(TAS) Super Punch Out!! - 2 Player Mode [2P Wins All Fights] (

[@LolManI-75]

Bro, Super Macho Man literally beat Mac in 0'00"05 seconds! That's a 5/100 of a second...impressive!

[@GradientOfUnpleasentness]

@@MXonaskateboardwhy yes

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Bro beat you up in 40x speed! 10:47 (technically on 10:46, but KZbin rounding is weird {edit, not entirely wrong, but sorta is}) 11:13 ~26 IRL seconds. Countdown 1: 6 Countdown 2: 8 Countdown 3: 10 2 seconds of actual fight (minus the timestop) in real time.

[@estrelaplatinada6506]

Timestop?! Its this the world effect?!?​@@Aaa-vp6ug

[@gold_hev_suit]

the ending is Mac sitting in his hospital bed after his 55 second career, hallucinating that he won all his fights because of his severe brain damage

[@clairebennett9104]

*_"Have Your Bruises Healed Yet Amigo?"_*

[@debeb5148]

My perspective of super punch out is now absolutely forever changed..

[@GanzoHasashi1911]

All the doctors could get in response from Mac was the same thing. “Pizza cake…” Some say the concussions he endured from his time as a boxer have him stuck in a trance reliving each fight throughout the day

[@FrankKnife1]

That's not little Mac but lol

[@SainsSDR3SD]

​@@FrankKnife1Not Little Mac but Lil Mac i dunno why they make him like that.

[@markula_4040]

This is a nice playthrough of what would really happen if a 5 foot tall, 110 pound rookie fighter fought professional heavyweight boxers.

[@Striderskunk]

Aran Ryan might have not been the fastest, but lordy he was probably the most brutal.

[@Thetoucanman918]

Look at heike tho

[@debeb5148]

I am finna be real, Mad Clown was a bigger problem for me. Ryan was easy, the other fights just get way harder. Fucking Hoy Quarlow, and Nick Bruiser too. Those fights literally just absolutely destroyed me before I got gud

[@joltz..2042]

He isn't that brutal in supper punch out, surprisingly.

[@realgod1002]

and that's when he's clean... Imagine that insanity in Punch-Out Wii xD

[@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny]

He was doing like a barrage like Goku Or Jotaro levels of Speed punches

[@The-su4pj]

Imagine paying front row tickets for a Title Bout and the Champion wins by TKO in 0.05 seconds

[@joeyabuki8159]

0.05 seconds*

[@The-su4pj]

@@joeyabuki8159 unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way.

[@hughjass8383]

Hey, but Super Macho Man's a beast though

[@RaceBandit]

Someone mentioned in the "1P Win" TAS that this was pretty close to Iron Mike back in his undefeated days. He was so skilled that several fights had to be booked in the same ticket, or something like that.

[@GDBonbon]

@@The-su4pj "(edited)"

[@mateololero4091]

Pizza cake getting his ass handed to him by every SPO fighter in world record time

[@genericusername568]

Best comment

[@Thetoucanman918]

Fuck it, his name is now pizza cake

[@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny]

But why is his name pizza cake

[@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny]

Oh I get it now

[@mateololero4091]

@@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny he's certainly not little mac, he looks nothing alike, so his catchphrase must be related to his name

[@Hugelag]

If Super Punch-Out had a Title Defense mode:

[@gameshowsforeverofficialch3462]

I Know lol

[@punchoutbro]

Good ROM idea

[@Groxley]

Gotta admit, it was kinda nice to see Gabby Jay win a fight.

[@ryandiggs750]

It wasn't really a fight Mac just stood there

[@HollyBunnySilly]

​Look, Gabby needs all the help he can get.

[@gabeguzman9478]

2-99

[@JackGamingCringe]

@@gabeguzman9478 Gabby Jay is now ranked higher than Glass Joe

[@ranotraino]

Yay! Yay! Yay! 😄

[@Matt_isback78]

Gabby Jay enjoying life by just saying "yay :)"

[@tenderquirkydragon8643]

"I've heard someone can beat you in 11 milliseconds"

[@Thetoucanman918]

- Canadian bear hugger

[@Sakura-from-wii-sports]

Super Macho Man: You Underestimated me. *Gets FRICKING 0"05

[@BarbaraGarcia9683]

​@@Thetoucanman918Do You Mean Dragon Chan?

[@tomsmithok]

@@BarbaraGarcia9683no, the original comment was a reference to bear hugger’s line in the end credits

[@bradenmitchell5565]

Punches Thrown: ZERO

[@Spunow]

The timeline if the boxers were actual boxers.

[@DragonBallZKaifan2]

More like how someone of Little Mac’s build would realistically perform in professional boxing. (He’s too short and too light for most of these guys and he’s too young to be doing professional boxing (he needed to wait two more years for that to clear)).

[@TippedScale]

​@@DragonBallZKaifan2I thought it was one year?

[@ToaderTheToad]

The SNES player character would probably at least stand a chance, since you can't see his shoes unlike the opponent it's reasonable to assume it's the perspective making him look short in SPO, so he's at least somewhat evenly matched in terms of height compared to Little Mac (except Bear Hugger and Mad Clown, of course)

[@gateguardian44]

I knew that once the 2P mode was unlocked, this was inevitably going to be made by you. I was not disappointed.

[@megadriveleo]

Imagine being knocked out in 1 twentieth of a second in real life

[@jmkqfnvyl87]

3 times!😅

[@scoutgaming1822]

the animation heiki kagero does when mac is knocked down is too funny to me

[@КорастылевПетр]

duh hell? An incrediboxer watching boxers?!

[@saikoddlc]

Probably one the few TAS' that as soon as it was made, humans can already pull it off. Honestly, I expected this just to be a spam of the boxers' best moves (like bull charge or bear hug). But no, it actually involves some strategy to make the moves that deal the most damage. And a cool thing that I noticed: Gabby Jay takes almost the same amount of time to finish you as his wr in the regular game. PS: missed your vids, zallard.

[@zallard1]

To be fair, executing these in real time would all be pretty easy, even if somehow no buffers existed for a lot of double hits. The strategy finding is definitely the more fun part for something like this.

[@arthursteiner3734]

In this game you automatically get up without even pressing buttons, in some of the earlier fights mashing is optional

[@legendgames128]

Getting up earlier is actually good in this case, I've noticed.

[@123TauruZ321]

Not how i remember it.

[@Nintentoni]

​@@legendgames128 yes, if you get up on 1 you will restore your full health bar. The opponents can do the same

[@spaceloser20]

Glass Joe simulator

[@rubykaylaandogie3334]

Fr fr

[@weedherm6046]

Fr fr

[@hareljustharel]

But what about nick bruiser

[@spaceloser20]

@@hareljustharel Glass Joe did the Gabby Jay 6 hour TAS fight strategy I'm assuming

[@hareljustharel]

@@spaceloser20 just doing come on's and yay's

[@transformersguy2002]

Mac would later wake up in a hospital bed next to glass Joe saying: did you also lose 99 times in a row?

[@rubykaylaandogie3334]

I sure did joe, i sure did

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@rubykaylaandogie3334”how about we fight too, so that at least one of us gets to remember the last time we won?” *(Later…)* *(Blonde Mac gets speedblitzed in an instant)*

[@rubykaylaandogie3334]

joe: JAI GAGNE!! (joes line for when he wins in td mode which means i win!!!!!!)

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@rubykaylaandogie3334 “Mais désolé, Little Mac. Bon travail.” PS: it’s spelt J’ai Gagné, but oh well That’s the extent of my French, Google translate did borderline 100% of the work for the top sentence, it’s probably wrong. I meant to say “but sorry Little Mac [for beating you up]. Good game.”

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

That Dragon Chan time though. Edit: Like an orthopedic insole I stand corrected... That Macho Man time 🤯

[@tamtam21801]

Macho man is wild

[@Jadriam]

The SPO boxers finally get their revenge.

[@Marsuru1]

Imagine if Super Punch Out had a title defense mode.

[@JWBabaYaga]

@@Marsuru1, I was the tenth person to like your comment!

[@reed2424]

great video zallard1, unfortunately I have been stuck on bald bull for 4 years

[@pistonsfan696]

need help to overcome him?

[@wesleyfuccaro8821]

@@pistonsfan696Family Guy reference kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYvZp4J4oN-afassi=h3PVM7f9X-vf5fSY

[@n4mrats]

nah but nick paying respects was mad wholesome

[@Crimsonsonic09]

Stats: TKO's: Gabby, BH, Piston, BB, BC, DC and SMM KO after 2nd KD: MM Sandman AR HK MC RB NB KO after first: NP and HQ

[@sportsjefe]

Which means Narcis Prince has the most power in the game because he's the only fighter to win by single KO with his fists.

[@Spy69698]

Nick bruiser has the most nicest ending animation out of all of the boxers

[@AB-ms3le]

This is a great idea for an online mode

[@madden8021]

Unless Nintendo finds a way to patch it out on NSO and ruin the fun

[@DragonBallZKaifan2]

There’s two problems. 1: This game performs badly on Switch Online. 2: There are at least two fighters who would need to be banned because they have an easy-to-input, uninterruptable healing move in this 2-Player mode. (Gabby Jay & Mad Clown)

[@ReleaseTheBogus527]

If hoy can take Medium Mac down in one go, but Dragon Chan is the fastest, by 0:00"11 then I'd gladly like to see those two face off

[@internetexplorerpony]

super macho man has a 0'00"05

[@ReleaseTheBogus527]

@@internetexplorerpony oh

[@ecstaticwooper368]

can't wait for punch out switch to drop starring big mac

[@Thetoucanman918]

@@internetexplorerpony dude, that’s totally bogus

[@Bablu_D_Gaming]

​@@Thetoucanman918 hehe bogus

[@AntYT123]

Let’s be real, because of how buff Nick Bruiser is, Little Mac had to have got a whooping from Nick (13:58) I mean, Nick Bruiser busted his head 2 times.

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

Player 2 is killing it!

[@JJSSBU]

You thought they would've learnt by now to not launch their super attacks every time, except it worked unlike last time

[@westube3493]

Why does Aran Ryan need to cheat if he is THAT good?!

[@MidoseitoAkage]

Because he's Aran Ryan

[@PriddhasPengu]

Probably because everyone else in his circuit and beyond can't help themselves from cheating.

[@rubykaylaandogie3334]

He actually doesn't in spo

[@genericusername568]

Gabby jay% should be the runs name

[@StormerSage]

Jake Paul if he ever fought someone his own age:

[@zippy8250]

What 56? Lol

[@ThePrinceOfDarknessSatan]

I love this comment considering whats happening right now lol

[@GuanlongX]

Jake Paul playing Mike Tyson's punch out in real life:

[@JoseJimenez-vc7we]

​@@zippy8250ik gabby jay will lose BUT HOY QUARLOW?? JAKE WONT STAND. A CHANCE 😂

[@XenoGuru]

This was awesome. This is what TAS was made for 🤣

[@metalapplesus]

the Bear fight is just accurate to people's first experience with Wii Bear

[@PumpFansMain]

Contender or TD?

[@metalapplesus]

@@PumpFansMain both

[@PumpFansMain]

@@metalapplesus ok

[@GunsGodGuts478]

Ok, so in order for this to happen to me in single player, my game has to smoke crack for two years.

[@vidyabatter]

Imagine playing this with Zallard1 and he's P1

[@juam1]

Bald Bull *literally* beat Mac in half a second

[@tamtam21801]

Macho beat Mac in under 5 milliseconds

[@realconquerorchen1609]

You are basically the Pannenkoek2012 of punch out, and I mean that as a VERY big compliment

[@mavadodf812]

ain't no way super macho man is 28🤣

[@elmagnificodep]

Those tanning beds.

[@applejuicejunkie316]

Dude put in that work. At 0'00"5, no one knocks out Mac faster.

[@GuanlongX]

it's about drive it's about power

[@teeman9266]

Hes tanned

[@TheTdw2000]

Steroids man

[@cmille24]

Super Macho Man went to prison for murder after their fight

[@FusionCyborg]

From what I tested, the fastest Mr. Sandman can win against P1 is if you have Mr. Sandman TKO Transparent (P1) in 0'02"92 by doing the following: Open Counter-Phase 1 with 2 Double Hits (Power Jab + P1 Jab), then Jab, then a Power Jab to finish Counter-Phase 1 at 0'02"49. P1 gets up on 8, and you throw a Power Jab to finish Counter-Phase 2 at 0'02"75. P1 gets up on 8 again, and you throw a Jab to finish Counter-Phase 3 & TKO P1 at 0'02"92.

[@AGuyWithoutProfilePicture]

0:14 probably all of the Gabby Jay (and Glass Joe) dreams haha

[@DarktoLight561]

Okay at least Nick was nice enough to pay respect to ya

[@Megukagi]

I find it funny how heike spent more time emoting than actually fighting

[@hughjass8383]

4:10; HOLY SHIT Bald Bull TKO'ed Little Mac in less than ONE SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@flyingsky1559]

Dragon ball z fights

[@5UBJ3CT3GG]

Super macho man time is wild

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@5UBJ3CT3GGyeah, he “punches” at 40x speed.

[@michaellindenmuth9446]

Gotta admit… I never thought Bob Charlie would sound like that.

[@smip2453]

Yæi!

[@michaelvuong9302]

bob charlie uses one of gabby jay’s voiceclips

[@itsbonkingtime]

bear hugger should be in the world circuit because he could just fall on you and kill you instantly

[@SmlWng123]

Damn this is traumatizing to watch. It's like Mac was blackmailed into losing all these fights and the boxers got to take out their pent up frustrations on Mac. Bob Charlie and Heike Kagero just went to town.

[@Jiterdomer]

The power of yay will redeem himself

[@overwoot3971]

i have no clue what you did but good job

[@robertitonicitomip95127]

in the title screen, make the 2nd controller hold Y and R, then with the 1st controller press start or A

[@robertitonicitomip95127]

it will send u to like a character selection screen, now, choose whoever u want, when u choose them, u will get sent to like an info of them, in that info, make 2nd controller hold B and Y, then press start on 1st controller, this will make 2nd controller control the opponent

[@astonquintanilla9301]

I find it funny how many of the characters for the 2nd player have an instant KO.

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

Stage 1: Gabby Jay Stage 2: Bear Hugger Stage 3: Piston Hurricane Stage 4: Bald Bull (Boss Battle #1) Stage 5: Bob Charlie Stage 6: Dragon Chan Stage 7: Masked Muscle Stage 8: Mr. Sandman (Boss Battle #2) Stage 9: Aran Ryan Stage 10: Heike Kagero Stage 11: Mad Clown Stage 12: Super Macho Man (Boss Battle #3) Stage 13: Narcis Prince Stage 14: Hoy Quarlow Stage 15: Rick Bruiser (Boss Battle #4) Final Stage: Nick Bruiser (Final Boss)

[@shinvaX]

If punch out was lore accurate to Mac.

[@ckmishn3664]

I wonder what the canon explanation is for time stopping when fighters jump around the ring.

[@genericusername568]

It just goes to next round/decision to quick

[@arrowtongue]

I always took it that the timer slowing/speeding is that your perception of the ring is altered due to the adrenaline, like the timer is slowed when they're doing that because you're really focused on them when in reality it's almost instant, same with the timer slowing while punching them.

[@Esiassweden]

SPO little Mac being desimated

[@NintendoNerd64]

this is what the 2p mode for punch out wii shoulda been

[@2DCheese]

has anyone noticed Bob Charlie does the "yay" when he beats Mac?

[@LolManI-75]

Very odd

[@ecstaticwooper368]

dear god the dragon chan is so fast Jesus machoman is even faster

[@rockinben]

I didn't expect Mac to get up a few times. Can he get up automatically without input?

[@ThonyHedgehog]

Was thinking the same, a quicker TAS would just let Mac stay down to the count of 10, but I guess zallard1 was aiming for TKO and not KOs.

[@arthursteiner3734]

In this game you automatically get up without even pressing buttons, in some of the earlier fights mashing is optional

[@zallard1]

@@ThonyHedgehog This game makes Mac get up automatically without any mashing if he gets a refill greater than 0.

[@amaze3727]

@@zallard1 wdym refill

[@zallard1]

@@amaze3727 Health refill; what you get back in your health bar after a knockdown.

[@john8666]

Bob Charlie has the same voice as gabby Jay

[@juro7854]

Everyone has the same voice actor in this game. They're all done by Charles Martinet

[@justanotherrandomguyinthec1835]

He's a palette swap of Gabby Jay.

[@ke8mattj]

Just curious: is 2P that overpowered? It would be very entertaining to see a slugfest% if 2p isn't that overpowered in just their regular punches.

[@genericusername568]

It is

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

It is actually impossible for the mac to win unless P2 throws

[@CainsAPlushNow]

How To Win As Mac / Peter Punch / Challenger / WHOEVER IS THE SPO PROTAGONIST, IM SICK OF THESE FANON NAMES AND STUFF I NEED AN OFFICAL ANSWER- Step 1, *You Dont.*

[@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny]

​​@@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBadI mean I've beaten my small brother sometimes on P1 side

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

@@HeavyWeaponsGuyisHorny yeah it’s a little brother

[@Patralgan]

Go Gabby Jay!

[@eb937]

I wonder which of the opponents is OP in 2 player mode. As in if both players were playing competitively.

[@TheSkinHater]

I need this entire video but it’s only the moments when in-game time is going up

[@zallard1]

Your wish is granted. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnyvZ4OOjcZjndU

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

14:43: End Credits

[@christianayala-n9w]

10:47 1 millisecond. That’s very fast.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Centisecond.

[@tamtam21801]

Macho knocking Mac out in 1 millisecond is wild

[@elias_manchestercitycb]

11:48 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! 11:55 Knockout. 11:57 *dings*

[@clarkb9221]

Zallard is the best

[@SocialSophia]

*be honest who has lost to gabby jay before?*

[@eliasdex1236]

Wait, so what are the conditions for a P1 KO? Is it dealing more damage than the next refill? Or a special move? Does it variate with each fight?

[@zallard1]

Generally, refills in the normal version of the game revolve around how fast a knockdown happens in a phase, what boxer you're facing, and with how much HP the opponent had before the finishing blow. It calculates a refill based on those, and if that refill is "0" or below, it's a KO. For this TAS, the main character gets a refill based on those criteria for if you don't mash to get up at all. If you mash to get up, you will get extra HP added to that base refill. If the base refill doesn't at least equal 1 or more, then even mashing won't get you up.

[@eliasdex1236]

@@zallard1 Does the type of attack also have an impact on the next refill?

[@zallard1]

@@eliasdex1236 Nope, the only thing that matters about the punch is whether or not it's the one that knocks the opponent down.

[@eliasdex1236]

@@zallard1 Oh emm, what I meant was if the type of attack affected the KO mechanic in any way? Because I saw on the description that Mr. Sandman had to use fast jabs instead of the big one to get the knockdown in order for the KO to happen.

[@zallard1]

@@eliasdex1236 The "how much HP the opponent had before the finishing blow" part of what I said above is the reason. It's not the punch itself, but the fact that its weak enough to lower his HP down to a very low number before being knocked down.

[@kyleolson3802]

Thanks for the video

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Super MachoMan snatched him UP lol

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

18:12: Game Over

[@byao682]

9:34 omg queen of deltarune

[@lunarclysm4392]

I love how Super Macho Man wins 10 times faster than bald bull

[@ParagonProtag]

How is Narcis the first one to get a single knock down K.O. 😂

[@reallifeman]

Epic

[@SirKingsley15]

10 years of me being a fan of these games and it is only just now occurred to me that Bob Charlie porn on Bob Marley Edit: I mean, pun not porn Thank you auto dictation for never understanding what the fuck I’m saying

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Pun. The spelling you used refers to another thing for 18 year olds and above.

[@SirKingsley15]

@@Aaa-vp6ug god fucking dammit I hate talk to text Thanks for pointing that out

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@SirKingsley15 no problem mate! 👍

[@gabrielflores6098]

9:33 XD

[@LITTLE1994]

This is so hilarious. Lol

[@ilraptor9134]

1)Paying hundreds of bucks for the match 2)The champ wins in 0.05 seconds. 3) Thanks for watching the match. Drive safely.

[@StormerSage]

Imagine showing up to fight and getting clapped on the FIRST FRAME.

[@Antonio-is2cn]

*Peter Punch gets destroyed by everyone*

[@Patralgan]

I find the Dragon Chan fight amusing. P1 taunts him by swaying left and right rapidly but gets absolutely destroyed by the kick and then it repeats twice. Nothing was learned. 0 points and NO BONUS!

[@JackDempseyShake]

wait a darn minute, why did bob charlie win and then become gabby jay?

[@fnf_noob]

Yea, the sound.

[@vivvus]

same base sprites, just like a lot of nes punch out characters

[@tamtam21801]

@@vivvuspalette swaps

[@AndromedasCartoon]

Really, this time is very easily beatable if Zallard made all of these KOs after the first KD instead of TKOs lol

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

At 2x speed, they punch like real boxers!

[@gabeguzman9478]

Gabby Jay is 2-99 😂

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

Total Score: 100,000,000

[@bennyb48]

who knew bear hugger was such a killer

[@ShayminLover492]

The year is 20XX. After many years of destroying the competition, defending his title, and keeping his career alive against all odds, the boxers of the WVBA have finally had enough of Little Mac. As such, they invited him to fight a grand gauntlet to prove his worth. Little did poor Mac know, the 16 boxers lined up had something more sinister in mind; he could never have known that this one event would prove to be his downfall. The first opponent in the line up was Gabby Jay, whom Mac assumed would be easy pickings given his reputation and age. But he was gravely mistaken. He was not at all like Glass Joe, whom he was essentially an older version of; he was able to completely throw him off with his taunts and knock him down onto the mat. Next was Bear Hugger, who was able to temporarily render Mac deaf with rapid-fire ear claps, meaning he could never have heard of the gale-force attacks from Piston Hurricane that came next. Mac was then assaulted by Bald Bull's famous Bull Rush. The groovy windmill punches of Bob Charlie and the kicks of Dragon Chan soon followed, after which came the headbutts of Masked Muscle and the ever dreaded Dreamland Express specially served by Mr. Sandman. Aran Ryan soon came onto the stage, and he didn't have to throw any headbutts or elbows to stomp all over him; he didn't even need to bring his custom-made flail. Heike Kagero soon gave him a piece of his mind, while Mad Clown made him the star of his mutilation act. After that came Super Macho Man, who released the mightiest of boguses as revenge for stealing his fame. On the topic of revenge, Narcis Prince would get retribution for his mangled face, while Hoy Quarlow would beat him senseless with his staff. As Mac begged for mercy, the Brothers Bruiser took centre stage, and in an act of brotherly unity, the two worked together to finish the job. In the final scene, as Mac sat in the hospital, his body mangled and wrapped in so many bandages that it made him look like a mummy, flashes of his glory days passed through his mind. The worst part of it all? Doc Louis didn't pay his medical bills. We wasn't even present during the beatdown; he was too busy partying at the chocolate bars convention with his former rivals.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Reads like ChatGPT, also the Brotherly Unity thing sounds really strange given what actually happened

[@SD120TOMB]

Can someone use an engine where they pick either Peter Punch or Nick Bruiser as 1P? And all the other Bosses except for Nick Bruiser as 2P?

[@MikeDoesStuff_0]

Is Heike's laugh one of the queen's laughs from deltarune-?

[@fabriciolima25]

The anime "Ojousama laugh"

[@croassung3721]

*cuz time is definitely normal in this game*

[@tamtam21801]

Being glass joe

[@rvrmdude]

Aaron Ryan wasn't screwing around

[@andy3074]

Why is the Canadian guy called bear hugger when he doesn't bearhug but instead do earclaps

[@123TauruZ321]

This is pretty funny!

[@waffler-yz3gw]

@@123TauruZ321 dumb comment.

[@123TauruZ321]

​@@waffler-yz3gw No.

[@ChristopherBass-k3b]

I'm getting the impression the CPU could have had multiple difficulties and we got the easy mode. A very hard mode would have beat our asses and been impossible. Seems like eventually someone could reprogram the AI and make this game ridiculous.