Game Debate #72: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

[erac | 78]

Those who have tried both this and Creepy Brawlers, how do you think they compare?

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,104]

On 10/24/2021 at 12:30 AM, Richardhead said:

Number 2 in my top 3 favorite NES games. 

Same here, so it's an easy 10/10.

[guitarzombie | 924]

I had to give it an 8 just because of its difficulty towards the end to casuals.  Otherwise I think its a fantastic game.  One of the few games I remember playing that I didn't own that I really liked.

[G-type | 2,480]

love this one.

[G-type | 2,480]

we should also rank the other punch-out and punch-out type games:

Powerpunch II

Super Punch Out

Punch-Out! (arcade)

Punch-Out! Wii

Wade Hixton's Counterpunch

Teleroboxer

Friday the 13th

[wongojack | 214]

I finally defeated him on Christmas day after 35+ years of trying.  

This game is a 10 out of 10.  There's just not that many games that rely so much on reflexes and the technology of the time like this one.  I think I would compare these games to something like Kaboom on the 2600.  Totally captivating and completely challenging even for an expert player.  It would be interesting to get a hack where you can play a Tyson with more randomized patterns on an endless loop - game would be good forever.

But what really pushes this to a 10 for me is the inclusion of Tyson.  I just can't think of another game that so perfectly coincided with the peak stardom of an elite celebrity.  There's no way this game would have reached the same level of popularity or had the same urgency for the player if it was Mr Dream.

 

Edited December 29, 2023 by wongojack

[Estil | 1,264]

On 10/23/2021 at 10:47 AM, JamesRobot said:

Only three plays?  At least now we know who Glass Joe's one win was against.

You know how Rocky said in the sixth movie it's not about how hard you can hit but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward?  Well Glass Joe lost 99 out of 100 and here he is still moving forward and coming back!  I mean can you imagine any real boxer would actually continue fighting after 99 losses out of 100 and getting about the worst nickname possible for a boxer?

[Kguillemette | 1,544]

I gave it a 7/10. I'd probably rate it higher if I wasn't so bad at it!

[NostalgicMachine | 233]

9/10 NES title for me.