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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

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My sweat lordy. I got back at my a painfull child hood memory. :-)
This was one of my favorite games when I was a lad. I use to spend
hours upon hours in front of the tv nailing Glass Joe, teaching Bauld
Bull a lesson, smashing Soda Popinski, and putting down the Sand Man,
but I never beat Tyson.

This week it was time to bust out the old
Nintendo. After a couple of days of practice, I finally for the first
time put Tyson down. You wanna get back at Tyson too? Here's the
code: 007 373 5963
That'll take you straight to Mike. Be prepared
to get BLASTED by the biggest punk in boxing.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! simply put is the greatest boxing video game ever created. So simplistic, yet so satisfying to play, the game commands your attention from the opening bell. The graphics were pretty great considering the time period and the gameplay is flawless. I'm now 31 years old and can honestly say that this game easily outclasses all of the other boxing games created since. The game is challenging but not too hard, I beat Tyson after two tries. The whole secret to the game is the patterning of his punches. If you can time and avoid his uppercuts for the first minute and a half, then you will be able to get hit and not get knocked down. That is the secret to the game. The other characters are entertaining as well especially Super Macho Man's twisting knock-out punch and King Hippo's oversized drawers which keep falling down every time you hit him. Ah, to be young again...there is no substitute for the original and Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is the ultimate classic of the NES Classic series. Highest Recommendation.

I love this game!!! I remember playing this game all the time with my dad when I was little. I still do sometimes. We still haven't beaten Mike. Gotten to him dozens of times but never beaten him. Thats how fun and addictive this game is. All the character models are great for the game being so old. Every character is different and has a different stragety to beat them. Even when you play characters a 2nd time they are different than the first time you played them. This is a great game that is unfortunately is often overlooked

I played this game when I was 5 years old until I finally sold my nintendo 10 years later, and ever since I remember I had truly lost a treasure in Punch-Out. Though the levels are very simplistic and the controls are limited to ducking, hooking, and upper-cutting, Punch-Out is by far one of the most addictive NES games ever made. Starting off as an amateur, you fight your way up the ranks from Joe (someone help me w/ the names?) to the Indian chief to the Sodapop King and finally against the man himself- Mike Tyson. The true fun comes in learning each opponents moves and weaknesses as their difficulty increases with each level. Overall I believe I remember there being some 8 - 10 levels, but I can't give an exact amount. Nevertheless, Punch-Out is truly one of the best NES games ever made and will undoubtedly keep you up all night trying to beat it as it did with me years ago. Enjoy the challenge!

I have played a lot of NES games in my 54 years, and I consider "Punch-Out" the game that is perhaps the most fun and challenging.

Reviewer's Note: "Punch-Out" comes in two forms - a "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out" and simply, "Punch-Out". The latter version substitutes Mike Tyson for a "Mr. Dream". (Nintendo's license to use Mike Tyson as a special Punch-Out!! character expired just before NES transitioned to Super NES). Mr. Dream fights exactly as Mike Tyson did, throwing the same punches in exactly the same order. If you can beat Mr. Dream, you can also beat Mike Tyson.

You, the challenger, are a character called "Little Mac" and he begins his career facing a series of fairly easy slow fighters (Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Piston Honda). Valuable skills are learned fighting each of these fighters, skills that you will use again and again as you move up the ranks and fight increasingly tougher opponents. You will find a weakness in each opponent (and I won't disclose what each weakness is, as that is half the fun of figuring out this game). Suffice to say, each opponent can be beaten once the weaknesses are exposed. Each opponent also has a unique strength or punching combination which makes him more difficult to beat. Your stategy then is to find the opponent's weakness, and learn how to neutralize the opponent's special talent.

It is also possible to "earn" super punches, designated by a "star" when you hit your opponent in a particularly vulnerable place. Stars are extremely beneficial, if not crucial, for beating certain opponents. Thus, it is important to learn how to earn super-punches against each opponent.

There are internet sites that reveal how to beat each opponent, but why use these sites when the purpose (and fun) of the game is to figure this out for yourself? My advice is to avoid the spoilers, and to work and study each opponent and figure out how to beat each foe yourself.

One hint - each opponent usually gives away his punching intent through a unique physical action, so study your opponent well. It is your job to figure out what this physical sign is and then exploit it.

As you rise in the ranks, each opponent gets progressively tougher to beat. The last three opponents, Mr. Sandman, Super Macho Man, and Tyson/Dream, all have lethal punches and extremely quick reflexes compared the the lesser opponents. It is quite normal to get beat many times before you finally figure out a way to be competitive, and eventually earn a win. Be patient and learn from mistakes made. Figuring out each opponent, and then beating each one is somehow immensely satisfying. Not only do you need good arcade gaming skills, such as quick button control, but you need to use your wits to finally get to Dream/Tyson.

Once you earn a title shot against Dream/Tyson, be prepared to lose about 20 times before you learn the skills necessary to beat the champion. You will need extra-sharp reflexes, extraordinary patience, and dogged persistance to beat the champ. You will find the entire process a grand challenge - on par with any NES classic game final screen. This is a great game to challenge your friends. Although you cannot fight head to head, you can compare your progress against the same opponents.

Yes, this is perhaps the ultimate in NES technology and fun. Make sure you have a good NES system to play this game on, for you do not want it to "poop-out" on you before you get to the end (there is no way to save your game, although the game will give you special codes that allow you to start at certain achievement levels in the game).

You cannot go wrong with this game. Most highly recommended. Have fun - and watch out for Tyson/Dream - he has reflexes like a cat!

konedog

Man, talk about games that are REALLY difficult to complete. Tyson doesn't mess around. You need to have almost flawless reflexes to beat him. That aside though, this is a game everybody should play at least once. Anybody can beat Glass Joe just by pressing buttons; the guy is a punching bag. It's rare that you see a game that's so easy for beginners to start but so difficult for seasoned veterans to complete. It's a game anybody can play for a long time.

The characters are great. They're fun to beat up, and it's tough to take a loss from any of them since they're such showboats. Even though I haven't played the game in a while, I'm convinced that if you put a controller in my hand right now and put me against the Great Tiger, that man would take a beating. Some of those guys I've beaten up BAD, but I've gotten slaughtered by Super Macho Man more times than I care to remember.

When this Game was released...addictive...remember how many times it took to finally beat mike tyson....my fingers were killing me...

This game is kinda cheesy but for NES it's one of the best. The first thing is you start out as some little guy that doesn't have a special move. The other boxers on the game all have a special move and all you get is a big right hook. This IS a game you can play millions of times and you eventually end up memorizing the other boxers' weaknesses and get to fight "Iron" Mike Tyson himself! This is a Nintendo Classic.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out is the best boxing game ever created. Period. Sure, there are fun titles out now with gorgeous graphics (Fight Night), but the gameplay cannot be beat here. The controls are simple: you move side to side with the left and right buttons on the directional pad, duck with the down button, and A and B are for right and left jabs respectively (hold up with these to perform uppercuts).

The game consists of you, Little Mac, as you make your way through 3 divisions until you finally earn the right to face Tyson himself. The fighters in this game range from rediculously easy to very difficult to beat. But it is all about patterns. Once you learn the fighter's techniques, get your reflexes down, and beat them you are that much closer to fighting Mike Tyson. This is where it is almost rediculously hard, as he is no joke! It takes serious practice and concentration before you will be able to defeat him. Even Mr. Sandman and Macho Man before him are difficult for a while. Bottom line is, this is still one of the most difficult games to beat after more than 20 years. It is one of those must-own games for NES owners and I highly recommend it. It is one of the most fun games in my own collection.

One of the top 5 Nintendo games of all-time. It's worth every penny. Simple, yet fun to play. A great storyline. Challenging as hell (it took me three years or so to beat Tyson). Good grahpics and sound for the time (1987 game). If you like boxing, and have an old Nintendo kicking around, and SOMEHOW don't own this game, you need to buy it.