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The NES Punch-Out!! theme was plagiarized from the Gillette razors "Look Sharp, Be Sharp" jingle, which was used as the opening theme song for the American sports program Gillette Cavalcade of Sports, best known for its boxing programming, in the 1950s.
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As of 2023, only 4 licensed IP adapted games have been released on Nintendo's retro game digital download services: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES on Wii (which was later delisted on January 26, 2012), Transformers: Mystery of Convoy for NES on Wii, Quest for Camelot for Game Boy Color and GoldenEye 007 for N64, the latter two being on Switch.
Additionally, J.J. & Jeff, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, and Super Mario Bros. 2, all reskins of licensed titles, have been available in their license-less formats.
Additionally, J.J. & Jeff, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, and Super Mario Bros. 2, all reskins of licensed titles, have been available in their license-less formats.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles source:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/02/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_nes_pulled_from_virtual_console
Transformers: Mystery of Convoy source:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_tf/index.html
Quest for Camelot source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDB_vr-0KJs
J.J. and Jeff source:
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jj-and-jeff-review/1900-6172194/
Supplementary Wikipedia general lists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_(North_America)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_(Japan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Switch_Online_games
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/02/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_nes_pulled_from_virtual_console
Transformers: Mystery of Convoy source:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_tf/index.html
Quest for Camelot source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDB_vr-0KJs
J.J. and Jeff source:
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jj-and-jeff-review/1900-6172194/
Supplementary Wikipedia general lists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_(North_America)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_for_Wii_(Japan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Switch_Online_games
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In a 'VLADTV' interview with Mike Tyson, he was asked about the offer Nintendo gave him to use his likeness for Punch-Out!!. The offer amounted to $50,000 for a 3 year deal with no royalties, which Nintendo ultimately made more than $1.7 billion on. Tyson said that he knew nothing about business at the time, and in retrospect had made a bad deal by accepting Nintendo's offer.
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There is a bearded man in the front row of the crowd that flinches/ducks the moment the player needs to punch their opponent to win by KO against Piston Honda and Bald Bull.
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The HUD and boxing rings in the Japanese version of Punch-Out!! have different color palettes than the ones found in the English version.
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It was Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa who decided to pursue a deal with Mike Tyson to use his name and likeness for the US release of Punch-Out!!. He believed that Tyson's name would help sell the game to customers still wary of the video game market after its crash only a few years earlier.
Although Tyson had not yet won a championship, Arakawa had attended one of his matches and was impressed with his power and skill. This gamble would pay off well, as Tyson would go on to win his first title fight against Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship, making him the youngest heavyweight champion in history. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!! would sell more than a million copies before the licensing deal expired.
Although Tyson had not yet won a championship, Arakawa had attended one of his matches and was impressed with his power and skill. This gamble would pay off well, as Tyson would go on to win his first title fight against Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship, making him the youngest heavyweight champion in history. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!! would sell more than a million copies before the licensing deal expired.
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Great Tiger is the only fighter who's introduction appears at the start of Round 2.
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Professional boxer Mike Tyson, who the US version of the game is named after, and appears as a fighter in, had never played the game until 2013, 26 years after it was first released, which he did on Fox Sports.
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Makoto Wada has said that Mario's appearance as the game's referee was never intended by the rest of the development team. He placed the character in the place of the referee without approval from higher up in the company, and when it came time for final testing, no one said anything about removing him and he was left in.
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Entering the code 800 422 2602 at the main menu will give you a busy signal. This code was Nintendo's Customer Service phone number.
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