Super Punch-Out!!

For the arcade game of the same name, see Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game).

Super Punch-Out!!
North American cover art depicting (from left to right) Mr. Sandman, Bald Bull and Super Macho Man, the three initial champions in the game
Developer(s)Nintendo R&D3
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Makoto Wada
Yasuyuki Oyagi
Producer(s)Genyo Takeda[4]
Programmer(s)Masato Hatakeyama
Artist(s)Makoto Wada
Composer(s)Takashi Kumegawa
Masaru Sakakibara
SeriesPunch-Out!!
Platform(s)Super NES
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Super Punch-Out!![a] is a boxing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was released on October 24, 1994 in North America and again in the same region in 1996. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 10, 1995 for the same console and in Japan in 1998 for the Super Famicom through the Nintendo Power flash RAM cartridge series. The game is also included in the GameCube version of Fight Night Round 2 as an extra game due to the inclusion of Little Mac in the game. The game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console in Europe on March 20, 2009, in North America on March 30, 2009, and in Japan on July 7, 2009. The game was also released on the New Nintendo 3DS eShop on May 5, 2016. Nintendo re-released Super Punch-Out!! in the United States in September 2017 as part of the company's Super NES Classic Edition.[5] It is the fourth game in the Punch-Out!! series, taking place after the Punch-Out!! game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

In Super Punch-Out!! the player controls a boxer as he fights his way to become the World Video Boxing Association champion. Players, fighting from a "behind the back" perspective, must knockout their opponent in three minutes to win. Players can launch jabs, hooks, and uppercuts against their opponents as well as block, dodge, and duck opponents' attacks. Nintendo Integrated Research and Development, led by Genyo Takeda, Minoru Arakawa and Makoto Wada, developed the game. It also featured voice acting by Charles Martinet.

The game received praise from reviewers for its cartoon-like style, its colorful, outlandish opponents, simple gameplay controls, and replay value. The game also featured colorful, detailed graphics, which included the usage of transparency that facilitates the game's "behind the back" perspective. Other reviewers had said that this game lacked the overall appeal, gameplay, or audience of its predecessor.

  1. ^ "Step back in the boxing game". Heartland Evening News: the Voice of Nuneaton, Hinckley, Bedworth and Atherstone. January 28, 1995. p. 18. Retrieved July 6, 2024. Super Punch Out for the Super NES, the fast and furious game that'll have you hooked from the start. Price £44.99. Release date: February 10, 1995
  2. ^ "What's Up!". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 23, 1994. p. 63. Retrieved July 6, 2024. Super Punch Out for Super NES, due out Monday, is an updated version of the hit, Punch-Out.
  3. ^ "Teddys are ready to teach; kids going batty for Halloween". Argus Leader. October 24, 1994. p. 9. Retrieved July 6, 2024. Punch Out out today: Pretty good rolling with the punches? "Super Punch Out" for Super NES, due out today, is an updated version of the hit, "Punch Out."
  4. ^ Closing credits of Super Punch-Out!!
  5. ^ "Super NES Classic Edition". Nintendo of America, Inc. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.


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