Punch-Out!! (arcade game)
1984 video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Punch-Out!![lower-alpha 1] is an 1984 arcade boxing video game developed by Nintendo R&D3 and published by Nintendo. It was the inaugural game in the Punch-Out!! series.
Punch-Out!! | |
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Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D3 |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Producer(s) | Genyo Takeda |
Designer(s) | Genyo Takeda |
Artist(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
Composer(s) | Koji Kondo[1] |
Series | Punch-Out!! |
Platform(s) | Arcade |
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Mode(s) | Single-player |
The original arcade game was a global commercial success, becoming the top-performing arcade game of 1984 in the United States. It produced an arcade sequel known as Super Punch-Out!!, a spinoff 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 characters such as Glass Joe, Bald Bull, and Mr. Sandman. It was also the debut project at Nintendo for composer Koji Kondo, better known for his later contributions to the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.