Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES) Playthrough
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- A playthrough of Nintendo's 1987 boxing game for the NES, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Following up on the massive success of earlier hits like Donkey Kong, Mario Bros., and Popeye, Nintendo released the first Punch-Out!! in arcades in 1984. It was an upright, dual-monitor machine that pitted the player's wire-frame avatar against six ranked boxers in pursuit of the title. The success of the game - largely attributable to the huge character graphics, synthesized voices, and unique controls - guaranteed a sequel, and Super Punch-Out!! was released later the same year.
But Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! isn't a port of either of those games. It's a fleshed out reimagining of those games' ideas, and it was built from the ground up specifically with the NES hardware in mind.
(If you're looking for the 1990 version with Mr. Dream, you can find it here: • Punch-Out!! (NES) Play... )
You play as Little Mac, a seventeen-year-old boxer from the Bronx who dreams of rising through the ranks to become the world champion, but it's a long and difficult road to the top. Fourteen bouts stand between Mac and the belt.
Punch-Out!! plays more like an action-based puzzle game than it does a traditional arcade boxing title. These guys require a carefully considered, reactive approach. The quickest way to find yourself eating the mat is to exhaust yourself by throwing punches in a blind frenzy, so you'll instead want to study their movement patterns, learn the ways in which they telegraph their moves, and work out strategies to exploit their weaknesses.
It's a difficult game, but it's an addictive one, and the flamboyant, stereotype-chewing cast of fighters give it a flavor all of its own. Who could forget Glass Joe's begging you to let him win, or Soda Popinski laughing with his hands on his hips as you struggle to get back on your feet? And Mario even moonlights as the referee!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! has always reminded me of Rocky, and since I think of Rocky IV as a Christmas movie, I figured that revisiting this classic NES cart would be a fun way to kick off the holiday weekend.
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I told everybody Mike Tyson is getting knocked out by Jake Paul you seen it for yourself lol🥊⚰️⚱️🥀👹🔥👹🔥👹🔥👹🔥👹🔥🥵🧯👩🏻🚒👩🏿🚒🚒
before iron mike waped thomeone
Mike Tyson is literally a world champ and Paul is just a midget look at their training you will 100 percent see a difference
Agreed.
Totally agree!
I actually beat Tyson as a teenager. Greatest accomplishment in a video game I've ever had. None of my friends could do it. The feeling I got was immeasurable.
You are the champ little Mac!! 😂
I’d be proud to man! I’m 40 and used to play this a lot when I was a kid. Even tried it with the power glove. That was tiring 😂
@@weirdo24-7🥰🤗
@deletedcomment2478 yeah it was probably my greatest game accomplishment I can remember. Never got the glove but didn't mean I didn't want it. That was the original Wii Sports 😂.
I hate to be a one upper but I was 8
I only won once.....by disicion. Still feel I didn't really win. Smh
Man, as a kid in the late 80s, I remember staying up all night in the summertime playing this game, trying to beat it. Now, at 45 years of age, I can't remember if I beat it or not! 😂😂😂!! It's time to finish what I started 35 years ago!
This brings back great memories.
All damn night over my cousin house/ I damn near wanna cry Great ole days
I'm 45 as well. And man, I think I only beat Mike Tyson a couple times, but only by the "referee's decision" after round 3 lol. But I grew up watching other boys older than me playing the game. I think that was the only reason why I became pretty good at the game. lol
Same here brother 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I did but it took me a while lol
When I was a little girl, playing this on dad's old NES, I got good enough that I was able to beat everyone else, no problem, but could never beat Tyson. No matter how hard I tried, couldn't get the pattern down on him, so seeing this, at least now I see what I wasn't able to do as a kid. Thank you so very much for this.
I can knock Tyson out in the first round with about 1 minute to spare😎
GASP! 😲 Girls played video games back in the 80s?
@@edwardgaines6561 Actually, early 2000s, like I said, it was dad's OLD NES.
@@edwardgaines6561 yes, they did it
@@edwardgaines6561😂😂😂👍 They sure did! My sister was better at every game I ever played. And when I got stuck playing Zelda or something, she would bail me out. Show me where to go next
One of all time greatest NES games
Facts
Sem dúvidas 🇧🇷
No doubts
I still play it everyday....and still have never defeated Mike.
The hell it is. It's very mediocre.
I cannot express my incredible hate for you@@123TauruZ321
Got this for Christmas in '87. I never could beat Mr. Sandman.
Ugh, he is still very iffy for me. With that random stationary bouncing around before that three uppercut combo. I noticed he gets bit more predictable with that uppercut combo in rounds 2 and 3.
@@Joe_334 yup as long as you time it right he's not that hard, I remember as a kid raging because I thought you had to spam moving on his special as fast as you could because his special was so fast and I thought you had to tap as fast as you can and I got KOed every time lol but then I realized you don't even need to do that, just time it and move lol then i beat him. Good times
Me neither. Can't beat him here but on the Super NES he's easy as pie. Weird huh? I can't get pass Super Macho Man on here as well and same thing on Suoer Nintendo i can beat him but not on the nes
he gave me the hardest time also i lost to Tyson the most then SAndman the second most by far but i eventually was able to beat SAndman quite often and id breeze through MAcho Man he never gave me problems but SAndman did even after i beat ihm multiple times..
me neither but i made a punching bag on that one
4 decades later and he's boxing someone half his age.
SO WHAT, HE CLAIMS HE CAN BEAT HIM,. LETS SEE IT
@@leelunk8235
Mike Tyson is gonna knock Jake Paul’s block off.
He'll knock him out, just wait.
@@NirotixWho exactly?
@@leelunk8235 Paul is trying to back out Tyson already rocked him, pauls a pusy he's has body guards around him in public, he got his @$$ whooped by a nobody in a bar...twice, he's a punk
Holy Shit, when that music started I was taken back to my childhood. This game was so god damn cool as a kid.
Yes it was 😊
I second that , wholeheartedly
Same
Omg 😆 I’m 42 so I had to be 5 or 6 watching my big brother play this & we never even seen Tyson 🤣 I can’t wait to show him this video… took me back to a place when life was good 😂 you are a legend for this video
A true Legend! 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
lol!! I never saw Tyson either!
It doesn’t get much better than Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out. This game was so popular that I could never even buy it as a kid as it was always sold out at Toys R Us. Getting a star and then doing an uppercut is one of the most satisfying dynamics in any video game I’ve ever played. Also, I would say that Mike Tyson is one of the best final bosses of all time.
Right? I think everyone loved this game. For years it was hard to find a rental copy on a Friday night.
@@NintendoComplete I think that this and Zelda were the two most impossible NES games to buy or rent. Other games were super hard to find at release, but then availability normalized. However, these two were impossible to find from when they came out until the very end of the NES lifespan (in my experience). The only other game that ranked up there was Mega Man 2. Merry Christmas Alex!
Ah yeah, you're right. Zelda was almost never in stock. I ended up renting Zelda 2 many times because I couldn't get the first one. I remember Mario 3 also being rental unobtainium.
Thanks man, Merry Christmas to you, too!
i begged my mom for this game because i loved the arcade version but she refused and said it looked too violent
@@_MajorasToo violent? Haven't she seen boxing back then?
Nostalgic feeling when hearing the music in this game.
Man. This takes me back! So many memories of sights and sounds of my childhood. I am 50 now. It took me less than a year to master every fighters patterns and defeat Tyson! I used to play it over and over. I honestly think it was the only NES game I ever won/completed! Thanks for the walk down memory lane.❤
I was born in the70s, grew up playing video games in the 80s. I still play NES and it eats me up inside that I have never beaten Mike Tyson and I have never landed the plane on the god damned aircraft carrier in Top Gun.
No one has ever landed the plane brother
I actually landed the plane in Top Gun, but ONLY one or twice. Plus I never beat the game, so I feel your pain.
Any of you play the very first Terminator? That was hectic hard to win, with the semi trailer without the trailer if I remember correctly.
I beat mike tyson, but i never could land the plane either
This guy brought up Top Gun?! We don't speak in public about plane landings on aircraft carriers... a lot of us suffer terrible PTSD over this. HAHAH :)
Fun fact: Mike Tyson's stats, as of the game's release date of October 18, 1987, are indeed true to life. He did indeed have 31 wins (27 KO's and 4 UD's) when the game was released. According to Wikipedia, at that time, his most recent match was against Tony Tucker on August 1, 1987 at the Las Vegas Hilton, of which he won by Unanimous Decision.
Yup.
I concur.
I found the fight accurate too, no one was going to drop tyson early then. Youd have to drag him into the deeper rounds if you could survive to had thought about fighting him on your terms. Huge tyson fan here, ive read his book and saw his stand up show live. Used to remember how much he got paid for the NES deal. It was a healthy ammount for the 80s! I beleive he would buy kids nintendos back in his hometown too, one of the only "celebrities" I like and can relate with. That money never really made him happy.
Well yeah, they weren’t gonna just make up random numbers, especially ones that were that specific, given how extremely popular Tyson was at the time.
That wasn't very fun
OMG !!!!
I GOT CHILLS WHEN SAW THIS.
GREAT MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD
I will never forget going to college in the fall of 1989. We were all moving into an on-campus townhouse, and someone plugged in their NES downstairs and we all took turns playing punch out. That's how all the guys met each other, we kidded my roommate because he got beaten by glass joe, and we all bonded that first night over this dumb game! I dropped out after 1 year, and I have no idea what happened to any of those guys. But for that one night, we were all high on life and all giddy because we had moved away from home to school. I had an Atari when I was a kid, but I was not playing video games and had never played nintendo. We had great times and it's a fantastic dear old memory
We all remember Tyson as one of if not THE greatest final bosses in gaming history because he tested your every ability learned up to then to the max. If anything even close to as challenging ended a game today we'd all cry foul and use every term in the critics book to dismiss it.
I've only ever played the Mr. Dream version, but this is the one that most people will refer to.
Punch-Out!! is a classic. It sets itself apart from most other fighting games because of how it punishes you for carelessly spamming punches and not learning everyone's attack patterns. And you can't forget that soundtrack or Doc Louis riding that bicycle.
Does Mr Dream fight any different than Tyson?
@@GaryBeltz I don't know. I've never gotten to him. But, I am willing to bet that it's the same exact match - just without Tyson's likeness, of course.
@@Dorian_ScottYes, that is correct. The fight is exactly the same.
You’re so right about the soundtrack-it really made you feel the intensity of the matches, which is extremely impressive for an 8-bit console.
@@GaryBeltz Mr. Dream is basically Mike Tyson re-sprite, but he is modeled after Rocky Marciano.
As a Japanese born in 1984, I never got to see Mike Tyson in this game lol
This game was difficult for me as a child and I couldn't play it well at all.
Thank you for your video that showed me Tyson.
Listening the the music takes me right back to my childhood 😢 damn I miss those days …
The opening dings of the bell at the startup is SO iconic
THAT DANCE THAT DON FLAMENCO DOES BEFORE HE GOES DOWN IS HILARIOUS‼️ 🤣
😂😂 I had a Jr. High school assistant principal that looked just like him….MR. Yanni.
@@Dreadz52
Hopefully he didn't dance like him! Hahaha 😂
What weirdly really strikes me watching this years later is how well I remember all the wonderful sounds. I didn’t appreciate it properly at the time, but the sound effects are so evocative now. Classic game!
I loved this game when I first played it I was 14 years old. It was my first boxing game I owned. Oh how I wish I can go back in time and relive it.
I was born 1987, the same year this game came out.. classic Iron Mike Tyson game. I played this in early 90's as a kid good times🥊🇮🇹
Miss the 80s!
And 90s too!
90s also my guy!
I never even knew about the Mr. Dream version until years later. Just ain't the same without Mike at the end!
Technically, it is the same.
I was the other way around. Never knew Mike Tyson was originally in it until several years ago.
Now why did they get rid of Mike Tyson? I don't quite remember...
@@jenniferburchill3658 Because the license to use him had expired.
@@jenniferburchill3658I Think Its Because At That Time He Was The World Champion But Then Lost His Title, Thus Losing His Ties With Nintendo And So They Re-Released The Game Where Its Just Called Punch-Out Now And The Dream Fight Was Now Reworked With A New Fighter Called Mr. Dream
What a fun game to play growing up in the 80s. All the boxing characters were so exciting to me as a kid. Seeing them again brings back so nostalgia. And now Mike is back in the ring again. Unbelievable!
Watching this game being played on youtube gave me the same feeling as walking into a room, and feeling dazed, as if remembering that I had been in the room before, when I actually hadn't. I can't believe it's been 36 years since I played it
I keep thinking of the Studio C sketch on Punch Out.
"You booked me in a fight with Mike Tyson? I weigh 100 pounds and he's the world heavyweight champion."
"Yes you can Mac."
"So this is how I die....I hate you forever and always."
"Join the Nintendo fan club today."
Wow!!
Uncle Brad rest in peace I miss you and love you. You introduced me to Nintendo and Mike Tysons punch out. It's really comforting to me watching this listening to the classic music and sound FX. I just want to have a conversation with my uncle right now...
We were so poor as kids we had to go to the mall and play it at Sears who had in on display. After 4+ hrs the salesman would say, “Beat it!” Lol
Beat it as in, leave, or beat it as in, beat the game?
This must have came out when Mike Tyson was undefeated. I actually remember playing this at one of my babysitters house when i was like 6.
One of my favorite games, ever.
I can respect that your one of the few who fought Don Flamenco another way besides cheesing the fight by Alternating Upper and lower punches after dodging his first attack.
Played this game as a kid. Was hard to begin with but after playing it a lot of times, got better with the movements including Tyson’s punches. Good game though.
Still to this day one of the best games of all time hand's down
Watching this brings back so many great memories! I can feel myself getting tensed up again remembering mashing buttons trying to land punches! This was my favorite NES game and an all-time classic. Someone find me a time machine...
I got my name in Nintendo power in 1989 as first person to beat Tyson! I got so good at this game I could sit down now and in 2-3 try’s beat Tyson over 30 years later
Ah my old nemesis Super Macho Man, you gave 8 year old me a consistent beat down, glad to finally witness your defeat
I had no idea how you beat this game like magic, bro. You got the touch!
What a classic game. Round 1. FIGHT! Star Punch! KO!
Such a timeless classic. Mr dream can’t compare in his port to the original. Can’t believe all those carts still work despite the heavy usage over the years.
Not sure what you mean it can't compare. It's exactly the same game.
Umm because it’s not the same. How about replacing wesker with a bum? Or what about final fantasy 7 without cloud?@@gr8gmr
This is one of the few NES games that truly hold up. At least if you're playing in a way that eliminates input lag.
I got beat by Glass Joe once when trying to play with an extremely suboptimal emulator setup.
@@D-Fens_1632 lol WOW damn.
@@D-Fens_1632gee whiz! 😅
more entertaining than the actual fight
I used to play this all the time!
I found this game a year ago, and loaded it up and let my 20yr old daughter play. She lost to Flemonco...
And not the 2nd one the 1st one!! , I was so ashamed I just shook my head. 😮😂
Early footage of Netflix’s transmission
beat me to it! 😘
Oops😅
Tyson landed more punches in this fight.
Joe vs Paul... Winner fights 80 year old Rocky.
As a kid, Super Macho Man was my stop. Playing on Wii or Nes Classic I couldnt get past Soda Popinski because of input lag. It took a CRT and the original nes to finally beat Tyson! It felt so great all these years later.
Oh you’re finally getting to this little old game? Haha Can’t wait to read your detailed thoughts on this one. This is still what I’d consider the best boxing game ever made. Nothing can touch it’s playability and unique play style. Not to mention the super charming presentation and the fact it’s one of the first celebrity endorsed video games. Soda Popinski and I are having a few drink’s tonight to celebrate this channel featuring the great MTPO.
My favorite boxing game all the ages.
Never played this as a kid though new about it. I was more into non-sports games. Very excellent playthrough. Thank you for letting me watch it from a pro for the first time. Was enjoyable..
I like how Mike compliments your "finger speed" if you win, just to make it clear that unless we were Buster Douglas, we were never, _ever_ going to knock him out anywhere but on our NES.
Congratulations you have just unlocked Iron Mike Tyson
Watching this playthrough brought me so much joy!!! 😊 I know it must have took you a good amout of your time to make it. You are an awesome UA-camr! Thanks so much!!! ❤
Thank you! It makes me happy to know you enjoyed it so much 😊
I’m impressed. U might be the best I ever seen play this and I’m a 48 so played a lot. You only took like 10-11 total hits and knocked down once. Bravo sir
Thank you :)
I always heard about how awesome this game was, and now I got to see up close and personal. The higher you go in the ranks, the harder it is for stars to get the “power punches.” Sometimes you have to “rope the dope” to get him where you want him for the knockout blow.
Stumbled on your channel. This brought back so many memories. I’m 49 years old and I got this game when it first came out. I think I still remember the code to go directly to Mike
Left right left right up down up down B A B A start
The music makes me feel good 🥹💪🏿💯💯
The absolute best sounds... pure simplicity!
Bravo champion! J'ai des souvenirs incroyables des combats de Mike Tyson. J'étais adolescent devant la TV. Et Mister Tyson écrasait tout le monde.
Everyone's favorite Punch Out.
Thanks so much for showing me how to get more stars in Round 2 of Mike Tyson.
After ten years, I have finally beat all fighters and seen the end screen.
Congrats!
Thanks
Wasn't a big boxing fan but this game was pretty damn rad growing up
I wish I could of bought this game and played it as a kid in the 90s. This was one of all time greatest NES games! 🥳🎉♥️🎮🕹️🙌✨
Punch Out was part of a generation
I remember waking up in the morning as a kid and hearing my older brother playing this in the other room.
I'd get my bowl of cereal and come sit next to him and just stare at the old TV that was on the floor next to a NES console.
Haha
Miss ya bro.
Little Mac: whatever he hits, he destroys!
Mike Tyson is waiting for your challenge
@@Dr-WeirdAnd a good orthodontist, I hope.
*_"Let's keep it clean! Now come out boxing!"_*
Now you gotta do the original arcade
Great job versus Iron Mike; very impressive!
I spent half of my 1990 summer break playing this game.
Thank you for the nostalgia. Awesome.
brings back all kinds of memories from the 80's
Watching this is certainly a feeling of nostalgia. I’m 43 and I remember playing this game at 6 years old. SMH 🤦♂️
I smiled so hard when this came in my feed the good old days
Loved this game growing up, it’s a true classic. I only ever beat Tyson once at the 2:59 mark in the last round-I won by the skin of my teeth, but still thrilled I (barely) won. 😄
How much score did you have because if you have 5000 score on Tyson you will win by decision
The ringside ”advices&conversations” are absolutely gold!!!👍😂
Just a week after Summoning Salt did his speedrun history video on this game, we get this as well :) One thing that always confused me though was why Bald Bull was ranked below Don Flamenco in the World Circuit.
Maybe because the Don is able to fight bulls.
The person playing is the punh out king
I’m at Macho and seen him hit one time
Besides being a plumber, Mario side hustles include saving princesses from Dragon's, NASCAR racer, and referee.
So many memories. That was a game that was even fun for everyone not playing to watch and cheer on whoever was playing. Loved that game!
Opponents:
1. Glass Joe 🇫🇷 (0:45)
2. Von Kaiser 🇩🇪 (1:51)
3. Piston Hondo 🇯🇵 (3:27)
4. Don Flamenco 🇪🇸 (5:29)
5. King Hippo 🦛 (6:41)
6. Great Tiger 🇮🇳 (8:01)
7. Bald Bull 🇹🇷 (11:23)
8. Piston Hondo, Round 2 (13:46)
9. Soda Popinski 🇷🇺 (15:12)
10. Bald Bull, Round 2 (16:24)
11. Don Flamenco, Round 2 (18:23)
12. Mr. Sandman 🇺🇸 (20:12)
13. Super Macho Man 🇺🇸 (23:45)
14. Champion: “Iron” Mike Tyson 🇺🇸 (or Mr. Dream in the 1990 rerelease, 28:15)
Tysm
Dude, Mike Tyson is a living legend of the Pro boxer of the best Hall of Famer!!
This is what got me into watching real boxing. My dad is a boxing fan and growing up we would play punch out together and as I grew older he introduced me to the fights on ppv (we had the black box😂)...and it's been our bonding activity ever since.
As a kid I could always get to tyson but never beat him legit. I could beat tyson with game genie or saved states.
Mike Tyson is one of the toughest last bosses I remember ever fighting in an NES game. The slightest mistake can lose you the fight in an instant.
Ah yes, the good ol' days of pirating cable TV. Good times.
And the good old days of watching boxing on HBO, Showtime, ESPN, ABC, Prime Network (later Fox Sports Net and Bally Sports) and USA, way before the days of Premier Boxing Champions, TrillerTV (formerly FITE) and DAZN!
This brought back some memories I use to play this day and night!
damn now this brings back memories one of my favorite games along with Contra....the game genie was life saver.
This is retro gaming at it's finest
Este amigo si es un profesional. Derrotó a todos los oponentes de forma excepcional.
I absolutely loved this game , there was a set of twin teenagers that lived up from me, they were the only dudes I ever seen even make it to Mike Tyson. I had my grandparents get me the power glove because of this game
I love the quality of this capture. Bitrate and resolution look so good here.
Thanks! :)
'Iron' Mike Tyson, the baddest man on the planet, at this time was on top of the world, and becoming a household name in sports.
Yep, youngest man to get the title in boxing history during the 80s....
I was 8 when I beat this game and Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2.
Good show! I've been playing this game for 35 years now, and still can't beat it. I make it to Super Macho Man reliably, but I've only beaten him perhaps a half dozen times, and I've never beat Tyson...
Same!
That mugshot is an underrated jumpscare
It was for me as a kid. I used to catch my father playing this at like the worst times before bed.
At least they got the teeth right, hey?!
“I don’t smoke, but tonight I’m gonna smoke you.”
Them, sir, are fightin’ words.
And this time Mike Tyson didn't try to bite Little Mac's ear off 🤣
32:00 Jake Paul!
Fun fact: during the bald bull fights, when bald bull is about to do his bull charge, a camera from the bottom right of the crowd flashes, indicating the time a player should throw a punch and knock him down.
Similarly, in the macho man fight, a person in the bottom right wearing sunglasses drops his shades when macho man is about to throw his single close-line punch. You can see it at 24:24
Saw nothing of the sort
@@nickrockxu2113 that’s on you. The developers said decades later that this was the case, it wasn’t well known until then. Google it.
Saw it, but man, thats tough to track while paying attention to MM.
@@ALT3REDB3AST yeah that’s why no one ever spotted it for thirty years! Developer told everyone about it. People had spotted the Bald Bull one.
I totally forgot about the Sandman secret, after he does those lightning uppercuts to do the L-R-L-R body shots because you get a whole lot more in.
I remember going to toys R us to purchase this game back in 1988 in Las Vegas along with spy hunter. The games were stored behind the glass like todays method
I never saw a Toys R Us with a glass case. The ones I went to had tickets that you'd take to checkout. The actual games were a walk-in cage near the exit.
I was 9 years old when I first rented MTPO in 1988 and I remember I was stressin on Bald Bull the first one, it was a hard game back then when working up the ranks. I remember renting the game again a few weeks later determined to get past 1st Bald Bull but couldn't. Finally I ended up buying the game a few months later and I remember getting past Bald Bull and then I was stuck on the other huge dudes. It was a challenging game back in the day.
I'll never forget how hard it was for me to beat Tyson, but when I Finally could, it was like the Greatest Feeling in my little kid world lol.
One of the greatest NES games ever made
My favorite game of all time
Thanks for the great memories. Such a great game.