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Summary

Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E. stands out as one of the earliest wrestling titles on the NES, borrowing its visual flair from Yudetamago’s Kinnikuman manga and anime. The North American version was repackaged to match Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. toy line, while the Japanese release kept the original Kinnikuman branding.

The roster consists of eight wrestlers, each equipped with a signature move that can be unleashed after snagging a randomly tossed energy ball. The A button handles jumps, while B delivers punches or triggers specials; combos range from drop kicks and shoves to rope‑rebound attacks, lariats, and suplex‑style back‑drops. The game offers a solo mode against the CPU and a head‑to‑head two‑player showdown.

Rounds march on indefinitely, officially capping at 255 before looping to round 0, which resets the speed and restores the timer to 30 minutes. The Japanese Gold Edition has become a prized collector’s piece, and despite selling over a million copies in Japan, retrospective critics have labeled the graphics and sound as primitive, awarding it a modest 2‑out of‑5.