Punch-Out!! (NES) Playthrough

[@NintendoComplete]

Punch-Out is awesome, with or without Mike.

[@Dorian_Scott]

I think the gameplay still holds up to this day. I can't think any other fighting game that actively punishes you for not deciphering boss patterns and just spamming buttons to win.

[@kevyjoe413]

Mike Tyson or Mr. Dream is not the thing that comes to mind when I think of Punch Out. Just the sheer fun of dodging and countering at the right time is what I love about this game.

[@3DEM101]

Without Mike Tyson not Punch-Out!! 😢😢

[@Thelodis]

I know most people would prefer to play against Mike just because he's such a legend. But if you live in Europe, the Mike Tyson version actually is a lot better because the Mr Dream version is not properly PAL optimized. Only the music is but the gameplay is too slow, and not only can it lead to problems like dodging too early, but also annoying things like the opponent intros not being in sync with the music. There are also some small sound improvements in the original PAL version that are all gone in the Mr Dream version.

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@Thelodis Sounds like Nintendo of Europe rushed the Mr. Dream version out the door. Yikes.

[@jam2007]

Appearance of Mario as a boxing ref is awesome! 😊

[@Dorian_Scott]

Mario is basically the Nintendo version of Barbie. In the past 40 years since his inception, he's been a plumber, a chef, a doctor, a sports/olympic athlete, a pilot... You name it, he's probably done it at some point.

[@jasonmcdonald3528]

@@Dorian_Scotthow about a porn star or match maker haha

[@drl5002]

And it's hilarious that all the characters sound like it's a peanuts special. "Wa wa wa wa"

[@KingKong-dp2he]

I'm 50 years old and I loved playing this game as a kid

[@harleymax01]

What memories of this game. 52 years old now and love this game so much. Classic!

[@typeshilolz]

Im young and I like playing arcade games and nes games, Carries on!

[@robhernjr82]

Who knew Stanley from The Office was such an amazing boxing coach

[@namelesscreature8843]

Omg he does look like Stanley

[@danalong1237]

0:40: “(cue ‘Superstar’ by The Carpenters) Back on Christmas Night 1987, a 17-year-old named Little Mac shocked the boxing world by upsetting the undefeated Super Macho Man, ending his 35-0 run and taking the WVBA Heavyweight Championship of the World from the Hollywood native. But now, a new challenger has emerged, and his name is the legendary Mr. Dream. With an undefeated record of 99-0, Mr. Dream has racked up win after win after win after win after win after win after win after win after win after win. Tonight, Mr. Dream looks to kick off 1988 in grand fashion as he tries to not only extend his record to 100-0, but to also take the WVBA Heavyweight Championship of the World from Little Mac… (cue 1980-84 Showtime jingle) …on Showtime Championship Boxing! We welcome you, LIVE, to The Forum in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, where tonight, Little Mac puts both his 27-0 record and his WVBA Heavyweight Championship of the World on the line in a 12-round battle against the legendary 99-0 #1 ranked contender Mr. Dream. Good evening, everyone. I’m Steve Albert and welcome to the first Showtime Championship Boxing of 1988, and, on behalf of all of us at Showtime, we wish you a happy new year. Just 8 days ago, Little Mac shocked the world by ending Super Macho Man’s 35-0 record and becoming the new WVBA Heavyweight Champion of the World, and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Now, tonight, the Bronx native has a new challenger waiting in the wings, and that’s the 99-0 Mr. Dream. As always, I’m joined by the fight doctor Ferdie Pacheco and Bobby Czyz, and, gentlemen, it’s the dream match we thought we would never, ever see.”-Steve Albert.

[@metameta1427]

My brother and i would run around the room during the running cut scenes.

[@mamaharumi]

Thank you for providing such good quality. It sucks when I look up a retro game, and all I find is, like, 480p uploads from 10 years ago.

[@cherokeefit4248]

The music is icon and never gets mentioned. Hearing it takes me back to 1988 and renting this at Mike’s Milk when it was a gas station franchise. This game and legendary wings are true og games.

[@danalong1237]

Punch-Out’s score for the NES was composed by Yukio Kaneoka (who previously did the music and sounds for Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior), Akito Nakatsuka (who previously did the music and sounds for Excitebike and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, which came out the same year as Punch-Out) and Kenji Yamamoto (who later did the music and sounds for Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22), whilst Legendary Wings’ score for the NES was composed by Tamayo Kawamoto and Manami Matsumae.

[@danalong1237]

42:02: “He’s not gonna get up, Bobby.”-Ferdie Pacheco. “IT’S ALL OVER! LITTLE MAC HAS KNOCKED OUT MR. DREAM 30 SECONDS INTO THE THIRD ROUND AND REMAINS THE WVBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!!!!!”-Steve Albert. “What a fight, Steve! What a fight!”-Bobby Czyz. “I can’t believe what I’m seeing!”-Ferdie Pacheco. (Replays) “For the official decision, let’s go to Jimmy Lennon, Jr.”-Steve Albert. “Ladies and gentlemen, referee Mills Lane has called a stop to the bout at 30 seconds of the third round. He is the winner by way of knockout, and STILL the Undisputed, Undefeated WVBA Heavyweight Champion of the World… LITTLE MAC!!!!!-Jimmy Lennon, Jr. “What a victory for Little Mac as he extends his record to 28-0. He’s standing by with Bill Harris.”-Steve Albert.

[@danalong1237]

37:39: “We are ready to go with our main event, and for the official introductions, here’s Jimmy Lennon, Jr.”-Steve Albert. “Ladies and gentlemen, LIVE from The Forum in Inglewood, CA, it’s time for the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the main event of the evening: a 12-round heavyweight war for the WVBA Heavyweight Championship of the World! This bout is brought to you in part by Budweiser, your undisputed, undefeated King of Beers. (After mentioning the commission, doctors and judges) Your referee in charge of this bout is Mills Lane. Alright, fight fans, here we go; two heavyweight warriors are about to get it on, and, NOW, LIVE from The Forum in Inglewood, CA, ladies and gentlemen… IT’S SHOWTIME!!!!!”-Jimmy Lennon, Jr.

[@Dorian_Scott]

What I love about this game is that it discourages you from just spamming move after move like in practically any other fighting game at the time. You *_have_* to strategize and learn each boss' patterns so you can determine the most efficient way to defeat them. *_This_* is the version of Punch-Out!! that I'm familiar with... Mostly because I have only ever experienced it through Ultimate NES Remix and on the NES Classic.

[@thecunninlynguist]

It's a rhythm game disguised s a sport game

[@LITTLE1994]

All the Punch-Out games do that, not just the NES one.

[@NYGiantsfan1029]

Yeah you can button mash up until the first fight with don flamengo. But unless you can dodge you it is impossible to beat Don. Trust me I learned that the hard way as a kid :P

[@FreeCandy.]

One of the reasons I purchased a Nes Mini a few years back. Absolutely love this game.

[@danalong1237]

42:10: “Thanks, Mac, and we’ll talk again. Back to you, Steve.”-Bill Harris. “Thank you, Bill, and what a way to kickoff 1988 with Little Mac ending Mr. Dream’s 99-0 record and retaining the WVBA Heavyweight Championship of the World. A great night of boxing from Hollywood. For Ferdie Pacheco, Bobby Czyz, Bill Harris and our entire Showtime crew, this is Steve Albert saying goodnight from The Forum!”-Steve Albert. (Cue closing credits with Marie Osmond’s “There’s No Stopping Your Heart” playing in the background)

[@stephenmanuel9860]

This thread brought me life this day. A+

[@t-l-g-t-w]

Are people allowed to download and use your footage elsewhere, such as in making videos, or are they strictly to watch for archival purposes?

[@NintendoComplete]

I don't mind if pieces are used in other videos as long as credit is clearly given for the footage.

[@MegaMan87]

The Best Punch-out that goes both ways. With the Dream or Tyson!

[@LITTLE1994]

Nah, Super Punch Out is better

[@stephenmanuel9860]

It's okay to be wrong ​@@LITTLE1994

[@rudymmirelez6289]

​@@LITTLE1994You bring up an interesting point. In my opinion, they're equally awesome and equally difficult

[@MonsterFlame1]

This is the version I grew up with. I remember just how hard Mr. Dream was for me as a kid

[@wjb4578]

I like how they are all talking junk with busted faces in between rounds

[@LITTLE1994]

Everyone's favorite Punch-Out.

[@AllofJudea]

I feel the need to join the Nintendo Fun Club

[@danalong1237]

37:39: “(continued) Introducing first, fighting out of the blue corner, wearing the dark brown trunks with the green trim, he stands 6’3” tall, and weighing in at 235 lbs., he has a undefeated record of 99 wins without a loss and 99 wins by way of knockout. Ladies and gentlemen, from Dreamland in Parts Unknown, he is the #1 ranked contender to the WVBA Heavyweight Championship of the World… ‘The Legendary’ MR. DREAM!!!!! And now, introducing his opponent, fighting out of the red corner, wearing the green trunks with the black tank top, he is 17 years old, he stands 5’3” tall and weighing in at 107 lbs., he also has an undefeated record of 27 wins without a loss and 27 wins by way of knockout. Ladies and gentlemen, from The Bronx in New York City, he is the reigning, defending, undefeated, undisputed WVBA Heavyweight Champion of the World… LITTLE MAC!!!!!”-Jimmy Lennon, Jr. “Gentlemen, I gave you instructions in the locker room earlier. I expect a good, clean fight. Obey my commands at all times and protect yourselves at all times. In case of a knockdown, you go to a corner and stay there until you come out. Any questions? LET’S GET IT ON!!!!!”-Mills Lane.

[@markheying2830]

If I remember, besides knocking out your Opponent you could win by Decision by getting at least this many Points against the following Opponents. Glass Joe: 5,000 Von Kaiser: 8,000 Don Flamenco #1: 10,000 Great Tiger: 10,000 Piston Honda #2: 3,000 Soda Popinski: 10,000 Bald Bull #2: 7,000 Don Flamenco #2: 5,000 Mr. Dream: 5,000

[@ThePetabreadbalbo]

One of my all time faves❤ I cannot believe someone beat this game blindfolded 😅😅😅😅

[@mauricewright5310]

My favorite game of all time!!!

[@AdrianIsaacs]

I liked playing this on NES as a kid. I never got good enough to make it to Mr. Dream, though. I think Mr. Sandman was as far as I ever got.

[@NYGiantsfan1029]

The sandman is definitely tough if you don’t know the trick to him. But to this day I still haven’t beaten Tyson/Mr dream

[@GtJrGrowsItAlaska]

I have never beat king hippo that fast, nice

[@bigrudd9346]

One of the funniest vids I've seen in a minute. Poor opps. Lol well done.

[@NintendoComplete]

Thanks!

[@bigrudd9346]

@@NintendoComplete No problem! Hey have to uploaded Athena? I need help with that game.

[@solarflare9078]

@@bigrudd9346 He's done the NES port to that game if you want to see it. He didn't do the arcade version though, but tbh, that version isn't much better, besides being slightly more stable

[@bigrudd9346]

@@solarflare9078 Thank you!

[@saikyomogresurrect]

Timeless classic yo

[@gizmocat11]

I know King Hippo never gets back up, but I always get paranoid that there will be a day he does

[@Just_a_guy_who_likes_stuff]

I like how you used the same thumbnail as before

[@NintendoComplete]

I really liked that thumbnail :)

[@rafdego9426]

How i can do the special punch when i get the star ?

[@waymonboyer5969]

Press the start button

[@vianbuto1]

37:25 ¿Papá, vuelve a casa? ¿Qué caramba es eso?😂😂😂

[@mmaforever594]

The way you just toyed with soda pop and dodge every single shot he threw was insane, dam you got skills bro 😮

[@reimufan205]

Funny I was listening to a remix of this game

[@BluestablookMusic]

Free Punch 👊😅

[@NYGiantsfan1029]

Some of my oldest gaming memories are of my father and I playing this game. I’m 37 now know all the tricks for all the other fighters but to this day still haven’t beaten Tyson lol

[@AlexDWolf]

Liked the game on Switch but bruh do you need lightning speed reflexes to get past Sandman.

[@Joe_334]

Playing against really good Little Mac Mains in Smash be like this, lol...

[@NintendoComplete]

Yeah, the last few guys are stupid fast

[@waymonboyer5969]

The switch felt like there was a delay when I left dodged the Dreamland Express uppercuts. Thank God I did it some how and beat him.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

People can say all day that Nintendo playing dirty with third party developers is what destroyed the Master System, but the NES's first party offerings were on a whole other level over what Sega put on the Master System.

[@Theshark15z]

Sega ended up doing the same thing, sort of. They started getting exclusive rights from virgin interactive to develop Disney games along with trying to cut off Nintendo from Capcom further developing games for them. The only thing what did sega in the end was themselves.

[@whatamalike]

Does Mr dream live next door to kirby?

[@axelcastro6572]

14:51 one punch man

[@vianbuto1]

El negocio de fontanería como que andaba mal. 😂😂😂😂😂 Mario se metió a árbitro de boxeo.

[@fahriakalin5936]

lucky to have snagged a gold famicom cartridge back in the good old days when these were seen as holding no value. got mine for like $20 ($8, $12 shipping.)

[@denversan4205]

If the end had a screen similar to the SPO end credits, I would have these statements. Glass Joe: "Thank you, at least I can retire now." Von Kaiser: "If only I had a student like you...*cough*." Piston Honda: "...Yoku yatta (Well done)." Don Flamenco: "Oh Carmen, forgive me for my failure..." Great Tiger: "Looks like this cub was stronger than I thought." Bald Bull: "Tch, I was holding back. Next time won't be so easy." Soda Popinski: "*hic*, where am I?" Mr. Sandman: "Have a good night, I'll be seeing you in your nightmares." Super Macho Man: "Impossible. Maybe I need to work on my abs some more." Mike Tyson/Mr. Dream: (Same statement that's used in the actual game, but shown last this time.)

[@denversan4205]

Tbh, I forgot that King Hippo actually spoke in this version, but here's what he'd say at the end. King Hippo: "Bwahaha, this won't be the last you see of me! Now, where are those cheeseburgers..."

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Omg....😊 Such nostalgia

[@Beessokoo1coo1]

Damn I see your video side by side now you did this 8 years ago and now 7 months later damn I do feel a bit old now

[@MatthiaGryffine]

How come you couldn't win in Round 2 at the end?

[@NintendoComplete]

I was going for KOs, not TKOs.

[@drl5002]

​@@NintendoCompleteah, that must be why you avoided hitting Piston Honda and Bald Bull on their power moves.

[@Beessokoo1coo1]

Man you play this game like 8 years ago and now you playing in 7 months later time to go by fast

[@GtJrGrowsItAlaska]

Still a classic 💪🏾

[@denversan4205]

In case you're wondering about the description, if you look into it (and by that, I mean look at Pap's How Many Punches video), Great Tiger and Bald Bull I are the only opponents that can't be KO'ed naturally. You have to get a TKO on them (or with Great Tiger specifically, get 10,000 points for Decision).

[@superstaramyrosethehardcoreyt]

Fantastic video.

[@ofacesig]

Is it literally the same damn game just without Tyson?

[@AllofJudea]

Yes they took Mike out after his wrongful (IMO) conviction

[@solarflare9078]

@Dwightpower88 No they didn’t. It’s because Nintendo’s contract expired by then

[@JEdmund81]

Favorite NES games and I never beat it!

[@threshershark100]

Mr.Dream... Booooo!!!

[@jaimestewartgavilanterrones28]

Don't bother "child bot"

[@magoid]

What I heard at the time, was that Nintendo launched this version of the game because MT was arrested for rape. But looking at the dates now, this re-launch occurred almost one year before his arrest.

[@Xx1SailorScoutxX]

Gaming Historian did a video on this a while back...IIRC, the contract was not renewed for cost reasons (Nintendo being cheap).

[@tititit1854]

Un punch out switch ❤ !!!

[@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx]

Is there someone who could tell me how a couple of Punch Out themes got onto the NES port of Stargate?

[@buno7089]

5:56 how did you do that

[@ethanchannel153]

Excluding Disco Kid, Bear Hugger, And Aran Ryan

[@PaulTolano]

39:31 mosquito taco taco literal eso parece cuando usan spanglish 😢

[@GregoryCharmsjr]

Nasty

[@ethanchannel153]

0:45 Little Mac Vs Glass Joe

[@80srocknroller]

Where's the Mike Tyson one?

[@NintendoComplete]

It's linked in the description.

[@junalee2034]

I watch my middle brother a lot From long time ago.. I'm not that much of a skill as he is

[@PiggyFNM]

POV: I won punch out with only KO’S

[@VengefulMosquito]

Who was the one dude Glass Joe beat? That guy must really suck.

[@horrorgirl1986]

I prefer the original never played this one much

[@joeamado2693]

Who is Mr dream is that a Mandela effect

[@jonathanturbide2232]

It's not Mandela effect, it's called Mike Tyson no longer having a contract with Nintendo so they removed him. It's not that complex, bro. 😂

[@AlexWong-ss5jd]

Games to exhilerate.

[@josephpie6316]

Mr. dream more like Mr. nightmare to me, ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[@andrewblanchard2398]

WHERE'S DRAGO ?

[@Xx1SailorScoutxX]

He's fighting Rocky on the SMS version of the titular game

[@NintendoComplete]

Probably in a gulag after losing to Rocky.

[@franklin1879]

Mike Tyson punch out is better

[@sandrakhaled2500]

It is funny game

[@KevinOntiveros-dg1ul]

la k venia con la lencha

[@chitnarongjamnim]

คิดถึงวัยเด็ก

[@thecunninlynguist]

Mr dream isn't as cool as tyson.

[@Tubewings]

If you knew who he was based on, you'd probably think differently.

[@thecunninlynguist]

​@Tubewings rocky m right? And tyson is still cooler

[@Tubewings]

@@thecunninlynguist Specifically, Rocky Marciano, who NEVER lost a match in his career.

[@thecunninlynguist]

@Tubewings yeah I said that, rocky m. And i prefer tyson.

[@KevinOntiveros-dg1ul]

el dia que ellos crreeen ser el keso el wero ese es la comninacion del nol miketyson el tiempo maloso y el keso el vcesar el espiritu esho roca mi combinacion nol corazon cesar y nol espiritu muerte y vida y tiempo muerto y tiempo infinito el imbencible un imbecilo es un imbencible

[@morganacole]

Padding out the run time huh

[@solarflare9078]

Video descriptions are your friend

[@stephenmanuel9860]

Imagine reading video descriptions in 2023, smh

[@solarflare9078]

@@stephenmanuel9860 Your loss

[@stephenmanuel9860]

OP's loss actually ​@@solarflare9078

[@Roger-fs5yo]

I can take Tyson out in about 50 seconds of round 1👊

[@DmSayr]

Better than being reminded Tyson is a convicted rapist as soon as they see you playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!

[@gr8gmr]

Nobody cares about that when they play this game.

[@stephenmanuel9860]

When people bring that up, I thank them for self-reporting as Someone To Block