Super Punch-Out!! (Super NES)
Developer(s) Nintendo IRD[1]
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Designer(s) Genyo Takeda (producer)[2]
Makoto Wada (game director, art director)[2]
Takashi Kumegawa (music composer)[2]
Masaro Sakakibara (music composer)[2]
Masato Hatakeyama (chief programmer)[2]
Yasuyuki Oyagi (assistant director)[2]
Platform(s) SNES
Release date NA October 1, 1994 NA 1996 (Re-release)
JPN March 01, 1994(Nintendo Power)
EU January 26, 1995
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: K-A (Kids to Adults)
Media 16Mb (2MB) cartridge
Input methods S
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Super Punch-Out!! (スーパーパンチアウト!!, Super Punch-Out!!?) is a boxing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super NES October 1, 1994 in North America, and was rereleased in the same region in 1996. It was also released in Europe on January 26, 1995 for the same console, and in Japan for the Nintendo Power flash RAM cartridge series as well as the Super Famicom, the Japanese version of the Super NES. It is the fourth and newest game in the Punch-Out!! series, taking place after Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! for the NES.
Development
After the release of the Super NES, Genyo Takeda decided to resume producing for the Punch-Out!! series, rather than directing. As producer, his vision included a perfect transition from arcade to console for Super Punch-Out!! arcade to Nintendo's 16-bit home console, which had been previously impossible for its NES predecessor. This time, however, Nintendo chose not to include any real professional boxers as was the case in the previous Punch-Out!! title. Genyo Takeda chose to use the same name of the arcade version not only to provide continuity (see original Punch-Out!! arcade) but also to indicate the "Super" status with the transition to the Super NES console. This game marks the era that Nintendo Integrated Research & Development (Nintendo IRD) had the most activity in the software development section. During this period, Nintendo IRD was producing both Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II along with the Super NES version of Super Punch-Out!!. Super Punch-Out!! was scored by Takashi Kumegawa and Masaru Sakakibara, while Charles Martinet was credited for providing the voices of the boxers and the announcer of the SNES title.
Reception
* Gamerankings - 84% (based on three reviews)
* GF3K - 9.2/10.0
* Nintendo Power - 3.8/5.0
* EGM - 8.25/10.00
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