Mike Tyson's Punch Out NES Secrets and History That Will Knock You Back to the 80s

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Please give this video a thumbs up if you're a Punch-Out addict like me. If you haven't watched our Legend of Zelda NES secrets and history video you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-qkGmblqh4r6c

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Hmmm top 10 boxing games of all time. I will look into it. That may be a tough video to make. I will see if it's something I can do justice to. Thanks for the suggestion man.

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

Im embarrassed to admit I've never finished any version of punchout and I don't own an original copy of the game...

[@b_side8669]

GenerationGapGaming I’m 32 I grew up on playing & loving the crap outa this game . what really still gets my mind 🤯 is the fact you can never get 100 ♥️’s & ⭐️’s it’s like why!!!!!!!!!! Lol 😂

[@TomGeek1980]

I remember Ring King on NES. When the Boxers are in their corners taking a break it always looks like the women are giving them head.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

No shame in that georgiaridgerunner. You dont have to beat the game to love it.

[@stephenbianchi7141]

As someone born in 88, fighting Mike Tyson with Mario as the referee, is one of the most perfect, emotional, moments of my life. I look forward to it every year. Still haven't beat him.

[@kytsunman8592]

Twins!! Born in 1988, still haven't best him to date. I've 100% completed rdr2, but never beat tyson/Mr dream

[@Avendale]

Mario's count always runs slow when your opponent is knocked down, but his count is much faster whenever *you* get knocked down, always thought that was a huge disadvantage for us.

[@thersten]

That's just dramatic effect. It makes the player nervous when Mario pauses the count too.

[@lanceporet1437]

Holding the select button to regain more health between rounds, it made Doc's hand pat macs back quickly in the animation

[@jhitt79]

It only works once per fight.

[@dannyvizcarra]

I've been playing this game for over 20 years and I am only now learning about this

[@tylerjohnson9952]

He's not patting his back...check the animation one more time.

[@jhitt79]

Tyler Johnson he's patting the shoulder to be specific.

[@Pookie2419]

@@dannyvizcarra wow dude, seriously??? Sheesh

[@jasongroomes7987]

Punchout was definitely in my core of go to games on the NES. RBI Baseball, Contra, Tecmo Super Bowl and Tetris being some of the others.

[@kritspoherson]

Superdodgeball was my go to

[@chadcas]

RBI was gold, spent endless hours on it

[@JjrShabadoo]

+1 Super dodgeball, also Super Spike Volleyball. I'm personally an original Tecmo Bowl guy, but I know objectively STB was the better developed game.

[@James-ui4ed]

Baseball Stars

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I loved how fat everyone was in RBI Baseball. One annoying thing about that game is that it didn't include the infield fly rule. Have an infielder drop a fly ball on purpose and you can easily throw out the advancing runners. My friend and I almost got in fistfights over that BS.

[@bhilarious3956]

Punch Out, Double Dragon and Tecmo bowl best games EVER MADE!!!!! Metroid, Zelda and contra honorable mention 👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@csick11]

Turtles was fun also and contra

[@j.t.thomas1859]

@@csick11 NINJA GAIDEN

[@rjhikups78]

Tecmo bowl - legendary football game Double dragon - best side scrolling beatem up Punch out - THE boxing game of the 80s (Don't forget Ring King tho) Ninja gaiden - best of the hardest games But never forget River City Ransom

[@robertdredden5474]

B Hilarious Streets of Rage of Sega tho...

[@timhick6]

Mega man castlevania mario bros sunset riders the list goes on...way too many to list

[@mrmacross]

"Unfair hometown decisions"? That means Mike Tyson's Punchout is the most historically accurate boxing game of all time.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

lol so true man!!!!

[@BruceWayne-mb4hk]

I can verify you can’t beat Super Macho Man by decision. Tried literally 100 times during my gaming prime. I didn’t want all my wins to be by KO for better realism.

[@toptenguy1]

Little Mac probably had Jet Lag during his trips to Hippo Island, South Pacific!

[@LV_FUD80]

"Unfair hometown decisions" I'll take "Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fighting in Las Vegas" for $2000, Alex!

[@pugilistspecialist70]

@@BruceWayne-mb4hk I think you can actually although it's hard to do. King Hippo is the only one who's literally impossible to beat via decision.

[@walkerj5961]

I agree...NES is the best console ever created.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

I think we just became best friends Jeremy!!!

[@francescogallego]

The first playstation was pretty cool

[@toastytopics2614]

YES SIR. No argument can be had. Maybe sega genesis. But nope. Nintendo wins.

[@MrDotaleavers]

NES was the pandora's box. The first time you press the controller you knew you are up for a long adventure.

[@shawnmacdonald9722]

I would go with the Snes on that one. The nes is a fantastic system to. Back in the day, I was the kid that owned nes games alot of other kids had not played. Like Power Blade or Kickle Cubicle, lol

[@johnlewisbrooks]

I remember the NES in a glass display with punchout in it at WALMART in 88. Game BLEW my mind!

[@JayZeeeeeeee]

Shut up, asshole.

[@anakinskywalker2061]

@@JayZeeeeeeee o my god my ass hurts

[@megualbrown]

Walmart wasn’t around in 88 you fool

[@PNNYWZEPRODUCTIONS]

Played this game for hours with a friend who recently passed. So glad I have those irreplaceable memories

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Same with me. I had a lot of fun playing Punch Out and other NES games with my late friend.

[@mrstonejack23]

When I first played PO..., I actually thought BALD BULL was Charles Barkley? 🤔😂

[@bigjunz2716]

Hahahahahaha🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@IntangirVoluntaryist]

lol me and my brother thought so too

[@westmcgee9320]

That’s awesome. I have spent decades wondering why he reminds me of a bull when he never played for that team and has no physical characters of s bull. I think you may have solved a 03-year-old mental mystery of mine.

[@westmcgee9320]

Iron Man, F you, sir. And good day.

[@---zc4qt]

I do wonder what/which boxers in the game were based ( or somewhat based) on real people or boxers.

[@JenerationXY]

For countering Bald Bull’s Bull Charge, I’ve always used audio cues. As soon as he starts charging forward, I count one one thousand, two one thousand, then press B. It syncs up and you punch him in the gut. Easy peasy.

[@dadabellmon8672]

For Bald Bull's Charge I would watch his feet. As soon as his feet is at the top of Lil Mac's head punch him!!!

[@gmaxion2001]

I beat Tyson once and never played the game again. I was 12, it was after a major surgery, and I cried like a baby when I beat him. It took me years.

[@dylanhanes7205]

I feel you it took me till i randomly played it when i was 27 yrs old had it since i was 7or 8 im 38 now it was an accomplishment never took me that long to beat any other game lol

[@mikeevans283]

I was 12 to bro

[@f.k.b.16]

@Gary Maxion video games got me through some really hard times my self. It's amazing how video games can be viewed as basically evil. I'm glad they helped you.

[@Stop_code_7B]

What a note to go out on though!!

[@brianheslip2008]

Christmas 1987 I remeber calling my cousin when we got to King Hippo and not knowing how to beat him. Great times. Thanks for the memory refresh my brother!!

[@raymondphillips7107]

You aren't an 80s kid if you don't remember playing this! One of the best games of all time!

[@christophermaldonado5149]

Your father in playing games with you is a great blessing that im really glad you were able to experience.

[@Canuck867]

I'm still haunted by Bald Bull's victory laugh.

[@defblinders9585]

"Arh arh arh ahh uh ah uh ah uh uh!!!"

[@shivasthong4924]

Kin to the Zelda 2 game over yeah?

[@05gtdriver]

As the announcer yells for you to "Come On, Get Up And Fight!" LOL

[@VideosbyStew]

Cuz it sounds like he's half man half creature from hell ...kinda creepy like at he end of Batman when Jack Nicholson Joker is dead but hes still laughing....

[@RoBCyPheR1]

Dude, you ain't lying lol

[@andro_dunos]

The NES was actually considered an underpowered console at the time of launch. Part of this was to keep costs down, but another reason is because most games at the time were in the realm of Pac Man or Donkey Kong, so really powerful hardware wasn't necessary. Later on in the NES life, designers were able to use software tricks to simulate screen scrolling/other effects and hardware cartridge addons for the cart for further enhancements, but games like this were done with sheer creativity. I love Punch Out!

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

batman return of the joker has the best graphics on the nes. battletoads does amazing graphical tricks too

[@stanmack6171]

I'm one of the people that's possibly stuck in this era as well. I find myself telling people to join the Nintendo Fan Club today if they ask me something that may be difficult to them.

[@ziggybammurphy191]

Im totally stuck in the 80’s...i was 7 years old when this came out...i was 8 or 9 when The Wizard came out...im 37 now and easilly, the happiest days of my life were spent playing Nintendo, watching and playing with my toys from : Masters of the Universe, C.O.P.S, Centurions, Ninja Turtles, Silverhawks, Bravestarr, Transformers, M.A.S.K., GI Joe, and the list goes on..

[@stanmack6171]

Ziggybam Murphy, 007 373 5963. I can remember this code, but struggle remembering my wedding anniversary date🤔

[@ziggybammurphy191]

😂 😂 good stuff.....

[@morbidmanner]

Where do I start? Ok, here we go... I watch a ton of KZbin content but this was my 1st time running across your channel. I was thoroughly entertained - great info, edited is on point and of course the content is perfect because it hits home. I rarely leave comments no matter how much I enjoy, or dislike, a video but I just wanted to say thank you for the bringing back some great childhood memories and keep up the awesome videos! - new fan -

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Thank you so much for this amazing comment. Really humbled by it. Especially since you say you dont like or comment much. Really means a lot for you to say that. We are releasing another brand new NES secrets and history video on Friday also. Welcome to G3!!!

[@SikkiSixx]

Word, this video was truly great and I enjoyed the shit out of it!

[@michaeljames8291]

Great game man. One of my favorites. I beat that game pretty quickly. With a hammer.

[@vMilan]

Good joke bro (I liked your comment)

[@NakedSurfer1980]

Pellet rifle. Then bought another copy. lol

[@hansgardner1734]

Lol....your a funny dude....lol...nobody on the planet has ever beaten this game pretty quickly.....ahahahaha.good one

[@mcnall34]

Took me until I was a senior in high school to beat it in one playthrough.

[@bryces9951]

Ya i could get to tyson fairly quickly but i never did actually beat him and even tried using a game genii as a kid and still would lose by decision every damn time. Awesome game tho made lots good memories.

[@jongbong]

I remember pressing select in between rounds will give you more health on the next round.

[@jhitt79]

Nilobotay only once per fight

[@dadabellmon8672]

@@jhitt79 if you press it at the beginning of the first round it will take energy away LOL

[@jaylaw2777]

Great video bro, it brought back a lot of good memories having friends come over to watch me beat Mike Tyson! It was once believed that he couldn't actually be beaten so it made winning with an audience that more sweeter! Thanks again gor the memories!!!

[@GenerationGapGaming]

That is awesome you got to prove it to your friends you can beat Mike!!! Glad you enjoyed the video Jason!

[@elgigante2001]

I only beat Tyson once, but man that one victory was the greatest feeling ever.

[@JMLRetroRoom]

elgigante2001 I used Game Genie so he couldn’t knock me down. He still won by decision 😂

[@Pookie2419]

@@JMLRetroRoom 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@drunkanonymous4756]

The greatest feeling ive ever had on Nintendo, was landing the fucking plane on top gun. Fuck that game!! 😂😂 good times

[@jquiznos2283]

I know that feel broh

[@ericspero996]

@@drunkanonymous4756 110% agreed!

[@tallbianca]

First Don Flamenco fight: alternate left and right punches after dodging his large uppercut. He never snaps out of the stun

[@ThomasDrish]

Beating up on a young Adam Sandler? What’s wrong with you? 😂

[@salchamp714]

I remember waking up super early before school just to play a little before my parents got up! 🥊🥊💥💥 great video!

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Nothing like playing some NES before school. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@tritian5874]

9:50 that guy the arrow is pointing to does not do what you claim he does....did you put the arrow on the wrong "bearded guy"?

[@slackerjazz]

There are certain animations in 8-bit games that don't transfer properly to digital video.

[@HoleeCarolee]

@@slackerjazz that makes no sense at all

[@the503creepout7]

i must have just replayed that clip 10 times and not once did i see said facial hair aficionado nod his head. Am i looking at the wrong crowd member?

[@slackerjazz]

@@HoleeCarolee AVGN had a video where he explained how this can happen. It has something to do with frame rates (or maybe it was refresh rates?) not matching up. I can't recall the game he was playing specifically but the same phenomenon occurred.

[@HoleeCarolee]

slackerjazz Yeah I know. I’m pretty sure it’s a thing called virtual sync (vsync) where if the frames per second in a game is higher that the refresh rate of a monitor, it can create problems with the output

[@aaronbradley3232]

My punch out cartridge was stolen by a corrupt storage business. If I don't get that back and my Swingline stapler I'm going to set the building on fire

[@Im_Still_LightSpeedLayne]

Aaron Bradley GREAT movie!

[@megadeathx]

That game is definitely fire; but your staples is an actual fire hazard.

[@rx2z14]

😂

[@stavl5122]

Is horrible, this idea

[@chozen1277]

I remember beating Mike Tyson as a kid. All the kids from the neighborhood would gather in my room and watch me play it. My heart was pounding as I dodged his punches and got stars. I knocked him down twice in the second and three times in the 3rd a great feeling

[@negative949]

you accomplished a feat i could only dream of...lol

[@iFupTrolls]

NES, SNES, Sega and probably Sega Genesis were consoles with games emphasizing the fun factor. After that, it was all about the graphics. The consoles of today are amazing but when you can have as much fun with 8-bit or 16-bit graphics you know graphics are secondary to having fun in a game.

[@tradne85]

and these days it’s way cheaper to maintain the hobby than with modern systems... unless you chase the rarer games, which today sadly includes Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out.

[@MaximusBacon]

I was eight years old when this game came out. I thought it was so much fun. Still do! I play it now with my five year old on the Wii. To this day I still cannot best Tyson. When I was little I always handed the controller off to my best friend who beat it for me. If only my five year old could bail me out now...

[@buffmac9418]

When you fight piston honda for the 2nd time when he’s about to bombard you hit him in the stomach and if he goes down it’s a K.O.

[@Danimal77]

We know.

[@celsobernal2695]

@@Danimal77 I didn't

[@daveshank1921]

There a guy in the audience that flashes a camera when he does his charge if you punch just as the flash goes off itll knock him down everytime.

[@curtisweber5257]

It's a 1st round knock out if it's timed right.

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

Awesome video. I love this game so much.

[@sephiroth6407]

BTG?

[@theprogressivevet6541]

A wild Darby has appeared

[@giovahnnigucci9274]

Man I love this video! I was like 4 years old and I remember my older cousin playing this game. For Christmas I bought my brother the NES classic. It came with 1 controller, but has like 30 games built in. My brother said, "this brings back so much memories!" Thanks for making this video!

[@GenerationGapGaming]

You are welcome man! Thanks for taking time to share. Glad you got your brother an NES classic. I love mine too.

[@officespace7777]

I was the first kid on my block in 87 to beat Mike Tyson. The funny part is my friends Had been trying to best him for days. I was stuck on the 2nd bald bull. One day I asked "can I give Tyson a try?" It took me about 5 tries but I beat Tyson. My friends were beside themselves. I dunno why I was able to best Tyson and they couldn't. Somehow I just got it.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

You are the chosen one Howie! Much respect from me man. Hope you enjoyed the video man!

[@I_like_turtles_67]

Super macho man is the one that's given me the most trouble. Then Tyson.

[@keach1983]

Only able to knock him down as a kid but as an adult playing this game i killed him i guess learning patience is key its funny watchin my son play struggle when i was good at it at the same age

[@DefendYoungstown]

Bald Bull II was always such a pain because you *have* to score that third knockdown on a bull charge. All your work and effort comes down to one timed bodyshot punch. I never had much comparative problem with Super Macho Man (other than him looking nothing like Randy Savage), but Sandman was so quick, he felt nearly impossible. Plus, it is hard to learn how to fight either of them if you can't see what they do, and you cannot do that unless you get past Bald Bull. Its nice there was a code for Tyson, but I always wanted one for SMM or Mr. Sandman.

[@officespace7777]

My friends didn't have a code for Tyson. The game was still new and there were no codes out at the time except for the ones you got from playing the game. So the only Tyson code we had was the one that took you to super macho Man. We had to beat macho Man over and over just to get back to Tyson. Then to be knocked out in 30 seconds to try all over again. But I was the one that figured out in our group that maybe the first answer to beating Tyson is not to get hit by any of his upper cuts at the beginning. So my friends were stressing. "How do we beat Tyson if he can knock you out in one hit?" At that point they thought it happened the whole fight. So I gave it a try with the idea don't get hit. When we saw that he started to fight normal after passing the uppercuts the flood gates opened for the opening to beat him.

[@DieHardGamerBros]

One of my favorite NES games. Awesome video.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

One of the best of all time no contest.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Thanks so much man. This game will never be topped boxing wise in my opinion. Yeah games may look more realistic, but there is just something about this game.

[@SquaringTheCircle1982]

THAT WAS THE BEST GAME EVER MADE I STILL PLAY IT TILL THIS DAY :) great video:)

[@supermalavox]

I like the fact that NES' Punch Out! has a lot of sounds which make the game very blind-friendly when you memorize the patterns. Also a curiosity: There's a game called Arm Wrestling and one of the competitors is called Masked X... Until you pull off his mask and reveal Bald Bull!

[@Anthony-qt8wv]

I love this game still to this day! I remember how mad i used to get when i would lose and the opponent would laugh at me. It would really tick off my family too. I do remember when i finally got to Mike Tyson and i thought this is impossible. No way anyone can beat him. It took me two weeks but i finally got good enough to do it. This was a time when strategy guides were not around when new games released. You had to beat it or give up. I don't give up!

[@henrychinaski]

Easily my favorite game from the NES

[@GenerationGapGaming]

I will never get tired of this game Henry. amazing!

[@frankcuffee8081]

Ninjagaiden5 Ok

[@davidlee6815]

That and tecmo bowl

[@sithsoldier98]

Why in the world does Macho Man and Drunkenski wearing speedos in a boxing match🤣🤣🤣

[@elchichosantana6410]

Same question. Imagine Floyd Joy Mayweather wearing speedo trunks whem he fought Manny Pacquiao

[@chocolatethunder389]

Good video but I definitely think Mr Sandman should've been the fight before Tyson I had more trouble with him than I did super macho man

[@csick11]

No

[@CooperTeam]

Some of the secrets I know is the following... When you fight Glass Joe, there is a trick to actually knock him out in "1" punch in the game. The timing is super hard and critical to this, but it can be done. When the timer reaches 40 seconds in the first round, he steps back and goes into a pose. If you can time the punch so that you punch him just as he comes back to the center, you can knock him out cold. The timer needs to be 41 seconds, just as you punch him. Timing this punch is super hard. When you are fighting Von Kauser, right at the start, just keep punching, but alternate high and low attacks so you don't get too many attacks blocked, and once in a while, you get stars. When fighting Piston Honda, if you punch him just as he's doing his "eye brow" animation, you get stars, and you get him to stop his power punch ability. Alternately, the 2nd Piston Honda, you need to do the face punch 3 times in a row, or he will go into his power punch 3 times. When you are fighting Great Tiger, when you see his turban light up, punch him in the face right away to get stars. (Sometimes) Also, when he goes for his uppercut attacks, punch him in the stomach just as he's about to attack to get stars every other hit. It takes practice, but you can do damage while gaining stars this way, as well as get a TKO in the first round. When you fight the "1st" Don Flaminco, it's possible to knock him out in the first round without a TKO, but you have to practice the art of the light dodge technique that he explains in the video. Doing so increases your attack speed for a short time, but doing the usual "LEFT, RIGHT" when you attack just following the quick dodge will get him knocked out after the 2nd time. Part of the trick is to hit him quick before a specific time is on the clock. When you are fighting Mr. Sandman, when he goes for his "Night Night Punch" attack, if you manage to dodge his attack, you can hit him 15 times instead of the usual 10. Once you dodge his "Night Night Punch", first punch him in the head, then punch him in the stomach "A" button 9 times, "B" button 2 times, then "A" button 4 more times. This is for those who have trouble fighting the 2nd Bald Bull. When you fight the second Bald Bull, there is a glitch in the game. When he goes for his Bull Charge attack, dodge the first attack, when he resets and does it again, instead of punching him, hold "DOWN" to block. For some reason, he will stop dead in front of you for 3-5 seconds, allowing you an opening to punch him in the stomach. The glitch only works in this way. Not sure why this glitch was in the game, but played this many times and works just about every time I have played this game.

[@jameswesten2018]

For great tiger, wasnt there something to the gem in his turban shines and it means something......you hit him when it shines, or it means hes gonna do sonething....i cant remember.....

[@EmpirePreciousMetals]

AWESOME video- I too was a kid of the 80’s. Mike Tyson’s Punchout was my FAVORITE. I could never defeat MIke Tyson, though.....that is, until the Wii came out. While it wasn’t “Mike Tyson”, per se, and was Mr. Dream. I finally defeated him and my life was complete.

[@sammylane21]

Funny fact , one night on JIMMY FALLON , he had Mike Tyson himself , play the final round against his NES self ....... and NES Tyson whooped him hard , haha!!

[@angrytheclown801]

Mike Tyson is weak to mirror matches. Good to know for my DNA experiment....ignore that.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

I saw that too Sammy it was glorious!!!!

[@IronMan_thno]

I always find it odd that Piston Honda and Mike Tyson were based the same, and Piston Honda being from Tokyo Japan, is the same place Tyson took his first loss.

[@toptenguy1]

Illuminati confirmed! :)

[@frankspikes4867]

Here's my take on that situation. I want to say his original Trainor had just passed. And Robin Givens. So between the depression and legal issues, I don't think he was focused. I watched the fight with micheal Spinks on pay per view. It took about 19 seconds before Spinks was looking up at the ring lights. Look up that fight on yt and compare it to the buster Douglas fight.

[@IronMan_thno]

@@frankspikes4867 it was more than just non focus, because he ko'd Douglas in the 8th round, but the ref had a show count. I've seen the Spinks fight many times, but there's no time to compare haha.

[@user-th6eb3oh7v]

Iron Man buster Douglas was down for a normal 11 count, but ref counted extremely slow. He counted Tyson out in what should’ve been 7 seconds. Boxing fixed the fight because they wanted Tyson out.

[@Danimal77]

You're REALLY reaching with that one. You must be into conspiracy theories.

[@beejay271]

Funny i cant remember the number to my new cellphone but i STILL can remember the Mike Tyson dream fight code from over 30 years ago 😂

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Lol that is so true man!!!!

[@throwback_jackson]

I’m the same way

[@TheTaskurapu]

I have a funny story about that 007 373 5963. I saw it on a magazine by my friend's house whose dick older cousin was visiting him. I was about to leave home due to being late and my parents were strict about times back then when i was about 9 years old. I asked my pal for pen and paper to write down the code when the dick cousinbro intervened and told me that I had 30 seconds to look at the code and then I had to leave, no notes. I furiously memorised the code in that timeframe and I still remember it to this day. :)

[@toptenguy1]

It actually makes sense as you HAD to manually enter it every time. There was no "Copy paste" or quick save or anything. You HAD to know it by heart.

[@JoseGarcia-yq2ye]

beejay27 back then we didn’t have Siri to remember #’s. We write it down and we were our own Alexa!

[@01mattdavenport]

Growing up in my neighborhood we all played outside every day. I would go outside & listen to hear which one of my friend's yards the guys were playing in. One day in Fall of 1987 I went outside & didn't hear anything. I rode my bike from house to house looking for the guys & couldn't find anyone. It was so weird, I'll never forget it. Finally one of my friend's parents told me everyone was at Mark's house. I didn't believe her because I had ridden past his house & no one was outside, but I went back & knocked on the door. Sure enough, EVERYONE in the neighborhood was in Mark's living room. What I didn't know is that Mark's parents had gotten him a Nintendo with Mike Tyson's Punch Out & everyone was taking turns playing. It's a memory that is burned into my brain's hard drive that I'll never forget, it was the day that changed everything.

[@HE360]

WOW, I learn a lot from ALL of your videos. It is VERY VERY interesting getting the behind the scenes info about these games that I played back then when growing up.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

If feels like Eugene from The Walking Dead is reading this.

[@DrWho2008t101]

don't know what you're talking about.

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

Not really...

[@michaelhamilton313]

No.

[@breck8668]

the only thing I didn't know is the left and right punches are different speeds lol

[@marvinmobley6294]

"body blow body blow" love that arcade version man i spent many qaurters on that one.ive have not seen that cab anywhere are they rare to find?

[@GenerationGapGaming]

The video footage of the cabinet is a legit punchout arcade cabinet in a barcade about 30 minutes from my house. Only place I've ever seen one out in the wild lately

[@nashvillan4lif]

They are uncommon, however not all that rare. There's a website called "Aurcade" that has a database of locations where you can find specific cabinets. If you are looking to own such a cabinet and you don't mind getting your hands dirty, you can pick up a Playchoice 10 cabinet which runs on the same hardware. Then it's just a matter of swapping out the PCB boards and the control panel.

[@marvinmobley6294]

+nashvillan4lif i remember the playchoice ten cabs freaking nostalgic for me.thanks for the info brother

[@iamrockness]

There's a Punchout Arcade machine at the National Video Game Museum in Frisco near me. There's also another one at Cidercade in Downtown Dallas as well. As a Texan, they're not too rare at all haha.

[@seancrowrealtor]

I've been to the Cidercade in Dallas, sweet place. It's also located at Old North Arcade in Columbus, which is also a rockin barcade!

[@anubiam3004]

If you loved this game you absolutely must watch "The Quest to Beat Matt Turk", it is a history of the fastest wins in every fight of the game. The video is about an hour long but it is absolutely fascinating to see the breakdown of each fight.

[@montanastranger]

Was a little kid when I finally beat Tyson. I still remember the feeling of accomplishment that rushed over me. Nobody there when it happened but I knew even as a little kid that not everyone would beat him.

[@danielroman7699]

I always thought King Hippo looked a lot like Butterbean

[@bud9450]

My copy rests on my nightstand along with other classics and Lil Mac Amiibo

[@GenerationGapGaming]

That's awesome Bud. I love our little mac amiibo too! Great stuff.

[@wooba1207]

I watched the clip again and again and that bearded guy's head didn't move at all during Bald Bull's charge. Am I just crazy?

[@WarriorPride65]

Yea I don't understand why he made up some bogus tip that isn't true. That threw me off.

[@RobertWeir]

9:52 i watched it 20x no head duck .. me too

[@meterojinn]

In the first match against Don Flaminco, once he misses Or you counter punch, alternate your punches left/right and it will be a string combo that will last until you drop him...

[@GodsGladiator]

Dr. Guildo if you only do head shots thru the first round and take it to the 2nd in the corner talk screen his hair piece will be missing. I always liked that more than beating him in one round lol 😂

[@AZlivingFF]

Awesome video! I remember playing this game at my cousins house for hours and having time of our lives. Honestly one of my favorite childhood memories

[@Anonymous-of5wi]

When you find out Soda Popinski's original name was Vodka Drunkinski. (cries in Russian)

[@theskinnieguinea]

Pizza Pasta. Sandman last guy

[@spittingfire420]

Great vid as always.....have you done a video for Pro Wrestling??

[@JoseGarcia-yq2ye]

Mario & Luigi I agree that is one of my favorite games and double dribble also blades of steel and Jackel!!

[@acrobaticjesus6416]

My all time favorite game was excite bike 🏍

[@adrianoziffer9889]

I was born in Italy, 1984. In the early nineties I was terribly envious of the little brat two years older than me who owned a brand new NES with this awesome game. I played it at his place and was so excited when I finally defeated Piston Honda. Then I had to wait over fifteen years before a friend of mine introduced me to the magic word of emulators. I still cannot beat Bald Bull, though. Thank you so much for this video!

[@thedoncrazephaze5375]

When I beat Tyson the first time my friends piled on me like I won the real belt, 1986-87-ish...I'm 48 now, great memories. There was something special about this game, the x-factor, that "je ne sais quoi"... my favorite character was Don Flamenco. I got to Super Macho Man on the arcade cabinet version, never beat him though...played mostly on vacation at the Contemporary Resorts arcade in Disney world on a shit-ton of quarters.

[@terryo5222]

I had to pause the video when you said Tyson only got 50,000. I know that was alot of money back then but he got ripped off😂 Everyone was taking advantage of him

[@johngoodman5976]

Still though, Nintendo could have offered like 500 bucks, poor Tyson would most likely have given in back then

[@MarMaxGaming]

Honestly, Nintendo went through the entire development process and at the end of the day, he was given $50,000 for HIS NAME. That’s the easiest $50k you can get. Can you imagine? Many people don’t even make that in a year. More importantly, according to an inflation calculator, it was more like $102k.. again, just for giving his name and sitting in on a commercial. That’s awesome.

[@blkhemi3925]

I am ashamed to say i was well into my 20's before i ACCIDENTALLY found out how to defeat king hippo... A slip of the finger, and there it was... It was a real moment of triumph and disgrace at the same time.

[@stlopez17]

Who else hears the sound effects in their head when you watch the video?

[@oemradiosolutions1399]

I remember playing this game for hours and hours. I have two brothers and at the time we had to live in Europe due to my dad. My Grandparents asked us what we wanted for Christmas and we told them NES games because we only had the duck hunt/Mario combo that came with it. We were so happy they picked two of the most classic games ever Contra and Mike Tysons Punch out. We used to stay awake all night playing this game. My older brother was always the better of us. A lot of great memories from this period of my life. My grandma even played Mario 1 with me when we came back to the states. Different times for sure. So many people I think go back to this game to try and relive that period of time.

[@evancoffland19]

0:24 Also, who could forget the bite of 87?

[@jerrymalonejr.6097]

Damn. Im actually drinking vodka when they said Soda Pops name in the snes game lol

[@mychucks]

Great video! But why was Don blurred out?

[@GenerationGapGaming]

That was some sort of glitch in the upload man. It's clear as day on my computer. Not worth reloading the entire video lol. It does bug me though cause I strive for quality. Hope you still enjoyed the video man.

[@mychucks]

GenerationGapGaming of course I did, that’s why I mentioned great video, my guess was that maybe it was copyrighted for some reason or another, but I liked it and thanks for the reply

[@Echidneys]

I had to scroll way too long before finding someone who chose to ask this question because I was wondering myself, lol

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Lol

[@claydragon6055]

Oh, hell yeah,this game brings up so many great memories from my youth. My brother and I played that sucker constantly. This has to be one of, if not my favorite, games. It's actually the first game that I ever bought with money that I earned from doing the standard spring/summer/fall job most of us young boys did back in the day lawn care. RIP Josh, I love you, brother.

[@killjoydklown]

I dont see the bearded guy dunking his head, vs bald bull...🤔

[@brady9621]

Same

[@IamMarkSmith]

Well done G3. Really well done!

[@tiburon760]

This video just took me back 32 years!! Thank you for reminding me why I loved 1987 so much!!

[@CoalMinersGlove92]

Did you know.... fighters that get up on the count of 1 will get knocked down from a single star punch 100% of the time

[@theskinnieguinea]

Yup

[@gamer197730]

Wasn’t there a second, harder run starting with King Hippo? You had to put in a code and then hit a specific button sequence to start it.

[@lawldep]

They say it's harder but it's not. I think they say it because you don't get the easy warm up matches with glass Joe ect

[@masterrserch3971]

hey brotha, how you doing...ugh...Mike Tyson's Punchout, huh Ty?? I have such a love hate relationship with this game. I was a game ass kicker. I was that guy that always beat everyone in my neighborhood, and who always was beating games left and right, and with very little help from the NES hotline and such...but this game...for the life of me, i CANNOT "DO" this game lol... i CAN beat Tyson, and i have a few times, but of course with the code...without the code...jeez.... i dont think ive ever beaten mr sandman, let alone super macho man... bald bull 2 beats me pretty easy...shit, i even lost to don flamenco 2!! Im gonna hve to watch a walk through and stuff of this game... nice little facts about this game though, i didnt remember that thing about the hometown decisions, and i always wondered why certain punches went super fast, especially against certain guys, like "soda" popinski... and finally, i remember playing the punch out game in my local arcade, i liked it, but i was too young to really do any good at it...

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Dude there is no shame it having a hard time with the game cause we all know it is no joke. Takes tons of practice man. I think Don Flamenco 2 is deceivingly hard. Glad you enjoyed the video man. Good to hear from you again man!

[@masterrserch3971]

@@GenerationGapGaming I'm always here bro! Love the channel

[@jayyoung2520]

I still remember opening this game on Christmas morning and just staring at the cover studying every detail of Tyson. I thought he was the greatest ever, and still do. And this game was and is legendary. So many of these early games were such game changers (pun intended) but they set the stage for every game since. There would be no MK, SF2, Tekken, FN nothing without this game. Love it & love the video. Thank You.

[@chris_michael_s]

First video by you that I've seen. But as someone born in the late 80s, I can relate to hours spent on this game as a kid. Very informative video! I'll be following your channel!

[@yellfont8791]

Tyson was cheated against Buster Douglas.

[@csick11]

He got knock the fuck out. No scandal

[@Pookie2419]

Mr. Sandman is by far the scariest person on the game.

[@greedo2660]

He was the final character in the arcade version.

[@spartacus36526]

I know right! I can beat Tyson, but Mr. Sandman still always gives me trouble to this day.

[@Pookie2419]

@@spartacus36526 after he throws his series of punches in the very beginning, if you aim for his face, he'll dodge and counter attack. Thats when you can punch him in the face and the 3 stomach punches. If he doesn't dodge your attempted punch to his face, then that's when he's gonna attempt his 3 uppercuts. You can beat him with that strategy. My problem is knowing exactly when he'll do those 3 uppercuts; I always panic. 😂

[@laprincetonxavierpoindexte8565]

@@spartacus36526 Super Macho Man gives me trouble.

[@dhaddine5472]

His punches are so awkwardly timed. It’s hard to get a rhythm to dodge them.

[@Zeldahol]

Alright so most of my friends are modern gamers. They're at a snob level... it's really sad. They consider Gamecube and Playsyation 2 "oldschool." Ya they're losers. Anyways, they'll play Mike Tyson's Punch Out. It's the only NES game I can get those uptight bastards to play.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Well at least they will play this with you Stuart. Now just think how much that says about how great and timeless this game truly is.

[@Zeldahol]

They love the NES Advantage! Best Punch Out experience. Use the turbo to get up dude. Have you ever play Jackal?

[@mambimoisture7054]

That's probably because your friends all suck at gaming and can't hang with the difficulty curve of old games.

[@Zeldahol]

You're right! Their games have difficulty settings.

[@SimbaTheWolf]

Playstation 2 and GC should be considered retro gaming at this point. I smell /vr/, strongly, in this comment.

[@chazcov08]

I typed that Tyson code in so many times that I could do it with my eyes closed. It just came down to muscle memory and I could do it in about 3 seconds. We used to have competitions in college on who could type it in the fastest. Great memories! I remember the first time I lasted an entire round against Tyson, and then when I finally beat him, the place went nuts!

[@odudi]

The NES made the biggest impact on me, no other console since has blown me away and floored me like the NES. Playing the Atari 2600 for over 6 years on a 14 inch black and white tv then seeing the NES on a 19 inch color tv felt like living in 1920 then getting in a time machine and going to 1987. I was 14 when i got the NES and had the best gameing memories on that system. I have had great moments with other systems but the NES days were the most magical. I was so addicted to punchout and played it so much that i could play it blindfolded and make it to king hippo before haveing to look.

[@3DzineR]

i still never beat mike tyson

[@GenerationGapGaming]

No shame in that my friend. One of the most difficult bosses of all time for sure!!!

[@Paperboympr357]

Mike Tyson can’t beat Mike Tyson on Punch Out so don’t feel bad lol

[@addyhizler6675]

I remember my dad loving the NES as much as me. It gave us a reason to sit down together & talk. Good times.

[@rossrobertson674]

I will never forget the night I was at my friend's house and we were playing king hippo, we were pretty young maybe 6 or 7 and his mom was helping us, she wasn't any better but could help with figuring out stuff about each fighter, and all the king hippo fights, not being able to knock em out, hours of fights until we figured out to punch his gut after the face, I'll never forget that time

[@toptenguy1]

The thing is, it 100% goes against our insticts as kids. If a big scary dude is about to punch you, YOU DODGE! YOU DON'T ATTACK! so it took me a LONG time to figure it out too! lol

[@aGuyNamedEr1c]

My first experience with the game was at an electronics store in early/mid 1987. They had a playable NES display set up. What's odd is I distinctly remember it being the original Punch Out, and then a few months later it was being promoted as "Mike Tyson's Punch Out" in the Christmas seasonal toy ads and commercials.

[@jayvee5686]

Yeah, the huge sprites and point of view of the camera made this game look INCREDIBLE in the 80's. Nothing on the home console looked this good. I really want to get a Famicom Disc System at some point in the future

[@jimmywest2501]

Got Mike Tyson's Punchout at Hills on my 10th birthday...one of my all time favorite games. Have beat it a bunch, but it's still a blast to play.

[@JCory22]

Man this took me back. I'd do anything to be a kid again opening this for the first time!!

[@steadyready4983]

Dope video bro! My 3 favorite things at 10:44 mark...Punchout, Wrestlefest and WVU. Let's go Mountaineers!

[@AustinDouglas75]

Thank U Generation Gap. I'm 32 I remember playing this when I was like 8, but I never got 2 Mike Tyson. I don't think I ever past Mr Sandman

[@GenerationGapGaming]

You are welcome Austin. Glad you enjoyed it my friend.

[@arj_813]

I liked how after you get passed those early devastating knockout blows you have a chance even when getting hit after 90secs...even though it felt like forever lol. I also remember being amazed when that first happened.. I was like "Oh Sh!+ !.. I'm still standing!". Then getting knocked out for not staying focused 😂😂

[@christophermaldonado5149]

Thank you for the video, this game i use to play back when i was in elementary school in the late 80's, loving the history and the story that you tell, i can see of the care you show about retro games at the same time being funny and sharing your childhood at the same time, i laugh because i remember to how it was when you wanted a game so bad and it was the greatest thing once you were able to buy it.

[@big88ful]

This took me back to Christmas 1990. My sister got Fester's Quest, I got Punchout with Dr. Dream. I love that game. That was the only game I played after school and on the weekends for hours on end. Thanks!

[@luciusbeach6599]

Thank you for posting this. The NES is also my favorite console of all time. And Mike Tyson’s, not the remake, but Mike Tyson’s Punch Out is my absolute favorite game of all time. I still have my original NES from Childhood as well as the original cartridge. I have subscribed. I enjoy your videos.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

You are welcome Lucius. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for subscribing. Welcome to G3!

[@downscale]

I believe I've watched this video 4 or 5 times now! Keep up the great work.

[@bojack69]

I am suffering from Covid and your videos are making my time in quarantine a lot more smooth. I just subbed. Thank you for your awesome retro gaming videos.

[@GenerationGapGaming]

Thank you Mikey! Welcome to G3 and I hope you have a speedy recovery 🙏