OH you're talking about Punch-Out. Okay, I'll go in depth and off topic for a sec. So OG Punch-Out!!, while one of the definitive games of the NES era, is clearly not as advanced foward a game as Super Punch-Out!! is. Super Punch-Out!! has the stamina bar which was a great invention overall to the scheme of Punch-Out!!, rather than just going on feel. I felt it was a little too easy to get a full super bar and just abuse it, but overall the game is more polished and advanced then the OG Punch-Out!! Now where Super Punch-Out!! fails is that it's visual design and music are just not nearly as appealing. Whereas in OG Punch-Out!! you could go in on boxing fools like Glass Joe and the incomparable Von Kaiser, in Super Punch-Out!! we have to deal with Gabby Jay (ugh) and OG Aran Ryan (Double ugh) who aren't nearly as interesting. Also special shoutouts to Mad Clown for being the exact same as Bear Hugger (One of the few good new Super Punch-Out!! additions). The music is also boring whereas OG Punch-Out!! had an intense soundtrack no matter the scenario and Super just has that kinda meh heavy guitar during rounds. Just not as interesting. No Mario ref also hurts. I think Wii Punch-Out!! was able to take the best of both worlds (Clever actions getting star punches, stamina bar, memorable fighters and music) and mesh it all into a great package that also had a challenge mode where you had to be on your toes and look for the right openings. It's my opinion that Wii Punch-Out!! is probably the best, but the series has also been in a steady stream of ascending greatness. On topic: where are the boxers in MK!?
