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I finally beat that chump!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: April 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

My sweat lordy. I got back at my a painfull child hood memory. :-)
This was one of my favorite games when I was a lad. I use to spend
hours upon hours in front of the tv nailing Glass Joe, teaching Bauld
Bull a lesson, smashing Soda Popinski, and putting down the Sand Man,
but I never beat Tyson.

This week it was time to bust out the old
Nintendo. After a couple of days of practice, I finally for the first
time put Tyson down. You wanna get back at Tyson too? Here's the
code: 007 373 5963
That'll take you straight to Mike. Be prepared
to get BLASTED by the biggest punk in boxing.

cool game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game is cool i like it for the skill and fun the game was renamed after Mike Tyson was arrested and the boss of the game was named Mr. dream so this game is a good version to start out with before super punchout this has been a review for the super punchout champion record 81wins 1loss 1st records all down the bord

YOU DON'T GET TO BE MIKE TYSON!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is kinda cheesy but for NES it's one of the best. The first thing is you start out as some little guy that doesn't have a special move. The other boxers on the game all have a special move and all you get is a big right hook. This IS a game you can play millions of times and you eventually end up memorizing the other boxers' weaknesses and get to fight "Iron" Mike Tyson himself! This is a Nintendo Classic.

But the game to Fight Iron Mike in the only feasible way

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Mike Tyson's punch out is the single best game ever...
and I am saying this with a clear head.
Took me 10 years to beat that game.

Mike, we know you threw the Lewis fight so you could crush his jaw in the rematch. There was probably some backroom understanding that you had to be embarrassed and KO'd in order to get Lewis in the ring. I look forward to the rematch.

Some advice Tyson... get some better trainers. The media and liberal nuts hate you, but you have a huge fanbase that loves your story and talent and wants you to regain the championship.
Some say you disgrace boxing. I disagree, you are boxing. If I had a year to train, I would enjoy sparring with you in Joe Frazier's Gym in Philly. But for now, I will enjoy your Nintendo game.

In your next match play LL's "Mama said knock you out" and knock the guy out quickly and painfully.

Peace out,
Demetrios

One of the best of NES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Mike Tyson's Punch Out was a big stepping stone for some of the earlier Nintendo games for a few reasons. It had better graphics than some other games at the time. It was one of the first Fighting games on the NES (wrestling games not counted) and it was fun.

You are Little Mac and your job is to be the best boxer in the world. How? Well, beat Iron Mike Tyson of course! You go through the game fighting many excellent (yet fictional) characters on your way to the top. You fight opponents such as Glass Joe, King Hippo, Mr. Sandman and Super Macho Man.

There were a few things I really liked about this game. One, I couldn't get tired of it. For me, that's a very strong dimension to a game. Second, no opponent fought exactly the same and each fight was very individual. You had to memorize each fighter's style and moves to win. And last, getting to Mike Tyson was a task. It wasn't easy and there was nothing you could do about it besides get better.

The one thing that I didn't like about this game was that, in my opinion, Mike Tyson wasn't that bad to deal with. Seriously, if you could dodge the 1st Round's 1:30 of Tyson's blistering 1-hit knockdown punch, you could beat him easily by the early 3rd Round.

I seriously thought that Iron Mike was going to be hardcore as hell and for me, he just wasn't what I expected. Granted yes I wouldn'r say the same to his face in fear of getting bitten but still, vast improvements to Tyson as the last character would have added another challenge. I guess for myself and a lot of other gamers was, if you could get past Super Macho Man, you could beat Tyson. That's why I'm glad they made that improvement in Super Punch Out on SNES.

Anyway, you should still get this no matter what level gaming you're at because you'll enjoy it. Have fun!

TKO!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Before he was convicted of sexual assault, before he beat his wife half to death, and before he bit Evander Hollyfield's ear, Mike Tyson signed a deal with Nintendo to make a video game that pits a wiery-looking teenager nick-named Little Mac against (in order of appearance) Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Piston Honda, Don Flaminco, The Hippo King, Great Tiger, Bald Bull, Piston Honda again, Soda Popinski, Don Flaminco again, Bald Bull again, Mr. Sandman, Super Macho Man, then eventually Mike Tyson. The bad news: You're not Mike Tyson, you're Little Mac. Fortunately, you have a chubby coach in your corner with a never-say-die attitude and a shiny pink bike (who says gay people have no place in video games?).
So while the game isn't 2-players and you can't fight as Mike Tyson, it's still one of the best boxing video games you'll ever play.

Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When this Game was released...addictive...remember how many times it took to finally beat mike tyson....my fingers were killing me...

i hate boxing but love this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is even better then knockout kings

An all-time classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

One of the top 5 Nintendo games of all-time. It's worth every penny. Simple, yet fun to play. A great storyline. Challenging as hell (it took me three years or so to beat Tyson). Good grahpics and sound for the time (1987 game). If you like boxing, and have an old Nintendo kicking around, and SOMEHOW don't own this game, you need to buy it.

Punchout

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Oh my deary, where do I start with this game? I started playing this when I was 4 years old and every once and a while I'll break out the Nintendo and play it some more. This is the ultimate video game and even though this is the same as the original, except with Mike Tyson instead of Mr. Dream, there is something about this game that has always been a little more special to me. Mike just seems like a better opponent than Dream. Anyway, I think everyone with an NES should have this game because its hours of fun even if you hate boxing. I know I do. I just wish Nintendo would realize what a goldmine they were sitting on and release it on GBA like they did with Zelda, SMB, Ice Climber, Excitebike..., That will be a great day when I get to play it on my Gamecube instead of my dirty ol' half-dead NES.

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