Posts Tagged History 200

Monday Morning M.U.S.C.L.E. Musings #146

This week Professor Terry has decided to showcase the Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. Video Game.

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Hard Knockin’ Rockin’ Ring Update

The French-Canadian version of the Hard Knockin’ Rockin’ Ring Wrestling Arena is documented.

Plus the address for the store where the ring was purchased.

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Promotional Documents for the M.U.S.C.L.E. Video Game

The Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. Video Game gets mostly hate directed at it. But here are some cool video game items to the M.U.S.C.L.E. archives.

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Auction Watch #99

M.U.S.C.L.E. collectors may be clamoring for the historic Auction Watch #100, but Auction Watch #99 has to happen first. Luckily Auction Watch #99 looks to have some great stuff…and one dud.

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The Official Nintendo Player’s Guide

By closely examining The Official Nintendo Player’s Guide a much clearer picture emerges regarding how companies like Mattel and Nintendo marketed to their clientele. Hindsight allows for a much clearer picture regarding the things that Nintendo did correctly regarding their brand, and the things that Mattel failed to do with the M.U.S.C.L.E. brand.

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Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. Video Game

It seems that almost every brand of toys has one particular item that collectors like to ridicule. For M.U.S.C.L.E. collectors that particular item is the Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. video game. The flaws and shortcomings seem obvious with the advantage of perfect hindsight. However, the real challenge is looking at the positive aspects of the game.

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History & Philosophy Updates

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”
-Mark Twain

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Auction Watch #49 – Belt 1 and Belt 2?

Currently on eBay there is an auction for the M.U.S.C.L.E. Battlin’ Belt. Normally a loose belt with a few Flesh figures does not demand any special recognition. However, in the world of M.U.S.C.L.E. minutia, this auction is quite noteworthy.

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M.U.S.C.L.E. NES Video Game Release Date

As efforts have increased to add the Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. to History 200 some editing of the original write-up has also begun. Through that editing a curious topic arose, “What was the actual release date for the game?”

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Hard Knockin’ Rockin’ Ring Wrestling Arena

A wrestling ring accessory makes the most sense for a group of wrestling figures. Mattel recognized they could use some existing parts from Bandai’s release of previous versions of the ring. The box art shows a seemingly metallic clasp. Unfortunately Mattel decided to use a brittle plastic on the figure clamps and this toy was easily broken.

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