<s>
Ring	B-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
by	O
Woodplace	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
theme	O
of	O
comical	O
sports	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
boxer	B-Application
who	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
from	O
his	O
debut	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
world	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
though	O
perhaps	O
unintentionally	O
,	O
is	O
standard	O
of	O
the	O
boxing	B-Application
creations	O
of	O
its	O
era	O
,	O
via	O
providing	O
quirky	O
monikers	O
for	O
opponents	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
;	O
in	O
its	O
arcade	O
release	O
,	O
these	O
number	O
eight	O
(	O
8	O
)	O
:	O
Violence	O
Jo	O
(	O
this	O
entry	O
level	O
fighter	O
is	O
the	O
champion	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
Brown	O
Pants	O
,	O
White	O
Wolf	O
,	O
Bomba	O
Vern	O
,	O
Beat	O
Brown	O
,	O
Blue	O
Warker	O
(	O
reigning	O
champion	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
Green	O
Hante	O
and	O
Onetta	O
Yank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
boxer	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
three	O
different	O
stats	O
;	O
punch	O
,	O
stamina	O
,	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rudimentary	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
counter-punch	O
,	O
and	O
missing	O
with	O
too	O
many	O
punches	O
causes	O
the	O
boxer	B-Application
's	O
stamina	O
to	O
decrease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
special	O
attack	O
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
hook	O
which	O
the	O
boxer	B-Application
throws	O
by	O
spinning	O
around	O
like	O
a	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
VS.	B-Application
UniSystem	I-Application
as	O
Vs.	O
TKO	O
Boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
later	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
and	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Family	O
sports	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
after	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
and	O
Family	O
Jockey	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
converted	O
into	O
an	O
i-mode	O
mobile	O
phone	O
application	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
January	O
2004	B-Application
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
sales	O
had	O
surpassed	O
250,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
Platinum	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
SPA	O
)	O
in	O
August	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
