<s>
Saturday	O
Night	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
pro	O
wrestling	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
Tetsuo	O
Hara	O
,	O
famous	O
for	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Muscle	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
Battle	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Ring	O
of	O
Destruction	O
:	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
II	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Biff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
implies	O
that	O
Gunloc	O
is	O
a	O
relative	O
of	O
Guile	O
(	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
relation	O
that	O
was	O
mentioned	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Gunloc	O
is	O
Guile	O
's	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
backstory	O
explains	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
tag	O
team	O
partner	O
to	O
Birdie	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
Originally	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
establishes	O
that	O
Haggar	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
being	O
elected	O
mayor	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
daughter	O
,	O
Jessica	O
(	O
also	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
)	O
,	O
sometimes	O
enters	O
into	O
the	O
ring	O
to	O
celebrate	O
with	O
him	O
when	O
he	O
wins	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
Saturday	O
Night	O
Muscle	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
Ring	O
of	O
Destruction	O
Biff	O
Slamkovich	O
Gunloc	O
The	O
Great	O
Oni	O
Alexander	O
the	O
Grater	O
Titanic	O
Tim	O
El	O
Stingray	O
King	O
Rasta	O
Mon	O
Mike	O
Haggar	O
Jumbo	O
Flapjack	O
Was	O
made	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Duo	O
sequel	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
Widow	O
The	O
Wraith	O
Rip	O
Saber26px	O
The	O
Scorpion	O
Was	O
made	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Duo	O
sequel	O
afterwards.26px	O
Victor	O
Ortega	O
Appears	O
at	O
the	O
ending	O
(	O
successful	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
at	O
Muscle	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
retains	O
the	O
Team	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
mode	O
of	O
Muscle	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
Multi-Player	B-Device
Adapter	I-Device
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
replaces	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Death	O
Match	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
used	O
Tetsuo	O
Hara	O
's	O
artwork	O
for	O
promotional	O
illustrations	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
use	O
Haras	O
actual	O
artwork	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
four-player	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
unique	O
graphical	O
touches	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Gaming	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
8/10	O
praising	O
the	O
colors	O
and	O
sounds	O
,	O
the	O
smooth	O
character	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
“	O
slammingly	O
brutal	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
30th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
Battle	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Muscle	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
:	O
Heat	O
Up	O
Warriors	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
which	O
eliminates	O
the	O
Single	O
Match	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
focusing	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
two-on-two	O
Team	O
Battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	O
of	O
Destruction	O
:	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
II	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Super	O
Muscle	O
Bomber	O
:	O
The	O
International	O
Blowout	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
proper	O
sequel	O
to	O
Slam	O
Masters	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
format	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
play	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
one-on-one	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
restricted	O
to	O
one	O
plane	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
grappling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widow	O
is	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Hugo	O
's	O
end	O
sequence	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
episode	O
"	O
New	O
Kind	O
of	O
Evil	O
"	O
,	O
Mike	O
Haggar	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
against	O
Blanka	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
human	O
forms	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
guys	O
who	O
become	O
monsters	O
resemble	O
that	O
of	O
Gunloc	O
,	O
The	O
Great	O
Oni	O
,	O
and	O
Titanic	O
Tim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
1994	O
arcade	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
that	O
the	O
"	O
Blade	O
"	O
character	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
deep	O
cover	O
agent	O
named	O
Gunloc	O
in	O
disguise	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
Bison	O
's	O
Shock	O
Troops	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
Guile	O
's	O
brother	O
(	O
playing	O
into	O
the	O
well-known	O
rumor	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
related	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
