Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Ska and boxing!

     Mike Tyson's Punch Out on NES was a fun game.  It was a huge smash hit for me, but it was a great game for its time.   It required fast reflexes, observations of (sometimes) subtle clues, and an iron will to truly beat in one sitting. The game allowed you to block, dodge to two sides, punch in two directions, and super punch.  The controls were simple but to beat the game took some skill.  Aside from how tough the game can, it was a great game!  Today I'd like to give you three versions of the Punch-Out music:

The Original  NES!


And the Nintendo Wii Remake!


I definitely love the remade version so much more.    I have a soft spot for strong trumpets which explains my weird binges of Ska music. Anyway, I'm out for today.  Tell me which version you like most, Original or Remade.

P.S. Yes, there was a SNES "Super Punch Out" Game.  Quite frankly the game was mediocre and the music was not as iconic as the original NES music.

P.P.S. How did they not remake the training song for the wii game?! HOW? It must be in the Wii game, it MUST BE...my google-fu is not strong enough.  20 virgins to the first person to give me this Wii remade music!

18 comments:

  1. god i sucked at punch-out lol

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  2. Oh my god I have always loved the music from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, thank you!!

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  3. I don't believe I ever played Punch out. Closest thing to it was a NES wrestling game. I remember beating a few computer players, then just instantly dying....

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  4. The wii version sounds like it belongs to a Rocky soundtrack.

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  5. I used to play this game all the time! I always had trouble with Mr. Sandman.

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  6. I enjoyed the original Punch-Out as well. I haven't played the Wii version yet but maybe someday I will.

    I still enjoy the old school chiptune of the NES so I'll go with that.

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  7. LOL just listening to the original Punch Out music takes me back to a really cool summer with my cousins and it was only one of three games that we had for a month in a lake house.

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  8. Just showing my support by stopping by. That's really awesome btw.

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  9. oh god good memories of punch-out as a kid

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  10. I have to side with you. The original is a classic but the remade is amazing.

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  11. one of my favorites back in the days

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  12. I unfortunately started my gaming career at SNES so I never got around to checking out some of the older titles like this one. Also haven't had a chance to check out the new one sadly.

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  14. Nice music I didn't or gotten a word to play punch out but I did play mario and megaman at least.

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  15. As I was reading your post, I thought about how great the music was in Punch-Out. Then you wrote about it. Great review!

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