<s>
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Prowrestling	I-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
either	O
as	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
or	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
pro	O
wrestling-themed	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1983	O
arcade	O
game	O
Tag-Team	B-Device
Wrestling	I-Device
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
arcade	O
version	O
with	O
a	O
two-player	O
competitive	O
mode	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
as	O
Mania	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
published	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
port	O
in	O
1990	O
which	O
includes	O
features	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
lacks	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
collection	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
simply	O
"	O
You	O
"	O
in	O
Exciting	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
and	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
dubbed	O
Dynamite	O
Tommy	O
(	O
the	O
Dynamite	O
Kid	O
's	O
real	O
name	O
is	O
Tom	O
Billington	O
)	O
in	O
Mania	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
assortment	O
of	O
manoeuvres	O
include	O
:	O
a	O
punch	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
kick	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
shoulder	O
block	O
from	O
a	O
standing	O
position	O
;	O
from	O
a	O
headlock	O
,	O
an	O
Irish	O
whip	O
,	O
a	O
body	O
slam	O
,	O
a	O
piledriver	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vertical	O
suplex	O
;	O
upon	O
a	O
running	O
opponent	O
,	O
a	O
back	O
body	O
drop	O
,	O
an	O
elbow	O
smash	O
,	O
a	O
clothesline	O
or	O
a	O
jumping	O
back	O
kick	B-Application
;	O
upon	O
a	O
downed	O
opponent	O
,	O
a	O
running	O
body	O
splash	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
turnbuckle	O
,	O
a	O
sunset	O
flip	O
or	O
a	O
knee	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Misspelt	O
"	O
Insane	O
Worrier	O
"	O
in	O
Exciting	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
silken	O
,	O
Manchu	O
style	O
trousers	O
and	O
slippers	O
indicates	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
misnomer	O
-	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Fighter	O
seems	O
more	O
appropriate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
his	O
maneuvers	O
include	O
fast	O
,	O
kicking	O
strikes	O
,	O
jump	O
kicks	B-Application
,	O
and	O
karate	O
chops	O
(	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
grasp	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
his	O
finishing	O
move	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
hair	O
is	O
shaggy	O
and	O
covers	O
his	O
face	O
,	O
suggesting	O
possible	O
inspiration	O
by	O
The	O
Great	O
Kabuki	O
,	O
Chopsocky	O
,	O
or	O
well-known	O
martial	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
and	O
Bolo	O
Yeung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	O
Fighter	O
's	O
character	O
concept	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
by	O
Technos	O
for	O
the	O
Chin	O
Taimei	O
character	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depicted	O
wearing	O
a	O
Leopard	B-Application
skin	O
and	O
barefoot	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
unique	O
from	O
other	O
opponents	O
in	O
that	O
his	O
attacking	O
style	O
is	O
especially	O
swift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
neither	O
punches	O
nor	O
kicks	B-Application
;	O
rather	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
opponent	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
shoulder	O
block	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
"	O
Blues	O
Bloody	O
"	O
in	O
Exciting	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
Golden	O
Hulk	O
in	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
for	O
the	O
purposes	O
of	O
U.S.	O
licensing	O
,	O
likely	O
to	O
exploit	O
the	O
popular	O
appeal	O
of	O
Hulk	O
Hogan	O
in	O
that	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
body	O
slam	O
(	O
performed	O
one-armed	O
-	O
another	O
homage	O
to	O
Brody	O
)	O
and	O
Elbow	O
Smash	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
dropkick	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
later	O
gained	O
in	O
Mania	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
released	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
1990	O
as	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
and	O
Mania	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
both	O
Dynamite	O
Tommy	O
and	O
Hurricane	O
Joe	O
from	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
omits	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
villain	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
port	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Exciting	B-Application
Hour	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
October	B-Application
1985	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
,	O
</s>
<s>
Mania	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mania	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
also	O
adds	O
several	O
countering	O
techniques	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
move	O
set	O
from	O
Mat	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
such	O
as	O
countering	O
a	O
headlock	O
with	O
an	O
atomic	O
drop	O
or	O
a	O
suplex	O
,	O
or	O
throwing	O
drop	O
kicks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
