Punch-Out Caters To Nintendo Fanboys With A Secret Character

Not bad, not bad, just one character is enough, unlike a past Nintendo brawler, my only complaint about Punch-Out!! is disco kid is the only new boxer, I would have been fine with no new boxers, but I'd rather see a few more Super Punch-Out!! boxers.

@thatonebigdude: No, saying that ALL BLACK PEOPLE ARE APES would be racist. Comparing an individual is not. It is possible to insult/criticize/satirize people who are not of one's own race, and not be racist. Political Correctness will be the downfall of society, mark my words.

Hey_Blinkon

The lack of an option to play as the enemies is a very practical one that you guys all seem to be overlooking. Little Mac is "little" for a reason... it's so he doesn't take up much of the screen so you can see the opponents well. Even with translucent characters, it'd be REALLY hard to see any action, especially playing as giants like Mr. Sandman.

HowardC

@ All: Apes are one of the closest relatives to humans. As a result, we ALL look like apes. Some more than others (the apeiest guy I've ever seen is Ron Perlman, and he's white) If you can't see that, you're blind.

Hey_Blinkon

@DarkHogosha:

Seems sort of anticlimatic that the bonus char that every gammin site would not reveal till now is DK.

I mean, the hype made me assumed the char would be someone like Tyson, which I know would not happen, or some popular punch out related char

doomsaber

Wait Wait Wait Wait...They don't have a little squat Mario looking guy ref'ing the fights? DUDE?!?! Lame. Why would they bring in some...normal looking person? Seriously lame.

That's cool DK is a hidden opponent, but I also find it rather unappealing but its limited multiplayer. I get that it's more of puzzle-like in its gameplay, but when you get into multiplayer, puzzles are out the window. I see no reason why the other opponents couldn't have been tweaked a little and made playable in the Vs. mode. I'm not discounting the single player game in anyway.

Oh, and think about this: If the opponents would have been playable, there could have been a "Revenge" mode, where you play as the opponents fighting Little Mac, and you'd have to figure out how to get around him. Sounds like fun, no?

Fighting a character is never as much fun as fighting AS a character, is my point.

Ryodestined

@cornpopsicle:

I guess you could say

*puts on sunglasses*

... ... ... ... ... ...

SHI-YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!

What's with his stupid voice? What, the guy who does the grunts for Smash Bros. had a scheduling conflict?

there's still more secret characters...

Bubbleman!

@b-radicate: I know I sure loved playing as Cortana, Princess Zelda, and That topless chick from God of War!

SOMEBODY CALL P.E.T.A.

sergotron

So..........how does Donkey Schlong fit into Punch Out? I thought that since Mario isn't the ref now that he would be the secret character.

@cornpopsicle: I'm going...

(puts on sunglasses)

...BANANAS over this new character.

YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH...!

Ashurahori

@Kyattsuai: It's like Virtual Boy's Telero-boxing all over again!

This would have been a sweet game to add DLC for. Think about it! DLC boxers would have been awesome. Since each boxer is like a new level to beat, they'd actually be worth it. And doing it this way we could fight against so many different people from the Nintendo world.

@noesmano: Terribly awesome!

I love it cause it's so horrible. That's not why I used to love it, but now it's why. Like the Zelda cartoon. "Excuuuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!"

@resvrgam:
"Mike Tyson IS a big ape...and that has NOTHING to do with the fact he's black. "
This. Someone can see this as racist, but Mike Tyson can easily be considered a big ape.

He just got Donkey Punched!

I was hoping the Nintendo Character was Captain Falcon, So I could Falcon Paunch everyone, but this is good news none-the-less!

@ray89: Jungle Beat is pretty awesome. But a new Donkey Kong Country game would be awesome. 2.5D is perfectly fine with me.

@StillLee: Have you ever played Punch Out!! ever? Like any version of it? It makes no sense to play as anyone else. Nobody else has the basic moves that Little Mac does. Everyone else has special specific moves that are flawed in some way. While it would have been kind of cool to play multiplayer where the other person took control of one of the other boxers, it wouldn't have been equal. It doesn't make sense.

This game is ridiculously awesome. It's worth every dollar you can throw at it.

vs a gorilla. Only in Las Vegas

Mearns

Damn, I thought they pulled a fast one and actually included Mike Tyson.

Sqrfrk

@Kinburn: Nintendo collaborated with Sega again. You get to beat the crap outta the WereHog like you always wanted.

I hate to be too optimistic/greedy, but I wonder if there's any other secrets in the game. My copy will probably arrive from the Amazon in 2-3 days. DK looks really tough.

@spannu: You're kidding, right?

Well, I'm now officially buying this game!

No Donkey Punch jokes?

hyde_ist

@HighSpeedIndeed: Um, how about Mr Sandman, Super Macho Man, Don Flamenco, Great Tiger... ...

I mean, I don't know about you, but technology has kind of advanced just a little bit since 1987. Having 'multiplayer' as Little Mac vs Little Mac ONLY sounds like gimmicky last second development bullshit.

StillLee

@Preyfar: Or maybe a boxing Kangaskhan, except that would entail a lot of... you know... baby punching.

@b-radicate: Punch-Out!! and Fight Night have about as much in common with each other as Fallout 3 and Final Fantasy X. Because they're both RPGs doesn't mean they're the same thing. Likewise one has you playing as a bevy of characters while the other has you only playing as one. Punch-Out was never designed to be played as multiple characters. It's more of a puzzle game with a boxing theme.

RidleyTJN

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: Haha! Anyone that didn't think that was funny is either a brainwashed white person suffering from "white guilt" or too afraid to see the humour beyond political correctness.

Mike Tyson IS a big ape...and that has NOTHING to do with the fact he's black.

Grr... When is Nintendo going to learn to NOT give Donkey such a wussy voice. Although, seeing this video makes me want to get up and go get the game

Junky Rhodes

@GauntFaceKiller: Go back and rewatch it. I remember loving it as a kid, but Captain N is not a show that aged well. It's fucking terrible.

@Hey_Blinkon: Yeah, DK64, I had the old DK's on the SNES back in the day, which I loved, anything along those lines is a win for me!

@ray89: I also wish they would release something on the wii, something as awesome as Super Mario Galaxy - but I don't care if its DK. Just give me another damn reason to use that system!

superapplekid

@Anarchist_Gamer: unfortnately, thats been the case all too often these days. i went back and watched so many of the cartoons i cherished as a child, and tarnished the memories of them.

@HighSpeedIndeed: I'd call this...

*puts on sunglasses*

...a WHALE of a problem.

YYYEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

@bloggerX: More like "FALCOOONNN PUNNNNNNNNNCH! Impossible to dodge! Instant KO!

Kenology18

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: That's not a funny comment at all, dude.

Kenology18

@Phlycheez: I agree, no mario as Ref is such a strange choice, they had to make a ref anyway, why NOT make him mario like in the original?

SteveZim1017

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: lololololol glad someone else had the balls to say it.

@HighSpeedIndeed: i wanna be big mac, no onions.

@BarbeQueQ: Wait? You can only play as one character?

Wow. I don't care how nostalgic (and let's face it, that's what Nintendo games like this are) a series is, playing as one character is bullshit. If the next Fight Night only let you play as one boxer there would be a huge uproar about lack of variety/functionality/effort/what have you.

But, of course, Nintendo gets away with such bullshit. We are a sad lot.

@thatonebigdude:

Most people dont really see a racial element to being compared to a monkey. "dumb ape" was and is a neutral insult to me and many people.

Isnt it racist to see comparing a giant ape to Mike Tyson as racist? well no... but you see my point...

SaanZ

@GauntFaceKiller: No, dude. I tried to watch those last December and had to stop. They are by no means awesome. They are fucking terrible. There's no arguing this one. Good for laughs, I guess. But the laughs are accompanied by tears. Just like the various Mario Bros. cartoons and the Zelda cartoon.

@phinehas: i was hoping for captain falcon. u know... FALCON PWNCH! insta-ko!

@Hey_Blinkon: yeah, jungle beat was amazing. i wrote it off at first, but after i got paper mario.. i was in a platforming mood.. so i looked up random games.. and the reviews for dkjb were really good. so i picked it up for cheap.. and it was a good choice!

@ray89: although it didnt have ladders, there was plenty of platforming, jumping around, collecting bananas was the most important part because it had an old school "gotta get the high score" feel to it. the best part was they made dk a real brute.. he was punchin everything hard as hell. i loved it. boss fights were incredible (until they started to repeat), and you even rode animals somewhat similar to dkc. it was a great game, and the first project the super mario galaxy team worked on.

I've given Nintendo a bit of grief like a lot of people for their poor release schedule over the last year for traditional gamers. Great to see that they've still got the touch.

An update to an old favourite that doesn't try to reinvent the wheel but is polished to a shine? Making good use of non 1st party studio partners like in the GC era? DK as a secret fanservice character? That's the kinda stuff we've been wanting to see. I only ever played punch-out a couple of times, but sign me up.

Well played Nintendo. If you take some stick you also deserve credit where it's due.

@HighSpeedIndeed: lol wow.. did you even really play jungle beat? im guessing youre referring to the original 3 donkey kong games.. which were okay.. but not nearly as fun as donkey kong country. im 26, and dafthero is 24, although i played original donkey kong on nes, dkc is our generations most remembered donkey kong game. how old are YOU?

if youre referring to a donkey kong game that although good, isnt as fun as a traditional platform game.. but one of the outdated single screen platformers.. then its been less than 3 years since one of those came out.

@GauntFaceKiller: mega man and simon belmont were in it too.

i sent this in, im sure i wasnt the only one though.

wonder if this is the only secret character.

@xguile: You win!

@Sykosonik:

It will be a killa and a chilla and a thrilla, when I get the gorilla in Manila.

@ray89: More along the lines of DK64 then? Cause JB was more like DKC with a control gimmick.

Hey_Blinkon

@Hey_Blinkon: I never got into Jungle Beat, when I think of Donkey Kong, I think of ladders, jumping, roaming around, collecting those bananas...I wish they would finally release something on the Wii, something as awesome as Super Mario Galaxy.

@cornpopsicle:

Looks like that gorilla had Mac...

*puts on sunglasses*

over a barrel.

*leaves frame*

YEAHHHHHHHHH

Time to start a rumor: NEXT ITERATION OF DONKEY KONG COUNTRY DEVELOPED BY NEXT LEVEL!!!

infinitysend

@dafthero: I'm with you on that. DK JB had a lot more depth to it than people gave it credit for.

Hey_Blinkon

@GauntFaceKiller: The better question is "Why would anybody forget about 'Captain N'?
Ended up finding the collection on DVD a couple years ago, and was actually hoping for his inclusion as a playable character in Brawl.
Now THERE'S an addition they didn't think of.

Regardless, that show = awesome.

@GauntFaceKiller: You can stream it from Netflix right now.

Just got the game yesterday, and I am enjoying the hell out of it. And now that DK is in it, makes it all the sweeter. ^_^

sweetie55

@BarbeQueQ: Try telling that to Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. LOL

@PerswAsian: he would have been hard to beat! FALCOOONNN PUNNNNNNNNNNCH! Instant KO!

bloggerX

@dafthero: Do you really need someone to explain this to you? A proper Donkey Kong game involves platforms, ladders, barrels, fireballs, hammers, and lots of jumping.

You think Jungle Beat is a proper Donkey Kong game? Just how old are you anyway?

@phinehas: Seems like there is nothing the World Wide Web won't try to ruin.

Jimbotron

Finally, nintendo suprises me.

Chrinkster

@KnightsofRound: Not as bad as I remember from Mario Kart 64.

I was hoping for Captain Falcon, but that's cool, too.

PerswAsian

@cornpopsicle: They knew we'd just go bananas over this!

@n00b_pwner: Man, I loved that show when I was a kid.

@BarbeQueQ: What did you expect? That's the way it's always been. Did you want to play as Doc Louis or something?

@BarbeQueQ: You didn't think comparing a giant ape to a black man was racist?
Riiiiiight...

thatonebigdude

I'm surprised Mario isn't the ref again.

They would have to come out with this game to make me regret selling my Wii. If only for a moment.

I love the Punch-Out games, so this would seal the deal.

beanspeppin

You have to play as Little Mac though, right? I'll stick to Jungle Beat, thanks.

i didnt even think about him initially, i was thinking Hitmonchan =x

Already found out about him on Saturday @ the Ninty Store; I was hoping this post was saying there was at least 1 more secret/bonus fighter/character. =*(

@beril: Yeah, but it's a pretty unsurprising surprise. Nintendo putting a headlining character into one of their games is... well, expected. I imagine if it wasn't Donkey Kong it'd be Bowser or a boxing Yoshi. That's what Nintendo does. =P

@Luke Plunkett:

Thanks for hiding it Luke! :3

I'll just pretend I forgot and be really surprised when I fight him.

I also heard he's a final boss in some special mode. And by "he" I mean, whoever this secret character is!

I was hoping it would be that son of a bitch Mr. Resetti! I would also have enjoyed an appearance from Slippy of Starfox fame. They have both been aching for a beatdown!

randygbk

@Luke Plunkett: I guess it's not a big spoiler when I think about it, but a few other sites has hyped it up as a big surpise and now the surprise is spoiled. But oh well, I would be that happy when finding Donkey Kong anyway

beril

@phinehas: That would be... *spoilers* Mr. Sandman */spoilers*

@Luke Plunkett: Usually everyone is desperate to find out who's in Smash Brothers or whatever but as soon as they're labelled a 'secret character' it's like 'OH GOD WHY DID YOU SPOIL IT FOR ME'

i wish it was Pacquiao

@KnightsofRound:
Yeah. Why does he have to sound like a voice modulated little kid. "Hee hee!"

metsu92

@PaxtonAstypalaea:
[www.albinoblacksheep.com]

=D

@BubbleF**kingBuddy:

Hahaha, that was hilarious.

@spannu:

No, not really.

BarbeQueQ

@Luke Plunkett: I think he might actually the final boss, or so I've heard.

@ray89: what would be a "proper Donkey Kong game" anyway? i found that Jungle Beat was a pretty proper DK game even though it was a bit unorthodox.

@spannu: Ditto to both.

@KnightsofRound: Do you seriously want me to link to the Donkey Kong Country show back from 1999?

I knew it all along!

I had a strange feeling that DK would be a secret character.

I would get a Wii just for this game. I loved Super Punch Out, although I was terrible at it for the most part.

@phinehas: Couldn't see how a bonus character could be a spoiler, but hey, you kids think it's a spoiler, it gets taken off the front page!

Better to be safe than sorry.

@Teancum: Agreed.

@cornpopsicle:
Going ape about this...

Hayooooh.

Does anyone remember that cartoon "Captain N the Games master" where this kid called Kevin got sucked through his tv screen whilst playing punch out? He ended up in video land where he lived with Megaman, Simon Belmont and Kid Icarus. It was awesome.

@phinehas:

If you didn't hear it here, you would eventually hear it from the other kids on the playground.
Then.....the next thing you know you've got a little Diddy Kong on the way, stuck with a Princess that you don't even love and all you wanna do is smash barrels or climb a few ladders eh..?

I know she looks good in pink but take it from me, it's not worth it.
Just when you think you've reached the end of the level it starts all over cept' with broken ladders, faster barrels, and fucking fireballs!

Ahhh.....love

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: I laughed, but hopefully you realize that came off as incredibly racist.

spannu

@phinehas: Thanks, Luke!

Oh yeah, it's on like Donkey Kong!

rentahero1

It looks like Mike Tyson is in the game after all!!!

BubbleF**kingBuddy

@Zho: But there's no knees allowed in Boxing... Also, Falcon Punch technically counts as below the belt, since it would disintigrate Little Mac's body.

No, please don't. Seriously.

PaxtonAstypalaea

@Channing: Until just yesterday I was trying to hold off on finding out who the characters were. I decided to just check it out since I won't be able to play it for a little while - but had I decided to try and hold out this would've spoiled it for me.

No hate for Luke or whatever, but it could bum someone out is all.

@phinehas: I had heard that there was a character in the game that was "not to be spoiled" but I clicked this link anyway thinking "you know, I'm nerdy, I like Nintendo, but it's probably some obscure reference to old Punch Out games I wouldn't get". I'm kind of sad I clicked through, now.

Unfortunately, thr Falcon Punch, while effect when it hits, is far too easy to read and avoid....

PaxtonAstypalaea

*insert spank the monkey joke here*

@phinehas:

I concur. Also, I guess I know who the secret character is. =/

I bought this game (via Amazon) and it's not even in my possession yet. And now I know who Luke's father is.

No, but really. We might want to be a little more careful about that. Honest mistake, we know, but I think I would've liked to have found out via playing. =/

Welp, still got lots of love for you, Luke.
(Oh god, I was making a reference to Star Wars and then now I just realized that the article author was Luke. Now that sentence up there alluding to Star Wars could be misconstrued.)

@phinehas: Yea this is a pretty big spoiler. I had heard there was a secret character and was hoping to find out myself after the game is released here in europe... also DK is a bit dissapointing choice imo

beril

This is only a reminder that there hasn't been a proper Donkey Kong game in a long time :(

What, no Captain Falcon?

That looks sweet! I might grab it today. Too bad it's boxing and there's no tag where he could switch with Diddy and the others :P A family brawl!

Could they have possibly made DK sound more annoying?

man i hope warrio is on this game so you can beat that creep up!

I guess you could say...

*puts on sunglasses*

they were monkeying around.

YEAHHHHHHHHH

cornpopsicle

It's a pity you can only play as little mac.

BarbeQueQ

Let's just hope PETA don't reads Kotaku or they will be all over Nintendo once again.

Aim for the tie!

I could see some people getting a little angry that the video's still on the front page shows a spoiler.

Ok, now this game is a perfect 10

Teancum

RUmble In The Jungle, huh?

@GauntFaceKiller:

It mainly depends on your intentions more than the other person's reaction... which matter little if it "came across" as racist

SaanZ

@NINTENDO_ZEALOT:

I *think* I know the reason for the rather odd character roster as well. You'll notice when playing that each character speaks in his native language. The regions the characters are from (with the exception of bald bull) just happen to be representing the major release areas for nintendo. The super punchout roster is primarily japanese.

Also the super punchout characters often use kicks, weapons and other illegal stuff. If you'll notice the characters they selected mostly follow the rules.

As for diso kid, he was added to represent an (ahem) more flamboyant demographic now that it's 2009 and not the 80's when the sort of thing was more taboo.

I do agree though, more characters would have been really nice. A less lame boss character would have been nice as well. Historically Sandman was the boss in the arcade games, BUT keep in mind that in both the arcade and the console games, he was merely a pallette swap of bald bull with his moves sped up. (No bull charge obviously). In this iteration they seem to have given him Tyson's/Dreams moves instead, which makes me wonder why they just didn't use Mr. Dream.

HowardC

@cornpopsicle:

Now that's what I call

*puts on sunglasses*

...a Donkey Punch

YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!

From just the headline, I had hoped for Captain Falcon.

@serotoninzero:
Yeah It's awesome in a way. But terrible in many others.

I love the concept, but it has aged BADLY. I just remember it whenever I see King Hippo, he was great in that show!

I have a video of that and the zelda cartoon. So good.

Man, I can't believe I gave my Wii to my ex girlfriend. The power of blowjobs... (and no good game release since Mario Galaxy. :( Then Madworld, HOTD, Conduit, and PUnchout.*sad*)

@Hey_Blinkon:
Unfortunately there's no rule for what is racist. It depends on who gets offended. The minute you offend someone, it's racist. You'd have to call Mike Tyson an ape to see how he takes it. Pretty sure he'd think it was racist.

Those are the worst monkey sound effects I have ever heard.

@Anemis: Kids these days... I tell ya!

I feel like Cranky Kong!

@cornpopsicle:

DK...

*puts on sunglasses*

...Donkey Kong

YYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...!!!

@Kinburn: You guys are pretty easy to please.

@Anemis: Yesh, it's be no different than playing as the bosses or something in Legend of Zelda. These guys would be broken and unbalanced if played as a standard fighter

houser

@Krackatoa or...: However, that could work with a UFC nintendo spinoff game.

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@Krackatoa or...: The Falcon Punch is done with the fist. the knee is a totally different attack.

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@Ackers: Watch the webshow "There will be Brawl". There is a mario v wario fight. :D

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@gogt200: hmmm...I guess you could say that, now that i think about it.

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@Schokobaer: Starring McGilla Gorilla.

LllusionX loves the inFamous demo!(to death)

@Sykosonik: Ain't no running from it, ain't no running from my destiny. Going to die a legend chilling up in heaven with Marley son.

PsycheE

@LionheartAce: ...and watch out for his Donkey Punch!

716

@BarbeQueQ: It's obvious that those who expected Punch Out to have more than one playable character is on the "younger side", or have no idea what the franchise is about. They see that it's a boxing game, and automatically think it's like Fight Night, or Ready To Rumble.

Anemis

So, when DK beats you he takes off with Little Mac with a sex-offender grin on his face?

.... *shudders*

@b-radicate: Any game that only has one playable character is bullshit?

That's bullshit.

syrantking

It's gonna be a chilla, and a killa, and a thrilla, when I get the Gorilla in Manila.

P.S. Frazier > Ali

GorbyGipper

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: It's quite funny. Don't listen to the haters.

I can see comparing Tyson to an ape because of his stature and personality, not his race.

omg!!!! AWESOme!

A suitable replacement for Mike Tyson.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

@shouryuuken: I'm older than you guys, but not by much. The ONLY REAL Donkey Kong games, in my opinion, are the ones that stick close to the original arcade formula.

DKC was great despite diverting from the formula, but everything after that just has no connection to the gameplay of the original arcade games. I liked Mario vs. Donkey Kong a lot and the earlier Game Boy titles.

I played Jungle Beat briefly, but honestly I thought it was a gimmicky suckfest!

"Take this! And some of these! This one is for DK Jungle Beat and this one is for DK64!"