Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 1987

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo's 1987 boxing game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, in which Little Mac works up through the ranks of the World Video Boxing Association to a final fight against Mike Tyson. You throw left and right jabs, left and right body blows and an uppercut, which is usable only once you have earned a star by counterpunching around an opponent's attack. You can also dodge left or right, duck and block. Your heart counter drops when you are hit or when a punch is dodged or blocked, and at zero you turn pink and cannot attack until you avoid punches. There are 14 opponents in three circuits, and each follows a set pattern that has to be learned. A fight ends by knockout, technical knockout or decision, and Mac can get up only three times. Set patterns and a heart meter that punishes missed punches make each bout a lesson in timing today.