Beaner's Roody-Poo Wrestling View #2 ______________________________*Special WrestleMania Countdown Edition* I. Chapter One of the TNM/Zeus War! II. Current Wrestler Rankings in Beaners View III. NEW INFO ON WWF ATTITUDE!!! IV. ECW Living Dangerously Run-Down Welcome to the second edition of Beaners Roody-Poo Wrestling View, edition number two! Last week, we looked at some of the top wrestlers in the business, and some of the reasons that the WWF, is ruling the ratings, and why ECW may be the wave of the future. But this week, we jump from the ring, to the screen, and start to compare the two hottest wrestling simulators on the internet today, TNM 7.0, and the newly released Zeus 3.0, known now as z3. So sit back, scroll the screen, and enjoy, and dont forget all opinions, and stuff like that is appreciated, as we look at TNM 7.0, and what an impact it's made to the wrestling world! (db@oh.verio.com) ========== TNM 7.0 ========== TNM, otherwise known as TourNaMent, which was created back in the day by Olliver Copp, is the most famous, and most productive simulator for the sport of professional wrestling, ever. To start this out, let me tell you when I first learned of the great game. I was out of town, visiting my Aunt, and Uncle in Pennsylvania. They live out in the country, not much to do, but they did have America Online, which was something new to me, since I had not experienced being online in my life, only heard about it. So I logged on one night, and surfed the Sports channel, coming across Sports Downloads, and noticed this wrestling simulator. After a good five minutes of down- loading the file, I learned on my own to unzip it, installed it, and started it up. Now what's the first thing we all saw, in TNM 6.2? We saw words of wrestling, that had never been seen before. We saw "Circuits", we saw "Database", and "Gimmicks". Now this is coming to some- one who still watches the WWF, and thinks that Big Bossman is _REALLY_ arresting Mr. Perfect. This is coming from someone who still thinks that Sgt. Slaughter is _REALLY_ representing IRAQ, against Hulk Hogan, who is _REALLY_ Immortal. We were learning "Insider Terms", and we didn't even know it! I started my own circuit, after reading the instructions, I created the WWF, and after about twenty minutes, ended up with a 25 man roster, and my first five cards. I was in heaven, I had heard of games on the computers were great, and technology was improving, but nobody every realized until you played this simulator, this game, this TNM thingy! By the next day, I had over one-hundred cards, fifty wrestlers signed, and was having a blast. TNM, is a program, where you are Vincent K. McMahon, you are the booking team, you are the promotion squad, you are the fed- eration. You own the WWF, or the WCW, or the ECW, or the NWA, whichever you prefer. You make the cards, you decides who wins and how, you decide if you want a battle royal, a cage match, a WarGames match, a Brawl For All match, a Casket match, or even if you want to hold an interview, you DECIDE IT! Austin vs Hogan? No problem....in fact, I have Austin over Hogan VIA Stone Cold Stunner in 2:43, to tell you the truth. So without further ado, here are my ratings, posotives, and negatives on TNM 7.0 ---------------------------------- (1-10, 1 least, 10 best) Fun Factor : 9 "You'll Play for Hours Difficulty to Learn : 7 "After a day or two, you'll get it" Plugins : 10 "TNM forever!" E-Fed Compatibility : 3 "How could you use this for e-feds?" Web Page Compatability : 8 "Great HTML page maker" + Over 900 Wrestlers + Over 1000 moves + Complete Control + Fun, and entertaining + Compatibility to wrestlers themes, in .WAV, MIDI, or Real Audio format. + Must be at least 100 different sites, and 50 TNM Related Newsleters. - No commentary - Still dont get Logfiles - Not to many TNM7.com updates for wrestler, or match exports - Not very cheap for TNM7 buyers ========================= II. Current Wrestler Rankings in Beaners View 1) The Rock (WWF World Champion) -Great Mic Work, Great Ring Work 2) Paul Wight -Improved Mic Work, Good Angle Workin 3) Jesse James (WWF Intercontiental Champion) -Think from the "Roadie" to the "Roadog". Nuff said 4) Steve Austin (Number One Contender) -Still may be the most popular wrestler on earth. 5) Dr. Death Steve Williams (JR's Boy) - Improving, see gold by May. 6) Kevin Nash (Does he have a title?) - Running WCW to the ground for us WWF Fans! 7) Sable (WWF Womens Champion) - Working her angle great, just got playboy as well :-) 8) The Undertaker - Bringing the Ministry to great lengths, I dont even know where this McMahon angle is going yet! 9) Vince McMahon - He's working it great 10) Mikey Whipreck - The latest ex-ECWer, to jump to the WCW. Great match against Kidman! ========================= NEW INFO ON WWF ATTITUDE STRAIGHT FROM ACCLAIM!!!!!! *Credit to the Bagpipe Report, www.Bagpipe-Report.com This is Good 'Ole JR. (Jeff Robinson. No disrespect Jim Ross, I'm a huge fan) and I am the designer on the up and coming WWF wrestling game entitled Attitude. A lot of information has been given out on major web sites concerning the game, but people always seem to want the nitty gritty details. I have been receiving TBR for a while, and wanted to thank Blake and the staff by submitting some down and dirty details about what to expect with the upcoming game. This is exclusive information for TBR, and all video game fans can thank TBR for bringing you this information. <> DISCLAIMER: Please note that the game is not finished. This information is only correct on the day I sent this letter. Some of the information could possibly change before the game hits. The video game industry can only offer you one promise, and that is, things are always changing. <> WRESTLERS: There are 47 total wrestlers in the game. 30 starting WWF superstars, 11 hidden WWF superstars, 5 fictional made up jobbers, and I will return again as the King of Jobbers, or otherwise known as The Trainer. (I've bumped with Dr. Tom Pritchard, I think I'm qualified) =) (Dutch will love you for that - ed) <> Here is a complete list of the wrestlers. 1- Al Snow 2- Big Boss man 3- Billy Gunn 4- Bradshaw 5- Christian 6- D-Lo 7- Dr. Death 8- Droz 9- Edge 10- Faarooq 11- Gangrel 12- Goldust 13- Jeff Jarrett 14- Kane 15- Ken Shamrock 16- Kurgan 17- Mankind 18- Mark Henry 19- Mosh 20- Owen Hart 21- Road Dogg 22- Steve Austin 23- Steve Blackman 24- Taka Michinoku 25- The Rock 26- Thrasher 27- Triple H 28- Undertaker 29- Val Venis 30- X-Pac <> Hidden Wrestlers: 1- Chyna 2- Commissioner Slaughter 3- Godfather 4- Jacqueline 5- Jerry Lawler 6- Marc Mero 7- Sable 8- Shawn Michaels 9- Brian Christopher 10- Paul Bearer 11- Head <> Jobbers: 1- Mr. Showtime 2- Stickboy 3- Killer 4- Whimpy 5- Biohazard <> King of jobbers: jeLLo the trainer <> Roster Tidbit: Steven Regal and Tiger Ali Singh did make the original roster, but were cut and replaced with Christian, Godfather, and Bossman. The original roster had 105 wrestlers with 64 jobbers! Your first thought might be, jeLLo, Revenge has over 60 wrestlers. Let the truth be known, that we dump a whole lot more effort into out characters than the competition. Adding a wrestler in other games consists of some new textures and about 6 new motions. We fly the talent out for photo shoots and face scans. We record them saying introductions, taunts, brags, effort grunts, and pain reactions. We include their actual theme music as well as their entrances with pyro and the whole ball of wax. You have to ask yourself, do I want quantity or quality? Be truthful, how many of those 96 wrestlers on Thunder did you actually play with? <> GAME MODES: I want to have everyone understand something here before I give you a number. If I have a War match (4 player free for all) the wrestling line up would follow something along these lines: 1 player: 1P versus cpu versus cpu versus cpu 2 player: 1P versus 2P versus cpu versus cpu 3 player: 1P versus 2P versus 3P versus cpu 4 player: 1P versus 2P versus 3P versus 4P This is considered to be only 1 mode, not 4. I will not list each and every individual mode, because I need to respect the space allowed to me by TBR. Total game modes: 35 Total match options: 11 Adjustable modes: 25 Match modifiers: 5 Win modifiers: 6 I hope you're following, what I'm trying to get at, because I'm gonna drop a mode bomb right here! <> CREATE/EDIT YOUR OWN MATCH: Once you have selected the type of match you have, you may mix and match with all compatible modifiers to select any type of game mode you want to play. You can start out with something simple like an iron man, last man standing, or perhaps a first blood match. Once you get the hang of it, adventure into a few more options with Triple threat cage match, hardcore tag team match, or a 2/3 falls lumberjack match. If you really want to go crazy, you can have a 4 player war, first blood, hardcore match, a toughman, 3 on 1 handicap, finishers only match, or perhaps you want a Tornado Gauntlet, Falls count anywhere, "I Quit" match! The truth is there are over 450 combin- ations to keep you interested and satisfied. I have to admit that my friends making WCW Mayhem (They are former co-workers,and really are my friends) are going to have to change their quote of having more game modes that any other wrestling game out there. Looks like they have their work cut out for them. 450+ game modes is nothing to shake a stick at! <> CAREER MODE: This is a mode I'm especially proud of with 5 different variations for you to choose from. You can play the grueling 1 player mode taking you through the European, Intercontinental, and Heavyweight divisions, or grab a bud and tear through the tag team division. For a true bundle of joy, try the Mario party type format with 4 players racing through the ranks (and each other) to snag the multi- player belt. The multi-player career modes are much shorter than the 1 player mode, to ensure you can see who's the best in a one night sitting. More details on career mode below. <> 1 PLAYER CAREER MODE DETAILS: Career mode starts on April 1st (This is a simulated year, not an actual one), with you being the new jobber on the block. You start ranked very low in the European division, and have to battle it out with other jobbers in dark matches just to prove your worth. After ripping through the jobbers like paper, your are awarded some TV time with an appearance on Shotgun. Don't expect much of a crowd reaction. They have no idea who you are. If you do well, you can continue wrestling on Shotgun, but still have to pay your dues wrestling house shows. But be warned that if you do poorly on your Shotgun appearance, you can kiss your TV time goodbye. Back to jobberville for you, my friend. As your popularity increases (This is going to take you a couple months), you are able to wrestle on Sunday Night Heat, Monday Night Raw, and eventually have a match on a Pay Per View.Being the super- star that you are, you will no longer grace house shows and shot- guns. Vince McMahon (He is not in the game) will want to showcase you only on Raw every week. As you progress though the European and IC divisions,you will have to defend your belt and prove you're not a paper champion. Hey, doesn't the former champ deserve a rematch? You will pass through the various Pay Per Views including in order: In Your House, King of the Ring, Summerslam, Survivor Series, and the Royal Rumble. If you win the Royal Rumble, you are the #1 contender for the belt at WrestleMania.Can you keep your spot until March? The final goal is to reach Wrestlemania and capture the WWF Heavyweight Championship Belt. The minimum amount of matches to complete this goal is 60 spanning over 7 months. Keep in mind you only have 100 matches to complete your dream,or Vince doesn't renew your contract! 60 straight matches sounds a bit boring huh? I threw in run-ins, specialty matches, grudges, and feuds to keep it inter- esting. The champ REALLY doesn't like the thought of you being the number 1 contender and boy does he show it! Do you have the potential to become the WWF Champion? <> CREATE YOUR OWN PAY PER VIEW: You are the booker with an 8 card match to work with. We don't hold you back here, and you're more than welcome to have a Royal Rumble, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series all on the same card. Recreate any past event or future event and re write History. Want Andre to win the belt at WrestleMania 3? Make it happen! In case you don't want to know the outcome,just sit back and watch the cpu take on itself in simulation mode. You have the option to defend any belts you have earned, and even name the pay per view.Once you have selected Bagpipe Bash '99, feel free to throw in your own created ring. You want green ropes, red turnbuckles, and purple lights? Go wild, it's your show! Attitude has been designed with the Dex Drive in mind. You will be able to upload and download PPV's over the net. Once you download the PPV,all the information is included. You will get the PPV type, name, ring type, matches, the custom wrestlers in the match, even the individual moves selected by the PPV creator.If you don't like it, feel free to make any changes. <> CUSTOMIZABLE MOVES SETS: Acclaim was the first company to bring out Create a wrestler in America, and we'll be the first to bring out Pick your own moves as well. We are handling moves differently than other games. We are grouping moves with button combinations and damage rather than sit- uation. You truly can now build a grappler or submission type wres- tler, or perhaps an arial specialist. Although the moves are being simplified to a degree, we allow players to put any move anywhere they want. You can now see the People's Elbow, Sweet chin music,or the Stone Cold Stunner at the press of a single button. We are all- owing the player to take any move and make it a finisher. You can even name it. Beware of the dreaded "Yankees go home!" (Kick to groin) <> ACCLAIM LOSING THE LICENSE: Acclaim has enjoyed working with the WWF over the past 10 years, and we are sad to see the license go. What does this mean? Acclaim CANNOT ship a single copy of the game to stores after November 15th. This allows less than a 6 month selling window. What does this mean? If you don't pick up WWF Attitude, it will be gone FOREVER. I highly suggest that you "Get it" Thanks again, TBR The People's Designer, jeLLo (Please credit this document to TBR and Jeff Robinson.) ========================= ECW Barely Legal Run-Down ~ECW Barely Legal '99~ Sunday, March 21st Order on PPV for $21.95 *Card Subject to Change - Sabu vs Taz (World Title Match) - Shane Douglas & Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible & Lance Storm - "Psycho" Sid Vicious vs ??? - Yoshiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy - Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (Television Title Match) - Mustafa vs. New Jack I would definetly order this, I predict a *** 1/2 PPV. ======================== Well, that's it for this week, check back next week, as Beaners Roody Poo Wrestling Veiw, will take a look at the newly released, and talked about z3, and also, we will have a poll to see what you, the fans, appreciate more, Copp's work, or Geeksofts work. Anyways, talk to you later, and I encourage all of you, to either order ECW on Sunday Night, or, get mIRC at mIRC.com, go to irc.starchat.net, and visit #ppv, for the free PBP! Talk to you later! -Beaner-eaner can be contacted at db@oh.verio.com
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