3 Count Bout

3 Count Bout, known as Fire Suplex (ファイヤースープレックス) in Japan, is a wrestling game released by SNK in 1993 for the Neo Geo.

Story
SWF (SNK WRESTLING FEDERATION) is an organization that stands at the top of the professional wrestling world. The SWF finally decided to hold the "Worldwide Indiscriminate Class Tournament". The tournament is to determine the "true world champion" and allows the world's most powerful wrestlers to freely participate in the indiscriminate class with no weight limit. Moreover, the tournament also incorporates a radical death match, which seems to be the most severe battle in the history of professional wrestling.

And finally the competition starts. Powerful people including the current SWF heavyweight champion from all over the world entered, including some ferocious wrestlers from the dark underground professional wrestling organization "Hole of the Lion".

With the pride and ambition of the fighters hidden in their hearts, the ten men rise up into a ring. Which wrestler has the crown of the "True World Champion" shining on his head?

Gameplay
3 Count Bout has a selection of ten characters to choose from. Unlike in other wrestling games of the time, however, matches in 3 Count Bout are exclusively one-on-one. It plays by the typical rules of wrestling, with players having to deplete down the opponent's stamina meter and then pin it down for a three seconds count in order to win the match. Matches are divided into traditional ring matches and street matches which features hazards and weapons the fighters can pick up.

A and B buttons are used for punches and kicks respectively, while the C button is used to jump. By using various combinations of these buttons players can perform different offensive and defensive maneuvers. When both players approach each other they are automatically locked in a grapple contest, with the player which mashes the buttons the most winning the grapple. When the opponent is downed and with low stamina the player can use the D button to pin it down.

Characters

 * Terry Rogers
 * Blues Hablam
 * Roy Wilson
 * Leo Bradlay
 * The Red Dragon
 * Gochack Bigbomb
 * The Gandhara
 * Blubber Man
 * Master Barnes
 * Big Bomberder