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WWF King Of The Ring FAQ and Move List v1.00
By Caffeine Commando
E-mail:
[email protected]
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1) Legal
2) About this FAQ
3) General Movelist
4) General Strategy
5) Character Info
6) FAQs
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1) Legal
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This FAQ was written by Caffeine Commando. It may only be used at
sites that Caffeine Commando has said it may be used at. Those sites
are GameFAQs. I am quite aware that I only mentioned one site and
hence my grammar has just committed an unforgivable atrocity against
pluralization. Deal with it. And, anyway, why would you want to jack
an FAQ for an ancient game like this and put your name on it? Who
would actually read it?!
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2) About this FAQ
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This FAQ was completed at 6:13 PM on February 3rd, 2002. I wrote this
FAQ because I like the wrestling games for the Nintendo and this one
had no FAQs whatsoever except for the ubiquitous "WWF Character Guide"
by Gruel. So, naturally, I took it upon myself to make a guide. And
this was the #31 most-requested guide for the NES! For shame people!
Work!
This is version 1.00 of this guide. There have been no updates.
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3) General Movelist
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All of the wrestlers in this game, just like its predecessor Steel Cage
Challenge, use the same movelist. The movelist is as follows:
Standing moves:
Directional Pad: Move left/right/up/down, exit ring, climb turnbuckle
B: Kick
A: Punch
Hold Directional Pad Left/Right and A: Run
Move Close To Opponent: Grapple
While Running:
B: Dropkick
A: Stop Running
Opponent Running:
A: Big Elbow
While Grappling:
B: Body Slam
Direction + B: Body Slam
A: Headbutt
Down + A: Headbutt
Left/Right + A: Hip Toss
Up + A: Vertical Suplex
With Opponent Down:
B: Stomp
A: Elbow Drop
Hold Directional Pad Left/Right and A: Pin
From Top Rope:
B: Climb Down
A: Missile Dropkick
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4) General Strategy
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First off, the most important thing is to pick a character whose style
you're comfortable with. There are three statistics: Speed, Strength,
and Stamina. I personally find Speed to be the most important, as
it enables you to avoid top-rope and running attacks that can really
screw you up if they connect. My best character is Mr. Perfect, but
really they all add up to be about the same, as everyone has between
fourteen and sixteen stat points.
The best moves in the game are the dropkicks. If they connect, they
floor the opponent, enabling you to get some stomps in on them to add
even more damage. It's far less risky than a grapple.
If you're behind, you should try to avoid being knocked down, since the
less life you have left, the harder it is to get up. On the converse,
if you're winning, you can afford to grapple and take chances toe-to-
toe.
The game counts the number of times you hit the buttons from the time
you hit the ground. Once you've hit them enough times (determined by
your life total), your character will get up. This same count is used
to determine a pin being broken. So if you knock someone down and want
a pin, go for it IMMEDIATELY.
If your life total is 0, the game will not register your button mashes
when you hit the ground. You are dead.
The only move that can NOT knock someone down under any circumstances
is the headbutt.
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5) Character Info
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Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Speed: ||||||
Strength: ||||
Stamina: ||||||
A fast character who can take the few hits he gets. The Excellence Of
Execution indeed.
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"The Narcissist" Lex Luger
Speed: |||
Strength: |||||||
Stamina: |||||
This man is a TANK. He can't move, but he can demolish people with
relatively few hits.
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Shawn Michaels:
Speed: ||||||
Strength: |||
Stamina: ||||||
Sadly, there's no reason to use the good ol' Heartbreak Kid. He has
the exact same stats as Bret Hart but without a point of strength.
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"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig
Speed: ||||||
Strength: ||||
Stamina: |||||
He's perfect. Good all around distribution. Actually, no... he has
the same stats as Bret Hart except missing one Stamina point. Hart is
pretty much the man in this game.
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Razor Ramon
Speed: |||||||
Strength: |||||
Stamina: |||
A hit-and-run type. He's the fastest in the game but goes down like
he was shot if they get a lucky hit in. Hey yo.
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"Macho Man" Randy Savage
Speed: |||||
Strength: ||||
Stamina: |||||||
Has a sixteen-point distribution just like the Hitman. Difference is,
this fella sacrificed a speed point for Stamina. You should most
likely play as him more often than not.
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Yokozuna
Speed: |||
Strength: |||||||
Stamina: ||||
Like Lex Luger but worse. Too bad, too, because he's easily one of the
coolest characters in the game.
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Hulk Hogan
Speed: ||||
Strength: |||||||
Stamina: |||||
Another sixteen-point monster. Hogan pretty much dominates, nothing
else to say about that.
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Undertaker
Speed: ||||
Strength: ||||||
Stamina: ||||||
Sixteen points. Best theme music in the game. Coolest hat, too. Play
as the Undertaker if you're not already Mach, Hart, or Hulk.
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Bam Bam Bigelow
Speed: ||||
Strength: ||||||
Stamina: ||||
Another ouch. Merely 14 points, and just like the Undertaker except
incapable of taking as much damage.
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"You"
Speed: variable
Strength: variable
Stamina: variable
Split 15 points any way you'd like, and you get this guy. Lots of
choices!
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6) FAQs
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Q1) HELP ME I STOPPED MOVING AND I'M LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND HE PINNED
ME AH NOOOO!O!!!!O11!~!!
A1) You ran out of life. You're going to lose. Unlike WWFW:SCC, there
is NO select-button trick to gain power back. Your meter is black and
it's going to be that way until you lose.
Q2) Hey! You listed the top-rope move as "Missile Dropkick" but it is
clearly a flying elbow drop.
A2) No. Surely, you can do the move onto a fallen opponent, and it
will even do damage, but it also leaves you knocked out, making it a
completely worthless move to do. You can't pin from it, and it hurts
you far more than it hurts them. So instead I call the move by its
legitimate usage.
Q3) How do I tag out in tag-team matchups?
A3) You get by your side of the ring, and hit the select button. Your
opponent will even kindly wait for you as your partner leaps onto the
apron and tags in. Nice fella.
Q4) I'm getting the heck beaten out of me via running dropkicks. How
do I counter this?
A4) Hit the A button when the opponent is about to hit you. If timed
correctly, it will push the opponent back and leave you unscathed.
Q5) Why should I ever do anything except dropkicks and Missile
Dropkicks?
A5) Each move has a disadvantage. A running dropkick can be countered
which may leave you open to attack. And if you miss a Missile
Dropkick, you will be knocked out for long enough to take a LOT of
stomp damage.
Q6) Elbow drop: Useful or not?
A6) Not useful in the least. It takes longer to execute than the
stomp, misses more often, and does the exact same damage. Leave it
alone, I say.
Good luck to you guys. Send e-mail if you have any more technical
questions about this game, eh?
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Thanks for playing! Hope I was of some assistance!
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