George Foreman's KO Boxing (NES) Playthrough

A playthrough of Acclaim's 1992 license-based boxing game for the NES, George Foreman's KO Boxing.
In the midst of making an historic comeback, two years before becoming both the world's oldest heavyweight boxing champ and a promoter of countertop grills, Big George granted Acclaim the rights to slap his name and face on a line of video games.
Acclaim farmed the project out to Beam, and when it showed up in stores a mere six months after Power Punch II ( • Power Punch II (NES) P... ), George Foreman's KO Boxing became Beam's second NES boxing game to see a 1992 release.
And wow, it's actually a bit shocking to see how little effort went into this production. George's game is essentially a cheap reskin of Power Punch II. The graphics and music were swapped out, the training minigame was removed, you can no longer move freely along the bottom of the screen, and a Doritos ad is now prominently displayed on the between-round stat screen. The game's sole innovation - a two-player versus mode - is a ridiculous and thoroughly worthless inclusion.
That's about all I have to say about this lump of cynicism and greed. If you loved Power Punch II and find yourself hankering for more of the same (but worse), then by all means, give George Foreman's KO Boxing (and therapy) a try.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@NintendoComplete]

It's Power Punch II, only now with ads, fewer features, and worse graphics. Yay!

[@mortenera2294]

It's literally an Electronic Arts game!

[@NintendoComplete]

@@mortenera2294 Lmao too true

[@superblakefilms]

I feel so bad for kids who wanted punch out on NES but got this instead

[@dragonfireny]

Respect for Luciano. Taking 124 punches before going down.

[@larrylaffer3246]

Doritos: The Official Flavored Tortilla Chip Of Digital Boxing.

[@NintendoComplete]

Mmm cheese salt

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@NintendoCompleteRemember the ad where George brought his boys on it? They ate up the Doritos while he had an empty bag going “I was robbed! I was robbed!”

[@spoonshiro]

One of those games that's always a loose cart with a torn up label.

[@piyoweb]

Any NES boxing games when compared to Punch Out just feel so bad.

[@DemomanX614]

Ring King was decent

[@jhuanbrown3455]

"Iron Sheik will break your face, Make you humble!"💪🥇

[@goldlinks]

I had this on SNES, never knew it was on NES also.

[@Baximus]

Oh my GOD, the face on Big George after a victory. It is so bad.

[@darkerfalcon3747]

The game that has a creepy, static and a huge Game Over screen!

[@aphronadeshiko]

I remember finding that game over screen unsettling as a kid.

[@LITTLE1994]

As much as I love George Foreman, this game isn't worth it.

[@bigduke5902]

That tacky Doritos ad actually sells further the illusion that this is indeed a real sports broadcast you happen to be playing.

[@Yoderman]

But we have punch out at home.

[@humanblazethecat7189]

Amazing game I really want to give it a try thanks Nintendo complete

[@fahriakalin5936]

foreman got grills

[@Birdman621]

I’d play this just to let foreman get knocked out😂 I’m like oh you think you’re so bad foreman?! Your grill sucks, knocked out

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Not a single 8-Bit boxing game was a patch on Punch Out!!

[@BluestablookMusic]

👍

[@threshershark100]

Lol. Not a best seller! Oh nes where are you now our old friend!? 😂

[@TasmineanPlaysRBLX]

cool

[@mnemonichotpocket]

Do Evander Holyfield's Real Deal boxing next to keep with the theme

[@danalong1237]

Not only that, but also Greatest Heavyweights and the SNES and Sega Genesis versions of George Foreman’s KO Boxing, as well as the NES, SNES and Sega Genesis versions of Best of the Best Championship Karate!

[@MattyIcecubes]

Looks like Punch Out...if Punch Out sucked.

[@gameboyadvance45]

Doritos

[@TheAkd89]

lol this ain’t half bad