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| Topic | The Board 8 Discord #sports Chat Ranks Their Top 100 Respective Games |
| TheKnightOfNee 01/10/21 10:11:15 PM #308: | #79. Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBR9ypSOTGQ Here's another sports game on my list! Although, as much as Punch Out is a sports game, it also is kind of a puzzle game and a rhythm game. Fights need memorization, along with fast reflexes and movement along with the natural rhythm of the fights. The difficulty quickly ramps up, so it's not just the final fight against Mike Tyson (or Mr. Dream) that's hard, but many of them. And as SummoningSalt has greatly detailed in video form, there's always the challenge to get better at the fights and chase those better times. It helps that Punch Out has one of the most colorful cast of characters. There's some strong stereotypes, kind of like how Street Fighter did back in the day, that maybe wouldn't work as new designs now. But everyone is unique and memorable in appearance, fighting style, and dialogue. Punch Out was an interesting game to look at when I was a kid who couldn't beat Bald Bull, and now it's an interesting game to challenge the mechanics of. There's enough depth in this simple little package that it never came close to turning stale. --- ONLY FIVE CAN LADDER. Sushi, kamikaze, fujiyama, nippon-ichi... ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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