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also called Mushiking: Battle of the Beetles, is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese combination of an arcade game

Arcade game

An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...

and collectible card game

Collectible card game

thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...

developed by Sega

Sega

, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

. The game involves battles between cards describing various beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

species. The cards can be scanned in by a Mushiking arcade machine, which will both carry out battles and dispense new cards.

The game has started a craze in Japan, where about 20,000 official tournaments have been held, and over 160 million Mushiking cards have been shipped. http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/cool/05-05/cool050501.html A Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

Mushiking game has also been released, which has sold over 569,000 copies in Japan. http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5648 There was also a Mushiking anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

, broadcast by TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo

is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

, from 2004 until 2006. Mushiking was also referenced in the first chapter of Shugo Chara!

Shugo Chara!

, also known as My Guardian Characters, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality...

, in which a boy saves his money to buy the game.

Advertising slogan　is 「とんだもはやとっとと一生」。

Round2 is powerfull. Round3 is special and no.1.

Story

A long time ago, there was a forest full of trees that are inhabited with insects and fairies. A fairy, named Popo, was a friend of the insects of the forest. He refers to the Japanese Beetle

Japanese beetle

The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle. It is about long and wide, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head...

as "Mushiking" but the Japanese Beetle is modest with Popo's remark.

One day, giant beetles arrived in the forest. No one knows where they came from but they wreaked havoc in the forest.

A Tarandous Beetle approached Popo and Mushiking, Mushiking orders Popo to run while Mushiking battled with an Acteon Beetle

Megasoma acteon

Megasoma actaeon is a rhinoceros beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.-Etymology:The species name actaeon derives from the name Actaeon of a famousTheban hero, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, trained by the centaur Chiron.-Description:Megasoma actaeon is one of...

. As Popo tried to escape, a Hercules Beetle

Hercules beetle

The Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, is the most famous and largest of the rhinoceros beetles. It is native to the rainforests of Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles . Their title is well deserved, with some males reaching 6.75 inches in length...

named Spike blocked Popo's path. Mushiking came to save Popo and got knocked out by Spike.

Popo enlists the help of the insects in the forest to figure out who was the mastermind of the attacks. It was Adder, a wizard who was expelled from the forest probably of evil deeds he has done in the past. He believes that he should rule the forest and doesn't care about anything good as long as his gets to rule the forest.

Popo battles with him in four waves and Popo stood victorious, despite the experimentation that Adder did to make the beetles obey him. It seems that Popo has gotten the upper hand but it seems that Adder still has a chance because men (humans) have actually brought the foreign beetles to the forest. Popo couldn't believe it as Adder promises that he'll be back for revenge. Adder escapes by teleporting while Popo screams out "Adder!".

Popo has decided to protect the forest by searching for Adder's lair and it is only a matter of time before he confronts Adder. The task you're doing is to rescue the forest and help Popo.

Mushiking II

Mushiking II is released with the following features:

New beetles and skills
New fighting arenas
New storyline
New Versus Battle Mode "Tag Battle"
New battle interface
Enhanced graphics and animations
Computer controlled beetles (in Ten Player Mode) have glowing red eyes to indicate Adder's influence on them

Mushiking III

Mushiking III is releases with the following features:

New beetles and skills
New storyline

Mushiking IV

Mushiking IV is released with the following features:

The title screen has changed, it tells the new features of Mushiking IV
New beetles and skills
You can select tag team at one player mode
There are two new modes

Mushiking V

Mushiking V is released with the following features:

Shows new features while story is told
New arenas for both tag and single battles
The Battle with Dr. Nebu is released
New beetles and skills

Mushiking VI

Mushiking 6 is released with the following features:

New Beetles and skills
The Battle with Dr. Black is released

Gameplay

Developed in 1998, Mushiking's gameplay is simple yet very challenging (especially against a human opponent). It uses the concept of rock-paper-scissors

Rock-paper-scissors

Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by two people. The game is also known as roshambo, or another ordering of the three items ....

by pressing a button corresponding to the type of skill. Rock represents "Hitting", scissors represents "Pinching" and paper represents "Throwing". Players scan their cards with the card scanner in the middle of the machine.
Every time a player inserts their credits in the machine, the machine will dispense a random card of either a skill or beetle card. Rare cards also get dispensed in the machines as well. When the card is retrieved, the player has to decide to play a one-player game or a two-player game. One-player games will pit the player against four computer-controlled beetles in either Easy or Hard Mode. Two-player Mode is divided into Tournament (the original two-out-of-three match) and the Tag Battle introduced in Version 6.

It is important that the player must take the card out as soon as it comes out. If it is not taken out from the machine for a very long time, the machine would register the situation as a "stuck-up card" and halt the game for an attendant to check the machine. Also, the game will not run if there are no cards left inside the machine.

The player scans a beetle card first, then the player scans one skill card to each of the three skill type; totalling of four cards to scan. The player may wish not to scan cards when he/she lacks particular cards. When a match begins, a countdown timer will begin counting down to zero while the player decides his/her move. An enlarged skill icon in the screen indicates the beetle's finishing attack. This can cause major damage when the player wins with such move.

The following things can happen during a battle:

If a player has a move that beats his/her opponent's move (i.e. Rock beats Scissors), the winning player's beetle shall execute the skill learned for that type of move.
If both players pick the same move, a tie will result and both players' beetles lose 10% of their total stamina.
If either player has chosen his/her move and the other player has not selected a move within the time limit, the other player's move will be automatically selected to lose against the winning player's move.
If a player loses to his/her opponent, the opponent gets to attack the player's beetle.

Whoever knocks out their opponent's beetle to 0 wins the battle.

One player mode

Mushiking IV

When the One Player Mode is selected, the player can choose between Tournament and Tag Team.

Tournament: You only have one beetle and you lose if it dies.

Tag Team: You have two beetles and the enemy have two beetles too.(for more info see Tag battle mode)

After that, you can select between Wasteland Forest and Mutant Beetles (mutant beetles is a bit harder)

Wasteland Forest: There are 4 stages and 1 secret stage(marked with a ?)

Mutant Beetles: There are 5 stages and 1 secret stage

After you beat all the stages, the game will calculate your speed(how fast you press the button) and accuracy(if you win or not)

Accuracy 1st and speed 3rd = 3rd

Accuracy 1st and speed 2nd = 2nd

Accuracy 1st and speed 1st = 1st

Accuracy 2nd and speed 2nd = 2nd

Accuracy 1st and speed 3rd = 3rd

(and vice versa)

If you get 1st, then you will head on to the secret stage.After you have beaten that stage, you will be awarded a secret password that you can use to access the other story lines at the official website of Mushiking(http://www.mushiking.com)

Two player mode

Prior to Version 6, there are two Two Player Modes available for the players to choose. This includes the Tournament (the original Versus mode with the two-of-out-three rule) and the Tag Battle.

Tournament mode

This is the mode where the original two-of-three rule is applied. In this mode, each player must scan his/her beetle and skill cards before the first round. Once the first round begins, the players must eliminate his/her opponent's beetle. Once a player has lost his/her beetle, that player can scan for a second beetle card with skills as well. However, the player who lost their first beetle cannot use the same beetle they have used previously (i.e. Player 1 used a Caucasus Beetle and makes an attempt to scan it again but receives a notice that the beetle cannot be scanned anymore). Who ever make two wins the battle. Players can win with only one beetle if they are skillful enough.

Tag battle mode

This is the mode where each player can utilize tagging as a means of battling. Each player scans his/her two beetles and skill cards before the battle commences. Once all the beetles have been scanned, an introduction of each player's beetles is viewed with the compatibility screen. A new element added in the mode is a "Tag Compatibility" between the two beetles. The beetles can perform a "Dual Attack" that just deals the same damage as their regular attack with a special animation of two beetles picking on one beetle (the animation will depend on the "Tag Compatibility"). A tag can only occur when a player makes an attack by the 7 or 2 counting mark. When the inactive beetle is wounded (from the battle then tagged with its partner), the inactive beetle will slowly recover stamina each passing turn.

The following can happen when a player attempts a tag:

If the attack is successful, the Tag is successful and a "Dual Attack" can occur depending on the Tag Compatibility between the player's beetles. Once the attack is done, the beetles switch places and the battle continues.
If the attack is unsuccessful, the Tag is unsuccessful and the player's second beetle will receive a non-damaging blow from the opponent, disabling the player from attempting a tag on the next turn. The opponent's beetle then delivers the attack on the player's beetle as normal.
If a tie is encountered, nothing happens as the game continues normally.

Once a player's beetle is defeated, the remaining beetle takes over to continue. The winner is decided on whoever defeats either players' beetles first.

A "perfect tag compatibility" is possible but it can only work under "matching" conditions.

Cards

There are different cards to collect and use in order to play Mushiking. The barcode

Barcode

A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows data about the object to which it attaches. Originally barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1 dimensional . Later they evolved into rectangles,...

s are located on the long edges of the cards for the player to scan them in the machine. If a player scans a card at the wrong moment, the game will inform them what the error is. New editions and cards get released at certain periods of time for collectors to collect. There are three type of cards that are used in the game.

Beetle cards

These cards represent the "character" for the player. This is first scanned when a player scans his/her beetles and skills. Each beetle is unique in the following traits:

Basic information (name, Latin name, description, location, length and character.)
Finishing Attack Type
Finishing Move
Strength in Hitting, Pinching and Throwing skills
Stamina
Skill point
Base power

The Character affects the beetle's attributes in its strengths and stamina. The base power affects the skill point.

The Finishing Move indicates the beetle's "favored" move. When learned, it can cause major damage to the opponent if the player wins through a Finishing Move.

The rare beetle cards are printed with a holographic background and is colored in either Bronze (for 160 Base power), Silver (for 180 Base power) or Gold (for 200 Base power).

There are also "evil" version cards of the beetles known as the "Adder Collection". They have the red eyes of Adder's beetles and are introduced with Adder's voice instead of Popo's.

Parallel Editions are beetle cards with altered images and designs. All Parallel editions have a special stamp either colored in gold or silver. Common cards (base power of 100 to 140) are the only cards that can have Parallel Edition counterparts. This is to probably make these common cards to have rare versions. Parallel Editions were last seen in Version 7 and is replaced with the "Adder Collection."

Different editions have different information formats that make them look different. Often, new editions may include new beetles.

Skill cards

This represents the "moves" the beetle can do. Skill cards are scanned after a beetle card has been scanned. A player can only scan one skill card per skill type.

In every skill card, there is a number that represents the skill point's requirement. If the number is equal to the beetle's skill point, the result will be a perfect compatibility. If the beetle's skill point is lesser than the skill point of the card, the result will a bad compatibility. If the beetle's skill point is greater than the skill, the result will be a good compatibility.

Compatibility will raise the beetle's base power to show how powerful it can be. An easier way of telling compatibility between a beetle card and a skill card is to put a beetle card on top of a skill card and connect the red "arrows" in the bottom of each cards. The orange-colored block of the beetle card tells which block in the skill card corresponds to. There are three different shapes in the skill card that represent the compatibility.

A triangle will lead to a bad compatibility
A circle will have a good compatibility
A "double-circle" will have a perfect compatibility

Special Skill Cards are skill cards that may give a player the advantage over his/her opponent aside from doing a fancy, damaging move. The skill point of Special Skill Cards is marked with an Exclamation Point ("!") and is between good or perfect in compatibility to certain beetles. Special Skills are activated when the prerequisites have been met, such as pressing a move on the first count of the countdown, experiencing a tie, etc.

Prior to Version 4, there are rare skill cards with "upgraded" versions of the beetle's Finishing Moves if the move matches the Beetle's indicated Finishing Move. If the right skill card is scanned with the right beetle, the result with be a "Super Max" Compatibility and will give the beetle tremendous damage if used. The upgraded skill cards are moves used by beetles with a Base Power range of 100 to 120. This gives the weaker beetles a fighting chance against the rare and (naturally) strong beetles like Hercules Beetle, Saturn Beetle, Blue Hercules Beetle, Actaeon Beetle.....

License cards

These are cards that give the player a "title" while he/she plays. This is scanned before the beetle card is scanned and is optional to scan. Official Mushiking Tournaments hand over License Cards as a trophy for the competitor that wins an official tournament, which means that machines do not dispense these cards.

The following companies can release License Cards:

SEGA of Japan
Quantum Amusement Corporation http://quantum.com.ph - For the Official Tournaments in the Philippines

Beetle card listing

000 Mushiking
001 Giraffe Stag Beetle
Giraffe stag beetle
The Giraffe Stag-Beetle is the world's largest saw-tooth stag beetle with long and sharp jaws. It lives in wide range of Asia - from India to Indonesia. It is strong and rough natured, but the large jaws are sometimes beyond its control. Aggressive, fierce and powerful, it fights using the...
002 Hercules Beetle
Hercules beetle
The Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, is the most famous and largest of the rhinoceros beetles. It is native to the rainforests of Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles . Their title is well deserved, with some males reaching 6.75 inches in length...
003 Grand Stag beetle
Stag beetle
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
004 Caucasus Beetle
005 Elephant beetle
Elephant beetle
Elephant Beetles, Megasoma elephas, are part of the Scarabaeidae family and the subfamily Dynastinae. They are classified with the Neotropical rhinoceros beetles.-Appearance:...
006 Japanese Stag beetle
007 Five Horned Beetle
008 Humorous Stag-beetle
009 Little Stag-beetle
010 Parry Stag-beetle
011 Armor Stag-beetle
012 Flat Stag-beetle
013 Saw Tooth Stag-beetle
014 Deer Stag beetle
Stag beetle
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
015 Japanese Beetle
Japanese rhinoceros beetle
The Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Japanese horned beetle, or , Allomyrina dichotoma, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China...
016 Thailand Five Horned Beetle
017 Grant White Beetle
018 Upright Horned Beetle
019 Actaeon Beetle
020 Palawan Stag beetle
021 Rhinoceros Beetle
Rhinoceros beetle
The Rhinoceros Beetles or Rhino Beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family . Other common names – some for particular groups of rhino beetles – are for example Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles...
022 Speciosus Stag beetle
023 Neptune Beetle
024 Atlas Beetle
Atlas beetle
The Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas, is a species of beetle found in southern Asia, especially Malaysia, remarkable for its size...
025 Flat Horned Beetle
026 Rusty Beetle
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
027 Yellow-Winged Stag-beetle
028 Chilean Stag beetle
Stag beetle
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
029 Tarandus Stag-beetle
030 Golden Stag-beetle
031 Burmeisteri Stag-beetle
032 Moellenkampi Beetle
033 Gideon Beetle
034 Mandibularis Stag-beetle
035 Giant African Beetle
036 Maximus Stag-beetle
037 Saturn beetle
038 Alcides Stag-beetle
039 Emperor Stag-beetle
040 Blue Hercules Beetle
041 Anubis Beetle
042 Fabricei Stag-beetle
043 Didieri Stag-beetle
044 Hasterti Stag-beetle
045 Juggernaut Beetle
046 Feisthameli Stag-beetle
047 Trident Beetle
048 Micro Stag-beetle
049 Hyllus Beetle
050 Cantori Pentagon Beetle
051 Mikura Gamunus Stag Beetle
052 Hardwickei Five Horned Beetle
053 Cypri Stag Beetle
054 Leopoldi Axe stag beetle
055 Gyas Beetle
056 Wallacei Stag-beetle
057 Golden Buckleyi Beetle
058 Gigasu rhinoceros beetle
059 Diamond upright-horned beetle
060 Papua golden stag-beetle
061 Mars beetle
062 Alces Stag-Beetle
063 Tityus Stag-Beetle
064 Stevensi Stag-beetle
065 Black Five Horned Beetle
066 Delicatus Stag-Beetle
067 Melanesian three horned Beetle
068 Forsteri Stag-Beetle
069 Mandibularis three tack Beetle
070 Black Trident Beetle
071 Rubrofemoratus Stag-Beetle
072 Tityus white beetle
073 Black hercules beetle

Cards in the "Adder Collection" have these card numbers with the letter "A" added at the end of the number designation. Currently, the English version features the phrase "Adder Collection" with a small image of Adder.

Skill card listing

000 King Tornado Throw
001 Banging Smash (for grand stag (every version))
003 Dangun
004 Rolling Smash
005 Finishing Attack Stopper
- This disables the opponent's chance to perform his/her beetle's finishing attack for the next turn. The winning move must be a move that counters the finishing move the opponent's beetle.
006 Last Resort
- When this skill is learned, the player's beetle can cause additional damage when the game thinks that the player's beetle is weak against his/her opponent in terms of stamina.
007 Bull Lock
008 Rolling Clutch Hold
009 Kingfisher Hug
010 Running Cutter
011 Tie Breaker
012 Confusion
013 Rolling Driver
014 Sidescrew Throw
015 Tornado Throw
016 Sidelock Bomb
017 Agitation
018 Counter Attack Healing
019 Daisharin
020 Crashing Sleeper Hold
021 Healing
022 Machine Gun Punches
023 Crossdive
024 Cyclone Whip
025 Hayate
026 Special Skill Stopper
027 Tie Bonus
028 Power Drain
029 Defense Up
030 Power of Venus
031 S.A.S.(Saturn's Air Spin)
032 Complete Smash
033 Forest Bridge
034 Earthquake Throw
035 Submarine Attack
036 Falcon Dive
037 Mole Attack
038 Rolling Cradle
039 Reverse Slam
040 Somersault Press (for Actaeon beetle start from version 11)
041 Deception Trap
042 Triple Suplex
043 Illusion Attack
044 Acid Rain
045 D.B.B.(Dancing Backside Bullet)
046 Surfing Safari
047 Heavy Blow
048 G.Neckbreaker(For Giraffe Stag-beetle start for version 13)
049 Dive Bomber
050 Mystic crash
051 Axis spin
052 Big Payback
053 Burning Burst
054 Axel Grind
055 Strike Back
056 Hercules Spiral(For Hercules Beetle start for version 15)
057 G.G.Rush
058 Pinwheel
059 Air capture
060 Mars Hammer
061 The Scythe
062 Backspin Blow
063 Green Arrow
064 Emerald Frosion
065 Shark Attack
066 AAA
067 Buffalo Crash
068 Tornado
069 Spinning Wheel
070 Head Spin Rush
071 Wind Talker
072 Hiding in the mist
073 Ducking Through
074 Courageous Blow
075 T4

Version 1

Beetle Cards 001 - 018 were introduced
Skill Cards 001 - 018 were introduced

Version 2

Limited edition design
Introduction of the "Parallel Collection", mirrored pictures of beetles were used for this Parallel Collection set

Version 3

Card design are the same from the Version 1
Card backs have a background instead of a plain, black-colored background
Beetle Cards 019 - 024 are released
Parallel Collection design featured mirrored and wireframed pictures of beetles

Version 4

Card design format changed
New (rare) skill cards are introduced
Parallel Collection design featured the beetle's reflected image on the wireframed ground

Version 5

Card design is based from Version 4
Beetle cards 025 - 030 are released
Skill cards 019 - 022 are released
More like an "expansion" for Version 4

Version 6

Official release of Mushiking II
Card design format changed
Cards from this version onwards now bear a small icon to indicated it's version, located at the upper left at the back of the card
Beetle cards 031 - 033 are released
Skill cards 023 - 028 are released
Parallel Collection design featured a close-up on the beetle's original image
Beetle cards 003, 019 and 020 are removed from the roster onwards
Skill card 001 is removed from the roster onwards

Version 7

Card design format changed
Beetle cards 034 - 036 are released
Skill cards 029 - 030 are released
Parallel Collection design featured wireframed pictures of beetles
Beetle card 001 is removed from the roster onwards

Version 8

Official release of Mushiking III
Card design format changed
Beetle cards 037 - 039 are released
Skill Cards 031 - 033 are released
Adder Collection is introduced and replaces Parallel Collection
Beetle card 004 is removed from the roster onwards

Version 9

Beetle cards have a forest background. (Example, the Upright-horned beetle has a background of leaves behind it while it is in a bamboo tree.)
Adder Collection card beetles are glowing in red and has a colored purplish background.
Beetle cards 040-042 are released
Beetle card 002 is lost
Skill Cards 035 to 037 are released

Version 10

Official release of Mushiking III+
Beetle Cards 043 to 045 are released
Grand Stag Beetle Is Returned
Banging Smash Skill Excised With Grand Stag
Name of cards are not in a black headline and are now under the beetle instead
Beetle Backgrounds are now green again
Skill cards 037 to 039 are released

Version 11

Beetle Cards 046 to 048 are released
Actaeon Beetle Is Returned With A New Skill " Somersault press "
Beetles from previous series have lightning in its card picture.
Skill cards 040 to 043 are released

Version 12

Official release of Mushiking IV
Beetle card 000 is released
Skill card 000 is released
Beetle cards 049 to 051 are released
Beetle card 007, 023 and 031 are lost
Beetle card 020 is returned
Skill card 007 is returned
Gold(034),Silver(037),and bronze(005)are joining Adder collection

Version 13

Giraffe Stag-Beetle is returned With a new skill G NECKBREAKER
Beetle card 008,024,034 and 034-A are lost
Skill cards 003,sp003,014,023 are lost
Beetle cards 052-054 released
Skills 048-052 released
Beetle Backgrounds are now green again

Version 14

Official release of Mushiking V
Beetle card 004 is returned
Skill card 013 is returned
Beetle card 005,012,017,037 and 037-A are lost
Skill cards 031 are lost
Gold(040),Silver(003),and bronze(027)are joining Adder collection
Beetle cards 055 to 057 released
Skills 053 to 055 released

Version 15

Beetle cards 058 to 060 released
Skills 056 to 59 released
Hercules Beetle is returned with a new finishing attack HERCULES SPIRAL
Beetle card 006,014,015,040,040-A are lost

Version 16

Skill card sp000 released.
Beetle card 019 and 038 are joining adder collection
Beetle cards 061 to 067 released
Skill cards 060 to 067 released
Beetle cards 003,027,041,009,013 and 016 are lost
Official release of mushiking 6

Version 17

Beetle cards 068 to 072 is released
Skill cards 067 to 074 is released
Tarandus Stag-Beetle is returned with a new super finishing attack Buffalo Crash.
Elephant beetle is returned with a new ultimate finish attack Super Dragon attack.
Japanese stag-beetle is returned with a new super finishing attack Tornado.

Version 18

Beetle card 073 is released
Skill card 075 is released
Official release of mushiking 7

Mushiking: Super Collection

On July 24, 2007, to commemorate the five year anniversary of the franchise, Sega released the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

game Mushiking: Super Collection in Japan. The package comes with a scanner in which the player can use their existing cards from the arcade game and new and/or exclusive cards to the game. The game also comes with a starter deck which includes 7 cards, three of which give a random beetle in a specialized section every time they are used(rock, paper, and scissors). The game supports all of the arcade modes and includes a Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

mode to play against unseen players across Japan. Due to a significant difference in power between the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

and the arcade machines, there is a noticeable difference in the graphics textures of the beetles and the environment as well as framerate when compared to the arcade version.

Pro Wrestler

Pro Wrestling Noah

is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. NOAH is broadcast weekly in Japan...

, a Japanese professional wrestling organization, has given a Mushiking related gimmick, "Mushiking Terry", to one of its wrestlers, Kotaro Suzuki

Kotaro Suzuki

Kotaro Suzuki , born June 18, 1978 in Warabi, Saitama is a professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is one half of the reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.- Career :...

. This trend is not unique in Japan, as popular wrestlers Tiger Mask

Tiger Mask

is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's Bokura Magazine from 1968 to 1969 and was later published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1970 to 1971...

and Jushin Liger

Jushin Liger

, better known as and later, is a Japanese professional wrestler who primarily works for New Japan Pro Wrestling.He has wrestled and beaten many of the top smaller wrestlers in both Japan and the United States, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most revolutionary junior...

, among others, were also based on anime

Anime

characters. Mushiking Terry feuds with his rival Mushiking Joker, portrayed by Ricky Marvin

Ricky Marvin

Ricardo Fuentes Romero is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH...

External links

- http://mushiking.com - The official portal of Mushiking
Mushiking: Battle of the Beetles - Hasbro's Mushiking website
- Promotional Video of Mushiking Terry
TV Tokyo Mushiking - Mushiking anime website
Mushiking Philippines - The Mushiking Website for the Philippines
Mushiking Singapore - The Mushiking Website for Singapore
Mushiking Malaysia - The Mushiking Website for Malaysia
Mushiking Korea - The Mushiking Website for Korea
Mushiking Hong Kong - The Mushiking Website for Hong Kong
Mushiking Taiwan - The Mushiking Website for Taiwan

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