Gotta work the crowd
You’d think there would be nothing left to wring out of a game likePunch-Out. The NES classic, released back in 1987, has been picked apart and broken down to the point where speedrunners compete tocomplete the gameblindfolded. But, never say never.
Reddit usermidwesternhousewiveshas found a new visual cue to help with the second Piston Honda and Bald Bull fights (for all the people clamoring for pro-tips onPunch-Outthese days). If you look very carefully at the first row crowd during the fight, you’ll notice a bearded man on the left hand side of the screen. Normally, this guy is motionless as a rock, but during Piston Honda’s and Bald Bull’s special attacks that leave them vulnerable to a one-hit knock-out, the bearded guy ducks at precisely the moment you need to strike to lay the bruisers out. Knowing that could have saved me a lot of trial and error trying to figure it out on my own as a kid.
This secret was found following aCrackedfront-paged article where a developer spilled the beans on a similar trick for defeating the first Bald Bull fight involving a camera flash. WasPunch-Out supposed to be a pixel hunting game based on finding subtle clues and we all didn’t notice?
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! still has secrets to share, 29 years later[Polygon]
