Showing posts with label NES. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NES. Show all posts

Friday, September 23, 2011

It Came from Nintendo: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!



(Kenneth Melendez contributed to this article)

Do you have what it takes to beat Mike Tyson?

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987. It was a hit back in the day. In the game you help your character, Little Mac become a World Heavyweight Champion. 

Along the way, you will have to prove yourself in the Minor, Major and World circuits.

Proving that size doesn't matter, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! has you up against fictional fighters such as Glass Joe, Bald Bull and Piston Honda. Making a cameo as the referee is Mario himself from the Super Mario Bros. series.

The game is played in an over the top angle and has very simple controls that anyone can pick up and play. You can dodge left and right and jab from left to right as well. 

Friday, July 29, 2011

It Came From Nintendo: Pro Wrestling




Popular in the days of the NES, Pro Wrestling hit the console back in the 1980’s. It was one of the first wrestling games to actually have an active referee during a match.

The referee would run up to you and do a countdown when needed too. The A.I. was pretty much accurate when it came down to doing its job.

The game even became a fan favorite in the fighting game community because of its gameplay at the time. It held a lot of the key elements for wrestling. It was the second game on the NES to do that.