Championship Wrestling (video game)
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Championship Wrestling was a wrestling game released by Epyx
in 1986 for the Apple II
and 1987 for the Commodore 64
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The game includes eight fictional wrestlers, including The Berserker, Zeke Weasel, Prince Vicious, Colonel Rooski, K.C. Colossus, and Zantoklaw. This game also features animated violence.
Epyx
Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983...
in 1986 for the Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
and 1987 for the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
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Summary
This video game was originally intended as a WWF game, but the licence never materialized.The game includes eight fictional wrestlers, including The Berserker, Zeke Weasel, Prince Vicious, Colonel Rooski, K.C. Colossus, and Zantoklaw. This game also features animated violence.