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''Saturday Night Slam Masters'' (''Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion'' [[Market-Based Title|in Japan]]) is a [[Wrestling Game]]-slash-[[Fighting Game]] released by [[Capcom]] in 1993 for the [[Arcade Game|arcades]]. The original game is a typical [[Wrestling Game]] set on the viewpoint used by [[Fighting Game|Fighting Games]], with the winning conditions being either a 3-count pin, 20 seconds ring out or forcing the opponent to give up. The story revolves around the [[Face|CWA]] (''Capcom Wrestling Association''), which was formed by 8 different wrestling groups all led by Victor Ortega. When Ortega suddenly vanishes, the group falls into chaos and the [[Heel|BWA]] (''Blood Wrestling Association'') takes advantage. A tournament is started to find the new chief of the CWA. The game itself has no actual story, and the endings are just the winning character bragging about his victory.
There are
* '''Alexander the Grater''' (''Sheep the Royal''): Hailing from Autralia, a former Rubgy player who moved to America and gained notoriety for being way too violent. After being kicked out of Football, he turned to pro wrestling.
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* '''The Great Oni''' (''Mysterious Budo''): A flashy and speedy wrestler from Japan, which excites the crowd with his style. He's got a rivalry with El Stingray due to their fast and flashy styles.
* '''The Scorpion''' (''The Astro''): The mysterious leader of the BWA, whose past is unknown. The closest the game has to a [[Big Bad]].
* '''Titanic Tim''' (''Titan the Great''): An English wrestler who uses his large size to intimitade his opponent. He's acquaintances with [[Street Fighter (video game)|Birdie]] and at times they formed a tag team nicknamed "500 Trillon Power
Following ports for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]], an [[Updated Rerelease]] titled ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' was released in arcades, focusing on the tag team mode of the original. Finally, a third game was released under the name ''Ring of Destruction - Slam Masters II'' (''Super Muscle Bomber: The International Blowout'' in Japan), which ditched the wrestling mechanics for a pure [[Fighting Game]] experience (in other words, it featured round-based matches and victory by K.O.), [[Hand Wave|under the excuse]] of Scorpion changing the rules. Outside that, the game follows the same non-plot as before, now with Ortega coming out of retirement to hold the final bout for the championship. 4 new wrestlers are joined by the 10 originals:
* '''Black Widow''':
* '''Rip Saber''':
* '''The Wraith''':
* '''Victor Ortega''':
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* [[All There in the Manual]]
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: Green-skinned Wraith, though he's meant to look like the [[The Undead|undead]].
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* [[The Cameo]]: Jumbo Flapjack and Biff Slamkovich appear in Ken's stage in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]] 2'', along a bunch of other "Capcom universe guests" for his wife (then-girlfriend) Eliza's birthday party.
** At times, [[Final Fight|Jessica]] would appear and enter the ring to cheer with her father in his victory pose.
** Balrog (the boxer, that is) and Zangief each appear in the background of a stage in ''Slam Masters II'': namely, in their hometowns of Las Vegas and Moscow, respectively.
** Chun-Li can be seen in the audience in the first game.
* [[Canada, Eh?]]: Rip Saber.▼
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Several. Victor Ortega = [[Hulk Hogan]], El Stingray = Lizmark, The Scorpion = Tinieblas, Alexander the Grater = Big Van Vader, Great Oni = Great Kabuki, etc.
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Every player in Team Battle mode. Strangely enough, [[Mirror Match|mirror matches]] were not allowed until the ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' version, even though every character has a different palette for each player in Team Battle mode in addition to the standard palette used in Single Match mode.▼
** '''{{color|red|Player 1}}'''.▼
** '''{{color|gold|Player 2}}'''.▼
** '''{{color|blue|Player 3}}'''.▼
** '''{{color|green|Player 4}}'''.▼
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Rip Saber, reflected in his movelist in which he employs things such as ''[[Throw Down the Bomblet|hand grenades]]'' to fight.
** Jumbo Flapjack will choke out opponents with his wrist tape and he breathes mist.
** King Rasta Mon and the Wraith both ''bite'' opponents in some of their grapples.
▲* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Every player in Team Battle mode. Strangely enough, [[Mirror Match|mirror matches]] were not allowed until the ''Duo'' version, even though every character has a different palette for each player in Team Battle mode in addition to the standard palette used in Single Match mode.
▲** '''{{color|red|Player 1}}'''
▲** '''{{color|gold|Player 2}}'''
▲** '''{{color|blue|Player 3}}'''
▲** '''{{color|green|Player 4}}'''
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: King Rasta Mon, or as his Japanese game puts it, "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Missing IQ.]]"▼
▲* [[Canada, Eh?]]: Rip Saber.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: As seen above, all of the wrestlers in the first game except Haggar.
▲* [[Dumb Muscle]]: King Rasta Mon, or as his Japanese game puts it, "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Missing IQ
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Several techniques, Haggar being the best known example with his Spinning Clothesline and [[Spinning Piledriver]].
* [[Fan Service]]: Aside from all of the macho men (for the ladies and maybe some guys), there's also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_12ODyoqU#t=8m55s Black Widow's reveal.] [[Male Gaze|It shouldn't come as a surprise that]] [[The Smurfette Principle|the only female]] [[Foreign Fanservice|of the cast]] [[Flung Clothing|sheds her concealing disguise to reveal]] [[Ms. Fanservice|herself]] [[Stripperiffic|wearing nothing more than a]] [[Leotard of Power]] [[Bare Your Midriff|cut to resemble]] [[Chainmail Bikini|a training bra and thong
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Jumbo Flapjack and Alexander.
* [[Final Boss]]: Scorpion at first, Ortega in the third game.
* [[Finishing Move]]: Each character has both a signature and hidden finisher.
▲* [[Fan Service]]: Aside from all of the macho men (for the ladies and maybe some guys), there's also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_12ODyoqU#t=8m55s Black Widow's reveal.] [[Male Gaze|It shouldn't come as a surprise that]] [[The Smurfette Principle|the only female]] [[Foreign Fanservice|of the cast]] [[Flung Clothing|sheds her concealing disguise to reveal]] [[Ms. Fanservice|herself]] [[Stripperiffic|wearing nothing more than a]] [[Leotard of Power]] [[Bare Your Midriff|cut to resemble]] [[Chainmail Bikini|a training bra and thong.]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: El Stingray.
* [[Garbage Wrestler]]: Rip Saber utilizes foreign objects such as shovels and hand grenades in his special moves.
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* [[Husky Russkie]]: Biff is actually an [[Inverted Trope|inversion]], being a [[Jack of All Stats|more balanced]] character and not even the tallest.
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]: Black Widow.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: All wrestlers are given nicknames in their bios. Also, certain tag teams in ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' are recognized by the computer and given a specific nickname, like Biff and Gunloc being the "Hyper Cannons
* [[Inevitable Tournament]]
▲* [[In-Series Nickname]]: All wrestlers are given nicknames in their bios. Also, certain tag teams in ''Duo'' are recognized by the computer and given a specific nickname, like Biff and Gunloc being the "Hyper Cannons."
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Biff Slamkovich.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Jumbo Flapjack is quite agile for a man of his size.
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** In ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' and ''Ring of Destruction'', the characters' color palette are automatically assigned depending on the player selecting the character (unlike in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series, in which players get to choose their palette). Because of this, Player 2 in ''Ring of Destruction'' always uses the character's alternate palette no matter what and all the players use alternate palettes in ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' to make it easier to distinguish everyone since all the matches are 2-on-2.
* [[Mission Pack Sequel]]: ''Muscle Bomber Duo'' is this to the original ''Slam Masters''.
* [[Multiple Endings]]/[[Cliff Hanger]]: In the first game, simply beating the game has your character challenged at the championship ceremony by three unnamed wrestlers who, judging by their attire, have formed a [[Power Stable]]. Beat the game without continuing, and instead you are challenged by a returning Victor Ortega. Either way, you don't get to play, or even see, the fight; instead, the game ends as the new challenger(s) climb into the ring, with the phrase "The next battle begins...".
* [[Mysterious Past]]/[[Shrouded in Myth]]: The Scorpion.
* [[Non-Player Character]]: The game's referee, Harry Hicks. He's even graced with his own bio. Also Jessica, as well as Ortega in the first game only.
* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: The names of the English versions are all over the place.
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* [[Prequel]]: To ''[[Final Fight]]'' (in the Japanese version at least).
* [[Professional Wrestling]]
* [[Pro Wrestling Is Real]]: Not that it would really matter, you wouldn't want them breaking the fourth wall in the middle of a show would you? And a management sim doesn't scream "put quarters in me".
* [[Raised
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Like it even needed to be said.
* [[Retired Badass]]: Victor Ortega.
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* [[Ryu and Ken]]: Biff and Gunloc have similar techniques, and are differentiated by their grappling moves. This is [[Justified Trope]] in-story the same way, by both being training partners and rivals.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]/[[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: [[It Was His Sled|Black Widow]].
* [[Shared Universe]]: By virtue of the fact that [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]] is a playable character and various ''Street Fighter II'' characters (such as Chun-Li, Honda, Zangief
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Scorpion can somehow generate lightning, thought he's only seen using it the intro and his taunt.
* [[Shout-Out]]/[[Continuity Nod]]: In Hugo's ending in ''[[Street Fighter III]]: 2nd Impact'', his opponents in a Tag Team match are presented as either Biff and Gunloc or Black Widow and Haggar.
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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Black Widow is the only female character.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: Out of all the women in Capcom fighting games, Black Widow is the largest, dwarfing them all at 6'6", 209lbs. Judging by her ending, at least 60% of that height [[She's Got Legs|is in her legs]].
* [[Title Drop]]: At least in the original version, as it's the [[In-Series Nickname]] of Ortega ("Master of Muscle Bomber").▼
* [[Tag Team]]: One of the play modes, made the central focus in ''Muscle Bomber Duo''.
▲* [[Title Drop]]: At least in the original version, as it's the [[In-Series Nickname]] of Ortega ("Master of Muscle Bomber").
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Most characters.
* [[Wild Samoan]]: Rasta is from an Atlantic island rather than a Pacific one, but otherwise, he's a perfect example of the trope, fighting with bites and headbutts and running around with a monkey.
* [[Wrestling Game]]: Only applies to the original game and ''Muscle Bomber Duo''. ''Slam Masters II'' is really more of a competitive fighting game with wrestling gimmicks.
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