Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!'s Major Circuit -- Designing For Intimidation, Part 2

[@henke37]

Protip: The bull rush has a cue. There is a guy in the audience who always flashes his camera when you should punch.

[@nicoborken9963]

Bruh I didn't know that thx I knew that there was a guy who would tell you when to dgde smms mini spin

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

nico borken If you try out the Wii version, there's a camera flash as well (more of a top right this time). He becomes easy once you remember the flash time.

[@crushersbutlessedgynow]

Knew someone had commented it

[@williamaothecoronao9817]

@@bashfulwolfo6499 huh, didn't know they carried that over, cool

[@theosouris7063]

@@nicoborken9963 He shuffles his feet quickly 5 times.

[@andyosiris7870]

I remember my older brother struggled with Bald Bull for months. One day he just threw out a punch during the bull charge. When it hit and Bald Bull went down stunned silence came over the whole room.

[@dickperry3627]

Poor guy, took me only 2 hours lol

[@History_Nurd]

@@dickperry3627 you are quire literally 11 mobths late...

[@gladoseon4117]

@@History_Nurd yeah, and? Let the guy share his thoughts.

[@History_Nurd]

@@gladoseon4117 which are insignificant, as he was 11 months late Its like getting into an argument with someone 10 months ago, then finishing it today

[@gladoseon4117]

@@History_Nurd just because a guy is too late for people to notice his thoughts, doesn’t mean he shouldn’t say them. Besides, you proved yourself wrong by responding to him.

[@andywatson7994]

The first few times I fought Don Flamenco I always thought Mario cheated with the decision making. Now that I’ve seen this video my suspicions have been confirmed

[@vlalcremie002]

How dare you accuse Mario???

[@andywatson7994]

@@vlalcremie002 😂🤣

[@Memorie__]

“It’sa me Mario!” “Hey Mario! I like your moustache!” “Imma gonna let him win.”

[@vlalcremie002]

@@Memorie__ actually, he compliments the hair, not the mustache

[@Memorie__]

@@vlalcremie002 I realised that after I posted the comment. Thank you for your input though!

[@thattwoguy214]

Something else I just noticed about the major circuit (though I'm certainly not the first) is how it's book-ended by a bullfighter and a bull: Don Flamenco and Bald, well, Bull respectively. Not just in their visual and textual characterization, but in their gameplay as well. I suppose this is to mirror the player's development through the circuit; going from knowing the rules of Punch-Out but still being a bit green and "bullheaded" to understanding that beating a foe is as much about knowledge as it is reflex... in other words, becoming the bull fighter themselves. Anyway, great video!

[@amparolopez6236]

I love how they improved Aran Ryan from a bland Irish fighter. To a loonatic willing to win at all costs.

[@randomzergling]

Aran isnt in Mike Tysons punch out.

[@amparolopez6236]

@@randomzergling I know, I didn't say he was.

[@MidoseitoAkage]

"YA PROBABLY HAVE CHEESEBURGERS IN THOSE GLOVES, HAVE YE MAC?"

[@hometimemayhem928]

@@amparolopez6236 Well find a better video to comment on then dumb*ss

[@platenoise256]

@@hometimemayhem928 well there's no super punch out / punch out wii video dumbass

[@trash-lol]

“He’ll taunt you relentlessly!” *”SPAIN SPAIN SPAIN”*

[@helix2331]

"This belt is too big. Can I have this in a small?"

[@Nehfarius]

"Venga venga!"

[@ashenreality410]

@@Nehfarius "Vamos, Vamos!"

[@stevenstice6683]

@@ashenreality410 ¡Carmen, mi amor! *uppercut

[@TheBingoAstro]

"Our major export is Roses, Bulls, and Wimpy Fucking Boxers!"

[@bageltoo]

“Every opponent so far could feasibly exist” *Shows King Hippo*

[@mulder1338]

haha

[@cedriccox9480]

Hello Sig from Puyo Puyo

[@ryangallagher9723]

king hippo is a caricature, yes, but it's not completely infeasible for someone like him to be a talented fighter (just look at sumo wrestling, though i know that's a very different sport from boxing)

[@helix2331]

nah he was just really fat, i mean sure his head was weird but that's about it

[@SuaveGemini]

Butterbean.

[@BearofLightness]

MAJOR CIRCUIT FIGHTERS: Don Flamenco - An easy fight, but it requires a very different way of thinking. I like that as an induction into the game's later stages. I probably find his other fights in the series more interesting, though. That said - his little taunt animation is ADORABLE. King Hippo - Look, folks, I love King Hippo. His oafish nature, his secret weakspot (what could it possibly be????), his being too chunky to get up after he's knocked down, his not being from any real place because even in a game of stereotypes Ninty didn't want to make him any country's spokesman... it's great. What more could you ask from a mid-boss? In terms of game relevance he's kind of a weird pull for Captain N as the de facto Punch-Out rep, but darn if he doesn't make for a perfect dumb brute. Also, it's not relevant to this game, but his Title Defense match is my favorite out of any of 'em in the Wii game. HE FIXED HIS WEAKSPOT, GUYS. PACK IT IN. HE'S UNSTOPPABLE. Great Tiger - Where'd he get the tiger pelt? Did he kill it? Did he kill it with his own fists??? Every Punch-Out seems to have at least one character who blatantly cheats - Dragon Chan with kickboxing, Hoy Quarlow with his staff, Aran Ryan with damn near everything he does. Great Tiger is probably the most outlandish with "actual magic", but I kinda like that. I appreciate that it's just Great Tiger, too - you'd lose something if the WVBA was chock full of magicians. I mean, clearly it's not all that effective, if Great Tiger isn't even halfway up the pecking order. Bald Bull - In a game full of Blutos, Bald Bull is the most Bluto. This means that if King Hippo is the archetypal midboss, Bald Bull is the archetypal endboss. And those Bull Charges inspire real fear too. I've been playing through the game along with these videos, and until this playthrough, Bald Bull was where I was walled. But I found courage (and, moreover, figured out the incredibly precise timing) and laid him out flat. If Bull Charge inspires real fear, figuring it out and completely turning the table on Bald Bull inspires real courage. Feels great.

[@sonichasyouripaddress980]

Holy s__ that’s a long comment

[@hailghidorah2536]

I know that Hoy Quarlow and Mad Clown have more rule breaks than Masked Muscls, but I always through the last one was meant to be the archetypal cheater, given how the game refers to him as the “crown prince of the cheap shot”

[@godricktheminecrafted3113]

I don’t think magic should be considered cheating Magic is a skill you can learn, it isn’t something like the force with midichlorians Clones cannot harm you and are just visible distractions

[@IlGabibboQuelloVero]

​@@godricktheminecrafted3113magic Is illegal, It counts like a f👿ing advantage

[@godricktheminecrafted3113]

@@IlGabibboQuelloVero ok cool just go ahead and completely ignore my reasoning

[@TarvouldsQuest]

I did always view this game as more of a puzzle game than a fighting game for sure. A twitch reaction puzzle, but a puzzle nonetheless. The more you guys talk about this game the more I absolutely respect it, especially considering how early it was released. Good stuff give me more.

[@woofyou1186]

I’d say it’s like boxing guitar hero

[@king_pigeon]

@@woofyou1186 I'd say that more about Super Punch-Out!! I get a lot more into a rhythm when I play that game, while I'm constantly using my brain while playing Tyson's

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

2:10 would waluigi be an out fighter if he was a boxer? cause next level games knows waluigi, and that description of don flamenco reminds me a lot of him...

[@SuperSpiderk]

Yes

[@danielmallory4687]

Depends on his opponent and personality but leans towards out boxing

[@gnixoblrig8445]

I'd say yeah he could be an out fighter while Wario would be an infighter

[@IlGabibboQuelloVero]

If we consider Bowser he Will be (obviously) a slugger

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

9:38 I love this little animation.

[@ashenreality410]

shuffl

[@aVeryAngryMoth]

69 likes N I C E

[@poopetcrab3099]

Fun fact, the first time I saw Great Tiger Teleport, It was like one of those "**chuckles** I'm in danger" moments.

[@thefastestlink5637]

6:49 Now THAT's a blast from youtube's past! TELEPOR' MAWIO!

[@MeleeFox2004]

“He’ll taunt you relentlessly!” Don Flamenco: “SPAIN SPAIN SPAIN”

[@PALWolfOS]

Hmm, interesting You call Mac an infighter, when people tend to call him an outfighter I like that, people tend to remember the importance of Mac dodging attacks, but not that he also gets a lot out of counter punches and being aggressive at the right moment And of course, that with every dodge comes a storm of Mac’s punches

[@saifuusuri]

I love that Mac's style is essentially "If you make a mistake you won't live long enough to regret it"

[@DesigningFor]

Footwork is the most important thing in boxing, for both in-fighters and out-fighters. In-fighters have to dodge just as hard to get in as out-fighters have to in order to stay out. That's one thing a lot of fighting games don't really grasp in their rushdown characters, unfortunately.

[@mewmew8932]

@@saifuusuri "Just don't get hit lol"

[@mewmew8932]

when is nintendo gonna make Punch-In!!

[@catisticallyspeaking]

Don't think I wanna see the full image at 6:01 lol Loving this series so far, I've never played any punch out games but this is super interesting.

[@acidime7002]

CatisticallySpeaking here is the image link www.furaffinity.net/full/24081411/ it’s not inappropriate or anything

[@BadModder]

He has underwear with Mario sunshine stars on it

[@DorkClassic]

Woah, you used a drawing I made of Great Tiger at around 7:33! That's so cool! Thank you so much and have a wonderful day!

[@rolbox4660]

Ok is 7:33

[@bradenblazewilson]

6:53 That ElectricalBeast reference just earned you a new subscriber

[@malachihepler6640]

Hello there, I may be rummaging through a tombstone here, but uh could you give me context on who that is? I've been wondering for ever since this video came out and it's been haunting me

[@October8426]

I’m a year late but hopefully I can explain. ElectricalBeast is a very british LetsPlayer that was most known for his playthrough SM64. One of the reoccurring things he would do was have Mario use his “teleport” ability, and he would call it out like the special move of an anime character. The jolteon is due to the fact that he would introduce himself in every video as “Electrical Beast AKA The Jolteon of Let’s Plays”. Whatever that’s supposed to mean.

[@Danez1342]

“Turned every fight into a puzzle” honestly that’s accurate to actual boxing and fighting, I’m only hearing good things about the game so far

[@NovaWolf01]

As a kid that damn teleport had my number for months. Eventually learned to block by accident. It was like a new game after getting past him the 1st time. Then Bald Bull had me dodging that rush until decision.

[@pokeaust7800]

One of the tiny things that bugs me every time I watch this is 1:24, he shows Balrog as an example of an infighter and Dudley as an example of an outfighter, but anyone that plays Street Fighter should know their playstyles are kinda the opposite. Balrog uses lunging punches that extent his whole arm and intend to open up his opponent from a distance whereas Dudley has moves that play around his opponent like his duck punch, backward sway and a counter to allow him to continuously barrage them, he also literally has a move called “machine gun blow”

[@elicenyne]

i'm gonna need that TELEPORT sound clip

[@elicenyne]

@Glue_Gunner she* (sorry if this seems rude i'm just *VERY* trans)

[@vlalcremie002]

"An element of fear..." SHOWS BOWSER

[@blessingplate6368]

Feels so good for an old player to see how hard is a trick they successfully do each time. 6 frames for the bull charge!?!

[@randominternetman8177]

About the Don Flamenco decision victory. It isn't just a thing of Flamenco. You need a set amount of points in order for Mario to grant you the decision win, meaning it isn't how many hits your opponent has landed, but rather, how many you have.

[@cannonballking7]

The series that keeps on giving. Keep up the good work, have a nice day and don't falter.

[@zimon85]

Sees the tiger combo. Childhood PTSD intensifies.

[@thegreattesm]

For footage on the King Hippo section, I feel using Butterbean would have been a nice comparison. Good work.

[@Str8jacket192]

The "Tiger punch" can start in round 1, i learned that the hard way...

[@jenezeltorres3957]

once hes sent down twice

[@jamesbob9235]

I remember that wave of satisfaction that I felt when I finally got that timing down for countering the bull rush

[@PurpleRodricks456]

12:20 "Lets take down the next circuit!"

[@segenshin1894]

"Quick feet, Mac! Quick feet!"

[@IlGabibboQuelloVero]

"No fear son, No fear!"

[@chasegrubbs596]

I just realized that king hippo loses his crown at the start of the fight

[@invaderyellow1906]

"Flamenco isn't a Wi-Fi Sonic player, he will toss a punch at you" probably the best moment in this video.

[@LouieHocotate]

King Hippo doesn’t get up not because he knows that you sorted him out, but because he’s too fat

[@Give-riggy-a-raise]

i honstly love how little mac is getting more scared evrey thumnail.

[@derekgettys1626]

Just discovered this channel, I want to say that these punch out videos may be my favorite content I've ever seen on youtube. This is so well done

[@jameslawrenson1208]

I strongly agree.

[@metallicarocks2581]

Don Flamenco-I can take this guy King Hippo-Alright now you've done it Great Tiger-MADNESS Bald Bull-Brutal

[@Kay-ql2wl]

"pure distilled fear" shows man pretending to be a bunny hopping towards you

[@Mines00]

11:13 Award for cutest art of Bald Bull goes too...

[@Redpanda-oe3qj]

For flamenco, and most other battles, you need to be above a certain point score a decision. Hope that helps :)

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

2:55 You win by decision if you have over 5,000 points.

[@Mordecrox]

@@randomguyontheinternet7940 I wouldn't put it above them that Flamenco always wins by decision because he's popular and both he and Mario are Italian

[@Survwithagun]

i love how the jolteon (or pikachu) just goes like "telaport"

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

By far, the best Mike Tyson's Punch Out tutorial yet.

[@OutstandOutcast]

5:25 that killed me of laughter 🤣🤣🤣

[@Eichro]

The timing on Bald Bull's rush seems tighter than the timing to get a ripe mango

[@DaynNight1234]

3:45 that face of absolute fear before little mac pulls a haijeme

[@NiGHTcapD]

Just got around to Quest to Beat Matt Turk last night, it's excellent to see the different angles taken by a first-time casual player.

[@vvspeakeasy]

the electricalbeast clip killed me lmao whatever happened to The Jolteon Of Let's Play

[@daneshannon884]

Absolutely LOVE these videos. Fingers crossed you'll do Super and Punch Out Wii

[@GGamerLiam]

I heard “dealing psychic type damage to your fighting type brain” while playing Pokémon

[@d.n.m323]

Little tip: Decision victories in MTPO is based on how many points you earn,it isn’t HP based

[@jenezeltorres3957]

tbh if fighting have a timer it should be hp based

[@KnitBrain]

Not only is little Mac a beast who can basically block any attack but he’s also able to knock down and out opponents far larger than him with simple blows and that’s really impressive

[@annepower3699]

Don-get knocked hell out in less than 50 seconds 1:13

[@tonglohng995]

Since your first vid i picked up the game and oh it is exactly my thing. Im currently stuck at soda papkinski

[@thesparxeffect9734]

I've always wondered why you can't counter Bull's charge with a left body shot. Perhaps it's because that's where his uppercut strikes from? That always puzzles me.

[@salisburythefox8324]

XD Glass Joe is like "Give me my 100th loss and then I'll call it quits"

[@ThatD1spynser]

Uniquely, I learned tigers jab timing with his legs, he stops pacing around BEFORE he jabs, recently found the timing, also had learned longer ago the timing of blocking tigers block timing, i beat him with luck before

[@ChampGamer-pn7qe]

3:03 Just in case people didn't know, the decision is based off of how many points you have, Don Flamenco requires 10000 points to win by decision.

[@thesmilingman7576]

5:40 wait these two are from seprate decades and franchi- oh you watch captain n don't you well can we agree that cutmans desingn is creepy

[@thecritof8718]

British jolteon saying teleport button 6:53

[@MetalRaichu]

this series is infinitly rewatchable because its just so enjoyable

[@dirtychains]

Speaking of that, guess whos watching in 2022?

[@knack3381]

god, i love what next level games did to this game in the wii version next level games definetely made some of my favorite wii games between the wii version of punch out being so fucking good and mario strikers charged being the best game ever made

[@annawilliams1274]

designing for : he is a reskin of von kiaser at first glance me who did not realize for years : * spits out chocolate malk shookingly *

[@masonasaro2118]

malk? does it have vitamin k?

[@gnixoblrig8445]

Mario being biased to don is hilariously accurate to boxing and I remember being frustrated after losing to Don by decesion despite never taking knockdown while knocking him down multiple times. I love the detail that you described of surviving the Bull Rush with that counter, I felt that satisfaction..

[@amandabehncke8155]

Here’s a tip for the bull charge, if you can see the camera on the right flash, punch him.

[@Silly-Goose-OG]

Great Tiger doesn’t actually start teleporting only in round 2. If you deal enough damage to him, he’ll teleport in round 1.

[@StardustNovaChannel]

It's bull charge.

[@pyrrhickong]

Look just because it says so on Wikipedia and every guide and I noticed it was wrong in post editing but my microphone was so far away and hard to record a single word in doesn't mean you're right. You are, however, right, incidentally.

[@TheChamp820]

@@pyrrhickong no,it's always called bull charge from the MTP To PO W I I

[@hometimemayhem928]

King Hippo: gets up at 3 Me: wait that’s illegal what daFAQ

[@mcamamiya1773]

Hown

[@Jiggly_Pickle]

When you hit bald bull during his rush that fells so good

[@613mp]

I realiseda strategy for Flamenco. If he doesnt attack unless u attack him first then wait until round 3 and punch him at 2:59

[@maxwellgamer7199]

Unfortunatly the problem is his compliment to mario's hair

[@613mp]

@@maxwellgamer7199 yeah

[@613mp]

Forgot about that

[@taizomichael7294]

The Bull Rush, the most iconic move in punch-out... ...second to disco flurry, of course.

[@peterpham9061]

I think the dreamland express is more iconic

[@vendusmortem1433]

Also great Tiger scared the controller out of my and when he pulled that seizer inducing tornado. Its a core memory I live with every day.

[@Patricio4Christ]

@6:19, lol. In one of the Punch Out! games, Hippo fell out of the boxing ring, I think. God knows how many people he fell on top of. No murder is allowed in boxing, huh?

[@jackhumphries1087]

It was the wii version

[@ecstaticwooper368]

I didn't expect you to drop Winnie the Pooh Home Run Derby footage in the middle of the video but here we are

[@markmurgiya9354]

Today I just beat the major circuit and all I got to say is, even with the help of this overview, Great Tiger was rather difficult. Bald Bull is way easier.

[@sitara_sketches_sometimes]

Bald Bull does have a weakness, the camera man UwU. I remember fighting him and having a victory dance after finally beating him 0-0

[@JGushi87]

You didn't talk about the camera and Bald Bull. But, still I'm loving your videos! Subbed :D

[@mrrandom6839]

Actually you can get him to teleport in round one by knocking him down 2 times then wait until 2:45. Then he'll do tiger punch

[@fourkz]

When I first played Punch Out, Great Tiger was my first real challenge since I didn’t know about blocking. I knew about the trick to counter the Honda Rush before it started, so up to Great Tiger I had no reason to block. Add that on top of the attack always knocking you out, and it made for a confusing challenge. Also, Bald Bull has one of the craziest tells for the window on the Bull Charge. Right before the window, a camera flashes in the right side of the ring, under the ropes. If you watch for it, you can nail the window every time.

[@Grimm8036]

8:37 i sometimes forget that in the NES hes the Grand circuit chanpion (im more used to punch out wii)

[@worstspytf2824]

10:23 Anyone able to point me to that image? I love it, rewatching this for I think the 4th time and I haven't found it myself sadly :/

[@therealboomshlamian700]

Thanks I’m fighting king hippo and this will definitely help

[@Cemi-bruv]

Even in the Wii punchout,Bald Bull full on shakes the camera when you tko him and the sound is actually so loud when he falls after the tko you give him

[@apersonowo307]

When the crowd cheers am I the only one who hears them yelling “LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT THIS!”

[@TAYBR00K]

Don Flamenco and king hippo can still be a tutorial. Don teaches you about patterns and rapid uppercutting, King hippo teaches you about counter punching for a star

[@qstan1999]

6:53 *TELEPORT*

[@eternalwarfare514]

"...buried into the ground by the 9th wonder of the world..." That fucking got me

[@aaronaltamirano3483]

6:48 Round 2?!? Great tiger used it on me in round 1!

[@thatgamerboy3467]

i cannot argue with this series at all its so accurate that it's terrifying

[@JayWhiteMadden]

These are expertly written.

[@somedragondood7884]

It wasn't mentioned in this, but King Hippo actually has a special move. He'll open his mouth multiple times, then deliver three overhead clubs in quick succession.

[@StrabbyStrabby]

6:04 Why is this image so zoomed in. DF please I need to know. *Why is the zoom out so suspiciously cut off. Please.*

[@freshavacodo555]

"don's defense is unshakable" until you learn the cheese method to beating him

[@DeadKoby]

Bike........Big Doc Stole My Bike..........

[@thecheemschannel2104]

In my book there's three iconic fighters. Glass Joe, King Hippo and Mr. Sandman

[@codered6086]

And piston Honda

[@peterpham9061]

@@codered6086 he only appeared in like 2 games

[@NicholasVetter-sy8io]

@@peterpham9061So does King Hippo!

[@landonorsomethin1066]

KING TIGER IS AN AIR BENDER

[@RoninCatholic]

Funny thing, once I figured out how to sock Glass Joe in his eponymous Joe, I beat everyone up through King Hippo without figuring out what their gimmick was. I was just like, intuitively looking for openings and hitting them. I never figured out a Star Punch but still got up through Bald Bull or Popinski, then got walled. Visually, Bald Bull always reminded me of my uncle Zoltan.

[@RedTeam_Medic]

Great tiger is literally the avatar, he controls all elements

[@paradox9599]

Punch Out Special Attacks: Glass Joe: Viva la Hook. Von Kaiser: The Dynamic Deutsch Uppercut. Piston Honda: 渦巻くホンダラッシュ Don Flamenco: The Stunning Flamenco Uppercut King Hippo: Guillotine Hippo Punch Great Tiger: The Extraordinary Tiger Rush

[@Localcringekid]

Bald bull: The bull uppercut (or bull rush) Vodka Drunkensky (thats his name in the arcade SHUT UP): The swift Russian uppercut. Mr. Sandman: The bedtime special, the dreamland express! Super macho man: Super macho spin! Mike Tyson: Being Mike Tyson.

[@theslimeassassin3287]

Dont forget that in punch-out wii’s title defense bald bull learns to recover from his bull charge’s weakness