# Whatcha Gonna Do When iiRcade Runs Wild on You?!

**Source:** RetroRalph  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-11-17  
**Duration:** 2m 46s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44E_7WU2Mo0

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## Analysis

RetroRalph announces that Retro Mania Wrestling, a long-planned spiritual successor to the classic 1991 WWF WrestleFest arcade game, is coming to the Arcade1Up platform as part of their Kickstarter. The game will be available on the Arcade1Up App Store for existing and new buyers of the platform.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Retro Mania Wrestling is a planned sequel/spiritual successor to WWF WrestleFest (1991) — _RetroRalph states 'there's never been an official sequel to that, but there's been planned for a while now this sequel called Retro Mania Wrestling'_
- [HIGH] Retro Mania Wrestling is coming to Arcade1Up as part of their Kickstarter initiative — _RetroRalph announces 'what is so freaking cool is that that game is coming to the Arcade1Up. So if you already bought an Arcade1Up and it's coming as part of the Kickstarter'_
- [HIGH] The game will be available via Arcade1Up's App Store for download — _RetroRalph explains 'they're adding an additional game to the App Store, and it's Retro Mania Wrestling' and 'when you get that thing you be able to actually go download this game off the Arcade1Up store'_
- [MEDIUM] An official press release about this announcement was planned for the day of this video — _RetroRalph states 'There be an official press release at some point today'_

### Notable Quotes

> "there's never been an official sequel to that, but there's been planned for a while now this sequel called Retro Mania Wrestling"
> — **RetroRalph**, early in video
> _Core announcement about the game's development history and Arcade1Up partnership_

> "Michael Zhang and the Arcade1Up team continue to add titles to this platform, which keeps making it better"
> — **RetroRalph**, near end
> _Recognition of Arcade1Up's strategy of expanding their game library_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| RetroRalph | person | Video host and content creator announcing the Arcade1Up partnership |
| Retro Mania Wrestling | game | Arcade game spiritual successor to WWF WrestleFest, coming to Arcade1Up platform |
| Arcade1Up | company | Arcade cabinet/platform manufacturer adding Retro Mania Wrestling to their App Store |
| WrestleFest | game | Classic 1991 WWF arcade game by Konami that Retro Mania Wrestling serves as a successor to |
| Michael Zhang | person | Associated with Arcade1Up team leadership in game curation and platform expansion |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Arcade game announcements and releases, Arcade1Up platform expansion and library growth
- **Secondary:** Wrestling entertainment IP in gaming, Retro/classic arcade gaming revival

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — RetroRalph is enthusiastic and excited about the announcement, using positive language like 'freaking cool' and 'really damn cool' multiple times. No criticism or concerns expressed.

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## Transcript

Look guys, I'm a grown man, but I'm okay admitting that back in the day I used to watch myself some serious WWF. I used to love Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant and Sgt. Slaughter, Jimmy Superfly Snooker. All those guys loved it. It was the best era in wrestling, if you ask me. By far, no doubt. But there was a great game also that came out at that time period, 1991. It was the arcade hit WrestleFest, right? WWF's WrestleFest. It was WWF at the time. Well, there's never been an official sequel to that, but there's been planned for a while now this sequel called Retro Mania Wrestling. Well, the reason why I say that, most of you already know about that, but what is so freaking cool is that that game is coming to the II Arcade. So if you already bought an II Arcade and it's coming as part of the Kickstarter, then you're going to be able to buy this game on their App Store. So they're adding an additional game to the App Store, and it's Retro Mania Wrestling. So if this fires you up, you already have an iArcade, then you're pretty stoked. And if you're not getting one, maybe you're going to get one because of that. I don't know. But, dude, that's some pretty cool stuff. So anyway, so if you already are someone that picked up an iArcade and you're waiting for it on launch day, when you get that thing you be able to actually go download this game off the iArcade store So pretty damn cool So anyways guys that all I have It been an announcement There be an official press release at some point today but I just thought that pretty neat You know, Zhang and the iArcade team continue to add titles to this platform, which keeps making it better, so pretty damn cool. All right, guys, that's it for me. If you like this video, give us a thumbs up. Consider subscribing to the channel. Put your comments below, and we will see you on the next one. Hey, Retro Ralph. Woo! It's the Nature Boy, man. And I'm telling you this. I am Ric Flair. And I'm the styling, profiling, limousine riding. Woo! Jet flying. Kiss stealing, wheeling, dealing, son of a gun. And to be the man, you gotta beat the man. And if you don't like it, learn to love it. And you're watching Retro Ralph, the one and only, the man. Whoa, let go rough do it mommy retro rough

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 1343c958-38c8-4354-be36-9f28bc78bf2a*