Super Punch-Out!! - Special Circuit

[@edwardgaines6561]

Nick Bruiser is basically the *Title Defense* version of Rick Bruiser.

[@Oscarus4250]

Kinda yes, but not quite. Rick focuses more on defense while Nick on offense. Rick has stronger guard; can even take Super Punches really well, then counterattack out of nowhere. His "weak spot" (the animation when after using Super Punch at the right moment grants an instant KD) is also incredibly hard to reveal. Plus, it is impossible to defeat him by KO (only by TKO), unlike his brother. Nick however throws faster punches and are far stronger - the weakest ones take out 1/4 of max HP. Also his combo of 13 (i think) punches is near impossible to be completely avoided. But as I said, his defenses are somewhat weaker than Rick's, his "weak point" is easier to reveal, and can be KO'd by countering Leaping Elbow with Super Punch (the timing is very strict) but that doesn't mean he's completely defenseless. He is the only opponent in the game (to my knowledge) to BLOCK Super Punch (not dodge, but BLOCK). But, as I said, thier styles are similar, but distinct enough to make them a completely separate fighters (so one being "Title Defense" version of the other isn't holding itself)

[@edwardgaines6561]

@@Oscarus4250 Wow, thanks for the insight! I'll have to rewatch some Rick Bruiser LPs, to see this tougher defense. I wish Nintendo would make the next sequel to Punchout on the Wii already.

[@fro-zone2k]

@@edwardgaines6561 Also Rick Bruiser has to be TKO while you can KO Nick

[@genericusername568]

@@fro-zone2k he mentioned it

[@Neil_A.]

​@@Oscarus4250full power Sandman can also block super punches

[@Luigifan2000]

Seeing Narcis Prince get angry never gets old, I crack up each time.

[@R-Chillz]

I play this every now and then..... I'm surprised that no one made a fan game outta this

[@DannyConeHeadOnceLer]

Same here, I agree Man I was hoping that was more remixes for this game as well

[@Chinarider1972]

I honestly want to make a fangame of this, where everyone has title defense mode

[@R-Chillz]

@@Chinarider1972 That's what this game was missing. With the fighters being better the next time

[@hammerbro1947]

Did anyone notice that Glass Joe is on the time roster at the end of Nick Bruisr's fight?

[@Knapperoni]

It's said officially that Glass Joe's only win was against Nick Bruiser by accident.

[@rageinternet9391]

The what now?

[@cathleenpenfield4925]

Yeah I seen it I'm not blind

[@fifaworldcup1994]

You mean Gabby Jay? Cuz he is the Glass Joe of this game.

[@Lobotomite420]

@@fifaworldcup1994 no it says glass Joe because his only win was by accidentally beating Nick bruiser

[@PseudonymLoLoL]

EOH. - Literally the only thing Narcis Prince says.

[@francisco8346]

*AHEO

[@afronegro]

Aheou!

[@francisco8346]

ii_paradox 336 actually this makes more sense than mine

[@Aspireguy1993]

Rick and Nick Bruiser looks like they originated from Lego World just by looking at their lego like boots!

[@Fishyshorts551]

Fun fact:gabby jay defeated nick bruiser

[@Oscarus4250]

@@Fishyshorts551 Glass Joe, but it was "a freak accident"

[@MomazosDoritos]

​@@Fishyshorts551 Umm actually 🤓 Gabby Jay's only win was against Glass Joe

[@salmonbelmont7758]

they need to bring some super punch out characters like nick and rick bruiser back in a new punch out game

[@manmanboyboydudedudeguyguy2800]

they brought aran ryan and bear hugger

[@edwardblom4217]

Dont forget gabbie jay

[@s9drifto501]

Dont mind me this is a personal opinion. Bring back narcis prince pls

[@francisco8346]

In my opinion, I feel like it would have been better to have nick bruiser as the champ in punch-out!! Wii

[@francisco8346]

Too bad we’re gonna have to touch his beautiful, beautiful face...

[@sageoftruth]

He does that whenever he calms down after one of his rages. If you take too long to knock him out after punching his face, his coach will yell, "Stay calm mate!" and he'll do the same thing.

[@RockinRocketScience]

​@Rice696Naris Prince

[@megamanj2004X]

That Earthquake Uppercut move Rick does (the one where he does a few mini-hops before he hops to the back of the ring and shaking the ground by coming at you with a one-hit killer uppercut move that knocks you to the canvas in one hit) is one of the toughest attacks to dodge in the whole game. Even if you dodge correctly, sometimes you still get hit.

[@iamnewtoyoutube1749]

Nick bruiser and Rick bruiser are gigachads

[@dijcastle]

DONT YOU TOUCH MAH FACE! DONT DO IT ITS MAH FACE

[@spaceboi9586]

When narice slides on the stage it so satisfying

[@julianmot]

Back in my days, I used to memorized their moves... and have records of seconds.

[@HighPrincessErinys]

I assume prince is basically the disco kid of super punchout

[@BAKU2K2]

fake h, Prince is more like Vodka Drukenski / Soda Popinski, but gets angry over being punched in the face rather than having bottles knocked out of his hands.

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

That would be Bob charlie

[@jackeroni216]

Roy Quarlow is the Aran Ryan.

[@Y2JHHHDX]

Jackeroni Draws Aran Ryan is actually in super punch out tho

[@kawee1]

@@jackeroni216 its hoy quarlow

[@MrBurgundy76]

god damn i loved this game AHHH THE TITLE MUSIC memoriessss

[@reapers_scyth3181]

It took me 2 days to get Hoy Quarlow's HECTIC pattern down, and another day just to beat him. Needless to say, I'm now googling the last 2 opponents' patterns.

[@lauchlinyurchuk1301]

i hope the bruiser bros return in the next punch out game if there is one

[@selvedinacovic8600]

Rick could come back because nick said he woulf retire

[@smb_64youtube5]

@@selvedinacovic8600 were did he said that?

[@LennySmiled]

@@smb_64youtube5 Pretty sure in the credits

[@external4997]

Yeah Rick is the one i want to come back he looks like a chill dude

[@edwardgaines6561]

Nintendo is probably too scared of being called racist, to make a sequel. That's how far we've fallen as a country.

[@angelivaninei6091]

In case you didn't know, Glass Joe's only win was excactly against Nick Bruiser, in an accidental win.

[@The-su4pj]

Glass Joe in his prime

[@Vader3123]

Narcis Prince is someone who you should never EVER allow to box.

[@sageoftruth]

I'm a bit puzzled about our player here. Does he not realize he can block or is he just so good that he doesn't need to. I mean he is dodging rather impressively.

[@Fishyshorts551]

How quarlow is illegal when he is boxing

[@MisterMoe0391]

I love how Nick looks unphased by regular punches. It really adds to the intimidation factor.

[@rrt1592]

All the Punch Out games are the most fun to learn and play. I honestly like these games more than that super graphic no point nowadays.

[@coolmasterishaanplayz]

That old man isn’t allowed to use a stick in boxing.

[@RossPaulProductions1]

Nacris Price: I will not let you touch my beatuiful[not]face. -gets up- OW MY FACE

[@GunsGodGuts478]

This video is as old as me!

[@FrostyTheDragon]

Because that's not a 'proper' counterpunch according to the game - for it to be part of the 'counter punch' score tally you must be countering their punch AS they're throwing it, not just after they throw it. Countering opponents' special moves, on the other hand, is part of the 'Special Prize' score tally.

[@Thunder-gl5mp]

The music that introduces Rick is sick af

[@nicholascollado8362]

Lil mack should've been the final boss lol that would've rocked

[@MKG176]

So true! I like that the Wii version tries to tell a story to the fighting, somewhat. We can see that Mr. Sandman was sort of like the original Little Mac of that world, but lost his hunger once he became the champ, like Rocky. Something like this would have been great for this game, the boss being Little Mac and some title defenses to add some replay value.

[@hrvallejoMKT]

At the time this WAS Little Mac! Never stated on the Japanese promotion stuff, though, it did on the American. It wasn't until Wii's Punch Out that the producers stated officially that they weren't the same.

[@andreblueboy6019]

Wait hold up! How did Narious Prince not go down after that punch you threw? 1:03

[@fugo2901]

there was a verrryyy tiinnyy bar of health

[@juicer67]

I think Narcis Prince is in the wrong line of work.

[@andreblueboy6019]

6:20 that caught me off guard

[@paulcastillo1880]

A 78 Year old man shouldn't be boxing, he's cheating with a staff, and even his jabs are illegal!

[@sabbath5188]

Paul Castillo do you even play the game everyone cheats thats the point of the game

[@Zero001LP]

That's the point, punch-out is a funny take on boxing where EVERYONE is cheating.

[@lonrlolgaming4317]

He Needs To Be Disqualified

[@epicgunner1385]

Ya doesn’t his jabs hit u in the crotch?

[@ArjunTheRageGuy]

It's just being fair to the unfair.

[@HorrorRade]

Why does it sound like a balloon getting inflated when they get gut punched.

[@coolguy1079]

What are your best time(s)/score(s) in Super Punch Out areyoustilllistening.

[@Luke-1337]

At this point I’m not surprised if the next game’s champion just has a fucking gun with the ridiculous shit that Hoy Quarlow can bring a STAFF into the ring.

[@aussymo420]

Lighting reflexes! This is still impressive after all this time.

[@danny99000l]

The special circuit is quite tricky, Narcis prince is just easy and it's not hard to find out how he works, Hoy Quarlow is quite annoying actually but once you've found him out he is probably the easiest one in the circuit, Rick Bruiser's attacks are really easy to dodge but his insta KO is the only thing that can screw you over, and Nick's attacks are exploitable and the only thing that you fight against is time.

[@RobotwarsKing]

Too true. Next, they'll put in a "Bare-Knuckle Ultimate Fighting Champion" mode! "Oh you, you've hit me face. Come 'ere, now!"

[@areyoustilllistening]

She, and thanks... I think. :P I hadn't played the game in many years leading up to this video. I found it safer, in most situations anyway, to just dodge rather than going for a block or counter. It obviously didn't always work, but it was enough to get me through the game again.

[@PokerSlay]

SPECIAL CIRCUIT CLEAR CONGRATULATIONS! NEW CHAMPION "areyoustilllistening"

[@areyoustilllistening]

Foreign weapons are used in Wii Punch-Out! as well. Really, as for the console versions of the games anyway, the NES one is the only one that doesn't feature characters who blatantly cheat or use weapons.

[@lemonlime4967]

fun fact: Narcis Prince is the only one of the boxers here that has a 100% legal moveset

[@Millacks]

Piston hurricane and bald bull (kind of) also do also Bob Charlie and Mr sandman

[@brianezequielhuertagonzale1521]

Gabby Jay, Piston Hurricane, Bald Bull, Bob Charlie, Mr. Sandman, Macho Man and Narcis Prince are the ones that don't cheat.

[@DominicQuinones-u8c]

He means in special circuit

[@Magnezone3333]

That's the 1 win in Glass Joe's record.

[@TrueTrickster2016]

It's Funny When Narcis Prince Gets Super Punched In The Stomic.

[@SlicRic81]

WOW!!!!!! This dude made it look EASY!!!! Sheesh, i can remember back in '93, '94, playin' this game, Rick & ESPECIALLY Nick Bruiser WHOOPIN' MY ASS!!!!!!! CONSTANTLY!!!! Watchin' this makes me want my SNES BACK!!!!

[@joshuathebeast5913]

See if they have one on eBay in good condition and if you live by a video game store just ask for super punch out

[@nicholasvinton3073]

Rick would of been a better final boss than nick, at least he has emotion

[@Simon0]

Nick is too tough for emotion!

[@MKG176]

I still think one of the harder fighters is Mad Clown. Nick and Rick I can now blow through in like under 45 secs each. It's because once you learn that counter punching is how to be pro at this game, all the old fighters become chumps. Mad clown is one of the few that you have to react to most of his attacks instead of intercepting them, this makes him harder to fight conceptually. He would need a difficulty tweak to be the final boss, and prob shouldn't be a clown, but you get my point..

[@edwardgaines6561]

Nah. The days of Oprah telling men to be soft are gone. We don't need maudlin men.

[@goofyahhchipsahoy118]

@@MKG176 i know im 7y late but the hardest for me to beat were super macho man and hoy quarlow. Smm’s attacks need really quick timing and you always never see it coming Hoy quarlow is so hard to dodge and you can lose by time up

[@MKG176]

@@goofyahhchipsahoy118 since I'm still alive, I'll respond to this nercophiliac 😂 Hoy Quarlow fights in a strict pattern that never changes except for a few 50/50s he does when when jumps back to kick you. Learn the pattern and you can speed run him.

[@RobotwarsKing]

"I will not let you touch my beautiful, beautiful face"

[@Snouthunter]

I had forgotten about the Special Circuit... I played this game back in the 90's. I had thought I never beat Super Machoman... But now I remember beating all these dudes, so I had beaten all previous Circuits. 🤔 I'm going through playing again, and I'm on Super Machoman now. After all these years not playing this, it's like a new game to me. Lol

[@areyoustilllistening]

I explicitly mentioned that I was referring to the console versions, in which 2 out of 3 feature characters who wield weapons. SPO may have been the first in the series to do it, but it's the standard now. Deal with it.

[@coolguy1079]

My fastest time(s) for the Special circuit. Narcis Prince 0'56''22. Hoy Quarlow 0'44''96. Rick Bruiser 0'47''13. Nick Bruiser 0'49''41. And those are my best time(s).

[@areyoustilllistening]

@spiderjerusalem100 Yes, I did the run through on an emulator. It was ZSNES 1.51 for Linux to be specific. I used ZSNES' built in recording and encoding features. For my most recent videos, I made minor adjustments to the zmovie.cfg file in order to produce my videos in 480p. All previous videos were at the SNES' native 256x224 size. It's probably needless to say, but 256x224 doesn't always scale well to today's modern computer monitor resolutions, so it generally looks better if prescaled.

[@viktingg]

Do you not know how to reply to a comment??

[@GeorgeOMalley-q3n]

As a Brit, I am very proud of our British rep in this game.

[@angelivaninei6091]

The question is... how did that accidental win happened? According to the Punch-out wiki, it was an accident. But how?

[@Loader2K1]

@areyoustilllistening: And all this time, I thought these fighters were from a beta version of the game and were taken out in the final. Thanks for the info!

[@angelivaninei6091]

If you could notice, in the records of Nick Bruiser, it says "G. Joe".

[@Djclyve]

Is it something I'm doing wrong? Whenever my opponent gets back up he regains all his strength. Is it me, or am I playing an extremely difficult emulator?

[@fro-zone2k]

Narcis Prince: 20 (Young) Hoy Quarlow: 78 (Senior Citizen) Rick Bruiser: Probably Early 20s Nick Bruiser: Probably Late 20s

[@Nintentoni]

Uhm Nick and Rick are twins

[@fro-zone2k]

@Nintentoni Some claimed that Rick is his early 20s while Nick is in his late 20s.

[@Nintentoni]

@@fro-zone2k ah OK, yeah that's false

[@Jajjsproduction]

You're really good =) I remember that I never got pass Rick Bruiser, back in the days when I used to play this game...

[@areyoustilllistening]

I forgot half of these guys strategies for the most part. I hadn't played the game since I was little before I decided to do this.

[@Kainmaster]

8:42: Proof that Glass Joe SOMEHOW beat Nick Bruiser. ...How come he don't have 1 loss then? >_>

[@wizardsebastian5384]

I would call this the Universal Circuit.

[@megaman45612]

8:41 G. Joe....... HOLY SHIT GLASS JOE BEAT NICK BRUISER

[@elizabethgoshorn9147]

LALALALALLALALLAALALLALALALALALALALLALALALLALALALALALALALALALALALALALLALALALALALALALALALALALA No, that was his brother, Green Joe that beat Nick Bruiser

[@john1482286]

i perfected this game in the pass. every boxer has a weakness whether it is hitting the face or the body. u just have to learn how they move. and counter punches are crucial when it comes to time attack

[@tony117]

Now we know why its the special circuit.. First guy is wearing a shirt , second guy has a stick and the third guy uses his elbows! LOL

[@external4997]

Fourth*

[@external4997]

Yes i did just correct a 8 year old comment

[@SoulReaper3281]

Is this a different version of the game? I dont remember the count numbers being solid like that. They always been slanted and opaque whenever i played

[@DannyDampige]

At 5:17, Beside the uppercut, how does that attack work?

[@Xombigod]

Neither is Spitting or Head-Butting, but they're in there also.

[@fabricioeltakach]

I won the 3 circuits without even falling to the ground once, but did not release the special circuit. why?

[@IAmAphie]

Fun fact: in all of the minor circuit, bob Charlie, and nick bruiser, there is a Nintendo character on the leaderboard Gabby Jay: Wario Bear Hugger: Luigi Piston Hurricane: Mario Bald Bull: Peach Bob Charlie: Zelda Nick Bruiser: G. Joe

[@andreyaya822]

como ago los especiales porfa me puedes ayudar

[@shipdog97]

I used to have a pattern for fighting Hoy Quarlow when I would play it at my friends house but now ive completly forgot it XD

[@MasterT231]

stand still to block body blows like Hoy Qualows staff

[@areyoustilllistening]

Copy protection. You're either running the game on a real system with certain Game Genie/Pro Action Replay codes enabled, or you're running the game through an emulator that isn't accurate enough/have a bad rom. The game checks certain memory addresses and if they aren't accurate at certain points it bars you from playing the Special Circuit. A few other Nintendo games of the era, most well documented is Earthbound, had similar things going on.

[@TrueTrickster2016]

There is no way Narcis Prince is stronger than everybody in the Major & World Circiut.

[@anglosaxiphone8246]

Theory is that Special is not for the strongest fighters in WVBA but just a Gimmick circuit that is fringe for fighting.

[@CrimsonZeroX]

Well, I dont think he should have a rocket launcher but, putting captain falcon in punch out could be a good idea. It'd be so awesome to see him knock you out with a falcon punch XD.

[@HB_gamerdev]

4:15 that face lol

[@FrancoEchidna]

question: its possible to defeat narcis prince without touching his face?

[@KarateKidX]

For instance, with bear hugger you have to hit him before he telegraphs that he's open for the 14 second ko

[@schuka5]

Oh, I get it! His name is "Narcis" Prince!

[@PCCphoenix]

What does he say at 5:42?

[@brianezequielhuertagonzale1521]

Got it

[@neobogard]

super punch out it my faverite boxing game.I think it's even better the the ready to rumble games.

[@MrBlackFabio]

Narcis Prince is too easy. Once his pissed off, keep hitting his face. However, I can't get past Hoy Quarlow. Any suggestions?

[@areyoustilllistening]

@tempest2002 I'll assume that you've beaten all the circuits with a 4-0 record. If you haven't, that's why. The most likely answer is that you used a Game Genie. At the end of the World Circuit, the game uses a copy protection that determines if a few values in memory are what they are supposed to be. If this check fails, you are returned to the circuit select screen, but the special circuit doesn't show up. This can be worked around by turning cheats off just as you knockout Macho Man.

[@marshinz5696]

I loved the Twins lol

[@areyoustilllistening]

Then you're either using Game Genie codes, a bad ROM, or a bad emulator. The game featured a weak copy protection in which if a few addresses weren't right, the Special Circuit wouldn't open. The only check I'm sure of is activated right after the Super Macho Man fight, and can be demonstrated on a real cart if you're using a Game Genie and the "Opponents Don't Get Up After One Knockdown" code.

[@Delimon007]

You realize that you can counter princes punches for an early face punch right? That fight literally takes about 20-30 seconds to complete. Now the old man, that's where the challenge comes into play, and nick bruiser, don't even try countering him. You can and I do but to do so will take many failures. . . many. And I died laughing at how hoy hit you immediately with the cane. Much like my first experience facing him.

[@LesDinoboys]

Masked Muscles spits too...

[@sageoftruth]

Speaking of dodging, why didn't he ever block any of those punches, particularly against Hoy Qualo?

[@coolguy1079]

My best score for the Special circuit. 490,200.

[@VECT0R-tk4lt]

And Dragoon Chan's kicks aren't allowed too.

[@areyoustilllistening]

@john1482286 I've said it before, but it bears repeating. This wasn't intended to be any sort of time attack. It was just a video of me playing through Super Punch-Out without having practiced or otherwise touched the game in several years. I uploaded it primarily for a couple of my friends to few, and I never expected it to get fifty-eight views, let alone nearly fifty-eight thousand. Watch my Ghouls 'n Ghosts videos to see what I can do to older games that I'm actually prepared for. :P

[@gorditogabrielito3032]

is this the UK or US version of the game

[@MetalMario-qq1le]

uk

[@MetalMario-qq1le]

You can tell because the countdown number font and opacity is different.

[@gorditogabrielito3032]

ik

[@concernedcitizen5397]

420 likes

[@gorditogabrielito3032]

XD

[@ethanchannel153]

0:07 Narcis Prince!

[@RossPaulProductions1]

But how did he win? A random punch,Then Nick Bruiser falls down? Or he did his most powerful punch or he bored him to death

[@bullatop]

that you fell in the moment with rick Brusier

[@Omegatile]

Rick is harder because 1 punch then he counters fast and does a chunk of dmg. Also those damn elbow attacks.

[@AnGhaeilge]

You make it look so easy!

[@Gigameth89]

Is it just me that thinks Nick & Rick Bruiser are modeled after the London East-End "Hard man" duo, Phil & Grant Mitchell? (AKA Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden). Just a theory.

[@videothekingof9438]

Nice video