Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! on Classic Nintendo

Punch Out title screen

Overview
Opponents
Statistics
Quotes
Passwords
Videos

Overview of the Game

Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! was released in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It quickly became very popular for it's outrageous characters, great difficulty challenge, and the underdog story of the main character, Little Mac, who must fight his way up the professional boxing circuits leading to a final fight with real-life boxer, the then-World Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson.

Little Mac has a limited repertoire compared to most of his opponents. His punches are limited to left and right jabs, left and right body blows, and a powerful uppercut. The uppercut can only be used once the player earns a star, which is typically accomplished by counter-punching the opponent directly before or after certain attacks are launched. The player can acquire up to three stars. To perform the uppercut, the player needs to press the start button once a star is earned. To defend, Mac can dodge left or right, duck, and block punches by putting up his guard.

Little Mac also has a heart meter, which decreases by three upon being struck by an opponent and one upon blocking an attack or an opponent blocking/dodging the player's attack. When the heart meter decreases to zero, Little Mac temporarily turns pink and appears exhausted, leaving the player unable to attack but still able to dodge or block. At this point, Mac can regain some hearts (and his normal color palette) only by avoiding the opponent's punches. He immediately loses all of his hearts upon being knocked down, but can regain some by getting up.

A bout can end by knockout (KO), if a fighter is unable to get up within ten seconds after being knocked down; by technical knockout (TKO), if a fighter is knocked down three times in one round; or by decision, if the bout lasts three full rounds without a clear winner. In order to win by decision, the player must accumulate higher than a certain point total by punching the opponent and/or knocking him down (different boxers require different point totals to win by decision). However, some bouts cannot be won in this manner and will automatically result in a loss for the player if the opponent is not knocked out. Mac can only get up three times during any one bout; if he is knocked down a fourth time, he will be unable to rise and thus lose by knockout.

When Mac loses his first bout to a ranked opponent, he will have a chance to fight a rematch. However, if he loses a Title Bout, he will fall in the rankings - one place for the Minor or Major Circuits, two places for the World Circuit. Losing a rematch causes him to fall one place (unless he is already at the bottom of his circuit), forcing him to fight his way back up. A third loss (not necessarily a consecutive one) ends the game. The exception is the final fight against Mike Tyson; a loss to them automatically results in a game over.

The Dream Fight

Opponents

Minor Circuit
- Glass Joe
- Von Kaiser
- Piston Honda
Major Circuit
- Don Flamenco
- King Hippo
- Great Tiger
- Bald Bull
World Circuit
- Piston Honda 2
- Soda Popinski
- Bald Bull 2
- Don Flamenco 2
- Mr. Sandman
- Super Macho Man
The Dream Fight
- Mike Tyson

Opponent Statistics

Opponent Statistics
Name	Age	Weight	Origin	Record
Glass Joe	38	110 lbs	Paris, France	1-99 (1 KO)
Von Kaiser	42	144 lbs	Berlin, Germany	23-13 (10 KO)
Piston Honda	28	174 lbs	Tokyo, Japan	26-1 (18 KO)
Don Flamenco	23	152 lbs	Madrid, Spain	22-3 (9 KO)
King Hippo	??	???	Hippo Island, South Pacific	18-9 (18 KO)
Great Tiger	29	123 lbs	Bombay, India	24-5 (3 KO)
Bald Bull	36	298 lbs	Istambul, Turkey	34-4 (29 KO)
Soda Popinski	35	237 lbs	Moscow, USSR	33-2 (24 KO)
Mr. Sandman	31	284 lbs	Philadelphia, PA, USA	27-2 (21 KO)
Super Macho Man	27	242 lbs	Hollywood, CA, USA	35-0 (29 KO)
Mike Tyson	21	220 lbs	Catskill, NY, USA	31-0 (27 KO)