In the late 90’s, it was EA Sports who were way ahead of everyone else when it came to replicating the sport of boxing in video game form.
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RELATED: ‘Creed: Rise to Glory’ Review - A Legit VR Workout on the Oculus Quest However, the sport of boxing was still looking for that true digital doppelganger as it approached the new millennium. Nintendo’s Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! in 1987 wowed gamers upon its release and, even today, is considered one of the best video games of all time. Developed by Activision and released in 1980, the game features a primitive top-down view of two faceless figures who duke it out for a round of 2 minutes, or until one of them lands a total of 100 punches hardly a simulation of the world’s purest sport. One of the earliest examples of boxing video games was a game called. Yet, for a sport based in such simplicity, the ‘Sweet Science,’ as it’s also known, has been nearly impossible to replicate in a video game due to the sport’s technical nuance and idiosyncrasies.
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It’s that kind of purity that has sustained the sport’s popularity for almost the entirety of human existence. In many ways, watching two competitors in minimal garb, trading gloved punches in a cordoned-off area is about as primal as it gets. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.There is something truly amazing about the sport of boxing. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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