you reach the title match, and winning it triggers a newspaper splash announcing your team as the new champions, followed by a pose‑off ending.

The final showdown pits you against the Mega Bucks—Ted DiBiuse and André the Giant—who aren’t selectable but appear as the ultimate boss. André’s size blocks most grapples, though Honky Tonk Man’s noogie and Big Boss Man’s head‑butt still work. The arcade was a hit, topping conversion‑kit charts in early 1990 and even earning a spot as the third‑most‑successful table unit in Japan’s November 1989 arcade rankings.

Storyline

In WWF Superstars (Arcade), you pick a tag team and watch a brief cut‑scene featuring Ted DiBiase, André the Giant, Virgil, Mean Gene Okerlund and Miss Elizabeth before the action begins. Your team makes its entrance on the iconic “ring cart” that debuted at WrestleMania III and VI, then fights through three opening matches. After those victories you earn a title bout against the Mega Bucks – the partnership of “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and André the Giant – and a newspaper headline flashes, proclaiming your duo as champions if you win. The game then sends you to a second city for another trio of matches, one of which again pits you against DiBiase. The final showdown pits your team against DiBiase and André one last time, concluding the arcade experience.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Arcade Machine

Developers
Technos
Machine Style
Upright
Control Panel
Multi-player
Input Devices
Joystick · Buttons
Screen Orientation
Landscape
Sound
Mono