Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
System NES
Developer Nintendo
Genre Boxing
Series Punch-Out!! Series

You are Little Mac, a lightweight boxer from the Bronx who is working his way through the WVBA boxing tournament to become the champion. With your trainer Doc Louis by your side, take out your opponents by discovering their weaknesses and taking advantage of them.

Each boxer uses a different strategy, and it's up to you to figure out their moves and how to avoid them. You can also power up Star Punches that deal more damage and can be used to win games quickly.

The final champion of the WVBA is real-life boxer Mike Tyson. However, he only appears in the original NES release. Later versions replaced him with the fictional Mr. Dream.

Release Information

Region Name Release
US Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Oct 1987
Japan マイクタイソン・パンチアウト!! Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 21 Nov 1987
Europe Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 1987

Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream

When Mike Tyson's contract expired, Nintendo reissued the game as Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream (or simply Punch-Out!!). In this version, Mike Tyson was swapped out for the fictional Mr. Dream, although both fights are essentially the same.

Due to licensing, this is the version available on the Virtual Console.


Region Name Release
US Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream 1990
Europe Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream 1991

Re-releases

System Japan U.S. Europe
Wii Virtual Console 03 Apr 2007 16 Apr 2007 30 Mar 2007
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console 01 Feb 2012 08 Mar 2012 01 Mar 2012
Wii U Virtual Console 05 Jun 2013 20 Mar 2013 27 Apr 2013

Also available to play in:

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