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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

1987Nintendo R&D3NES · Wii U · 3DS · Switch
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About the game

Underdog boxer Little Mac fights his way through a line-up of cartoon brawlers to face Mike Tyson. Each opponent is a pattern puzzle you solve by reading tells and timing counters.

Kit's verdict · 9.1/10A perfect pattern-recognition game dressed as boxing, with some of the funniest characters on the NES. Kit · Sadkitty Games

Loved

  • Every fighter has a distinct personality and tells
  • Tight, fair timing windows
  • Password system saves progress

Not so much

  • Mike Tyson is brutally hard
  • Not much to do once you've learned the patterns

Play it if players who enjoy memorising patterns and the thrill of a clean dodge-and-counter.

Skip it if anyone who wants an actual boxing simulation.

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Cheats & codes

Every Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! cheat we know

Skips straight to the fight with Mike Tyson.NES · Enter it on the password screen.
Plays a busy-signal sound as a joke.NES · Enter it on the password screen, then hold Select and press A and B together.

Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.

Tips

Play it better

  1. Every boxer has a tell before a big punch, like a flash, a blink or a sound; watch the face, not the fists.
  2. Dodging a punch and countering straight after earns stars, which you spend on a massive uppercut with Start.
  3. Hit Glass Joe and Von Kaiser when they're open after a missed jab to finish them in round one.
  4. Between rounds, press Select to have Doc Louis restore some of Mac's health.
  5. Against Bald Bull, punch him in the stomach just as he starts his Bull Charge to knock him down instantly.
  6. Tyson's first 90 seconds are all one-hit-knockout uppercuts, so focus purely on dodging until he slows down.
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Trivia

  • Nintendo licensed Mike Tyson's name for three years; when it expired the game was re-released as Punch-Out!! with a fictional Mr. Dream.
  • It's based on Nintendo's 1984 arcade Punch-Out!!, which used two stacked monitors.
  • Little Mac is drawn tiny and see-through so you can see your opponent clearly.
  • Genyo Takeda led development at Nintendo R&D3.
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