{"product_id":"mike-tysons-punch-out","title":"Mike Tyson's Punch-Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Tyson's Punch-Out!! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a 1987 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"List of boxing video games\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_boxing_video_games\"\u003eboxing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Video game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game\"\u003evideo game\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed and published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo\"\u003eNintendo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nintendo Entertainment System\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_Entertainment_System\"\u003eNintendo Entertainment System\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (NES). Part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Punch-Out!!\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punch-Out!!\"\u003ePunch-Out!!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, it is an adaptation of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Arcade video game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arcade_video_game\"\u003earcade video games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Punch-Out!! (arcade game)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punch-Out!!_(arcade_game)\"\u003ePunch-Out!!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1984) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super_Punch-Out!!_(arcade_game)\"\u003eSuper Punch-Out!!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1984). Differences from the arcades include the addition of former \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Undisputed championship (boxing)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Undisputed_championship_(boxing)\"\u003eundisputed\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e world heavyweight champion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mike Tyson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Tyson\"\u003eMike Tyson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the final boss. It received critical acclaim, and is retrospectively considered one of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"List of video games considered the best\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best\"\u003egreatest video games of all time\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAround the time the Gold Version was released for a \u003ci\u003eFamily Computer Golf: U.S. Course\u003c\/i\u003e competition,\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-retrogamer.net_22-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punch-Out!!_(NES)#cite_note-retrogamer.net-22\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e20\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003ca title=\"Nintendo of America\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_of_America\"\u003eNintendo of America\u003c\/a\u003e's founder and former president \u003ca title=\"Minoru Arakawa\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minoru_Arakawa\"\u003eMinoru Arakawa\u003c\/a\u003e attended a boxing match during the \u003ca title=\"Heavyweight unification series\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavyweight_unification_series\"\u003eHeavyweight unification series\u003c\/a\u003e that featured its future champion \u003ca title=\"Mike Tyson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Tyson\"\u003eMike Tyson\u003c\/a\u003e. Arakawa became so astonished with the athlete's \"power and skill\" that he was inspired to use his likeness and the tournament itself in the upcoming game.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-ma-nsider_23-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punch-Out!!_(NES)#cite_note-ma-nsider-23\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e21\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Tyson was rumored to have been paid $50,000 for a three-year period for his likeness. This transaction was something of a risk for Nintendo, as it occurred before Tyson won the \u003ca title=\"World Boxing Council\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Boxing_Council\"\u003eWorld Boxing Council\u003c\/a\u003e (WBC) heavyweight championship from \u003ca title=\"Trevor Berbick\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trevor_Berbick\"\u003eTrevor Berbick\u003c\/a\u003e on November 22, 1986, which greatly increased the profit for the game.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-history_24-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punch-Out!!_(NES)#cite_note-history-24\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e22\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Nintendo would release the Mike Tyson version of \u003ci\u003ePunch-Out!!\u003c\/i\u003e in Japan soon after its North American release.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-25\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punch-Out!!_(NES)#cite_note-25\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e23\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\"\u003eNote: Box has wear.. will happily send pictures upon inquiry\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Replay Music \u0026 Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099443740914,"sku":"CIB","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/9077\/2978\/files\/Mike_Tyson_s_Punch-Out__NES_Box.jpg?v=1732834227","url":"https:\/\/replaymusicandgames.com\/products\/mike-tysons-punch-out","provider":"Replay Music \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}