<s>
is	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	B-Device
RAM	I-Device
cartridge	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Fight	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Round	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
an	O
extra	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Little	O
Mac	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
eShop	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
series	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Little	O
Mac	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
World	O
Video	O
Boxing	B-Application
Association	O
champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
,	O
fighting	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
behind	O
the	O
back	O
"	O
perspective	O
,	O
must	O
knockout	B-Language
their	O
opponent	O
in	O
three	O
minutes	O
to	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
power	O
meter	O
fills	O
up	O
completely	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
launch	O
knockout	B-Language
punches	O
such	O
as	O
uppercuts	O
,	O
hooks	O
,	O
and	O
rapid	O
punches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faster	O
knockdowns	O
will	O
cause	O
that	O
boxer	O
to	O
recover	O
less	O
stamina	O
upon	O
getting	O
up	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
happens	O
if	O
a	O
boxer	O
is	O
knocked	O
down	O
by	O
a	O
knockout	B-Language
punch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
boxer	O
will	O
lose	O
if	O
they	O
cannot	O
stand	O
up	O
before	O
the	O
count	O
of	O
ten	O
after	O
being	O
knocked	O
down	O
(	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
knockout	B-Language
or	O
KO	O
)	O
or	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
knocked	O
down	O
three	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
match	O
(	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
technical	O
knockout	B-Language
or	O
TKO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
recover	O
some	O
stamina	O
while	O
the	O
opponent	O
is	O
down	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
dizzied	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
stunned	O
"	O
opponent	O
will	O
appear	O
shaken	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
match	O
timer	O
freezes	O
temporarily	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
small	O
margin	O
of	O
opportunity	O
to	O
achieve	O
an	O
instant	O
knockdown	O
with	O
a	O
well-timed	O
knockout	B-Language
punch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
service	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
unto	O
a	O
rewriteable	O
flash	B-Device
RAM	I-Device
cartridge	O
via	O
a	O
kiosk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bonus	O
item	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
protagonist	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
boxer	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Fight	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Round	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
deal	O
of	O
featuring	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
some	O
EA	O
Sports	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
IRD	O
was	O
developing	O
this	O
game	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Zoda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
:	I-Application
StarTropics	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
closest	O
arcade-to-home	O
console	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
arcades	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
NES	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
title	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
,	O
some	O
screenshots	O
and	O
video	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
were	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
and	O
two	O
official	O
television	O
commercials	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
showed	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
look	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
announcer	O
having	O
a	O
different	O
voice	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
He	O
adds	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
"	O
superb	O
way	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
 [ Punch-Out!! ] 	O
</s>
<s>
Scullion	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
thing	O
that	O
makes	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
interesting	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
realistic	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
adds	O
that	O
the	O
opponents	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
"	O
the	O
real	O
stars	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
opponent	O
having	O
a	O
unique	O
personality	O
,	O
traits	O
,	O
and	O
boxing	B-Application
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyler	O
Miller	O
from	O
Allgame	O
,	O
like	O
Scullion	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
simple	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
colorful	O
,	O
detailed	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
transparent	O
color	O
palette	O
for	O
the	O
fighter	O
,	O
which	O
facilitates	O
the	O
"	O
behind	O
the	O
back	O
"	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
magazine	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
large	O
,	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
easy-to-learn	O
controls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
praised	O
Super	B-Application
Punch-Out	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
attack	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
recorded	O
and	O
kept	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
fastest	O
knockouts	B-Language
for	O
each	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacks	O
the	O
overall	O
appeal	O
that	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
version	I-Application
had	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
recommends	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
version	I-Application
over	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
says	O
that	O
many	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
version	I-Application
have	O
to	O
relearn	O
new	O
attack	O
patterns	O
from	O
different	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
also	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
as	O
large	O
an	O
audience	O
as	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
version	I-Application
enjoyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
explained	O
their	O
decision	O
to	O
include	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
instead	O
of	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
''	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
NES	B-Application
version	I-Application
is	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
one	O
is	O
even	O
better	O
,	O
with	O
large	O
,	O
well-animated	O
characters	O
,	O
great	O
control	O
and	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
learning	O
curve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
number	O
18	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
placed	O
the	O
game	O
27th	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
