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| − | '''Super Punch-Out!!''' is the Super NES's installment of the ''Punch-Out!!'' series. It acts as a counterpart to [[Super Punch-Out!! (Arcade)|the arcade game of the same name as well as a sequel to the [[NES]] game ''[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!!]]''. It was initially only available through [[Nintendo Power]] in Japan. | + | '''Super Punch-Out!!''' is the Super NES's installment of the ''Punch-Out!!'' series. It acts as a counterpart to [[Super Punch-Out!! (Arcade)|the arcade game of the same name]] as well as a sequel to the [[NES]] game ''[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!!]]''. It was initially only available through [[Nintendo Power]] in Japan. |
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| Developer | Nintendo IRD | |
| Publisher | Nintendo | |
| System | Super NES, Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console | |
| Release Date | Super NES US October 1994 EU January 26, 1995 JP March 1, 1998 Wii Virtual Console EU/AU March 20, 2009 US March 30, 2009 JP July 07, 2009 Wii U Virtual Console US December 26, 2013 JP April 9, 2014 EU June 12, 2014 | |
| Rating | E | |
Super Punch-Out!! is the Super NES's installment of the Punch-Out!! series. It acts as a counterpart to the arcade game of the same name as well as a sequel to the NES game Punch-Out!!. It was initially only available through Nintendo Power in Japan.
Story
The player takes the role of a boxer (possibly Little Mac, but it is not clarified). The player works their way to the top to become the WVBA champion.
Gameplay
The player controls an unspecified boxer with the ability to throw punches as well as dodge and guard. The player can choose between punching the head or the body during regular play. As they land hits without being hit themselves, their special meter builds up, letting them to unleash one of four super punches. As with the first game, each opponent has certain patterns and weak spots that can be exploited. Each match ends when one of the boxers can't get up or if a boxer gets knocked out three times in a single round. The player loses if the time runs out.
Super Punch-Out!! for the Super NES added a variety of characters who were not in the arcade game, for a total of 16 opponents.
Legacy
Sequels
It wasn't until 15 years later that the series received a follow-up in the form of Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Wii.
Ports and Remakes
- Super Punch-Out!! was unlockable in the Gamecube version of Fight Night Round 2.
- Super Punch-Out!! has been released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2009 and on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014.