Punch-Out!! (arcade game)

Punch-Out!!
North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)Nintendo R&D3
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Genyo Takeda
Designer(s)Genyo Takeda
Artist(s)Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer(s)Koji Kondo[5]
SeriesPunch-Out!!
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Single-player

Punch-Out!![a] is a 1984 arcade boxing video game developed by Nintendo R&D3 and published by Nintendo. It was the inaugural game in the Punch-Out!! series.

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[broken anchor]. 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.

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  3. ^ Daniel Hower, Eric Jacobson. "The Arcade Flyer Archive – Video Game Flyers: Punch-Out!! (Spain)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  4. ^ "Nintendo Interview: Koji Kondo". Kikizo. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2014.


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