That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): 'WWF No Mercy' hits the shelves and ruins my social life

by Sergio Hernandez on Nov 19, 2011 6:00 PM EST in WWE

Geno's post from yesterday about the new WWE '12 video and Cagersider marcbjr2's subsequent comment took me for a stroll down memory lane by way of video game avenue.

My pro wrestling-loving friends and I are huge -- HUGE -- fans of the only AKI wrestling video games. Starting my love affair with WCW/nWo Revenge, it has hold fast and true for nearly 15 years.

I remember when the first AKI game for the WWE -- WrestleMania 2000 -- was released, my friend and I drove all over town trying to find a Blockbuster -- what's that? -- that had it available for rent. We spent the better part of a day going from rental store to rental store with no luck.

We finally ended up getting to play it but by the time No Mercy came around, we weren't going to make the same mistake. Pre-ordered from EB Games, we had a copy waiting for us when he got out of school. We once played so much that my Nintendo 64 was temporarily overloaded and wouldn't turn on.

I even ended up buying the Japanese version of the game -- Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 (VPW2) -- to satisfy my insatiable appetite. I truly believe that these games were the pinnacle of the genre and haven't bothered playing anything since. I play No Mercy and VPW2 to this day. In fact, myself and three friends are in the middle of a 64-man tournament we dubbed "Impossible Tournament II" with the Triple Crown Championship on the line.

Is that weird?

Since there really isn't a video I can post for this moment, I went ahead and selected this random gem.

Booker T's and Sherri's reactions are priceless. "Mean" Gene Okerlund is a total professional, though.

But back to No Mercy ... does anyone else still play?

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No Mercy would be my pick for my all-time favorite wrestling video game, though I haven’t played it in years.

And I had one of the glitched cartridges that frequently erased the saved data. So I’m not even sure if I ever made it through all the career mode stuff. But it didn’t matter, glitched or not, that game was still the best.

I played (and thoroughly enjoyed) the WCW games as well like Revenge and World Tour, but I never played WM2000. Was No Mercy the first game where you could beat Vince McMahon’s ass with Stone Cold? I think seeing Andre The Giant in the game was also badass, as well as Foley’s multiple personas. I should go fire it up and have some fun with it again.

by Kanenite on Nov 19, 2011 6:20 PM EST reply actions

I concur with it being the best wrestling game ever, and also the best offline multiplayer game ever.

The only bad part about No Mercy is going through the roster and realizing about 1/3 of it is dead.

by The so-called Beautiful on Nov 19, 2011 6:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions

You know how you...

Can swap wrestlers around in the selection screen?

I have a whole category for dead wrestlers. =(

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by Sergio Hernandez on Nov 19, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Yep

No Mercy has its flaws, but it’s still better than virtually any WWE game released in the past ten years. SmackDown vs Raw doesn’t even look so good – with canned animations and dated wrestler models. And but for all the customization options in the newer WWE games, you still can’t readily edit existing wrestlers in the new games.

by billytaylor on Nov 19, 2011 6:52 PM EST reply actions

Man, this game was so awesome until...

I got my hands on “WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain”.

by Sir Ingenious on Nov 19, 2011 7:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions

awesome game

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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2011 8:10 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

No Mercy...

I bought it twice! One version had a dodgy save system with blood, the second had a stable save system with no blood. I’ll always remember piledriving Taka through a table in that game.

I loved the AKI games. WCW/nWo Revenge was the only game my friend and I would play alot. Harlem Heat going for the tag titles baby! And for the more silly aspects like La Parka starting the match with a chair in his hand and Sting with the bat :)

I came back to wrestling games with SvR10 and 11 and I must say that I’m disappointed. The fact that 2010 had more moves than 2011 is just disgraceful in my opinion. I think THQ are focused on the UFC games and it shows. From what I’ve seen of WWE ’12 its just the same game with an updated roster and a create an arena mode.

If I could get the ROH/TNA mod for No Mercy working, I would still be playing it to be honest.

by voorheesjr on Nov 19, 2011 8:29 PM EST reply actions

Heh, I few weeks ago I hooked up my old N64 so my sister could play Ocarina of Time

Among other games I stayed up late one weekend playing was War Zone.

Me and my friend pooled our meager 5th grade allowances and bought WCW vs. nWo: World Tour, I remember. It wasn’t with my N64 stuff, so I guess he had it last.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 19, 2011 9:51 PM EST reply actions

My favorite n64 game that I owned. Sadly, I lost my cartridge when I moved (cried but eventually got over it. By the way, did anyone manage to buy Ho (sounds wrong..but w/e)? I won the royal rumble (Perry Saturn and dat leg sweep ftw) but I remember not being able to purchase her, due to insufficient funds, fml.

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by The One Who Wears The Crown on Nov 20, 2011 12:04 AM EST reply actions