<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
boxing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
1983	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
global	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-performing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
produced	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
known	O
as	O
Super	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
!,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
titled	O
Arm	B-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
,	O
a	O
highly	O
popular	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Mike	B-Application
Tyson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Punch	I-Application
Out	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
!,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
introduced	O
recurring	O
video	O
games	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Glass	O
Joe	O
,	O
Piston	O
Hurricane	O
,	O
Bald	O
Bull	O
,	O
and	O
Mr.	O
Sandman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
debut	O
project	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
composer	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
,	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
later	O
contributions	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
matches	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
boxer	O
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
behind	O
and	O
above	O
as	O
a	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
so	O
the	O
opponent	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
via	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
distinctive	O
digitized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
games	O
made	O
during	O
the	O
Golden	O
Age	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
actual	O
ending	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
continuously	O
loops	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
monitor	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
statistics	O
and	O
fighter	O
portraits	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bottom	O
one	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
display	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Multi-Screen	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
titles	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
)	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
power	O
meters	O
(	O
representing	O
stamina	O
)	O
for	O
each	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
three	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
meter	O
is	O
full	O
,	O
the	O
corner	O
man	O
's	O
digitized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
encourages	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
either	O
"	O
Put	O
him	O
away	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
1984	O
,	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
making	O
several	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
an	O
excessive	O
number	O
of	O
video	O
monitors	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
,	O
basing	O
the	O
purchases	O
on	O
the	O
estimate	O
for	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
offered	O
a	O
proposition	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
that	O
used	O
two	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Takeda	O
discussed	O
an	O
earlier	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
created	O
by	O
Takeda	O
:	O
EVR	O
RACE	O
,	O
a	O
horse	O
racing	O
game	O
from	O
1975	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
video	O
tape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
!,	O
laserdisc-based	O
games	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
advancement	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
rascal	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
"	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
when	O
he	O
made	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
animate	O
each	O
rolling	O
barrel	O
pixel	O
by	O
pixel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Junior	I-Application
all	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
music	O
,	O
also	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
top-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
took	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
market	O
by	O
storm	O
according	O
to	O
Play	O
Meter	O
magazine	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
sports	O
video	O
games	O
following	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
during	O
the	O
post-boom	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punch-Out	B-Application
topped	O
the	O
US	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
during	O
1984	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
in	O
July	O
(	O
upright	O
cabinets	O
)	O
and	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Play	O
Meter	O
charts	O
for	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
from	O
August	O
1	O
through	O
November	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punch-Out	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
top-performing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
August	O
1984	O
issue	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
July	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
later	O
marked	O
in	O
the	O
Killer	B-Application
List	I-Application
of	I-Application
Videogames	I-Application
(	O
KLOV	O
)	O
Top	O
100	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
top	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
rated	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
features	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
alternate	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
appearance	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	O
Mac	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
special	O
mechanic	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
KO	O
gauge	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
once	O
full	O
,	O
can	O
usually	O
let	O
him	O
instantly	O
KO	O
an	O
opponent	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
uppercut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
to	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	B-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Arm	B-Application
Wrestling	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
only	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
real	B-Application
arm	I-Application
wrestling	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
caused	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	B-Application
,	O
when	O
the	O
contract	O
licensing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Tyson	O
's	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
expired	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
replaced	O
Tyson	O
with	O
an	O
original	O
character	O
named	O
Mr.	O
Dream	O
,	O
re-releasing	O
it	O
as	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
or	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Mike	B-Application
Tyson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
!,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
featuring	O
Mr.	O
Dream	O
bore	O
no	O
further	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
game	O
called	O
Boxing	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
title	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
far	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
stand-up	O
gameplay	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
series	O
,	O
that	O
brought	O
back	O
many	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introducing	O
Disco	O
Kid	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
as	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
re-releasing	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
