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___ ___ _____ ___ ___ \ \ __ / / / ____)\ \ __ / / \ \/ \/ / | | \ \/ \/ / \ __ / | |____ \ __ / \_/ \_/ \_____) \_/ \_/ __________________________________________________ (__________________________________________________) ___ ___ ____ _________ __________ __ ___ | \ | | | | (___ ___)| | \ \ / | | \ | |\ \ | | | | | | | | / \ | | | | | | \ \| | | | | | | | \ \ | | | | |_| \___| |__| |___| |__| |____\ \_| |_/ ++++++ F O R T H E P C ++++++ FAQ by [email protected] Version: 1.40 Date: 4.23.1999 Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with WCW, Time Warner, THQ or Inland Productions. IMPORTANT! ---------- This FAQ may be distributed as free, public domain. Please DO NOT modify, or change it in anyway and claim it as your own. Thanks. :) WCW (TM) and NWO (TM) and associated characters are trademarks of or used under license by World Championship Wrestling, Inc. Copyright (C)World Championship Wrestling, Inc. A Time Warner Company. What's New? =========== Version 1.40 - Added several questions to the Frequently Asked Questions section and "movies" to the editing section. Made some corrections in the Strategies, Character Guide, Secrets/Cheats, and Rings sections. Added and corrected some URLs in the Editing and Web Links sections. Added a few quotes to the Character Guide section. Version 1.20 - Added guide to rings, added "weird music" to the Secrets/Cheats section, corrected some info in the character guide. Version 1.00 - This FAQ! It's completely done, I've got web links and everything. The character guide is completely done, except for a few missing quotes and real names here and there. Send corrections to: [email protected] *********************** ** Table of Contents ** *********************** "Ralphus and myself would like to welcome YOU to Monday Night Jericho!" - Chris Jericho Part 1 ---------------------- Before the Bell Part 2 ---------------------- Game Info Part 3 ---------------------- Frequently Asked Questions Part 4 ---------------------- Strategies Part 5 ---------------------- Character Guide Part 6 ---------------------- Rings Part 7 ---------------------- Editing Part 8 ---------------------- Secrets/Cheats Part 9 ---------------------- Web Links Part 10 ---------------------- Credits ********************* ** Before the Bell ** ********************* "This is the greatest night in our sport!" - Tony Schiavone It's only natural that the Monday night wrestling extravaganza that is Nitro have a game based on it. This FAQ is dedicated to answering most questions about the game, so you too can play with "the big boys" of WCW. *************** ** Game Info ** *************** "We bout it, bout it and rowdy rowdy!" - Konnan Company Line == The following is some early info on WCW Nitro for the PC. Some of the following features didn't actual make it into the final game. Features that didn't make the cut are marked by a *. WCW Nitro by Inland Productions/THQ for the PC The most photo realistic, 3D wrestling game on the market is coming to Windows 95. WCW Nitro builds on the success of the PlayStation version, but includes more WCW & NWO wrestlers, more moves and even more fun. Nitro is fast four player action with the most current WCW and NWO superstar wrestlers, including Bret Hart, Curt Henning, and Bill Goldberg. WCW Nitro features actual WCW and NWO theme music and rants for all of the top wrestlers. Control "Hollywood" Hogan as you take on all comers in a multi-player "Battle Royale". Features at a glance... - Over 60 WCW and NWO wrestling superstars - Complete user statistics for each wrestler* - Tons of hidden wreslters - WCW/NWO theme music* - Bios for each wrestler* - 30 man battle royal mode - each time a wreslter is defeated a new grappler runs in to take his place - "Quarter Up" mode allowing players to "call next game" in multiplayer matches* - Performance options - 3D acceleration support - All new movies and 32 rants - Customizable keyboard controls - Compatibility with select force feedback controllers and game pads System Requirements: Minimum -- Windows 95 166 mhz Pentium 16 MB RAM 150 MB free HD space DirectDraw compatible video card DirectX compatible sound card DirectX 6.0 Recommended -- 200 mhz Pentium 32 MB RAM Direct3D compatible 3D accelerator 4 MB Video Card Multiplayer -- IPX network TCP/IP for Internet play 28.8 Kbps modem Game Play Modes == Tournament - select a wrestler and fight other wrestlers to get the belt. Winning the tournament with a character unlocks a new character on the select screen. Depending on who you choose, you may have to win as many as 10 matches to beat the game, or as few as 3. (1 Player) Tag Team - your basic tag team match. Tag out to regain your energy and keep a fresh man in. No team moves and all your partner does is hang around on the apron and wait for you to tag him in. (1 or 2 Player) Battle Royal - not like a regular royal rumble match, four wrestlers fight it out in the ring and eliminate wrestlers by tossing them out of the ring. When one wrestler is gone, another wrestler runs in to take his place. 30 wrestlers participate in the Battle Royal. (1 to 4 Players) ******************************** ** Frequently Asked Questions ** ******************************** "Who's next?" - Goldberg How does WCW Nitro for the PC differ from WCW Nitro for the PSX? It isn't all that different from Nitro on the PSX, but there are several notable updates. First, the graphics have been improved through the use of 3d acceleration. If you have a Direct3D compatible 3d accelerator, the graphics look quite a bit more polished than the PSX version. Second, multiplayer play is improved. You can now play via LAN, by modem or on the internet. Third, the roster has been completely updated. Characters who have since left WCW such as Syxx, Jacqueline and Steven Regal have been replaced with the likes of Chris Jericho and Goldberg. Also, allegiance changes have also been reflected, including the splitting of the NWO into the Black/White and Black/Red divisions. Costumes have been updated according to the wrestler's allegiance before the game shipped. Sting now wears red face paint and Scott Steiner dons his NWO Black and White tights. How does WCW Nitro for the PC differ from WCW Thunder for the PSX? Once again, there's not many major differences between WCW Nitro PC and WCW Thunder. There's some more "hidden" wrestlers, including the Nitro girls and some other WCW/NWO personalities, as well some non-WCW/NWO related characters buried deep in the game. There is a steel cage mode, but without a crowd, in order to boost the frame rate. There's also some new rings, nothing major, with the "Thunder" ring replacing the Nitro ring. Commentary is done by different announcers, but still sparse. The game also recognizes "alliances" which you can change for each character. When you change a character's alliance, you also change their costume and who runs out to help them. Wrestlers of the same allegiance help each other out. There's also some extra FMV, with short wrestler's entrances, no big deal. Gameplay is basically the same, there are few new moves and most characters' movesets are still wrong. There is also an assortment of weapons around the ring, from the classic folding chair and baseball bat to more uncommon weapons, such as a TV and a guitar. You can swing and throw weapons at your opponent and that's about it. All in all, Thunder is just a minor upgrade of WCW Nitro PC. The few new features aren't worth the money if you already have WCW Nitro for the PC. Can you change wrestler allegiances in WCW Nitro for the PC? Well, you can change wrestler costumes to reflect allegiance changes (WCW, NWO Black/White and NWO Wolfpac). Check out Part 8: Secrets/Cheats. Are Ric Flair and Warrior in the game? No. Ric Flair was in Nitro for the PSX, but all WCW games published after that in 1998 he is missing from, including Revenge, Nitro PC and Thunder. This of course is due to the legal trouble he had with WCW in '98, in which lawsuits were filed and he was "fired" from the company. Warrior's exclusion from the game wasn't so much caused by time restraints as it was because of his "contractual obligations". However, both were created by fans and are available for download at: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/utrr/nitro/wrestlers.shtml. Why is X's finishing move missing from the game? Most of the secret characters are missing their signature moves, mainly those characters that weren't in Nitro for the PSX. Konnan's finishing move for example, was replaced with Chris Jericho's "Lion Tamer" move and Wrath's finishing move was replaced by forearm shots. This was probably due to time contraints. See Part 5, Character Guide to see if a wrestler's move is or isn't in the game. Why is X's costume different from what it is now? As you know, wrestling is a sport in which things change very quickly. Naturally, it is hard to update video games to the present when things like costumes are constantly changing. This is probably why some of the costumes (i.e Saturn's, Scott Steiner's) aren't the same as they are in real life. Where's the wrestlers' entrances and theme music? I believe the PSX version had some FMV intros, but I'm personally glad that they weren't included in the PC version as grainy video. Revenge had intros, but no theme music. The only wrestling game that has both is WWF Warzone. Of course, theme music was promised for the PC version, but it looks like it didn't make the final product. If you want theme music to play when you win or a wrestler runs in, check out this URL: http://nitro.sports- gaming.com/utrr/nitro/theme.shtml. Why can't I use the hidden rings or created wrestlers? The hidden rings and created wrestlers only work if you have a Direct3D accelerator and you have hardware acceleration turned on in the performance options. Why does the game run so slow on my PC? WCW Nitro has been known to run slow on even the more high end computers. The only solutions are to get a decent Direct3D accelerator if you don't already have one and make sure that you have DirectX 6.0 and the latest drivers for your video card and 3D card installed. Also, you can turn off the jumbotron, shadows and/or the crowd to boost your frame rate. Popping out the CD during gameplay might help, just be sure to reinsert it when your match is finished. I think there's a bug in the game, what do I do? First, go to THQ.com and get support there. Be sure to download the WCW Nitro patch as well. Can you edit the wrestlers/rings/menus in the game? Yes. Check out Part 6: Editing. Is THQ planning anymore WCW video game releases for the PC? No. THQ's license to make WCW video games should be expired by the time you read this. For more than a decade, THQ has had a license to publish WCW games but has not done much with it until recently. EA has officially taken over the creation of WCW video games and will is scheduled to release its first title, "WCW Mayhem" for the PSX and N64. They do not currently have publicly known plans to publish a WCW PC game. Whatever happened to those snazzy 3D collectable cards on the WCW Nitro box? They were limited edition and only available on the first few shipments of the game. Luckily, I was able to snatch one for myself. It has a nice hologram effect. :-) **************** ** Strategies ** **************** "I'm gonna rub your face in the mat and when it's time... boom!" - Scott Hall The game is relatively easy to conquer. Here are some basic strategies to get you started. 1. The Big Cheese The cheesiest way to win a match is by using the same moves over and over. Get yourself less than a bodie's range from your opponent and perform a powerbomb or a piledriver on him. When he's down, stomp him a few times and pull him up to his feet by tapping towards your opponen ton your pad then pressing "action". Before he's completely up to his feet, press the keys to do another powerbomb or piledriver. Repeat the process till your opponent is out of energy, then go for the pin. This could be much more tough to pull off on the "hard" difficulty setting though. 2. The Cornering Game Another strategy is cornering your opponent. If you can advance towards you opponent and send him drawing back with a flurry of kicks, you will be able to trap him in the corner. You may be able to get a few chops in while he's in the corner without him striking back, but the safest thing to do is send him into the opposite turnbuckle. Tap away from your opponent on your pad then press "action" to execute a whip. Hopefully, he'll get hooked onto a corner turnbuckle. If you're a big wrestler, the best move to use in the corner is the foot choke. Tap towards your opponent on your pad then press "chop" two times. You will then use your boot to choke your opponent. You can do this about two/three times before your opponent recovers. If you're a small wrestler, then the best move to use is the ten count punches. Tap towards your opponent on your pad then press "punch" repeatedly. You should climb onto your opponent and punch them repeatedly. You can do this 2-3 times until your opponent recovers. By this time, you may have taken off at least half your opponent's energy! You can then use power moves to drain the rest of your opponent's energy. 3. High Risk Moves Another method of rapidly draining your opponent's energy is by using high risk moves. When your opponent has about 1/4 of his energy drained and is on the mat, climb on to the nearest turnbuckle. This only works when your opponent is not blocking the turnbuckle. Get close to the turnbuckle and tap towards it on your pad to climb it. You can press punch or kick to do an elbow or a leg drop, respectively. A good move to use would be the missile drop kick, though. Tap down on your pad then press "kick" to execute it. Whether your opponent is up or on the mat, there is a 95% chance that any high risk move will hit. It doesn't really matter what distance you are from your opponent, the move will hit as long as your opponent isn't near an opposite turnbuckle. Doing high risk manuevers over and over is a great way to drain your opponent's energy, as long as you're a pretty fast wrestler, as you need to be quick to get to the turnbuckle before your opponent can get up and counter or evade. If you're a tall, power-type wrestler, then high risk moves should be used sparingly. 4. Defense There aren't too many defensive strategies in the game. Keep a safe distance away from your opponent when you're not on the offensive so that they can't perform any power moves on you. If you're being dominated by your opponent, when you're standing, tap your pad in any one direction twice and hold it to dash away. Keep backing away from your opponent and taunt a few times around the ring from a far distance from your opponent to regain your energy. You can also tap away from your opponent and then press "kick", then "action" to toss or throw your opponent out of the ring. Then, immediately press "taunt" several times to regain your energy. Also, remember to rapidly tap punch and kick to kick out of pins. 5. Finishers Finishing moves are generally useless. Most of them only take the last bit of energy from your opponent, and then you have to go for the pin. They often leave your opponent in a position where you can't pin him, such as near the ropes or in the corner. The only truly useful finishers are the submission moves such as Sting's "Scorpion Deathlock" or Chris Jericho's "Liontamer". Unlike pins, you are guaranteed that they will not be broken, unless another wrestler runs in to attack you, which is highly unlikely. Finishers like the Macho Man's "Elbow Drop" or Hogan's "Leg Drop" are utterly useless, because they require that your opponent be on the ground to do them, and it would be smarter to go for a pin. To sum up, finishers are mainly for show and don't have much practical use in winning a match. 6. The Disco Strategy The cheapest of strategy by far is the "Disco strategy". You must set "Disco" as your ring in your options first. Simply enter the options menu and press (in order): evade, tag, evade, tag, block, taunt, block, taunt, then the Disco ring is selectable. During the match, toss your opponent out of the ring by tapping away from your opponent and "kick", then "action" and when they get to their feet, repeatedly press taunt. You will both dance, and your opponent will be counted out if you enabled countouts. 7. Run-ins To call for another wrestler to run in, first make sure that "Surprise Attacks" are enabled in the options menu, then press the "Help" button during a match. Yeah, that's what that button is for. You may only do this once during a match. Another wrestler will come out and help you. The best time to use this feature is when your opponent calls for another wrestler to come out and attack you. Calling for help then would result in another wrestler coming out to attack your opponent while you fend off your opponent's backup. Otherwise, both wrestlers could double team you. If it's two against one, then run around the ring, climbing back in to avoid a count out, until the opponent's help runs away. ********************* ** Character Guide ** ********************* "You can call this the New World Order of wrestling!!!" - Hollywood Hogan All wrestlers in WCW Nitro have the same moveset, plus two or three "special" moves most other wrestlers can't do. There are two types of characters in WCW Nitro. There are "big" wrestlers and "small" wrestlers. Big wrestlers, like Hollywood Hogan can do almost the same moves as small wrestlers, plus the foot choke and the gorilla press slam. Also, they lift up and toss their opponents out of the ring. Small wrestlers, like Rey Misterio Jr., cannot do those moves, but can do the head scissors and the frankensteiner. They toss their opponents out of the ring by whipping them through the ropes. All moves are done with both wrestlers standing, unless otherwise noted. Finishers are done when the opponent's energy bar is flashing red. Note: "Away" means tap away from your opponent, "Toward" means tap toward your opponent. Basic Moves == Opponent Standing: Get In/Out of Ring/Climb On TurnBuckle (near corner) - Away, Action Hip Toss - Away, Punch Snapmare - Up, Punch Basic Suplex - Chop, Punch Backbreaker - Down, Punch, Chop Bodyslam - Up, Chop, Chop Abdominal Stretch - Down, Chop Powerbomb - Punch, Kick Piledriver - Chop, Action Vertical Suplex - Away, Chop Drop Kick - Down, Kick Throw/Whip Out of Ring - Away, Kick, Action Frankensteiner (Small Wrestlers) - Away, Punch, Kick Head Scissors (Small Wrestlers) - Up, Punch, Chop Gorilla Press (Big Wrestlers) - Up, Chop, Action Opponent On Mat: Pin Attempt - Action Elbow Drop - Punch Leg Drop - Chop Knee Drop - Kick Foot Stomp - Down, Kick Drag opponent - Away, Action Lift opponent to feet - Up, Action Opponent Running At You: Irish Whip - Away, Action Clothesline - Punch Spin Kick - Chop Opponent In Turnbuckle: Elbow - Punch Chop - Chop Knee - Kick Splash - Down, Kick 10-Count Punches - Toward, Punch (tap repeatedly) Foot Choke (big wrestlers, with opponent hooked on turnbuckle) Toward, Chop, Chop Player On Turnbuckle: Flying Elbow Drop - Punch Flying Leg Drop - Chop Flying Knee Drop - Kick Missile Dropkick - Down, Kick Wrestler Profiles == "Hollywood" Hogan ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Terry Bollea Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "When you're in the NWO, you're in it for life!" Finisher: Hollywood Leg Drop - Up, Punch, Punch, Kick Special Moves: Knee Bash - Kick, Action, Action Big Boot - Chop, Chop, Chop (Opponent running at you) Bret "The Hitman" Hart ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Bret Hart Allegiance: WCW(?) Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "I'm the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be." Finisher: The Sharpshooter - Down, Punch, Chop, Punch (Opponent on mat) Special Moves: Russian Leg Sweep - Punch, Punch, Punch Atomic Headbutt - Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Sting ^^^^^ Real Name: Steve Borden Allegiance: WCW(?) Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "You're dead." Finisher: The Scorpion Deathlock - Down, Punch, Kick, Punch (Opponent on mat) Special Moves: The Scorpion Death Drop - Chop, Chop, Action Stinger Splash - Kick, Action, Kick (Opponent in turnbuckle) Lex Luger ^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Lawrence Pfohl Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Torture Rack - Up, Chop, Punch, Chop Special Moves: Atomic Drop - Kick, Kick, Action Bionic Forearm (shoulder tackle) - Chop, Chop, Chop (Opponent running at you) Giant ^^^^^ Real Name: Paul Wight Allegiance: NWO Black and White Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Chokeslam - Up, Kick, Action, Action Special Moves: One Hand Press Slam - Punch, Chop, Chop Choke Lift - Up, Chop, Punch Diamond Dallas Page ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Page Falkenberg Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "FEEL THE BANG!" Finisher: Diamond Cutter - Up, Kick, Kick, Action Special Moves: Tilt-A-Whirl Side Slam - Punch, Punch, Kick Rotating DDP Pancake - Chop, Action, Action Raven ^^^^^ Real Name: Scott Levy Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Quoth the Raven, nevermore." Finisher: Evenflow DDT - Down, Toward, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Slap/Low Blow Combo - Punch, Kick, Punch Japanese Armdrag - Toward, Kick, Action Saturn ^^^^^^ Real Name: Perry Satullo Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Life's a drag." Finisher: Death Valley Driver - Up, Kick, Kick, Kick Special Moves: Saturn Driver - Kick, Action, Kick Gargoyleplex - Away, Kick, Kick Goldberg ^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Bill Goldberg Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "Who's Next?" Finisher: Jackhammer - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Spear - Down, Chop, Action, Action Gorilla Press Powerslam - Chop, Action, Action Kevin Nash ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Kevin Nash Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "Just too... SWEET!" Finisher: Jacknife Powerbomb - Up, Punch, Kick, Punch Special Moves: Side Slam - Punch, Punch, Chop Choke Lift - Up, Chop, Punch Scott Hall ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Scott Hall Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "Hey yo..." Finisher: Outsider Edge - Up, Punch, Punch, Kick Special Moves: Headbutt - Kick, Punch, Punch Fallaway Slam - Away, Chop, Action Curt Hennig ^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Curt Hennig Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Hennigplex - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: Belly-to-Back Suplex - Up, Kick, Punch Snap Suplex - Kick, Kick, Punch "The Macho Man" Randy Savage ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Randy Poffo Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "OOOH YEAH!" Finisher: Flying Elbow Drop - Up, Chop, Action, Chop (Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Facebuster - Punch, Kick, Kick Macho Suplex - Chop, Chop, Punch Ric Steiner ("The Dogfaced Gremlin") ^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Robert Rechsteiner Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "WHOO WHOO WHOO!" Finisher: The Bulldog (Spear) - Down, Chop, Action, Action Special Moves: Spinebuster - Down, Chop, Action Powerslam - Punch, Punch, Punch Gargoyleplex - Away, Kick, Kick Scott Steiner ("Big Poppa Pump", "The Superstar") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Scott Rechsteiner Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Big Poppa Pump is your hookup! Holler if ya hear me!" Finisher: The Steiner Recliner - Down, Punch, Punch, Chop (Opponent on mat) Special Moves: Forearm Shots - Chop, Chop, Chop Chickenwing Slam - Kick, Kick, Kick Gargoyleplex - Away, Kick, Kick Chris Jericho ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Chris Irvine Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "That will never, EVER happen again, thank you." Finisher: The Lion Tamer - Down, Punch, Punch, Punch Special Moves: Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Brian Adams ^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Brian Adams Allegiance: NWO Black and White Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: German Suplex - Up, Kick, Action, Kick Special Moves: Gorilla Press Powerslam - Chop, Action, Action Tilt-a-whirl Side Slam - Punch, Punch, Kick The British Bulldog ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: David Smith Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Death Valley Driver - Up, Kick, Kick, Kick (Note: Bulldog's finisher, the running powerslam, is not in this game.) Special Moves: Russian Legsweep - Punch, Punch, Punch Atomic Headbutt - Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Booker T ^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Booker Huffman Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Can you dig it?" Finishers: Death Valley Driver - Up, Kick, Kick, Kick Missile Dropkick - Down, Kick (Basic Move, Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Harlem Flip - Chop, Action, Chop Scissor Kick - Up, Chop, Punch, Chop Dean Malenko ("The Iceman") ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Dean Simon Allegiance: WCW, 4 Horsemen Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Texas Cloverleaf - Away, Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Special Move: Snap Suplex - Kick, Kick, Punch Spinebuster - Down, Chop, Action Wrath ^^^^^ Real Name: Bryan Clarke Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "It is time for a total meltdown." Finisher: Forearm Shots - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop (Note: Wrath's pumphandle slam finisher, "The Meltdown" is not in this game) Special Moves: Knee Bash: Kick, Action, Action Gorilla Press Powerslam: Chop, Action, Action The Ultimo Dragon ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Yoshihire Asai Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Steiner Recliner - Down, Punch, Punch, Chop (Opponent on mat) (Note: Ultimo Dragon's finisher, the "Dragon-sleeper", is not in this game) Special Moves: Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Kidman ^^^^^^ Real Name: Pete Gruner Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Evenflow DDT - Down, Toward, Chop, Chop (Note: Kidman's finisher, the shooting star press, is not in this game.) Special Moves: Atomic Drop - Kick, Kick, Action Diving Headbutt - Up, Punch, Chop, Chop (Player on turnbuckle) Disciple ^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Ed Leslie Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: The Apocalypse (Diamond Cutter) - Up, Kick, Kick, Action Special Moves: Knee Bash - Kick, Action, Action Fallaway Slam - Away, Chop, Action Chris Benoit ("The Canadian Crippler") ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Chris Benoit Allegiance: WCW, 4 Horsemen Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "This is what it's all about." Finisher: The Crippler Crossface - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: German Suplex - Up, Chop, Action, Chop Diving Headbutt - Up, Punch, Chop, Chop (Player on turnbuckle) Scott "Flash" Norton ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Scott Norton Allegiance: NWO Black and White Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Forearm Shots - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Powerbomb - Punch, Kick (Basic Move) Special Moves: Knee Bash - Kick, Action, Action Fallaway Slam - Away, Chop, Action Konnan ^^^^^^ Real Name: Charles Ashenoff Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Hola le! Arriba la raza!" Finisher: The Tequila Sunrise (Liontamer) - Down, Punch, Puch, Punch Special Moves: Chickenwing Slam - Kick, Kick, Kick Saturn Driver - Kick, Action, Kick Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Jim Neidhart Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Football Tackle (Spear) - Down, Chop, Action, Action Special Moves: Snap Suplex - Kick, Kick, Punch Russian Leg Sweep - Punch, Punch, Punch Rowdy Roddy Piper ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Roderick Toombs Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "It's time to pay the piper" Finisher: The Crippler Crossface - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: Russian Leg Sweep - Punch, Punch, Punch Back Body Drop - Chop, Action, Chop Buff Bagwell ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Marcus Bagwell Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "I'm the stuff!" Finisher: Fisherman's Suplex - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: Reverse DDT - Chop, Chop, Action Snap Suplex - Kick, Kick, Punch Kanyon ^^^^^^ Real Name: Chris Kiucsantanas Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "Who's better than Kanyon?" Finisher: The Outsider Edge - Up, Punch, Punch, Kick (Note: Kanyon's finisher, the "Flatliner" is not in this game.) Special Moves: Spinning DDP Pancake - Chop, Action, Action Football Tackle (Spear) - Down, Chop, Action, Action Alex Wright ^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Alex Wright Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "Actung, actung, hier!" Finisher: German Suplex - Up, Kick, Action, Kick Special Moves: Back Body Drop - Chop, Action, Chop Tilt-a-whirl Side Slam - Punch, Punch, Kick Eddy Guerrero ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Eduardo Guerrero Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "You can kiss my you-know-what..." Finisher: Frog Splash - Up, Chop, Action, Action (Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Van Hammer ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Mark Hildreth Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: "Far out..." Finisher: Forearm Shots - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Gorilla Press Powerslam - Up, Chop, Action, Action Knee Bash - Kick, Action, Action Stevie Ray ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Lane Huffman Allegiance: NWO Black and White Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Forearm Shots - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Harlem Flip - Chop, Action, Chop Spear - Down, Chop, Action, Action Scotty Riggs ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Scott Anton Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Little Quote: "Better looking every day." Finisher: Texas Cloverleaf - Away, Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Special Moves: Powerslam - Punch, Punch, Punch Spear - Down, Chop, Action, Action Horace Hogan ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Horace Bollea Allegiance: NWO Black and White Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Jackhammer - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Fallaway Slam - Away, Chop, Action Spear - Down, Chop, Action, Action Rey Misterio, Jr. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Oscar Guiterez Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Fisherman's Suplex - Away, Chop, Chop, Action Special Moves: Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Lodi ^^^^ Real Name: Brad Cain Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Evenflow DDT - Down, Toward, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Gargoyleplex - Away, Kick, Kick Saturn Driver - Kick, Action, Kick Sick Boy ^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Scott Vick Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Football Tackle (Spear) - Down, Chop, Action, Action Special Moves: Macho Suplex - Chop, Chop, Punch German Suplex - Punch, Chop, Punch Disco Inferno ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Glen Gilbertti Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "They wanna see me dance!" Finisher: Evenflow DDT - Down, Toward, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Gargoyleplex - Away, Kick, Kick German Suplex - Punch, Chop, Punch Ernest "The Cat" Miller ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Ernest Miller Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "I am the greatest!" Finisher: Liontamer - Down, Punch, Punch, Punch Special Moves: Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Barbarian ^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: German Suplex - Up, Kick, Action, Kick (Note: Barbarian's finisher, the "Kick Of Fear", is not in this game) Special Moves: Back Body Drop - Chop, Action, Chop Knee Bash - Kick, Action, Action Meng ^^^^ Real Name: Uliuli Fifita Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Forearm Shots - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop (Note: Meng's finisher, the "Tongan Death Grip", is not in this game) Special Moves: Headbutt - Kick, Punch, Punch Big Boot - Chop, Chop Chop (Opponent running at you) Fit Finley ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: David Finley Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Death Valley Driver - Up, Kick, Kick, Kick (Note: Fit Finley's finisher, the tombstone piledriver, is not in this game) Special Moves: Russian Leg Sweep - Punch, Punch, Punch Back Body Drop - Chop, Action, Chop Reese ^^^^^ Real Name: Ron Reiss Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Chokeslam - Up, Kick, Action, Action Special Moves: Two-handed Chokehold - Up, Chop, Punch Sideslam - Punch, Punch, Chop Chavo Guerrero Jr. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Salvador (Chavito) Guerrero III Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Evenflow DDT - Down, Forward, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch La Parka ^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Adolfo Tapia Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Jackhammer - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Rotating DDP Pancake - Chop, Action, Action Tilt-a-whirl Side Slam - Punch, Punch, Kick Eric Bischoff ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Eric Bischoff Allegiance: NWO Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Bite me" Finisher: Flying Elbow Drop - Up, Chop, Action, Chop (Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Atomic Headbutt - Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Slap/Low Blow Combo - Punch, Kick, Punch "Mean" Gene Okerlund ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Gene Okerlund Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Torture Rack - Up, Chop, Punch, Chop Special Moves: Facebuster - Punch, Kick, Kick Japanese Armdrag - Away, Kick, Action Liz ^^^ Real Name: Elizabeth Hulette Allegiance: NWO Wolfpac Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Flying Elbow Drop - Up, Chop, Action, Chop (Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Atomic Drop - Kick, Kick, Action Atomic Headbutt - Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Arn Anderson ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Marty Lunde Allegiance: WCW, 4 Horsemen Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Evenflow DDT - Down, Toward, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Spinebuster - Down, Chop, Action Powerslam - Punch, Punch, Punch Bobby Heenan ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Raymond Heenan Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Crossface Chickenwing - Down, Kick, Action, Kick Special Moves: Snap Suplex - Kick, Kick, Punch Spinebuster - Down, Chop, Action Kimberly ^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Kimberly Falkenberg(?) Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Fisherman's Suplex - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: Atomic Drop - Kick, Kick, Action Atomic Headbutt - Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Larry Zybysco ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Larry Whistler Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "It's a game of human chess." Finisher: Crippler Crossface - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: Chickenwing Slam - Kick, Kick, Kick Forearm Shots - Chop, Chop, Chop Sonny Onoo ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Where's my belt?" Finisher: Frog Splash - Up, Chop, Action, Action (Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Scissor Kick - Up, Chop, Punch Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Steve "Mongo" McMichael ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Steve McMichael Allegiance: WCW, 4 Horsemen Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: German Suplex - Up, Kick, Action, Kick (Note: Mongo's finisher, the "Touchdown Spike", is not in this game) Special Moves: Back Body Drop - Chop, Action, Chop Tilt-A-Whirl Side Slam - Punch, Punch, Kick Kaz Hayashi ^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: The Sharpshooter - Punch, Chop, Punch (Opponent on ground) Special Moves: Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Jimmy Hart ^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: James Hart Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: "Yeah, Baby!" Finisher: Flying Elbow Drop - Up, Chop, Action, Chop (Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Saturn Driver - Kick, Action, Kick Japanese Armdrag - Toward, Kick, Action Rick Rude ^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Rick Rood Allegiance: WCW(?) Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Fisherman's Suplex - Away, Chop, Chop, Punch Special Moves: Gargoyleplex - Away, Kick, Kick Slap/Low Blow Combo - Punch, Kick, Punch Mike Enos ^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Mike Enos Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Death Valley Driver - Up, Kick, Kick, Kick Special Moves: Powerslam - Punch, Punch, Punch Atomic Drop - Kick, Kick, Action Psychosis ^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Dionico Castellanos Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Texas Cloverleaf - Away, Chop, Punch, Punch (Opponent on mat) Guillotine Leg Drop - Chop (Basic Move, Player on turnbuckle) Special Moves: Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Juventud Guerrera ("The Youth Warrior") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Anibal Gonzalez Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Small Quote: Finisher: Crossface Chickenwing - Down, Kick, Action, Kick (Note: Juvi's finisher, the "Juvi Driver" is not in this game. Special Moves: Head Scissors - Chop, Punch, Chop Body Scissors - Away, Kick, Punch Rick Fuller ^^^^^^^^^^^ Real Name: Rick Fuller Allegiance: WCW Wrestler Type: Big Quote: Finisher: Forearm Shots - Up, Chop, Chop, Chop Special Moves: Spear - Down, Chop, Action, Action Gorilla Press Powerslam - Chop, Action, Action *********** ** Rings ** *********** "Everyone knows that I can run rings around the competition." - Saturn Whether it's in the Nitro ring or at one of the pay-per-views, be prepared for the beating of you life in over 20 different settings. Regular Rings == These rings are the original rings you can choose from when you first start the game. Nitro - ring for the Monday night blast that is WCW Nitro. Complete with crowd, jumbotron and Nitro Girls. NWO - ring to the bad boys of professional wrestling, the NWO. All WCW logos are replaced by NWO Black and White logos. Slamboree - ring from the annual WCW pay-per-view event. Souled Out - ring from the originally NWO pay-per-view. WCW - old WCW Saturday Night ring. Fall Brawl - ring from the fall pay-per-view "Fall Brawl: War Games". American Bash - ring from the summer pay-per-view, "The Great American Bash". Halloween Havoc - ring from the October pay-per-view of the same name. Hidden Rings == Hidden rings are weird rings that you wouldn't normally find wrestlers fighting in. Most of them don't have crowds, although the crowd sound still plays. Also, not all of them have fences around the ring, but your opponent can still be sent into an "invisible" fence. They can be unlocked using a cheat. (See Part 8: Secrets/Cheats) Graveyard - ring in the middle of a graveyard, with a boy in the background. The ring looks like a grave and the entrance way is some spooky building. Spaceship - ring in spaceship, with odd devices around the ring. Aliens watch the action and the ring is "floating". Circus - ring in the middle of a circus big top. Ring says "WCW circus", there is a crowd and some animals. The entranceway is a funhouse. Hive - ring in a "beehive", complete with bees floating around the ring. There's honeycomb all around. Turbo - ring for WCW "Turbo" Just like the Nitro ring, except without a crowd or visible entrance way nor any extra details in the arena. Created for people with slow systems. Wunderland - ring in the middle of snow-covered land. The ring has a Snowman logo on it, there is a gingerbread house for the entranceway and there is no crowd. Boudoir - ring in the middle of women's chambers. The ring is a bed, with bedposts and dancing girls take the place of the jumbotron. The entranceway is a big door. Hall of Mirrors - ring in the middle of a hall of mirrors. If you don't turn on the jumbotron, the background is a bunch of wavy lines. Reck Room - ring in the middle of a recreation room. A ping pong game is going on, the stereo is on and the TV is the jumbotron. If you don't turn on the jumbotron, the TV shows a clip of a car speeding off over and over. Psychodelic - ring in the middle of a weird hippy drug trip. The ring is in hippy colors and the background is the jumbotron. If you don't turn on the jumboron, the background is wavy colors that match the ring. Disco - ring in the middle of a disco club. There is a DJ in a toga, dancing chicks and an audience. The entranceway is the front door to the club. Jungle - ring in the middle of a jungle. There are some trees, some natives in masks and a waterfall as the entranceway. 1984 - ring in the middle of space? The ring is wireframe and the background is space with astrounauts if you turn the jumbotron off. Quark - ring in the middle of some kind of factory. There is some achinery around the ring. Texas - ring in the middle of a stereotypical Texas town. The ring is a wooden platform with the state of Texas on it and nooses around. There is are catcus, cowboys, some cattle and a saloon for the entranceway. ************* ** Editing ** ************* "What is your major malfunction?" - Rowdy Roddy Piper WCW Nitro isn't a very hard game to edit. Any part of WCW Nitro can be easily edited if you have the right tools. Graphics -- Most of the graphics in Nitro are composed of .raw and .bmp files. A good graphics program such as Adobe PhotoShop or JASC's Paint Shop Pro can edit any graphics file in Nitro. Here's some pointers to get you started. Wrestlers - The wrestlers are based on three files, located in the 'Wrestlers' subdirectory of your WCW Nitro base directory. The .hry and .pcw files make up the models, dictating the basic shape and form of wrestler. The .raw files are the skins that wrap around the model. If you just want to edit an existing wrestler's costume, then the .raw files are the ones you should edit. The settings for the files are 256x256 for small wrestlers and 256x512 for big wrestlers. However, if you want to make an entirely new wrestlers, you're going to have edit the .hry and .pcw files. The rings are similar. Menu Graphics - The menu graphics are simple bitmaps. They are located in the 'Menuart' subdirectory. The backgrounds for the menus are 640x480, the big graphics 224x192, the small graphics are 64x80. Save any files you make for the game in 24-bit color depth. Sounds -- All sounds, including commentary and wrestler sounds are in wave format. The waves have to be saved in 11,025 Hz, 16 Bit, Mono, wave format. Movies -- Technically, you can edit the movies in WCW Nitro for the PC. You first need a video file in .avi format you want to put in the game. The "rant" files (rant1, rant2, etc.) for the first 32 wrestlers should be 140x120 in resolution. The rest of the files (intro, credits) should be 320x240. Once you have your file, now you need to get the game to use it. This involves getting the game to read the files from your hard drive. First, you need a program that removes the CD check from the WCW Nitro program, so you can run the game without the CD in the drive. I can't personally tell you where to find these things due to "legal" reasons. Then you have to copy the movies from the CD to a directory called "movies", anywhere you want (preferably in your installation directory). Then you would put your movie in the directory, overwriting the file you want to overwrite. The final step would be to point the game to the parent directory where you put the movies in by editing the registry. Whew.. that was a mouthful. Misc -- Other than wrestlers, sounds and menu graphics, there's some data in the .exe that can only be edited by modifying the program. The gameplay modes, wrestler and menu item names are stored in the program. They can be edited by an experienced user with a hex editor, such as Fhreddy. Projects -- There are some great editing projects out there. Be sure to backup your original files, because you're going need to replace them when you install the add-ons. WWF Raw Is War TC - The only true TC project I know about. Takes WCW Nitro and gives it some "WWF Attitude". URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/RawIsWarTC New Wrestlers - New wrestlers include WCW stars such as Ric Flair and Bam Bam Bigelow and WWF stars like The Rock and Steve Austin. There's even some ECW wrestlers. URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/utrr/nitro/wrestlers.shtml New Rings - New rings include Thunder and new versions of old rings. URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/utrr/nitro/rings.shtml New Menu Art - New menu art includes new wrestler selection pics for created wrestlers and updates. URL: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Rink/7421/index2.html Wrestler Themes - The themes are played after one of the 16 original wrestlers win. They're of very good quality. URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/utrr/nitro/theme.shtml ******************** ** Secrets/Cheats ** ******************** "Cheat to win." - Eddy Guerrero t-shirt There's plenty of secrets and cheats for WCW Nitro. Here's all the codes I know. All Wrestlers: At Character Select screen, press Evade 4 times, Block 4 times, Tag/Focus 4 times, and Taunt 4 times. Then press Help to open up all the characters. Be sure to save your game and then load it whenever you start the game, because the game won't save all the wrestlers when you exit. Ring Skip: At the Options Menu, press Evade, Tag/Focus, Evade, Tag/Focus, Help. Each time you press H, the ring will advance by one. Ring Select: At the Main Menu, press Block, Taunt, Evade, Tag/Focus 4 times, then press Help. Secret Rings: At the Main Menu, press Block, Taunt, Evade, Tag/Focus, Block, Taunt, Evade, Tag/Focus, and Help. Now you have the secret rings. Be sure to save your game and then load it whenever you start the game, because the game won't save all the rings when you exit. Instant Win: Highlight a wrestler at the Character Select screen and press Block, Evade, Taunt, Tag/Focus, Block, Evade, Taunt, Tag/Focus, and Help. Change Costumes: All characters have four different costumes. They are represented by the .raw and .bmp files in the 'Wrestlers' directory. The game uses the .raw files for hardware accelerated moves and the .bmp files for unaccelerated mode. Each file has the character's name and then a number after. The number 0 is the primary costume which player 1 uses, 2 is the costume player 2 uses and 3 and 4 are for 4 player mode/Tag Team with all the same wrestlers. Just change the numbers to switch which costume you see when. Like if you want Nash's Outsider costume to be his regular costume, change the number in the nNASH1.raw to "0" and the number in the nNASH0.raw file to "1". Weird Music: Load your WCW Nitro CD into your computer's CD player or any audio CD player. Track 1 is the data track; don't play it. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 are the in-game music. Track 5 is a "bonus" track, a rock song without any words and Track 6 is a disco track. *************** ** Web Links ** *************** "Somebody call my mama!" - The Cat THQ == Publishers of WCW Nitro for the PC. URL: http://www.thq.com UTRR's WCW Nitro for the PC Heaven == UTRR's site includes everything you could want in WCW Nitro for the PC coverage. It has plenty of downloads, cheats and rinks. URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/utrr/ Unofficial Home of WCW Nitro PC == The webmaster of this site made some great menu graphics for WCW Nitro. It has plenty of great game info and downloads. URL: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Rink/7421/index2.html WCW Nitro Online Gaming League == Play Nitro online with other people! URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/ URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/powerplant (Powerplant) G PRO Graphical Design == This webmaster made some new costumes and new wrestlers. URL: http://nitro.sports-gaming.com/G The ZONE Wrestling Game Site == Check out the WCW Nitro PC Gaming Guide for some great info, also has some info on other wrestling games. URL: http://members.spree.com/sip/zonegame/ ************* ** Credits ** ************* "We love each and every one of you." - Eric Bischoff Game Production == THQ, Inland .RAW Editing Info == UTRR Some Real Names == Wrestlezone.com Moves I Couldn't Find == UTRR, ZONE Wrestling