Punch-Out!!

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Punch-Out!!
Box artwork for Punch-Out!!.
Developer(s)Nintendo
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Japanese titleパンチアウト!!
Release date(s)
Genre(s)Boxing
System(s)Arcade
Players1
Followed bySuper Punch-Out!!
SeriesPunch-Out!!
This is the first game in the Punch-Out!! series. For other games in the series see the Punch-Out!! category.
Punch-Out!! marquee

Punch-Out!! (パンチアウト!! Panchi-Auto!!?) is a 1984 boxing arcade game by Nintendo. It was the first in a series of successful Punch-Out!! games that produced an arcade sequel known as Super Punch-Out!!, a spin-off of the series titled Arm Wrestling, a highly popular version for the NES originally known as Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, and Super Punch-Out!! for the SNES. The arcade game introduced recurring video games characters such as Glass Joe, Piston Hurricane, Bald Bull and Mr. Sandman.

In the game, the player assumes the role of a green-haired boxer, known by three initials the player chooses when the game begins. During matches, the player's boxer is viewed from behind as a wireframe (so the opponents can be seen). The player must time his punches, dodges and blocks in order to defeat the opposing boxer. Hints are given as to the opponents next move by subtle eye changes (the white of the eyes turn from white to yellow), but the player must ultimately predict what moves the opponent will make and react appropriately.

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