Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is a boxing game made by Nintendo, released in 1987 for the NES. Taking on the role of "Little Mac," a rookie boxer from The Bronx, the player must defeat a variety of offbeat opponents before taking on the world champion, Mike Tyson himself. Unlike other boxing games such as Fight Night, Punch-Out!! is very comedic in nature, and the visual style is very lighthearted and cartoonish.

The game was very successful - particularly in North America - and several sequels have followed, with the most recent one being for the Wii. This game also saw a re-release in 1990; this edition didn't feature Mike Tyson, but instead had a new character named "Mr. Dream" in his place. Though Punch-Out!! hasn't left quite as strong a legacy as other NES titles, it still enjoys a strong cult following, and is often considered to be one of the best titles on the system.

Punch-Out!! made its contest debut in the 2009 Games Contest, going up against Donkey Kong, Space Invaders and Tetris. Though Tetris easily took first, Punch-Out!! and Donkey Kong had an exciting duel for second place; DK eventually pulled away with the lead, but if nothing else, Punch-Out!! at least defeated Space Invaders with ease!