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9/22/2010
The Game: Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
And yet another edition of: "Box art that doesn't look like the game at all."Release Year: 1987
Skewes: Arcade, NES, Virtual Console
So what’s it like: “Punch-Out!!,” at it’s core, is an action puzzle game. You play as Little Mac, a tiny boxer with a heart of gold and balls of steel. You must fight your way through 3 classes and a total of 12 different opponents to get the title belt.
HOLY SHIT THE FIST IS LITERALLY FLYING AT ME!While appearing to be a sports/fighting game, “Punch-Out!!” is a cleverly disguised puzzle game. Enemies have tells, whether it be a blink, a nod or a blinking gem in a turban. Yeah, that’s another thing about “Punch-Out!!,” it’s super racist.
Good old fashioned racism, like Sunset Riders but not as offensive.Each opponent, save the last, features a different stereotype. From the Indian(?) Great Tiger, to the drunk Russian Vodka Drunkenski, all the colors of the rainbow are represented. Another thing that makes this game fantastic is MIKE EFFIN TYSON.
The last thing you see before you die.Sure, he was later edited out of the game in newer copies, but the lucky ones will always remember fighting Tyson… and losing. Also, I don't usually talk about music, but this game has one of my favorite soundtracks of any NES game, or any game at all.
Should you go back: Yes. It’s fun and hard, and worth seeing if you can K.O. the champ
Should this game be remade: No, because they already did. They made a Wii version, which was pretty fun. But let’s not even talk about Super Punch-Out!!
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