Punch-Out!! has a 22-year-old secret
August 7th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, WiiDid you know that the original Punch-Out!! has a 22-year-old secret? Well, apparently it does, and Nintendo is finally ready to share it with gamers. Makato Wada, who was part of the development team that ported the arcade versions of Punch-Out!! to the NES and SNES, took part in the latest Iwata Asks interview and spoke about the secret.
Wada
This is a great opportunity, so I have something I’d like to say. In Punch-Out!!, the game gives you a lot of hints about effective timing of punches. There is a big boxer called Bald Bull in the NES version as well and a light flashes to the right in the audience when he charges. If you punch when it flashes you will land a body blow.Tanabe
What? Really?Wada
No one has known about that for about 22 years…Everyone
(laughter)Wada
I was wondering when I would have a chance to tell people that.Iwata
You’ve been holding that information for 22 years since the release. (laughs)Wada
Now that I had the chance. (laughs) There are a lot of hidden elements in the NES version.
21 Responses to “Punch-Out!! has a 22-year-old secret”
By Sr.Gabo on Aug 7, 2009
Maybe there are secrets in the Wii version.
By Dan on Aug 7, 2009
Wow… let me just get some of this NES off of my dust real quick and try this out..
By gigakain on Aug 7, 2009
This is not a secret. My Best friend Cody and I knew this back in the day when we used to play Mike Tysons Punch Out in his room. Its so obvious when the light flashes to hit him. Get out the game and look if you are able.
By bob on Aug 7, 2009
oooooooosht, had no idea about this! gonna have to try it on my NES like dan
By Pothead Johnny on Aug 7, 2009
Cool I see it. One of the audience members clicks his camera just as Bald Bull charges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_iVHVGqMIU
I used to know just the timing (we’d count to two or whatever)
Also if you check it out it is no wonder that it remained a secret. It’s so subtile and it isn’t abnormal for the crowd to use their cameras.
By bignig on Aug 7, 2009
yeah, this isn’t much of a secret as I thought everyone already knew this anyway.
By Used Cisco on Aug 7, 2009
Yeah, we knew this back in the day. NOthing new here.
By Grammar Police on Aug 9, 2009
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By John Davis on Aug 9, 2009
Wow, that is amazing. Well done dude!
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By h0dg3s on Aug 9, 2009
This isn’t a secret, I knew about this as a kid and all of my friends did too. Quit making stuff up.
By Yauch on Aug 9, 2009
I always thought the “Another World Circuit” Code was pretty wild. I wonder if there are more things like that…
By h0dg3s on Aug 9, 2009
Also, if you hit punch right after the light flashes you hit nothing but air. It’s a second after the light flashes. This is really stupid.
By Lil Mac on Aug 9, 2009
I thought everyone knew that “secret”. Next they are going to tell us there is a camera flash to tell you to dodge before Mike Tyson’s uppercut.
By Crone on Aug 10, 2009
I always thought the “Another World Circuit” Code was pretty wild. I wonder if there are more things like that
By Sethusoid on Mar 28, 2010
This was no secret, known by many a loooooong time ago. This is like saying the Konami code was just discovered yesterday lol.