Championship Wrestling (video game)

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Championship Wrestling
ChampionshipWrestlingCoverArtC64.jpg
Developer(s) Free Radical Software
Octasoft (C16)
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) Richard Ditton
Elaine Ditton
Programmer(s) Richard Ditton
Elaine Ditton
Artist(s) Timothy Skelly
Lonnie D. Ropp
Composer(s) David Thiel
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore 16 [1]
Release1986
Genre(s) Professional wrestling
Mode(s) Single-player and two-player video game

Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game released by Epyx for the Apple II in 1986. Ports were released for the Commodore 64, and Atari ST.

Contents

Gameplay

The game includes eight fictional wrestlers, including The Berserker, Purple Hays, H. Manslayer, Zeke Weasel, Prince Vicious, Colonel Rooski, K.C. Colossus, and Zanto Klaw. [1]

Development

Championship Wrestling was originally intended as a WWF game, but the licence never materialized.[ citation needed ]

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