Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 (VPW 64) is a professional wrestling video game released in 1997 on the Nintendo 64 and the second game in the Virtual Pro Wrestling series.[1][2] The game is a sequel to the original Virtual Pro Wrestling released in 1996 exclusively for the PlayStation. The game was only released in Japan, and is the Japanese counterpart to WCW vs. nWo. The game features wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling, but also includes generic renditions of wrestlers from major Japanese promotions such as New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, a feature that would continue following the release of the sequel Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Ōdō Keishō. VPW 64 was succeeded by Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Ōdō Keishō, which was released on the Nintendo 64 in 2000.
Differences from WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Although released less than a month after its American counterpart, Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 has various distinctions from and additions to WCW vs. nWo. For example, most wrestlers sport their actual attires but occasionally they may contain color alterations as is the case with Hulk Hogan's famous yellow tights and red knee pads which are replaced with yellow tights and black knee pads and with Chris Benoit, who sports his Japanese attires as opposed to his Four Horsemen attire which he wears in World Tour. Along with other sporadic attire color coordination changes, some wrestler's actual movesets are sometimes altered as well. For instance, with Chris Benoit's Front Special move, he performs a double German suplex which is entirely absent from World Tour and Diamond Dallas Page, who needs not be unlocked as required World Tour (along with Randy Savage), performs his signature Diamond Cutter simply as a strong grapple move and instead has a gutwrench spinning powerbomb for his front Special. Other unlockable wrestlers in World Tour that are entirely absent from VPW 64, include Glacier and Wrath.
Notably, VPW 64 also includes a post-match scoring system as well as the ability to edit wrestlers' attire. These features would not be introduced to American gamers until WCW/nWo Revenge in 1998.
Roster
Note People featured on the same line indicate that they are featured on the same slot as an alternative attire or can be accessed through pressing the Z button.
Wrestling Legends
- Antonio Inoki / Muhammad Ali / Andrew Golota / Mike Tyson
- Leon Spinks / Michael Spinks / Karl Mildenberger / Everett Eddy
- Giant Baba / Giant Zebra
- Rickson Gracie
- Terry Funk
- Tiger Mask I / Kuniaki Kobayashi
- Mil Máscaras
- Rikidōzan
- André the Giant / Giant Machine
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- Seiji Sakaguchi
- Bruiser Brody
- Maurice Smith / Gerard Gordeau / Andy Hug / Don Nakaya Nielsen
- Dory Funk Jr.
- Dynamite Kid
- Dos Caras
- The Destroyer
- Manami Toyota
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World Championship Wrestling
- Sting / nWo Sting
- Lex Luger
- Rick Steiner
- Diamond Dallas Page
- Dean Malenko
- Chris Benoit / Wild Pegasus / Pegasus Kid
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- Ric Flair
- The Giant
- Scott Steiner
- Steven Regal
- Rey Misterio Jr.
- Eddy Guerrero / Black Tiger II
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New World Order
- Hollywood Hogan / Hulk Hogan
- Kevin Nash
- Scott Norton
- Randy Savage
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- Eric Bischoff
- Scott Hall
- Buff Bagwell
- Syxx
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Neo Strong Wrestling (New Japan Pro-Wrestling)
- Riki Choshu
- Tatsumi Fujinami / Kengo Kimura
- Shinya Hashimoto / Naoya Ogawa / David Khakhaleishvili
- Keiji Mutoh / The Great Muta
- Masahiro Chono
- Jushin Thunder Liger
- Shinjiro Otani
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- Kensuke Sasaki / Power Warrior
- Shiro Koshinaka
- Junji Hirata / Super Strong Machine
- Kazuo Yamazaki
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- El Samurai
- Koji Kanemoto / Tiger Mask III
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Empire Wrestling Federation (All Japan Pro Wrestling)
- Mitsuharu Misawa / Tiger Mask II
- Toshiaki Kawada
- Kenta Kobashi
- Jumbo Tsuruta
- Steve Williams
- Stan Hansen
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- Jun Akiyama
- Akira Taue
- Johnny Ace
- Masanobu Fuchi
- Gary Albright
- Hiroshi Hase
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Wrestle of Universe (UWF International, Fighting Network RINGS, Pancrase)
- Nobuhiko Takada
- Yoji Anjoh
- Akira Maeda
- Volk Han
- Masakatsu Funaki
- Ken Shamrock
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- Masahito Kakihara
- Yoshihiro Takayama
- Kiyoshi Tamura
- Dick Vrij
- Minoru Suzuki / Guy Mezger / Yoshiki Takahashi
- Bas Rutten
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Dead or Alive Wrestling (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Wrestle Association R)
- Genichiro Tenryu
- Koji Kitao
- Atsushi Onita / W*ING Kanemura
- Kodo Fuyuki
- Big Van Vader / Bam Bam Bigelow / Aja Kong
- Abdullah the Butcher
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- Último Dragón
- Tarzan Goto
- Hayabusa
- Gedo / Jado
- Hawk Warrior / Animal Warrior
- Tiger Jeet Singh
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Independent Local Wrestling (Michinoku Pro Wrestling)
- The Great Sasuke
- Super Delfin
- Taka Michinoku
- Shunji Takano / Great Zebra
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- Jinsei Shinzaki / Hakushi
- Gran Naniwa
- Dick Togo / Men's Teioh / Hiro Saito
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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See also
References
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