Sunday, September 23, 2007

StarMan (Heel) version 3.0.wmv




Sa wakas, na-upload rin after several failed tries. Some notes about this clip: this was actually made up of several video clips which were then made up of screen snapshots from the Nintendo Entertainment System "Pro Wrestling" video game that was first released in 1986.

The protagonist is StarMan, one of the six playable characters in the game. In a wikipedia article, it is said that StarMan is based on the legendary Mexican wrestler (or luchador) Mil Mascaras (which literally translates to "one thousand masks").

Most of the moves that StarMan executes in this clip are doable in the actual game - the Flying Cross Chop, Somersault/Flip Kick, Spin Kick, Bodyslam, Running High Knee, Belly to Back Suplex, Brainbuster/StarBuster, Plancha and Super Star Press. Moves like the DDT, Scorpion Death Drop, Stunner, Twist of Fate and Ace Crusher/Diamond Cutter were "made up" - you'll notice that there are no referees in these clips.

I decided to portray StarMan as a heel (or the bad guy) in this clip because it suited the mood of the background music (Alice In Chains' dark/brooding song "Man In The Box").

The whole clip was made possible using the FCE Ultra NES/Famicom emulator and the Pro Wrestling game rom. The screen snapshots were edited using ACDSee and MS Paint. StarMan originally has a pink bodysuit and blue trunks in the game, but I decided to edit his gear dahil masagwa namang kontrabida ka tapos naka-pink ka 'di ba? In addition, there are some images of title belts used here, namely: the WWF Stone Cold Smokin' Skull Belt as well as the now-defunct WCW World Television Championship. The StarMan logo is my own design and was made using Microsoft Word and MS Paint applications. The video clips, images, effects and transitions here were consolidated using Windows Movie Maker.

Bakit ko ginawa ito? E kasi mahilig po ako sa pro wrestling - na hindi naman masyadong halata. Enjoy.