Fun Fact - The Hidden Clue in Mike Tyson's Punch Out

[@DoubleJump]

One Million Views! Did not expect this video, to get this popular. I truly mean this, thank you. I hope you enjoy future Fun Fact videos! 🎉🎉

[@Jasons_Arcade_PLUS]

You went viral man! Happy for ya. Keep up the solid content Sir! 😎

[@dauniverseitself]

@@DoubleJump GG

[@StofleTheBadger]

@@DoubleJump I thought the flash was too early ;)

[@j.alexander4948]

Lmao ... algorithm brought me to ur video. Maybe the computer knows I'm old af 😂

[@trentrandle]

@@j.alexander4948 hey wait I just turned 26 I’m not old😅

[@kingpin7666]

In 1988 we just timed it.

[@kendrickoyola4290]

@@kingpin7666 yep.

[@KornPop96]

That's how I do that fight to this day.

[@bjbegui]

It's pretty incredible because even to this day when I played it recently a couple years ago I was able to time it just right Even after not playing it for 30 years.... What an incredible game

[@Mr.TwoFaceGuy]

@@kingpin7666 That’s what my father said to me.

[@grantrodgers2470]

@@kingpin7666 yeah dude...it was all timing.Knocked him out all the time.

[@zwesley23]

I've never seen the flash, but we knew when to throw that punch.

[@jada8047]

@@zwesley23 i figured to count 3 seconds lol

[@victorlopez190]

I was about to comment the same. Just had to time it..

[@MicMucique2]

I was about to say the same thing. I never paid attention to the flash. I just know you punch him uppercut

[@jskee2002]

Back then u just had to figure it out. One of my favorites from that time along with Contra, RC Pro Am and Super Tecmo Ball. 80’s was amazing as a kid💯👊🏾

[@JuliusTurner-hm6ff]

@@zwesley23 exactly my favorite was that Genie dude.

[@dilangray9092]

Looking for the flash will get you punched out 😂

[@TyG2k9]

@@dilangray9092 I see what you did there😂😂

[@udoonua2818]

In a flash

[@q21wak]

@dilangray9092 Right guy.. that was mad funny

[@letstalknothingandeverythi5114]

Word 😂

[@dtrain-op5hy]

@@dilangray9092 😂😂😂💀

[@Snk13_ty]

In 1987 we just timed it slick

[@CorbCorbin]

Yeah, I played until I could do the entire game without getting hit. There were patterns for most of these games, but Punch Out was fun just messing around. So many jabs

[@flyparks3224]

Never knew that use to knock him out anyway great game though

[@youtubedeletestheoppositio8188]

@@Snk13_ty stolen comment

[@CarlosMendoza-rw9hd]

In 1984 we just kept adding coins when we lost and kept trying

[@JeffJefferson]

We didn’t need a cheat code…Gen X instinct took over!!!

[@j.alexander4948]

Unrelated.... I was always jealous of gen X ... I was born in 83 and am one of the oldest millennials. I lived through most of the 80's and remember them well but yall really got to enjoy them. I think gen X's kids are the worst but yalls era was the best.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

We had Game genie

[@LOEMOB1962]

Absofuckinglutely!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacky9961]

Up up down down left right left right b a select start has entered the chat 😅

[@FrankieD8283]

​@j.alexander4948 I was also born 1983 & my wife 1982, so technically 1983 can be considered Xenniels. XENNIELS- people born between 1977 and 1983, though some sources extend the range to 1985: Birth years- Xennials are a micro-generation of people born on the cusp of Generation X and Millennials. Characteristics- Xennials are known for having an analog childhood and a digital young adulthood. They were the first generation to grow up with household computers and internet access. Other names- Xennials are also known as the "Oregon Trail Generation" because of the popular computer game. Defining features- Xennials are different from the generations before and after them because of the technology shift that happened during their lives. They are not quite as cynical as the stereotypical Gen Xer but also aren't quite as optimistic as the stereotypical millennial. Related events- Xennials came of age during a rapidly changing period that was the 1990s. They remember watching, and sometimes getting personally invested, in the OJ Simpson trial.

[@jwilder2251]

You don’t beat this game by relying on shortcuts. You either learn the timing of every opponent or you get knocked tf out

[@garydelong7750]

@@jwilder2251 or you cheat and type in the code to fight Mike Tyson

[@sithsoldier98]

@@jwilder2251...Pretty much 🫡

[@s578cobracommander3]

Facts 💪🏾💪🏾 hence the name punch out 💪🏾💪🏾🤣🤣

[@sithsoldier98]

@@jwilder2251..Pretty much

[@sor3999]

It's a pretty useless hint. It's more of an Easter egg at this point.

[@Thelateef1]

Nobody was stuck. We actually knew how to play video games back then.

[@kylereno5383]

@@Thelateef1 Exactly. We beat shit like this at 8-9 yrs old with zero help.

[@Thelateef1]

@@kylereno5383 figured out cheat codes and everything…. The cheats books came out later after you found out. They have no idea.

[@randallflagg6271]

Amen to both y'all. Back then we got Gud.

[@masonwickliffe3851]

FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@algoriithmtheproducer]

lol

[@Wong-Jack-Man]

Back in the 80s the entire neighborhood came together to share tricks.

[@Solisjr2678]

@@Wong-Jack-Man yessssss. Bro the good old days

[@hikeemdavenport5596]

@@Wong-Jack-Man facts bro

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

I had a Sega Master Syatem but was freakishly good at Mike Tysons punch out. I remember beating Tyson after school at my friend's house in front of half the neiborhood because nobody could believe it. Peak of my life and I'm still proud of it😅

[@brianmeen2158]

@@Solisjr2678hell yes, we shared tips and tricks and passwords .. we also traded games too.. good old days .. nowadays there aren’t even Physical copies of games anymore lol

[@utpharmboy2006]

@@pinebarrenpatriot8289 i think most every neighborhood had one of you guys. i remember mine. his name was Greg. good days.

[@quiandranunnery4092]

Aint nobody got time to be looking for that flash!😅😂😂😂

[@dccon229]

I always threw a gut punch when the guys finished their celebration

[@paulracano]

Or you just waited until the 3rd bounce and struck his belly.

[@scuba-steve485]

Exactly

[@chucku.1745]

Facts 👍🏽

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Yes!!!

[@ricka1925]

😊was about to post that, until I read yours.

[@markekar6021]

Huh? What third pump? There's not even 1 pump

[@dwtumlin7845]

You're talking about the hardest generation of games. We didn't need handholding and obvious signs, we just timed it right.

[@irontree5292]

@dwtumlin7845 Truuuee. My nephews gave up on Donkey Kong Country before the first level. "It's too hard!"

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

relax

[@HermanGathers-uq6bv]

@@dwtumlin7845 this game and Contra spent many hours till your eyes started burning 😂

[@13spider53]

@@HermanGathers-uq6bvand ninja gaiden😂😂😂

[@NunyaDamnBiz1984]

@@13spider53 Ninjagaiden!!!! Classic!!!

[@lenardbarzey2788]

F.Y.I....another funfact, Mike Tyson punch was the first "Billion" dollars sales video game for Nintendo.

[@elcolson78]

and Tyson got $50k

[@lenardbarzey2788]

@elcolson78 are you serious, so Tyson didn't even ask for a percentage of the sales, damn.

[@Seir]

@@lenardbarzey2788 Just remember that back in the 80s gaming was still a very niche thing. So Tyson probably didn't think Nintendo was going to sell that many copies of Punch-Out. Hence why he probably took the 50k.

[@lenardbarzey2788]

@Seir yeah,

[@fattsbutts1]

Woah 🤯 no shi

[@ebrhammowens9]

Never paid attention to that camera flash but i knew to hit him before he got started punching on me

[@kennethandchristinejordon427]

I think the adrenaline of getting to that lvl was more intense than noticeable Camara flashes😂😂😂

[@mrbones1718]

No because as a kid when I had this game I finished it without knowing how to cheat or had clues to win , Mike did take me 5/6 times to beat him , I was 11 years old. Great times in the 80s 😊

[@jeromegaines8062]

Really good times then 😊

[@jayste9334]

5 or 6 times my butt....either Mike or Mr. Dream ...they wasnt playing around...one tap...u done...even if u get up. Prob gonna give them the decision. I beat em when i was young and old. This was bk when they gave you the code to the fighter 3 spots away 😂

[@briansolo]

5-6 tries, my a$$. More like 50-60 or 500-600. Beating Tyson is no joke. Don Flamenco took 5-6 tries to figure out.

[@mrbones1718]

@ your speaking to the king of video games don’t hater ! You probably couldn’t because you kept throwing your controller 🤣🤣🤣 you one of those kinda kids right?

[@chrisd7574]

Beating mike was simple....just hit the 20 mil button

[@Huey661000]

Absolutely zero people were stumped by this.

[@alfonsomedina8316]

@@Huey661000 I actually didn't even know this lol my timing was always impeccable lol

[@BeenosWorld]

@@Huey661000 🤣

[@b-moviezombie]

I thought this was common knowledge

[@ManuelCoronado-k8s]

It was common knowledge. Even came out in One of the video game Magazines back then

[@jamesteegardner2273]

I'm not gonna lie Soda Popinski used to run my pockets. And he looked exactly like my bald headed, mustache having father, so the animation of him laughing at me after he knocked me tf out... AGAIN... just added to the frustration. But once you get past that, it's the Sandman and the Macho Man there ready to bust your ass. This game was vicious! 87 without an internet. Trial and error!

[@calerichardson7392]

The flash may not have been known, but we did know to counter punch with a body blow at the last second.

[@DavidAtherton-uk4xc]

Body Blow! Body Blow!❤❤😂

[@joshwilliam7850]

Yes I new that in 97 lol

[@NicholasShade-eq1ts]

I love this game. ❤🎮🎯

[@adriancampbell1921]

I knew that years ago.

[@sethnmarshall]

The camera flash was in several magazines at the time. I hate when people that weren’t born then act like it was some big secret.

[@alsoknownas875]

Shout out to all my fellow grizzled OGs in these comments

[@BlueBearOne]

And here I just learned how to do it the hard way, lol. Who knew.

[@dgresko]

And yet most of us knew how to time the punch. Shocking

[@Sweldredge]

I had no idea. I always hit it on the third boing

[@luchipizzo5027]

@@Sweldredge lol same here time his jumps

[@rogerschneider5971]

@@Sweldredge third boing 😂 I mean same, but it's funny putting it like that 🤣

[@philiprocker8707]

me to

[@oo-kk4rv]

Everyone knew when to throw the punch. This was just the official hint

[@Wonblock]

Fun fact that some people don’t know: I don’t remember if it was 1st or 2nd encounter with Piston Honda, but if you tap the up arrow as to throw a high punch, Piston Honda will raise his arms to block, and if your timing is just right you let go of the up arrow and throw a normal punch quick enough, you automatically get a star

[@MikeBesk]

There was a cheat code to get right to Mike Tyson. I think it was up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B ,A, select, select, start. If I'm wrong I'm close at least.

[@jaerivus]

I don't think the Konami code worked here. I think it was [a 10-digit code that YT keeps filtering], using the Continue option.

[@jamesmichaels1124]

You're ribbing us, right?

[@chrisfiese7096]

That’s the code for 30 lives in contra if I remember don’t think punch out used this same code I could be wrong though

[@BIGLARRY100]

Tht's the Konami code. Most famous in Contra but works on Gradius & maybe others. Punch outs made by Nintendo not Konami

[@jaerivus]

007

[@emjay6453]

I beat baldbull several times and never knew that

[@mikedonovan-3808]

So you only played the game a few times?

[@bronxbreed2762]

I taught a dude how to beat him over the phone. In return, he gave all types of codes for Metroid cause I sucked at playing it.

[@RobJohnson-x4n]

@@bronxbreed2762 that was our version of the internet for getting help on games was using Nintendo Power and talking to other friends that had the same game we did.

[@RatgenerationX]

Haha 😂 genx is the best

[@chucklos391]

Metroid was such a great game.

[@Kelvin-jr1mz]

Metroid was my $#!+😂

[@fantaztikbeatz]

Good old days

[@jgfleet]

The sound of him charging towards you made your senses jump!

[@CartmanMorisato]

The sound of the 4 "*boompa*"s as he charges!

[@supermalavox]

As a blind player, I use the sound to rhythmically know when to press the button and counterattack his move which, by the way, has different timings in his first and second encounter!

[@BIGLARRY100]

110% this whole game is about rhythm. Very much like Guitar Hero in disguise. What makes it better is when u get hit you lose rhythm or sometimes the opponent switches it up to break your rhythm. Staying in & on rhythm as much as possible is the key.

[@joejacobs3537]

When playing the game,we don't notice such things...

[@theurich45]

😎

[@bertall1ca]

Yes, we did. Most of the characters had "tells" they were about to throw their signature punch. Then you had to time your counter punch or dodge or block.

[@joejacobs3537]

@@bertall1ca I can't beat Tyson on new tvs...Only the old ones

[@thatdudemike2531]

It's fairly simple you just time your punch and throw it exactly when the third bounce starts

[@hercomstrbl]

Actually there's a hint for every single fighter, even for Tyson.

[@Onigiriworld_2]

Bruh i could never figure tyson out

[@texasforever3.025]

@@Onigiriworld_2 step on his toes at the weigh in

[@LackaJudgment]

;)

[@TheMenaceHimself2006]

@@Onigiriworld_2 When he flashes, quickly dodge and hit

[@avgoldhead7207]

And in the first round his uppercuts are every 6 secs.

[@AlejandroBelloRD]

Every hard core player knew that back then, only it was a simple timing thing, no flash. I was always waiting to knock out Bald Bull by countering his Bull Charge.

[@HaOsLsE]

For years? We knew this right away. Just timed the hops. 99.9% of everyone around any game tried to help each other get by opponents and I promise you it did not take years to learn the tricks.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I had no idea that was there. I just timed it until I got it. Boom boom punch

[@dmiguy5897]

Nintendo Power magazine went over this when the game came out.

[@sCtYx]

@@dmiguy5897 I thought so... I know I knew this when I was a kid and I didn't even research it.

[@michaelzoran]

I had a subscription to Nintendo Power. I don't remember reading this. I always remember reading about how you are supposed to hit Bald Bull on the third hop when Bald Bull goes all the way back or the second hop when Bald Bull goes two-thirds of the way back. This information about the "camera flash" is brand new information to me.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@michaelzoran I had the magazine, too. It was in there.

[@michaelzoran]

@@sarcasticguy4311 Hmmm... If I ever get the chance to look at that magazine, I'm going to look to see if I can find that information. I noticed that magazine is worth quite a bit.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@michaelzoran I certainly don't remember which issue but I can tell you that when most of us read that particular issue, Mike Tyson's Punch Out was old news and most of us had moved on to other games. Most of my friends and myself could get to Tyson and not beat him by the time Nintendo Power had any articles or strategies. In fact, I remember most of us disagreeing with the magazine's strategies. We'd found multiple ways to jank stars off of opponents that weren't mentioned in the magazine.

[@Kaoskolors]

For years!? Yea right, my friends and I figured it out over the weekend in 1987.

[@nicathenoob19]

how exactly, did you guys just randomly look at the crowd when he did it?

[@TheMenaceHimself2006]

Explain to us, Mr. 80s.

[@pdizzle5302]

Every boy in my elementary school knew about the camera flash thing. I can confirm you are right. It did not go unnoticed for years. If you fight Bald Bull a bunch of times, you start to notice things. It's not like many random things were happening in the crowd. It stood out after a while.

[@TjPrettyman-x4g]

I was 9 years old in 87 and was a monster at video games 🤣🤣🤣💪💪💪👍👍👍

[@dragonfist25]

Didn’t need it. We just used timing and instincts.

[@quanemerson1054]

He was easy, except for Tyson.

[@Kirmz]

the flash was known. back then people kept secrets.

[@michaelhanson5773]

No internet. The only ways were in written guides like Nintendo power and other magazines...

[@TheMenaceHimself2006]

BACK THEN WE KEPT THE SECRET!!!

[@heathtucker778]

We were not stuck, we got stuck on Tyson lol

[@Twiggsthetitan]

I never beat tyson I admit it

[@tedbundy4373]

@@Twiggsthetitan I beat him finally with a modded Xbox console that allowed me to pause the game 😂😂😂

[@mercermercepanama6334]

I lost to Mike Tyson about 10 times before I finally beat him.

[@kingarthur6173]

Sandman was harder to beat than Tyson!

[@bernardobernal6903]

@@kingarthur6173 I struggled like 6 times more with Sandman than Tyson.. but Tyson beat me times

[@HardHitnHstry]

We had to acquire the skills to time it correctly

[@seanromine3932]

I always just waited. I didn't know about the camera flash, but i knew when he approached and at the right moment, you gut punched him and he went down hard, i first did it on a whim as i knew that a lot of similar attacks could be interrupted and that obviously this was your nearly only opportunity to hit him mid attack, so get in there while you can, right?

[@PunkRockZombie205]

It was just timing. Never noticed the flash

[@iamSelfSufficient]

It was all about timing. I never noticed the flash.

[@JohnDoe-sj5lv]

Th flash might have gone unnoticed but we all knew the timing of the punch

[@antster7]

I did it with reflex back then. No hint needed.

[@jimmythegent2002]

@@antster7 same. I didn't use anything but instinct

[@ki5aok]

Same thing. Took a while to get it, but I eventually figured it out.

[@raymondseiter8182]

@@antster7 yeah same here Tyson and Mr dream were tough though I didn't beat them until I was 36 lol

[@emptyingmyballsinyomommymouth]

Let's get you all a nice big medal. Just need a chest to pin it on and a spine to hold it up. 😂

[@bruceleeroy8302]

A better hint is on the Punch Out! Wii game when facing Bald Bull, he does his charge and smoke comes out his nose. When the smoke disappears, then you throw the gut punch to take him down

[@ShytPump]

Actually the true timing isn't by watching anything It's by listening However many steps he takes back, is how many steps he takes forward before you hit him. When he's hopping back and forth he makes a little noise. So if you hear him take 4 steps back, listen for the 4th step forward and then press A. If he steps back two steps, hit him his second step forward. Punch out is loaded with choreographed moves that are loaded with visual and audio clues. It's learning those moves as well as the general pattern of fighting that will win you the game. Very little is random

[@BklynZu]

Shout-out to iron mike Brownsville Brooklyn very own🥊👑 punch out back in 1987 was one of my favorite games to play when I was 10 years old who remembers Nintendo had it's own magazine back then with the cheat codes to all their games in that magazine 😅

[@seankately4411]

Nintendo Power Was just talking about that mag

[@BklynZu]

@seankately4411 my man that's the name besides the codes they had pretty good articles to read

[@RuffinSanderson]

My mom used to hate Nintendo Power because it's the only thing I wanted to read lol

[@BklynZu]

@@RuffinSanderson your mom sounds like my mom she hated I read comic books and Nintendo power lol back then

[@49ersmahsf1]

That would have been helpful as a kid !

[@mikeshipman2483]

I guess subconsciously the flash may have played a factor🤏, but most of us "80's" babies knew how to and when to throw that punch.......it's all about timing🤷

[@jacobsigler7531]

This comes to me about 37 years too late...😂

[@t1aod0606]

Didn't know it. Our gaming skills figured it out.

[@jeffreyguliman5696]

Actually i believe the flash was talked about in nintendo power, so yes we knew about it back then.

[@mneri84]

@@jeffreyguliman5696 I was just about to post the same thing.

[@DartsNoCity]

I knew.

[@jeffreyguliman5696]

@@DartsNoCity i knew that you knew.

[@chadaustin8343]

@jeffreyguliman5696 Yes. I was going to say this also. These guys that post these videos are so dramatic. It didn't take "for years". I read about it in Nintendo Power the year the game was released.

[@clintpayte5766]

It's because their videos being made by people who weren't even alive when those video games were being played and then they act like they know more than the people who actually experienced it ​@@chadaustin8343

[@ther3almag]

Only one I couldn’t beat was Tyson

[@avaldez13]

Same

[@SigmaLyfestyle]

I loved this game back in the day. No cheat codes just failures and learning from your mistakes. Once you finally beat Tyson the game became easy.

[@xBlaster]

If I'm not wrong almost all opponents have a hint hidden within the crowd, except Mike Tyson.

[@lamasterbatonlll1383]

I'm still playing this game to this very day.

[@Ffollies]

How do you play it? On what system? Is there a website where you can buy the Super NES and this game?

[@66GordonBombay]

Same. Just bought a system this week that plays nes, snes and genesis cartridges

[@jamesmichaels1124]

I'm still playing it on the very Nintendo that I got as a kid back in 1990. With the Game Genie, of course.

[@eleazarruoch576]

Most of us just timed it out.

[@Juras187]

Man, this game was in everybody’s house

[@rolfbernserke4735]

Nope never saw it It took me two weeks to beat Tyson Spring 1988 First win was by decision Little Joe!

[@danielgreen6547]

Kind of ironic that certain boxers you could NEVER beat by decision, but against Mike Tyson, you COULD lol

[@vitocreamerelli4909]

The moral of the story, life wouldve been much easier if we had social media back then 😉

[@DereckDotCom]

or less statisfying beating games

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

easier yes but we wouldnt be as smart or have the problem solving skills we have today

[@macnolds4145]

Older video games had a different philosophy behind them. They were often unfair and "artificially" hard. By that I mean that a glitch or bad game design would make progress nearly impossible. The arcade games, especially, were designed to just steal money from kids.

[@chi-townlegend1417]

The best graphics at that time. I beat Tyson by K.O, T.K.O, and by decision. My favorite game for N.E.S

[@BryanKennethM]

Im surprised Mike didn't throw the fight in the video game also!

[@DiverJeremiah]

I first saw this game in 1987 at a friends house, he was boxing Piston Honda, and instantly became addicted. I got Mike Tyson’s Punch out that Christmas, and got so good at this game that I could get to Mike Tyson without codes. About two years ago I went to an estate sale in California and found the original NES system with Mike Tyson’s Punch Out in excellent condition with the dust jacket. Now I can only get to Sandman, at the age of 45. Easily one of the best boxing games of all time.

[@jbod-8387]

Never noticed that. Never got stuck. As everyone else in the comments are saying, it was just a matter of timing. Every boxer had a certain movement, that when timed right, would result in a successful punch. Trying to find a darn flash in the crowd would've likely got me knocked out.

[@SuperDupTNT]

*Peter Griffin has entered the chat*

[@DogmanOutdoorsEntertainment]

We knew because we figured it out. But I still don't understand how everybody knows the Contra code

[@zelgie3013]

@@DogmanOutdoorsEntertainment it was in the Nintendo magazine

[@claytonclark1031]

He also telegraphs his punches on which side he was going to hit from. That way you knew which punch to throw.

[@matthewford3490]

All the opponents are vulnerable to the "counter punch". Bull was the first I learned this from, so I applied it to EVERY opponent. It works. +30 years later, that's how you get the MAX Score and TKO's in every roynd 1.

[@SuperLoc50]

Yes we did he has 3 jump charge just time it

[@marcusadams7523]

That’s one thing in the 80’s we didn’t and couldn’t get cheat codes played on pure skill, timing, or luck.

[@bertall1ca]

Most of the characters had "tells" before they'd throw their signature punch. We figured that out quick. It didn't take years.

[@PassengersMusic777]

He shuffles forward a few times then you time your body punch before he strikes. No camera flash needed. Keep your eye on the opponent and what they’re doing and they will cue you all the time when to punch or dodge.

[@russky3111]

I did this without looking when I was a kid. If I remember correctly, the trick was to listen for the second charging sound then press the button. My brother’s jaw dropped each time. Fun times.

[@yogidemis8513]

We 80s kids played over and over again and had to learn the timing. It was the only way. Once you learn the timing, you can gut punch everytime.

[@ricoy.9258]

I was like 10 years old. I just timed it 🤣

[@mrmane2482]

He was one of the easy ones

[@NAzo.]

You forgot to follow up. That isn't the only secret. 1) When you face him a second time there's a bearded man on the left side who bops his head or nods or whatever you want to call it giving the signal when to press the right gut punch again. Of course I never this myself but I still beat this game without these 2 hints as a kid. 2) Oh yeah, and Mario as a ref is not on your side. You can easily tell if you ever seen WWE lol. 3) Also, to gain some of your health back press the select button after the round is over during the dialogue between each boxer. 4) However, be careful not to press the select button before the fight begins against a new boxing match as this will deplete your health. The only boxer this is really useful on is against Mr. Sandman.

[@spiritchild9101]

Guy talking video game tips, like he unlocked the DaVinci code.

[@zwesley23]

I want someone to edit Jack Paul into the game so we can get a proper fight!

[@noahjames1985]

I remember my brother and I were begging our parents to buy us Punch Out, but by the time they did, the licensing for Tyson expired...so it had Mr. Dream at the end. We were soo disappointed.

[@Jasons_Arcade_PLUS]

Solid hint! Never knew this. I always hoped and prayed my timing would be right. Thank you!

[@sporf_sporf]

Flash wasn't needed, and there were lots of flashes. Knowing when to punch wasn't hard, it was just getting the timing right. That just took practice.

[@michaelzoran]

I never even noticed this "flash" in the audience. I was always told to punch Bald Bull on the third hop when he went all the way back or the second hop when he went two-thirds of the way back. I always thought Bald Bull was in many ways more difficult to defeat than Mike Tyson, because even if you timed your punch to hit bald bull on the third hop or the second hop, it seemed like there was not a guarantee of precision regarding the effectiveness of your punch. This "camera flash" may explain why. Apparently the punch is supposed to perfectly agree with the "flash," but not necessarily the "third hop" or the "second hop."

[@semperaugustus661]

Between games like this, Mega Man, TMNT, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, I swear the developers were sadistic. But that is what made them fun. The sense of accomplishment of when you finally beat it and could go to school the next day and tell your friends about it and give them tips and tricks you learned.

[@shioriryukaze]

Because you were so focused on the big dude in front of you. I can't tell you the number of times this guy almost made me rage quit.

[@miked172]

Many might say that its just a coincidence, but that flash happens at other key moments in other fights too. Plus, theres a guy on the left with a diamond shaped face with a beard. He would nod at the instant you needed to punch.

[@carter358]

U noticed for years? It was in the book that came with my Nintendo Entertainment System. I cannot remember what it was called but it had Zelda maps, Metroid maps, hints for every fighter in Punch Out, just about everything for the Nintendo branded games.

[@trutocore]

In our time we didn’t need to cheat to figure out how to win these games. It’s called timing and practice. What a concept

[@Saint_Anger79]

To deal with not having or knowing about that camera flash clue, us players figured out to count out and swing on BB's 3rd jump

[@JoseHernandez-lj6rt]

I was 18 when l got this in ‘87, it was such a great game; however, mine was Mike Tyson: Punch Out. It was the first version before they changed it to just ‘Punch Out.’ Mike Tyson was the actual character fighting.

[@JamesCline-yy8pm]

Wow, I’m 44 years old and I never knew that. I never knew that that’s amazing that you came up with this. I never seen this nor did I pay attention to the crowd at all that’s awesome.

[@jamesmichaels1124]

😏 😂

[@Insert.anger50]

The best hint is by the sound, theres a bunch of blip sounds as he's charging on the 5th blip is when you punch

[@ChrisJohnson-ch8cq]

You just muscled through it OVER and OVER, until you finally figured out the timing. Pure trial and error. So that once you figured out the timing, there was no question in your mind when to hit. Cause you played that same dude 45 times. Grit. Pure grit. Something that doesn't exist in this day and age

[@batman4329]

I was in junior high and I was stuck until a guy at school told me about the flash. Hacks had to be passed around by word of mouth back then but it depended on who you sat by.