Arm Wrestling

For the real athletic contest, see Arm wrestling

Arm Wrestling
Developer(s)	Nintendo IRD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo of America
Release date(s)	1985
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Platform(s)	Arcade
Input	2-way joystick; 1 buttons
Arcade cabinet	Upright
Arcade display	2 Raster horizontal monitors, 224×288

Arm Wrestling (Japanese: アーム・レスリング Aamu Resuringu) is a 1985 arcade game by Nintendo and a spin-off of the Punch-Out!! series. Since it was created by the same development team who made the Punch-Out!! series, Arm Wrestling features many of the same features such as a dual monitor system and quirky computer opponents.

Gameplay

The object of the game is to become the World Arm Wrestling Champion. In order to achieve this title the player must compete against five different computer opponents and pin them in a timed match. A match begins when the player taps left on the joystick. During the match the player must attack the computer by pressing right on the joystick and tapping the button to increase the power of the attack. If the computer makes a strange face it means they are about to counterattack. In order to win a match the player must move the joystick back and forth and surprise the computer before they have a chance to counterattack. After the player beats the fifth and final opponent the game begins again with increased difficulty.

Opponents

The opponents from Arm Wrestling in order of appearance and difficulty:

1. Texas Mac
2. Kabuki
3. Mask X (To beat Mask X, the player must remove his mask. Without his mask it is revealed that Mask X is actually Bald Bull, one of the opponents from the Punch-Out!! series.)
4. Alice & Ape-III
5. Frank Junior

References

• KLOV entry for Arm Wrestling
• Nintendo Database Entry for Arm Wrestling

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