Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Wrestling With Pixels

by Audun Sorlie, Kurt Kalata, Benjamin Alexander

Over 300 games across two dozen machines, pachinko machines in the smokiest parlors of Osaka, that handheld Tiger Electronics game you got for your birthday that you hate and love at the same time, every game was played on original hardware and explored. Cancelled games unearthed, a legend who turned the genre on its head and development stories shared, this is the complete journey into the world of professional wrestling video games!



Wrestling With Pixels is the definitive guide to wrestling video games! From the late 70s until present day, the match up of pixels and polygons have been many, and like a good wrestling match, the twists and turns must are just as plenty. Step into the ring and feel the megabits!

Genres: Gaming, Video Games, Nonfiction

244 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 17, 2020

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty much the ULTIMATE book ever written about professional wrestling video games. Sure, you'll take issue with a few facets of the book (like how the author dedicates three pages to "Rumble Roses" while leaving just a half-page synopsis for "King of Colosseum II") but there's so much information and content herein that it's hard to give it anything even remotely resembling a negative review. It's a great read about not only the history of video games, but really pro wrestling itself. And with so many extra bells and whistles (including a section based on never-released Hulk Hogan games and a delightfully weird interview with the notoriously eccentric game designer Suda 51), it's definitely hard to put down. Great, great stuff right here, kids.

[Dale Kulas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely comprehensive! Learned a lot about Japanese exclusive games I had no clue of or heard little about before. Great refresher on a lot I have played from the past too. If I were to nitpick, some of the handheld versions of console games do not get that much detail, unless it is a handheld exclusive. Loved the extra sections at the end covering cancelled games, handheld LCD games, pins, highlighting wrestling-themed characters in other non-wrestling games and an interview with Suda51. Easy recommendation for any gamer that is a wrestling fan.

[I.D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a look at every wrestling game made up to the year 2021. If this is something that interests you, it’ll be exactly what you want. The only downside is the screenshot quality is not great in some cases and you could always have more of ‘em, but other than that this is a tremendous resource.

[MICHAEL REILLY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most complete!

This is the most complete list of wrestling video games I have ever seen. Amazing work! Might grab the paperback too!