Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! is a boxing sports game developed and published by Nintendo for the NES, adapted from the Punch-Out!! arcade games. Players control up-and-coming boxer Little Mac, using timing-based dodges and counters to defeat a lineup of colorful opponents across three circuits, culminating in a Dream Fight against real-life champion Mike Tyson.
How To Play Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
Control
Action
D-Pad
Dodge left/right, duck (Down), and block/guard (Up)
A Button
Right punch (hold Up for a face jab)
B Button
Left punch (hold Up for a face jab)
Start
Throw a Star Punch when stars are earned; pause
Select
Tap rapidly to recover after a knockdown
About Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
Release date
NES (NA): October 18, 1987 · Famicom (JP): November 21, 1987 · NES (EU): December 15, 1987
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