I think i said it before in that thread, but after playing a new match tonight, i must say it again :
I really really really like the "random spirit boost" cheat that comes with Showdown64.
Just came from playing a Steiner Brothers vs the Road Warriors for the tag title match and got a long 15mn match filled with back and forth, i was really exhausted in the end.
And it was so fun thanks to the random boost that did wonders for both teams, at some point in early match Hawk was dominating both Rick then Scott by countering and reversing much better than me and just when i thought it was going to end badly as my spirit gauge was going to the blue side, got a momentum boost and Hawk ended in Rick's Steiner Driver that got the Steiners Brothers back in the match.
Mid-match Rick got some trouble after facing Animal that tagged to Hawk and just after managing to take him down with a clothesline, Hawk got a momentum boost while i wasn't ready for that.
Managed to clothesline him down again (i was worried about him blocking or reversing it in that state, as it happened in early match) and finally threw him out of the ring until his special finally went away, but it was close.
After that Hawk was back at trashing Scott, when tada ! another random spirit boost comeback from the depth of certain defeat and Big Poppa Pump got Hawk into a serious Steiner Screwdriver
And Scott went for the pin !
Animal obviously wasn't happy and rushed to save his partner, but it was time for Rick Steiner to show that he still got his good clotheslines
New tag team champions, the Steiner Brothers !
While he was the one that ended pinned, Hawk was a real beast in that match, he was really dominating in early match and got very dangerous with his blocks and reversing in each of his tag in, Animal wasn't much lucky when he was in the ring and wasn't in position to be a problem.
I just love that "random boost" cheat code, it simulate incredibly well those sudden comebacks that makes wrestling matches more interesting when it creates some impredictability and make the matches in that No Mercy engine so much better not only in sim but even when playing yourself.
That said, near the end of the match i got a bug that i think i posted about several months ago.
I'm not sure what exactly started it but my wrestlers became "locked" to a specific opponent at some points, i couldn't switch anymore with the key i use for Select , i had to tag to my partner in order to be able to face the current road warrior in the ring if he wasn't the one my wrestler was locked to.
I think the bug started after i got in a fight outside of the ring (it was the Royal Rumble arena) as Scott and the 2 Road Warriors were on me.
edit : found where i reported the bug, it wasn't for Showdown64 but for the mod Forever Indy :
http://s4.zetaboards.com/Old_Skool_Reunion/single/?p=10004713&t=9218135
but i guess there's a lot of cheat codes shared between mods so it's very likely a similar problem, though it wasn't on the same arena.