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Punch-Out!!

First release
Feb 17, 1984
Developer
Nintendo R&D3
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Fighting, Arcade, Sport · Action
Platforms
Arcade

Punch-Out!! is a boxing arcade game by Nintendo, released 1984. It was the first in a series of successful Punch-Out!! games that produced an arcade sequel known as Super Punch-Out!!, a spin-off of the series titled Arm Wrestling, a highly popular version for the NES originally known as Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, and Super Punch-Out!! for the SNES. The arcade game introduced recurring video games characters such as Glass Joe, Piston Hurricane, Bald Bull, and Mr. Sandman. It is also notable to be the debut project for Koji Kondo, who would later go on to write the acclaimed music for the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.

Also known as パンチアウト!!

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Release dates
Arcade
Feb 17, 1984
Arcade
Mar 01, 1984
Arcade
Jul 01, 1984
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
1h
Main + Extras
1h
Completionist
2h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
2.5d, boxing, hand-to-hand combat, boxer, speech synthesis
… All 10, regenerating health, nameless protagonist, dual-monitor arcade games, multi-monitor support, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
100
Main Story (IGDB)
1h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
1h
Completionist (IGDB)
2h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 18 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 18 Oct 2026