Mat Mania

Arcade Video game published 40 years ago:

Mat Mania - The Prowrestling Network (c) 1985 Taito America Corp.

Export version. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Exciting Hour - The Prowrestling Network".

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : TA-0015

- TRIVIA -

Mat Mania was released in October 1985 by Taito America, under license from Technos Japan.

In this version, TWA stands for Taito Wrestling Association. The ingame original misspelling of Insane Warrior's name has been corrected. Also, Blues Bloody is now called 'Golden Hulk'. (in reference of Hulk Hogan who debuted wrestling as 'Sterling Golden'. Golden Hulk's most powerful move is the leg drop, which is Hogan's finisher).

A 2-Player version of this game is known as "Mania Challenge".

Rac Carpana holds the official record for this game with 5,000,150 points.

- SERIES -

1. Tag Team Wrestling (1983)
2. Mat Mania - The Prowrestling Network (1985)
3. Mania Challenge (1986)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] [US] (mar.24, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Mat Mania Exciting Hour [Model CUSA-00973]"
Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] [EU] [AU] (aug.24, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Mat Mania Exciting Hour [Model CUSA-02486]"

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