M.U.S.C.L.E. For GameCube

[Blaine]

http://cube.ign.com/news/40192.html

For those who are unaware of the Kinniku Man series it's basically an Intergalactic Professional Wrestling Manga, what's cool about it is it enjoyed a small cult following in the US during the mid to late 80's under the name M.U.S.C.L.E. Tiny pink wrestlers who came packaged in garbage cans.

VERY COOL on both levels

A little M.U.S.C.L.E. Background.

Much like the Robotech games...I never seem to get excited for them unless they are new as there are like 10 of them out and I don't own one <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">....BUT GameCube baby...GameCube!

 

[elbarto]

Hey, I remember those little pink dudes!

Could be.. interesting <IMG SRC="smilies/eek2.gif" border="0">

 

[GregN]

Oh no! Is this the best the Gamecube can do?! O lordy, lordy, lordy..

This wouldn't happen to be the long awaited sequel to M.U.S.C.L.E. on the NES, would it?

Gawd save us all!

I mean, there is hardcore, and then there is HARDCORE. This hardcore is the kind of hardcore that we only apply to porn or hentai or something like that.

Sorry, not for me. <IMG SRC="smilies/ohno.gif" border="0">

 

[FeelGood]

Those things were so cool. I saw the blurb about this in magicbox and scrolled right past it without looking. Oh well, next time <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

 

[elbarto]

Originally posted by GregN.:
<STRONG>This wouldn't happen to be the long awaited sequel to M.U.S.C.L.E. on the NES, would it?

Gawd save us all!</STRONG>

Perhaps thankfully, I've never played the NES game. Is it really as bad as it looks? Surely nothing can be THAT bad can it? <IMG SRC="smilies/spock.gif" border="0">

[ December 02, 2001: Message edited by: elbarto ]

 

[steveold]

Hey I loved those little guys! Do you know how many forging battles and raging wars I had with M.U.S.C.L.E?

Too many!

They were almost as cool as "Battle Beast"....

Well, I'll be on the lookout... "NUMBAH WAHN!!" <IMG SRC="smilies/tickled.gif" border="0">

 

[rumbl3]

sweet them things are the shit i used to have millions of them when i was little. and i had the game for nes but it got stepped on. i'll have to check out the new one!

 

[steveold]

Holy crap, I got some of those figures! (see Blaine's link)

Is that Karnov and Brocken I see? <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

"Oh, the memories!" <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">

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[Honeychan]

ROCK-ON!!!!!

I love Kinniku-man!!! I never played with the little action figures myself, but I've been a fan of the manga and anime for YEARS.
Kinniku-Man, 2nd Generations is going to be animated SOON, too!!! The manga is really really good, but yes a little weird

 

[aria]

Originally posted by Steve:
<STRONG>
They were almost as cool as "Battle Beast"....
</STRONG>

LOL!

Remember the commercial?
"Battle Beasts... Battle for the fun of it!"

Here's the page to relive M.U.S.C.L.E. memories:
http://members.aol.com/VINDI/MUSCLE.html

 

[aria]

FOr all you battle beast aficionados:
http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/524.html

 

[steveold]

Mighty fine links there. Remember the cool as hell 8 figure box set of Battle Beast?

They sure don't make it these days like they used to.

BTW, that giraffe Beast was a giant among Battle Beasts! He was one of my favorites and commanding leader of the good team. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

 

[GregN]

Battle Beefers! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Wood Beats Water!
Water Beats Fire!
Fire Beats Wood!

I had some of those..
Oiy, the memories..

 

[FeelGood]

and you rub the chest to see if you win...

I like the Stag beast.

 

[Blaine]

I don't know if it's covered in Matt's article but Battle Beasts were from the same Universe as Transformers.

 

[aria]

Originally posted by Blaine:
<STRONG>I don't know if it's covered in Matt's article but Battle Beasts were from the same Universe as Transformers.</STRONG>

It was covered well in other sites I saw. They even had a picture from a Japanese Transformers episode where the autobots are talking to a Battle Beast! (proof of their co-existance). Apparently the had autobot/decepticon designations before the whole wood-water-fire thing.

Did you remember the names? Here's each Battle Beast along with the amusing names they gave them:
http://www.toyarchive.com/BattleBeasts/Figures/BattleBeasts/BattleBeasts76b.html