Please welcome Ian Scherer of 616Entertainment to the show. I (Colin) invited Ian onto + to discuss the wide spectrum and rich history of wrestling video games, of which he is a bona fide expert and of which I know very little. After all, my days of wrestling gaming began with Pro Wrestling on NES and ended sometime in the SNES and Genesis era just a few short years later. As it turns out, I've missed a vibrant near-three decade run of amazing fare, both licensed and unlicensed, from studios both still-alive and defunct, trying to both simulate the real thing and provide more arcadey experiences. From WWF, WCW, and WWE to Fire Pro, Rumble Roses, and even 5-Star Wrestling: We touch on as much as we can as I try to get a grasp on the genre, the playerbase, and the pursuit of the perfect wrestling experience.
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