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WRESTLING IN THE WORLD OF GAMING

Wrestling has always featured big in the gaming world, from the popular WWE games for the Nintendo Entertainment System right through to modern online casinos offering slots with a wrestling theme. It's not hard to understand the reasons this exciting sport became so popular with gamers and the following discussion highlights some of the influential wrestling games that have hit the market.

Wrestling on NES

TECMO-1990 was probably one of the most popular wrestling games for NES and captured the feel of pro wrestling with ease. The game features well-designed wrestlers, so much so it almost gives players a real world feel. Players get to choose their wrestler character and then fight their way to the top of the ranks where they get to fight Blue King "The Earl of Doom".

Some of the other great wrestling games on NES include WWF Wrestlemania Challenge, which featured Hulk Hogan, Rick Rude and Randy Savage, and Pro Wrestling from Nintendo.

Wrestling in the world of online casinos

Move on a few years and many of the popular online casinos made it possible to play a wide range of online slots with a wrestling theme, to excite fans. One of the most popular online slots is Hulkmania, which features the great Hulk Hogan character. This is a classic Endemol slot, with all features being representative of Hulk Hogan and his life. The Big Fight Bonus is an exciting bonus round, matching the slots player with a wrestling opponent and needing you to make wrestling moves in order to win the bout. There's also an Arm Wrestling Bonus where you get to face up to Hulk for an arm wrestling contest, the better your performance, the more spins you win.

Casino slot with wrestling theme

Lucha Libre slots has a Mexican wrestling theme, where you win prizes each time you enjoy pre-fight snacks such as chilli or nachos. The real action comes along when you step into the ring, though, features include the Time to Rumble feature, scattered Masks and the Mask of Fiery Doom. This is an enjoyable game which wrestling fans will adore.

Luchadora is another Mexican-themed wrestling slot. It has similar pre-fight food eating features to Lucha Libre and the game includes wrestlers Taco Malo and Guacomolio in the Time to Rumble feature, where you have to face up to fighting with them.

All these slots have enjoyable wrestling themes and fun to play within the online casino world.

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