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Mario's count always runs slow when your opponent is knocked down, but his count is much faster whenever *you* get knocked down, always thought that was a huge disadvantage for us.

Holding the select button to regain more health between rounds, it made Doc's hand pat macs back quickly in the animation

As someone born in 88, fighting Mike Tyson with Mario as the referee, is one of the most perfect, emotional, moments of my life. I look forward to it every year. Still haven't beat him.

Punchout was definitely in my core of go to games on the NES. RBI Baseball, Contra, Tecmo Super Bowl and Tetris being some of the others.

"Unfair hometown decisions"? That means Mike Tyson's Punchout is the most historically accurate boxing game of all time.

I remember the NES in a glass display with punchout in it at WALMART in 88. Game BLEW my mind!

Punch Out, Double Dragon and Tecmo bowl best games EVER MADE!!!!! Metroid, Zelda and contra honorable mention 👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

First Don Flamenco fight: alternate left and right punches after dodging his large uppercut. He never snaps out of the stun

When I first played PO..., I actually thought BALD BULL was Charles Barkley? 🤔😂

For countering Bald Bull’s Bull Charge, I’ve always used audio cues. As soon as he starts charging forward, I count one one thousand, two one thousand, then press B. It syncs up and you punch him in the gut. Easy peasy.

Played this game for hours with a friend who recently passed. So glad I have those irreplaceable memories

I beat Tyson once and never played the game again. I was 12, it was after a major surgery, and I cried like a baby when I beat him. It took me years.

I'm still haunted by Bald Bull's victory laugh.

The NES was actually considered an underpowered console at the time of launch. Part of this was to keep costs down, but another reason is because most games at the time were in the realm of Pac Man or Donkey Kong, so really powerful hardware wasn't necessary. Later on in the NES life, designers were able to use software tricks to simulate screen scrolling/other effects and hardware cartridge addons for the cart for further enhancements, but games like this were done with sheer creativity. I love Punch Out!

You aren't an 80s kid if you don't remember playing this! One of the best games of all time!

Christmas 1987 I remeber calling my cousin when we got to King Hippo and not knowing how to beat him. Great times. Thanks for the memory refresh my brother!!

I agree...NES is the best console ever created.

I only beat Tyson once, but man that one victory was the greatest feeling ever.

In the first match against Don Flaminco, once he misses Or you counter punch, alternate your punches left/right and it will be a string combo that will last until you drop him...

Your father in playing games with you is a great blessing that im really glad you were able to experience.

I was eight years old when this game came out. I thought it was so much fun. Still do! I play it now with my five year old on the Wii. To this day I still cannot best Tyson. When I was little I always handed the controller off to my best friend who beat it for me. If only my five year old could bail me out now...

I remember pressing select in between rounds will give you more health on the next round.

Great game man. One of my favorites. I beat that game pretty quickly. With a hammer.

Great video bro, it brought back a lot of good memories having friends come over to watch me beat Mike Tyson! It was once believed that he couldn't actually be beaten so it made winning with an audience that more sweeter! Thanks again gor the memories!!!

I remember waking up super early before school just to play a little before my parents got up! 🥊🥊💥💥 great video!

I'm one of the people that's possibly stuck in this era as well. I find myself telling people to join the Nintendo Fan Club today if they ask me something that may be difficult to them.

When I beat Tyson the first time my friends piled on me like I won the real belt, 1986-87-ish...I'm 48 now, great memories. There was something special about this game, the x-factor, that "je ne sais quoi"... my favorite character was Don Flamenco. I got to Super Macho Man on the arcade cabinet version, never beat him though...played mostly on vacation at the Contemporary Resorts arcade in Disney world on a shit-ton of quarters.

My punch out cartridge was stolen by a corrupt storage business. If I don't get that back and my Swingline stapler I'm going to set the building on fire

THAT WAS THE BEST GAME EVER MADE I STILL PLAY IT TILL THIS DAY :) great video:)

One of my favorite NES games. Awesome video.

Great video, and I can completely relate to your nostalgia! I received Mike Tyson’s punch out the same Christmas year I got my Nintendo power set. What sucked is me losing my ish that Christmas, running on the power pad all day and ending up in the hospital for a week with an asthma attack. The best thing about that hospital stay was talking to my brother every day and hearing about how he was learning to defeat each character. And everyone knows in that day and age, without internet, progressing in these games were pure skill! Anyway, that was easily my best Christmas ever, despite the hospital stay. ...and it’s crazy that I still know that mike Tyson code by heart as you called it out. I couldn’t get back to this game quick enough, that and my power pad of course!

WOW, I learn a lot from ALL of your videos. It is VERY VERY interesting getting the behind the scenes info about these games that I played back then when growing up.

Awesome video. I love this game so much.

Thanks for the memories. Never beat Tyson. I could always get to him, but gave up back in the early 90's

Awesome video! I remember playing this game at my cousins house for hours and having time of our lives. Honestly one of my favorite childhood memories

Good video. I was a HUGE MTPO addict back in the day when I was 8. This game will always have a special place in my heart for sure.

9:50 that guy the arrow is pointing to does not do what you claim he does....did you put the arrow on the wrong "bearded guy"?

Where do I start? Ok, here we go... I watch a ton of KZfaq content but this was my 1st time running across your channel. I was thoroughly entertained - great info, edited is on point and of course the content is perfect because it hits home. I rarely leave comments no matter how much I enjoy, or dislike, a video but I just wanted to say thank you for the bringing back some great childhood memories and keep up the awesome videos! - new fan -

I remember my dad loving the NES as much as me. It gave us a reason to sit down together & talk. Good times.

I remember beating Mike Tyson as a kid. All the kids from the neighborhood would gather in my room and watch me play it. My heart was pounding as I dodged his punches and got stars. I knocked him down twice in the second and three times in the 3rd a great feeling

When you fight piston honda for the 2nd time when he’s about to bombard you hit him in the stomach and if he goes down it’s a K.O.

the only thing I didn't know is the left and right punches are different speeds lol

Ahhh love this. Mike Tyson’s Punch Out is one of my all time favs and I love the attention to detail you put into this video. Now you got me wanting to go play the game again!

I believe I've watched this video 4 or 5 times now! Keep up the great work.

I haven't played this game in over 30 years but I still remember the code off of the top of my head. 007 373 5963.

Why in the world does Macho Man and Drunkenski wearing speedos in a boxing match🤣🤣🤣

Some of the secrets I know is the following... When you fight Glass Joe, there is a trick to actually knock him out in "1" punch in the game. The timing is super hard and critical to this, but it can be done. When the timer reaches 40 seconds in the first round, he steps back and goes into a pose. If you can time the punch so that you punch him just as he comes back to the center, you can knock him out cold. The timer needs to be 41 seconds, just as you punch him. Timing this punch is super hard. When you are fighting Von Kauser, right at the start, just keep punching, but alternate high and low attacks so you don't get too many attacks blocked, and once in a while, you get stars. When fighting Piston Honda, if you punch him just as he's doing his "eye brow" animation, you get stars, and you get him to stop his power punch ability. Alternately, the 2nd Piston Honda, you need to do the face punch 3 times in a row, or he will go into his power punch 3 times. When you are fighting Great Tiger, when you see his turban light up, punch him in the face right away to get stars. (Sometimes) Also, when he goes for his uppercut attacks, punch him in the stomach just as he's about to attack to get stars every other hit. It takes practice, but you can do damage while gaining stars this way, as well as get a TKO in the first round. When you fight the "1st" Don Flaminco, it's possible to knock him out in the first round without a TKO, but you have to practice the art of the light dodge technique that he explains in the video. Doing so increases your attack speed for a short time, but doing the usual "LEFT, RIGHT" when you attack just following the quick dodge will get him knocked out after the 2nd time. Part of the trick is to hit him quick before a specific time is on the clock. When you are fighting Mr. Sandman, when he goes for his "Night Night Punch" attack, if you manage to dodge his attack, you can hit him 15 times instead of the usual 10. Once you dodge his "Night Night Punch", first punch him in the head, then punch him in the stomach "A" button 9 times, "B" button 2 times, then "A" button 4 more times. This is for those who have trouble fighting the 2nd Bald Bull. When you fight the second Bald Bull, there is a glitch in the game. When he goes for his Bull Charge attack, dodge the first attack, when he resets and does it again, instead of punching him, hold "DOWN" to block. For some reason, he will stop dead in front of you for 3-5 seconds, allowing you an opening to punch him in the stomach. The glitch only works in this way. Not sure why this glitch was in the game, but played this many times and works just about every time I have played this game.

Was a little kid when I finally beat Tyson. I still remember the feeling of accomplishment that rushed over me. Nobody there when it happened but I knew even as a little kid that not everyone would beat him.

I was the first kid on my block in 87 to beat Mike Tyson. The funny part is my friends Had been trying to best him for days. I was stuck on the 2nd bald bull. One day I asked "can I give Tyson a try?" It took me about 5 tries but I beat Tyson. My friends were beside themselves. I dunno why I was able to best Tyson and they couldn't. Somehow I just got it.

NES, SNES, Sega and probably Sega Genesis were consoles with games emphasizing the fun factor. After that, it was all about the graphics. The consoles of today are amazing but when you can have as much fun with 8-bit or 16-bit graphics you know graphics are secondary to having fun in a game.

Thank you for the video, this game i use to play back when i was in elementary school in the late 80's, loving the history and the story that you tell, i can see of the care you show about retro games at the same time being funny and sharing your childhood at the same time, i laugh because i remember to how it was when you wanted a game so bad and it was the greatest thing once you were able to buy it.

Man this took me back. I'd do anything to be a kid again opening this for the first time!!

Easily my favorite game from the NES

love your channel brother .just popped up in my subs and seen the title and love this game top 5 on my nes list

This video just took me back 32 years!! Thank you for reminding me why I loved 1987 so much!!

Man I love this video! I was like 4 years old and I remember my older cousin playing this game. For Christmas I bought my brother the NES classic. It came with 1 controller, but has like 30 games built in. My brother said, "this brings back so much memories!" Thanks for making this video!

Damn. Im actually drinking vodka when they said Soda Pops name in the snes game lol

When you find out Soda Popinski's original name was Vodka Drunkinski. (cries in Russian)

I watch a lot of gaming content and you have one of the best channels on KZfaq. I think I've already said that in another comment, but it's true. Every time I watch one of these by you I want to play NES again. Gonna have to get one. LOL. Thanks for posting.

Awesome video, I’m also an old school Punch Out fan, and you capture the true fun of this game well!

Funny i cant remember the number to my new cellphone but i STILL can remember the Mike Tyson dream fight code from over 30 years ago 😂

"body blow body blow" love that arcade version man i spent many qaurters on that one.ive have not seen that cab anywhere are they rare to find?

First video by you that I've seen. But as someone born in the late 80s, I can relate to hours spent on this game as a kid. Very informative video! I'll be following your channel!

Dope video bro! My 3 favorite things at 10:44 mark...Punchout, Wrestlefest and WVU. Let's go Mountaineers!

I am ashamed to say i was well into my 20's before i ACCIDENTALLY found out how to defeat king hippo... A slip of the finger, and there it was... It was a real moment of triumph and disgrace at the same time.

I had to pause the video when you said Tyson only got 50,000. I know that was alot of money back then but he got ripped off😂 Everyone was taking advantage of him

I was born in Italy, 1984. In the early nineties I was terribly envious of the little brat two years older than me who owned a brand new NES with this awesome game. I played it at his place and was so excited when I finally defeated Piston Honda. Then I had to wait over fifteen years before a friend of mine introduced me to the magic word of emulators. I still cannot beat Bald Bull, though. Thank you so much for this video!

Thank you so much for posting this video. It sent me back to my days as a young gamer instantly!

I dont see the bearded guy dunking his head, vs bald bull...🤔

I always thought King Hippo looked a lot like Butterbean

Got Mike Tyson's Punchout at Hills on my 10th birthday...one of my all time favorite games. Have beat it a bunch, but it's still a blast to play.

absolutely loved playing this with my friends when it first came out all those years ago, actually played it again on the switch last weekend, couldn't get past king hippo for ages he seemed invincible 😂 couldn't land a punch for a few fights 🤣 didn't resort to youtube for help either, was great fun playing it again, because i couldn't remember the patterns to beat the fighters 😂 thanks for the video, im subscribing to your channel 👍😊

My copy rests on my nightstand along with other classics and Lil Mac Amiibo

Who else hears the sound effects in their head when you watch the video?

I love this game still to this day! I remember how mad i used to get when i would lose and the opponent would laugh at me. It would really tick off my family too. I do remember when i finally got to Mike Tyson and i thought this is impossible. No way anyone can beat him. It took me two weeks but i finally got good enough to do it. This was a time when strategy guides were not around when new games released. You had to beat it or give up. I don't give up!

Good shit, I remember my Uncles and Aunts playing it with me since Boxing and Tyson was huge at ´88.

You missed a big secret in this video. On the password screen if you type in the code 135 792 4680 and then hit three buttons at the same time (I think it's either A-B-start or select-start-B or something like that), you get to fight a bonus "Another World" circuit. Your first opponent is King Hippo. No rematches.

Another "Knockout" quality video! Great work G3!

Very cool video. This was the very first game I bought when I bought my nes with paper route money.i remember it vividly as my parents wouldn't let me buy it at first

I am suffering from Covid and your videos are making my time in quarantine a lot more smooth. I just subbed. Thank you for your awesome retro gaming videos.

Funny fact , one night on JIMMY FALLON , he had Mike Tyson himself , play the final round against his NES self ....... and NES Tyson whooped him hard , haha!!

Good video but I definitely think Mr Sandman should've been the fight before Tyson I had more trouble with him than I did super macho man

I still remember opening this game on Christmas morning and just staring at the cover studying every detail of Tyson. I thought he was the greatest ever, and still do. And this game was and is legendary. So many of these early games were such game changers (pun intended) but they set the stage for every game since. There would be no MK, SF2, Tekken, FN nothing without this game. Love it & love the video. Thank You.

I am Stoked that i can play on the go with my Switch! Another MASTERPIECE!

I always find it odd that Piston Honda and Mike Tyson were based the same, and Piston Honda being from Tokyo Japan, is the same place Tyson took his first loss.

If feels like Eugene from The Walking Dead is reading this.

I still remember that code to this day. Was actually talking about this game with a co worker and few days ago and spouted of the Tyson code like it was yesterday.

No lie also 2nd favorite game of all time. This game is one of a kind and still love it! Keep the content coming.

Funnily enough, I have to really think about what the Mike Tyson password is to remember it, but I know exactly what sounds the buttons make when I enter it in correctly. It's not a series of numbers in my head; it's a series of beeps.

Great vid as always.....have you done a video for Pro Wrestling??

Thank you for posting this. The NES is also my favorite console of all time. And Mike Tyson’s, not the remake, but Mike Tyson’s Punch Out is my absolute favorite game of all time. I still have my original NES from Childhood as well as the original cartridge. I have subscribed. I enjoy your videos.

I really like the way you lay out your vids. Cool backstory and tie in with your family.

My all time favorite game was excite bike 🏍

Awesome video!!! Brought me back!!! Thank you! Beautifully done.

Where have I been? Why have I not seen this channel? It speaks to the kid in me!!!! Yes

Great video! But why was Don blurred out?

Yo Jeff, I think I can beat Mike Tyson! :) :) :)

Excellent video! Brought back great childhood memories! Thank you bro!

Never came across your channel before till today and this video just got me to sub. Great video for a great game, one of my all time favs as well.