Melonbread’s Retro-Wres – The home of retro wrestling games

Hacking the Game Intro – Camera Controls

Melonbread July 15, 2025

As we’ll cover elsewhere, the Storyboard (from 80125A58 in...

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Japanese Wrestling Game Sales Data

Melonbread February 3, 2024

Japanese Wrestling Game Sales Data Thanks to the excellent...

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AKI Did You Know? – Volume 2

Melonbread February 2, 2024

I started the “AKI Did You Know?” series at...

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AKI Did You Know? – Volume 1

Melonbread February 1, 2024

I started the “AKI Did You Know?” series at...

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Part 1: “Turning Pro Wrestling into a Game” – What are the differences between other sports games that may appear similar but are actually different?

Melonbread April 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: This is a translation of Hideyuki “Geta”...

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First Night: “The Ecstasy and Anxiety of the Chosen One”

Melonbread April 26, 2023

Editor’s Note: This is a translation of Hideyuki “Geta”...

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The Big Pro Wrestling / Tag Team Wrestling (1983)

Melonbread January 10, 2023

Technically, this isn’t the first ever pro-wrestling video game...