Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | The 1987 NES Classic Still Has Secrets 30 Years Later!

Learn the secrets and history of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and see the NES classic like you've never seen it before on this edition of Friday Night Arcade.
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[@backinthedaygamer]

This was the best video ever on my favorite game of ALL time!

[@FridayNightArcade]

That's very kind of you to say - thank you.

[@retrogameroom9019]

@@FridayNightArcade I own the gold famicom and gold gold disc system golf if u wanna borrow it for a vid.

[@matthewlane518]

The only game I like as well as is punchout wii lol

[@joshuahudgins]

No offense but mike tysons is easy i beat him 100s of times. often in the second round.

[@billylangley1462]

I never could beat Tyson but I have friends that could

[@robinprwood]

Mike Tysons punchout and Tecmo Superbowl were the best NES games of all time! Masterpieces!!

[@anthonyp2506]

Willie Gault was a beast wide receiver.. he would catch everything.. loved Tecmobowl

[@kushbreak9295]

Contra, Megaman 2 ,Ninja Gaiden

[@anthonyblakejr8442]

No lies detected @ Punchout and Tecmo

[@davidprice7162]

Contra, Metroid, and Castlevania, but punch out is way up there. I never played Techmo. Not sure they released it in Australia, or on PAL format at all actually. I'll look it up.

[@davidprice7162]

@@kushbreak9295 didn't Ninja Gaiden make you wanna punch a wall and say "mom. Moooooom, I can't beat this damn game. I need help. Do something". That game is harder than cast iron.

[@rmx01indiana]

For those who weren't here, if you were a kid in the 80's, you were one of the luckiest people to ever live

[@robertmoore4424]

Yep I had this game as a kid and I played the arcade one

[@sithsoldier98]

Yes sir

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

I was born in 1977....I am a lucky man....

[@rogeranimates3357]

My classmates: But but there is no tik tok

[@rogeranimates3357]

Yeah they’d be like who watches SpongeBob on a game boy advance

[@jpotter2086]

What makes it so great? The dopamine hit of finally pulling off the timings, and the "secret knowledge" of knowing the patterns and combos. The "secrets" were traded like hot commodities in junior high hallways back in the '80s!

[@FridayNightArcade]

Damn right lol.

[@TorontoGuy]

I remember the first time I beat Tyson. I was 12 years old. In my bedroom, lights turned off and beat him by decision on a 15 inch black & white TV.

[@CrabJock]

Dude, I was 12 too. Most rewarding game win ever.

[@mikehoncho5488]

0073735963 I beat him only 2 twice but use that to help

[@Kimmo788]

I don't remember my age, but i did beat Tyson 2 times. At first by decision and second time with tko. Tko was witnessed by my friend.

[@bigblue2723]

Lol yup

[@peaceonearth351]

It was memorable when I beat Tyson. In the end, it said something like having the fastest fingers.

[@banesbox]

This game was and still is one of the best games on the NES. It was cleverly designed for the limitations the NES had. All time classic.

[@timothyl8237]

What about the Three Stooges

[@MrGriff305]

The limitations of technology gave the games so much character. The developers were true artists.

[@LeeBo318]

Couldn't have said it any better! 👍🏽

[@spkspk4187]

Rockstar games.

[@minhdang423]

It wasn’t considered limitations then. I was breakthrough.

[@MrGriff305]

@@minhdang423 Thanks for trying to debate.

[@minhdang423]

@@MrManAmong they did that to save time, not because they were limited. They could have made a new silhouette if they wanted. Even today's games do the same thing.

[@matsujonen]

You didn't mention that Tyson would wink before he threw a punch. Just dodge to the winking side then counterpunch. I remember being ecstatic when I finally beat him

[@SSNESS]

Every chocolate is useless

[@mrnoneofurbusiness7942]

he only blinks when throwing jabs after 1:30 in the first round. the hard thing is surviving his one hit ko uppercuts until then.

[@arthuriscooldude]

@@mrnoneofurbusiness7942 he winks on round 2 or round 3

[@johndavis1199]

@@mrnoneofurbusiness7942 facts @ 14:13 this guy said Tyson had no pattern. Yes he did once you survived the onslaught on 1 hitter quitters after the 1st 90 seconds.

[@barfyman-dm6zx]

Little known fact: 'Doc' Louis's real first name is Stanley, and years later left training boxers to settle down in Scranton, PA to become a sales representative at an upstart paper company

[@kevintatum4310]

😂

[@garybellefonte954]

Joe's actual name is James and also followed suit to work at this same company

[@bigpmccoy]

I beat Mike Tyson on Dec 31, 1999. As we all thought the world was going to end my 17-year-old self thought it to be a great idea to make sure I beat Mike Tyson before Y2k. Starting around Thanks Giving I picked the game up again and started playing with the goal to beat him before the new year. I accomplished the feat with only a few hours remaining. This is my second favorite game. Second only to Tecmo Bowl.

[@mikewiginton7948]

When I beat Tyson as a 10 year old kid I remember it being one if the best days of my young life to that point. I got it for Christmas and me, my brother, and friends played it for weeks before finally beating the game Patience is KEY on that guy!

[@pdarn27]

Same here. Got it for Christmas and would play it throughout Christmas break into the the wee hours of the morning. I believe it took me until the end of February to finally beat Tyson.

[@doaaelkady6539]

Tyson he knows how to unleash hell like biting Evander Holyfields ears. Btw it took me a month 1/2 to beat Mike Tyson

[@edstar83]

Same

[@jasonbrewer7434]

I remember beating Tyson for the first time. I was at a friends house and after beating Iron Mike, ran outside and yelled at the top of my lungs. Great memories and one of the best games ever!!

[@SSNESS]

Most chocolates are useless

[@1evilhulk]

To this day, Sandman and I are arch enemies

[@Thumper770]

Super Macho Man for me.

[@mr.lincoln2753]

Glass joe for me.

[@LITMOVIESCENES]

i cant beat sandman..tysons easier

[@redbelly952]

I agree. Sandman should have been final boss. Too unpredictable

[@rogeranimates3357]

Going to be honest macho man is one of the easiest bosses in the game in my opinion

[@valta5063]

Tyson has a pattern. All the characters do.

[@GrandpaFatmouth]

He had a couple routines he would go through, but usually fall back to one.

[@thunderclees24]

Sort of. He has a pattern with certain time in each round, but within each of those sequences the punches come at random. Each play through is different. Me and a buddy would count punches thrown in each sequence, sometimes the punches were -1 or -2, depending on your counter attacks. Not only that, the time between punches would vary as well, sometimes 3 seconds, sometimes fractionally less.

[@valta5063]

@@thunderclees24 that’s what I mean more less.

[@charleskosiek5864]

He would start to weaken after Round 1. In rd 3 his upper cuts would no longer 1 hit no you and he would take more hits. I've beaten him a few times

[@charleskosiek5864]

Ko

[@Heater23]

It was 1989, I was 12 years old, playing this game in my friends basement. We passed the controller Back-and-forth but as long as you kept beating opponents you kept playing. We got to Tyson and after several attempts, I was able to beat him! It was awesome.

[@LeeBo318]

Even though I was only 6 at that time, but yeah, those were the good old days....

[@---zc4qt]

Why is almost everyone 12 when they beat Tyson for the first time?

[@Heater23]

@@---zc4qt I think because that’s the right age to be able to do it. To be honest, looking back I’m surprised I had enough patience & focus to pull it off. I don’t have too many fish stories about gaming in my youth because I lost interest in most games before I could see them through but this one was for real.

[@michaelpetrovich5353]

​@@---zc4qt i was 10

[@dwarfstar1450]

Hardcore NES Triathlon: Disarm all Bombs in the TMNT dam level > Get to the end of the Battletoads Turbo Tunnel > Knock Out Tyson

[@beyondleftfield4470]

Never played battle toads, but the dam level of TMNT and Tyson on this game, are in fact, hardcore when it comes to achievements nobody can clown you for.

[@reeves1982]

I could KO Tyson. As for the other two...psych.

[@gravy2142]

sure, when you're done all that, go beat ghosts n goblins

[@reeves1982]

@@gravy2142 then try and figure out Castlevania Simon's Quest with no help.

[@reeves1982]

RC PRO AM would just loop.

[@RickGamesNow]

In Mike Tysons Punch-Out, the bane of my existence was Mr. Sandman.

[@jmuhr8952]

Glad I’m not the only one. Never was able to beat Mr. Sandman.

[@RickGamesNow]

@@jmuhr8952 I think I only ever beat him once. Luckily, I had the code for Tyson. Lol

[@GabrielCruz85301]

Sandman was EASY! Super Macho Man was WAY HARDER THEN Mike Tyson!

[@RickGamesNow]

@@GabrielCruz85301 I thought Super Macho Man was super easy, Barely an inconvenience. Lol

[@LITMOVIESCENES]

i still try and cant beat him

[@natnat1975]

I was able to best Tyson without getting hit when I was a kid. It got to be so easy. 30 years later, my friend tells me he has Mike Tyson's Punch Out. I'm all psyched! He then tells me that NO ONE has ever beat Tyson. I'm like...."Dude...I beat him all the time without even being hit once." He doesn't believe me, so we make a $40 bet. I go over....and.....for the life of me, I cannot get through the first round! My reflexes just aren't the same. Sucked! I had to pay out, not punch out, and I looked like a liar!

[@jmthomas3462]

same thing happened to me, but then I realized there was a lag that wasn't there on the original NES with an old CRT TV. Our flat screen TV's have a delay, and that's made even worse by the wireless controller. I finally just went to gamepad only mode on the Wii-U, so I was using the little screen attached to the console controller. It solved both problems and I was able to beat Mike Tyson. Not as easily as when I was a kid, but at the very least my reflexes didn't degrade as much as I initially thought.

[@DigiEggz]

To second the previous comment, unless you were playing on a CRT, your chances of performing well were a lot lower. Don't count yourself out just yet!

[@lawnboyfreak]

I’d get a CRT and bet him double or nothing.

[@audrisampson]

Age will do that. I play a lot of Atari 2600 and I know 15yr old me is laughing at me for doing so bad lol.

[@gcolombelli]

As others pointed out, lag is your biggest enemy. Sure, your reflexes may have gotten slower, you may have forgotten a few timing patterns of the game, but lag will destroy your ability to react. Modern TVs and monitors will usually have at least two frames of lag, wireless controllers, especially Bluetooth ones, not only add lag, but that lag may be variable as well, and if you're playing on a software emulator instead of original hardware, clone hardware or FPGA reimplementation, then there's extra lag in there too. I've seen setups with over 10 frames of added lag over the setup you would have as a kid, between controller, processing and display lag. That will make even easy games a lot harder and hard games may be impossible to beat with all this lag. That said, while I also noticed I've got a lot worse in some types of games as I aged, other games I've got a lot better. Sure, I'm a lot worse at FPS games compared to 20 years ago, but I'm a lot better at racing games now, and the improvement on platformers and shmups are even bigger than than of 25 or 30 years ago.

[@isaiahflagler993]

This is one of the best video games that I ever played

[@moviemetalhead]

Tip: To beat Don Flamenco easily, the first time around, just use Left/Right punching combos to the head and he'll KO after the second knock down.

[@ptrushtv2317]

i remeber doc telling you this "use the 1, 2" something like that. i didnt get it..

[@NYCHeavyHitz212]

@@ptrushtv2317 that’s how I found out. Luckily I knew what “1,2” meant lol.

[@mcnall34]

Thanks for the hot tip.

[@GabrielCruz85301]

Use the 1, 2, once he went down he went for a job, hit the body blow, he goes for the jab, body blow, repeat till he goes down, after his 2nd time down he wont get back up.. 1st round KO..

[@nicholasconlon7921]

Adam sandler!!!

[@TotalEclipseOfThe80s]

I beat Mike Tyson pretending I had the flu. 3 straight days home from school.

[@livefreeprintguns]

So 3 days of video games and ice cream? ggwp.

[@yogidemis8513]

I remember playing sick just to stay home from school for a few days just to play Final Fantasy. About a week after I was "Better" I actually got the flu and I was down for about a week. I was so sick I couldn't even focus on playing.

[@path4514]

Man I remember playing sick.i cut my game on and didnt know my mama was all the way gone.she made me put my clothes on and go to school.dang

[@LeeBo318]

@@path4514 🤣😂🤣😂🤣...dang bro, you should have done the "5 more minutes routine" to yourself.

[@TheBadTarot]

This was probably already noted by someone else, but Mike Tyson does have a pattern. This is how some people have actually beat him with a blindfold on. Great video! Please keep up the fantastic work.

[@KhalDrogo76]

Correct, its a long pattern where the others are mostly shorter patterns. Mike has that long set of moves and you really cant even make contact w/him until he's halfway through it

[@l.williams1108]

Came across this video by absolute happenstance, and I stayed for the whole thing! You're professionalism and enthusiasm were absolutely refreshing. Well done!

[@AwesomeFinish]

Here's a trick a lot of folks don't know. When fighting most opponents, if you simply push the UP button the opponent will raise their gloves to block high, then you can hit them with a body blow. This works great on Piston Honda.

[@mrrida503]

My memory of the game??? First time I tried to star punch Tyson and him upper-cutting me into the stratosphere.

[@andrejefferson7529]

After all these years I still want to know who Glass Joe beat

[@AVatLexus]

Wasn't it Gabby Jay (Super Punch Out)?

[@gohanangered9650]

I don't remember who exactly, but i think it was mentioned some where.

[@michaelferdinand5229]

Their is actually a documentary about mike Tyson punch out and they ask that question. They even went through all the fighters in game loses and wins to try to come up with a solution of who beat who and figure out who glass joe beat. I don’t remember name of documentary. Do a google search or a search on KZbin that’s where I watched it.

[@michaelferdinand5229]

@@gohanangered9650 wow we replied to this comment minutes apart. I saw a documentary on game and they mentioned it. I forget name of documentary

[@gohanangered9650]

@@michaelferdinand5229 I'll have to look into it.

[@mamoruisamu1]

One of my favorites. I pull it out almost every time I go on an NES binge. One thing I remember was seeing the commercial for the Power Glove where the player knocks out the TV with an uppercut, and being disappointed when I finally got to play with a Power Glove at a friend’s house.

[@joeylabranche1014]

Never been able to beat Mike Tyson sadly, but this is still one of my favourite game great memories.

[@moileung]

You can beat him now with emulators. The feature of save/load/rewind button will help you like what it did to me. I finished games I can't back then like Mario, mario2, mario3.

[@classicmikecade]

Excellent work Aaron. Thank you for the hard work. This vid is the best one yet. Well worth the wait. You did this NES classic some justice.

[@FridayNightArcade]

Thanks, Mike! Glad you enjoyed this one.

[@gregl1564]

I was about 13 when I got this game. I played it all the time. I played it so much that I was able to beat every opponent in the first round (including Tyson) without getting hit by any of the other boxers. 30 years later, I played it again with my kids watching and the first time I played it after all those years, I still made it to Tyson and lost in the 3rd round.

[@michaelpetrovich5353]

Thats still very good fun after 30 years

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

Dude, fantastic video that just flew by. I have fond memories of not being able to beat this game 😂. It's amazing that people are still finding secrets and strategies to games this old. Warms my heart. I really enjoyed this. Great script, well-researched, edited, and that voice over is buttery smooth.

[@FridayNightArcade]

Hey thanks man! I love your show.

[@gabrielgarcia4585]

I had to play this game for years to beat him. My little brother was watching when I beat Mike Tyson. The legend never dies

[@drunkenkot]

As a kid, in my prime, I could get to Super Macho Man. These days, at 41, I can't get past Soda Pop.

[@InDreamsYourMine]

Maybe it cause our controllers were also in their prime. At 31, my controllers just don't have the response like they did when I was a kid.

[@LITMOVIESCENES]

u need to get quicker brain and hands

[@InDreamsYourMine]

@@LITMOVIESCENES I don't need quicker hands and brain, need a new controller. Mine is showing it's age and sometimes doesn't respond, you have to tap the button again.

[@fugetabouit6591]

I'm in my 40's and beat the game..took hard practice but beat it several times. Goodtimes for sure.

[@mr.bgilliam4022]

When soda goes down to hit you with his upper cut, tap down twice to cover your face with both gloves, this will cause him to pause.. then hit him with a body blow and you get the star thing… then when throws another punch duck it and hit him one time and then hit him with a power punch for an instant KO, repeat this 2 more times for a TKO

[@mistert791979]

Great video! I also think this is a pretty much perfect game. My Mike Tyson story (you asked for it): I tried so hard as a kid to beat this game...and I never could l. I had an ubcle who did it, so I knew it could be done. After not thinoing too much about the game for about 20 years I rebought Nintendo and began rebuilding my collection. One day, at a flea market, there it was...Mike Tyson's smiling face taunting me. Reminding me I had unfinished business with this game that I could never finish. So, I picked it up for the few dollars on the price tag and off I went. I played this game every day for about two or three weeks getting quickly past the forst fights, struggling a bit with some of the harder guys (Bald Bull, Sandman, Soda Pop, and of course Macho Man) but worked my way through them all. I fought Tyson relentlessly, getting canvassed enough times to put a real person permanently comatose. After many tries, I finally got good enough to take the win by decision....but that wasn't good enough. I wanted a knockout victory, so after plenty more losses I finally pulled it off. I knocked out Mike Tyson and was able to (semi)retire that game. I still might play it once in a great while but beating Tyson...you better practice up and bring your 'A' game. Thankss for reading my story. Hope it entertained you. And should you decide to go for the W.V.B.A belt, Good Luck, you'll need it!

[@chadfinnerud6168]

I'm almost 50. Still love OG NES games. Play them still here and there

[@BrakeFade]

I would play this everyday after school in 4th grade from glass Joe to Tyson until I could knock him out. This game is one of my favorites of all time.

[@Iankill2121]

Really enjoyed the longer format of this video hope to see similar stuff in the future

[@FridayNightArcade]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@YourPlayer2]

I had no idea this was originally an arcade machine. Nor did I realize a gold version of this existed and I don't doubt it's coveted among collectors. I spent so much time mastering that body blow to take down Bull when I was a kid! But no, I can't honestly say I was ever able to take Tyson down. I can't remember many explicit memories, but I can say the music in this game is some of my favorite of all time. Awesome video, dude :)

[@FridayNightArcade]

Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@snbks4ever]

I LOVE this game, such awesome memories as a kid and while I wasn't skilled enough to get to Tyson as a kid, still loved this game a ton. Awesome video

[@jasonnoling4721]

I’m glad that you corrected “frantically tapping” into “mashing”. When I first heard that mentioned a little voice in my head started screaming “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TAPPING IN THIS GAME!”

[@affansonicfan]

The taunting in this game is absolutely hilarious.

[@kellenwalter]

Never beat Tyson. I've been playing the game for 20 yrs. Can't do it. Hope your channel continues to grow. Keep up the good work!

[@FridayNightArcade]

That's very kind of you to say -thank you.

[@fensoxx]

There is a pattern to Mike. It’s been thirty something years but I used to beat him all the time. After this video I’m going to have to fire it back up and see if it comes back to me!!

[@TheBrewdonkey]

I never beat him either and I had the game when it originally came out on NES. I got close... so close... but never pulled it off without cheats.

[@rustymertz]

I beat him once. I felt on top of the world and crazy accomplished. My mom still made me clean the dog shit out of the yard shortly after.

[@dougwendt5266]

@@FridayNightArcade I agree there is a pattern, it took me a long night, but after you figure it out and beat him you can continue to do so like the other opponents.

[@comradecthulhu6052]

Great music, characters that’ll be remembered for a long time, and a heck of a great game! This is the first video I’ve seen from your channel, and you’ve earned my sub! Keep up the good work dude!

[@FridayNightArcade]

Hey thanks for checking out the show!

[@leogolive]

I’m 45 and I don’t think I ever beat Mike! I always loved this game!

[@wizardman8482]

I did beat Mike Tyson as a kid... After hours and days of practice... And the cheat code that took you straight to him... I got to the point where I could beat him semi consistently... Don't think I could do it now though, it's been too many years. I can still blow through super punch out with a perfect record which I still see as a pretty good accomplishment...

[@DownLikeSyndrome83]

overwhelmed with nostalgia...thank you.

[@LePixelRacer]

I love this game and I still play it. I have my original copy. Whenever some friends are invited I just launch it to challenge them and it's always a lot of fun. Some games were just that good, even 30 years later it still brings fun times! Great video man. makes me want to fire it up again.

[@shaunl9777]

Such a fantastic feeling as a kid finally beating Tyson! This was one of my favorite games on the Nintendo!

[@kerpa1976]

Love this Game! In my prime i knocked out Tyson in the second Round! Great video! 😎

[@deancoronado4898]

Man I hope cancel culture never plays Great Tiger

[@RatatRatR]

The entire game would basically get torn apart nowadays for racism

[@jeffm5056]

I’ve owned this game since I was a kid in the late 80’s. I didn’t beat Mike Tyson until I was 39 years old. And that’s only because me and a friend challenged each other to beat him, which we eventually both did.

[@maestr0damus356]

This has ALWAYS been one of my all time favorite NES games to play. All these years later I still remember just about every fighter's weakness. A true classic! Great review. New sub here.

[@DN_13]

Mike Tyson the hardest boss fight ever? Hahahaha. That's a joke, right? Shit was and still is easy. Able to knock his ass out in the first round TKO. Sandman was the hardest in the game.

[@christopherkelly2]

This game was/is just the best. I played it hours and hours and could never beat Mike Tyson. Even getting to him was tough.

[@MrDuneedon]

You and me both, man -- I also grew up with this one at a bowling alley. My mom was in a bowling league and often she'd have to bring my brother and I along, and we'd have to kill time there, and usually that was spent either selecting songs on the jukebox, or playing arcade games, or both! They only had 3-4 arcade cabinets there, but they'd rotate the ones out that weren't as popular, and so there was always at least 1-2 new cabinets every time we went -- but Punch Out stayed around for a VERY long time!

[@joed6601]

Beating Tyson was one of the best memories of my childhood.

[@slickdog78]

I remember going to one of my friends houses to play this on his family's 50 inch projection TV all the time. Talk about epic, the fighters on that screen were GIANT!

[@digitalmagicAR]

I still remember with great anticipation and excitement buying this game back then. I promptly called my friend who gave me the codes for the characters. After some practice I could handidly defeat all opponents except Mike Tyson. I recall making it to the decision but never winning the decision. He seemed impossible at first. That flash he would do before a punch initially triggers the player to dodge prematurely which then causes you to get hit and Tyson knocks you down with just one powerful blow. If you can survive long enough he wears down a bit and becomes less "impossible" but at first he seems impossible with his one punch lighting fast knock down blows. Was a great game!

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

Biggest Tyson fight tip. After dodging, immediately push the opposite direction to come back to middle fast enough to get a punch in

[@TheDarkThunder]

I knew Deadly Towers theme on that first note. How many years have passed but all of it came back in a flash.

[@markiimark6573]

I remember back when I was 11 or so( late 90s at this point), I had finally beaten Tyson. It was my greatest gaming achievement and could still be. I've never been as excited to beat something as I was that day.

[@shanestein3027]

Great video. Mike Tyson’s Punch Out is actually my all time favorite video game, and I’ve indeed beaten Tyson many times, the first one around age 11 and I can still do it today. He actually does have some patterns that can be exploited, although they may not be apparent at first. In the first round, the first 1:30 is tough as a single punch will knock you down. But it’s all uppercuts, so just look to dodge them and get in a quick punch to the face after each dodge. The rest of the round he throws all body blows - dodge these too, try to get in a punch to the face after each dodge, and if you land enough of them you can even knock him out at least once in the first round. He then opens the second round with a flurry of forward punches - block all of these until you turn purple, and he’ll then swing at you with either a body blow or uppercut. Dodge these until you get your regular color back. The rest of the second round he mostly throws body blows mixed in with the occasional uppercut. Just dodge each of these and again punch him in the face after each dodge. Uppercuts can be a little unexpected, but he always throws them back to back, so if you see him throw an uppercut (which hopefully you can dodge and then start face-punching him), his next punch will always again be an uppercut - they always come in pairs. The only other unexpected punching pattern he’ll probably do at some point in this round is another flurry of forward punches. But this time you can block each one and start punching him in the face in between, on each of those punches. Occasionally too you’ll get a star in this round, and when you do, use it immediately after you next punch him for a big hit. If you get all this stuff down, it’s definitely possible to knock him out three times and TKO him in the second round. But if you don’t, it’s onto the third round. Here, he basically fights like he does in the second round with a few exceptions - no flurry of punches at the beginning of the round, and while he still mostly tries to hit you with body blows, he mixes in more pairs of uppercuts along with them. It’s definitely possible to TKO him here too, and if the fight goes the distance, I think you need 5000 points to win by decision. (Not sure if it’s possible to outright KO him here - I usually win by TKO.) And avoiding knockdowns is of course important too - I don’t think the game lets you get up (no matter how fast you mash on the buttons) if he knocks you down more than once in the 3rd round. Well, there’s the strategy (at least this is what works for me)…hopefully the rest should just come with practice.

[@nickywhitmore4350]

So many memories playing this classic still can't beat this game but it's a masterpiece

[@brunoramos9747]

This is the greatest cheap I've learned when I was a kid Mike Tyson will blink before he punches

[@fb659]

I remember getting this game when I was 13. It took me a while to beat Tyson but after that I didn't feel he was that hard to beat. He blinks right before his jab & any punch you take from Tyson will knock you down. Great Memories!

[@xdeevex428]

My favorite video game of all time. I started playing when I was 4 and, after over a decade, I finally beat Tyson when I was 16. One of my greatest video game feats of all time was when I beat him in the first round. I only did it once, and had I not been in the presence of friends at the time, I wouldn't even bother telling people about it. I'm 35 now and I still find time to play every few months. A timeless classic.

[@JoerInferno]

Man....I remember Great Tiger....only after talking to my friend at school did I learn his tell! Great video by the way, glad youtube suggested your channel, you gained a sub!

[@DefendYoungstown]

That "slow count" shown for King Hippo is where a normal fighter would be trying to get up, but because part of his gimmick is that he *can't* get back up, there's no audiovisual tell like with everyone else.

[@trueakuma777]

First time I ever played this game I barely won by decision against Glass Joe and then promptly got my ass handed to me by Von Kaiser. It would take years of playing but eventually I got to a point where I could beat every boxer in the game, except Iron Mike himself. To this day I've still never beaten him. But some of my fondest memories playing NES with my friends as a kid center around this game. One of my all-time favorites on the console. Thanks for the awesome trip down memory lane with the great video and stay safe out there!

[@josephesposito70]

I agree I was so addicted to this game. Still one of the best boxing games ever.

[@KhalDrogo76]

one of my greatest video game accomplishments, late 80's...played it every day after school for months and months and one day i beat him. fast forward to around 2015 and my buddy and I were playing it again as he picked up a NES.....and once again, we fought Mike night after night this time with beers and bones.....he beat him one night and never again, I still only had my 1 victory from when I was a kid. what a game, one of the best ever made

[@samuraikatsu-kingofthemonsters]

This game is still one of my NES favorites. The first time I beat Mike Tyson I was 11 years old. But I was trying to beat the game since I was 6 years old. My mom was the first one in my family that beat Tyson. Nice Video!

[@j2times2006]

Some kid in my neighborhood was rumored to have beaten Tyson. He passed into legend at age 12.

[@TheJwizard00]

That is what was so amazing with the NES. Being able to finish hard games gave you so much street cred in the 80s. haha

[@shanester1832]

I think I made it to round 2 and that felt like an achievement. Those NES games were brutal. It was such a task to reach him without knowing that code. That first wave of NES games had so many standard classics the modern systems don't even approach.

[@dj-flights7376]

I was the first kid in my school to beat Mike Tyson, I remember I did it on Superbowl Sunday 1988 (Washington vs Denver) I had gotten it for Christmas and completed it in a month. I remember the key was that the lines in Tyson's body would flash white when he was about to punch you. Also, there was a way to come back from a dodge faster ( I forget how now, but I think it involved pressing up during a dodge, or the opposite way you dodged). So you had to do the fast dodge whenever he flashed white and then quickly jab him in the face. The more you did it, you would collect stars, and then you could use the star super uppercut whenever you got a quick window. You usually got 2-3 face punches at a time if you successfully dodged his punch, so use 2 regular and then the star uppercut. Just keep chipping at him that way to reduce his damage bar. It works, you just have to do a lot of things right in a row without getting knocked out. It was never easy but I did it many times for awhile.

[@Subtopeanutplays]

Listen to the music pattern, When a certain note hits, tyson does a delayed uppercut, and certain notes mean fast ones. block then bodyblow tyson's opening 2nd round punches for stars.

[@Stay___Strong]

I hated when I lost to a fighter, and I had to start the whole game over again. It took me awhile to beat Mike Tyson, and he was probably the only one that I was nervous to fight every time.

[@spadesjim]

I ll never forget the first Tyson fight. That first big punch and down Mac went!

[@gibybab2352]

I was the only person in my entire family that beat Mike as a kid in the 80's. I beat him again as an adult 30 years later. It takes hard work, determination, quick reflexes, and dedication to win. Thanks for the biggest challenge I ever faced. This game will also give you the greatest sense of accomplishment.

[@jenningsasphaltservices1674]

I beat Tyson like 6 or 7 times but needed all 3 rounds to do it

[@evieraotacon]

Still have my copy after 34 years and believe me, the challenges are worth learning.

[@hadesKIU]

As a Gen Z-er, Mike Tyson's Punch Out is the only NES game that doesn't age. I got it a few summers ago, played on my dad's NES like crazy, and it's STILL one of my favorite games. I'm a little sad that I'm so used to every fighter that I know how to beat them all (save for Mike Tyson and Mr. Sandman) with little effort or hassle. This game is the epitome of a struggle turned into a breeze. It's like fighting a lynel for the first time in BoTW, barely beating it, getting better, and never struggling against another enemy again... Except it's a cycle that just keeps on going. It might be the best boss rush game ever released and holds up better than any other NES game. Games like Zelda 1 and 2 have dated controls and design, most platformers (save Contra) are a little too long to be easily replayed without either starting over or using a super annoying password. But not Punch Out.

[@nathanjewett9127]

I beat Mike Tyson when I was 9 years old. The trick is to watch his feet. When they shuffle move left or right (do not block) and then hit him with the A-B combo punches.

[@9206792]

Hearing the theme song brought tears to my eyes!😂 No cap! I'm an 80s baby and we grew up playing this! ❤ Those were the good old days! Nintendo and Sega! Contra, Metroid, Sonic, Excite Bike, Duck Hunt, Mortal Combat, Street Fighter, the list goes on!!!!! 😂😪

[@bearwilliams5259]

Saw your channel as an ad on another video. Glad I didn’t skip it😊

[@FridayNightArcade]

Hey thanks for stopping by!

[@keepthebeat929]

I get the feeling that the thing about Mario "slow-counting" was tongue-in-cheek, but in case anyone watching is confused: it only happens for King Hippo's knockdown, because he doesn't have an "attempt to get up and fall down again" animation like the rest of the opponents.

[@dethwizard]

It's always funny to see people talking about the "secrets" of this game recently... when I was 10 years old I knew this this by hand and when I finally beat the game we all went nuts! Admittedly I was 38 when I finally beat it but still! ;)

[@OnYourSquare]

It was at my local laundromat for me. Plus I remember those two strange punching glove style controllers.

[@Sinn0100]

Oh man, I remember all of this including the arcade "Body blow, body blow!" I loved the scaling and stupidly huge sized sprites in the late 1980's (when I played). I had Mike Tyson's Punchout. I was (still am) a huge boxing fan. I miss the sweet science with heavyweight boxers having it out. I didn't know Super Punchout came out in the arcades. I smell a MAME emulation coming on. I have to play it and just like I did many years ago...beat it. I wonder if it has two screens like the first. If so emulating it through a Retrocade might be impossible.

[@cashdenali5150]

Really good in-depth episode. I enjoyed it!

[@masterskeletor662]

i had one i figured out back then.. when super macho man raises his arm to do the spin go ahead and dodge right once .. hold briefly then tap right when you see the punch come at you for twice. it does a couple things. makes the dodge faster by already being over and back then just standing there. also improves timing but it helps your nerves. standing in pause to wait for his macho spin will answer doom. so dodge once right when he raises his arm .. hold wait and then and again for each time he comes at you for each spin and youll miss them all. it makes the timing work somehow.

[@clintcowles7563]

Thank you for the memories. My dad was a huge boxing fan and my sister and I had no problem from dad renting this game back in the nineties. I did beat the game. No cheating...just shear determination.

[@spookykitty72]

ik its been 5 years but as a guy who beat tyson a few days ago for the first time, heres some tips: 1: You CAN punch twice when you dodge his first attacks, just be VERY quick and prepared for when he blocks one, because he will sometimes. 2: He will do those invicible uppercuts for 1:30. after that, look at his eyes and wait for him to wink, then dodge. these are easy as hell, as long as you dont get distracted. 3: DO NOT, AND I SAY THIS WITH THE DEMEANOR OF A COWARD, *DO NOT* DODGE EARLY. you WAIT for the BLUE FLASH, and THEN you dodge. you are afraid of having to do the whole thing again, its understandable. but if you fuck up a dodge, you arent gonna get the chance to dodge again. so WAIT. 4: the third round is hell encarnate, if you're playing on a modern monitor like i am, and you cant use an old TV, good fucking luck dodging the 1 frame punches. you HAVE to tank them, so try to end it, or get close to ending it, on round 2. 5: round 2 always starts with 8 (maybe 10 i dont remember) 1 frame punches, these are predictable. prepare to die the first time you beat that first round, and use that death to figure out the timing. 6: above all else, keep going. it took me a month to beat mike tyson out of the 2 months i spent playing the game on and off. even the worst gamer can do it as long as they dont give up. Good luck to all of you!

[@eturnalsaga019]

This game was an always will be apart of my life. A time an space in the inner City when respect was everything. Now ...

[@bbirda1287]

They had Punch Out right at the front door of the arcade, you walk in to "Body blow! Body Blow! Left! Left!" I can still hear it. I think the owner had some kind of world record. Good old PacMan arcade. It's a furniture store now, alas.

[@gaminggoddess85]

I recently watched some technical video about the inner workings of Punch-Out. It went into when Tyson and the other characters' AI would decide to do certain attacks. For everyone it's mostly time-based but Tyson is like crazy complicated.

[@joshuajanke1071]

Also in the beginning of the match his uppercut punches that take one hit to knock you down if you pay attention his whole body flashes before he throws the punch and after you get past those uppercut punches he goes through a stage of winking a eye at you before throwing a hook punch... once you get his timing down he's like eating a piece of cake...lol

[@M.J44]

12:05 That slow count is a leftover from the fact that King Hippo can't stand up. The times he went slow are time he would've tried to stand up, but Hippo is programmed to stay down. 14:40 I've beaten Tyson 6 times. It's super hard. You have to REALLY get your shit together to do it. 15:48 The Wii version harkons back to all versions Punch Out, a lovely nostalgia trip. As for Doc Louis' Punch Out, it basically was a tutorial that they should've kept in the full version. I want to fight Doc but can't! Great vid!

[@FridayNightArcade]

Whoa, I never knew that about the King Hippo thing. Thanks for sharing!

[@Britton_Thompson]

Wanna know who also *HATED* the difficulty of this game and broke more controllers than anybody? The real life Mike Tyson. He said it drove him crazy and was too hard. True story.

[@FridayNightArcade]

Tyson didn't play it himself for the first time until about 8 years ago - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2aTpIh3grd7ZtU

[@masterskeletor662]

@@FridayNightArcade both stories might be true. i mean he has taken some pretty good knocks to the head and thought it was his first time to play it. and also people will ham things up for interviews all the way to a hundred years ago fact to make it more interesting ..

[@russman175]

I grew up playing the Super Punch Out arcade game at a local Swim Club when I was like 11 years old. Love that game. I would later go home and play Mike Tyson's Punch-Out on my Nintendo. To me it was almost just as good as the arcade games.

[@jasonbrunelle7916]

Was my favorite game growing up. I defeated Mike several times and it was extremely satisfying. It took me quite some time to beat him. The trick is literally not to get upset after losing several times. You have to stay calm to be sharp. The moment your upset your finished