History Trivia / PunchOut

** The Wii version can no longer be downloaded digitally due the closure of the Wii U [=eShop=]. You'll either need a physical copy or have previously downloaded it.

* FlipFlopOfGod: Whether or not the player character in the SNES game is Little Mac. He's stated to be so in the NA and PAL Virtual Console descriptions, some US adverts, and in his guest appearance in ''Fight Night Round 2''. However, this is not stated in any Japanese material and the developers of Wii claim he was a different character.

** The Mr. Dream version of the NES game was never released in Japan until 2001, ''eleven years'' after its North American and European release, as an obtainable item in ''VideoGame/{{Animal Crossing|2001}}''. Exactly why Nintendo of Japan took so long to release the Mr. Dream version has never been confirmed, though the fact that the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] was released the same year likely played a big role in that decision.

** Mac in the SNES ''Super Punch-Out'' is blonde and tan for unknown reasons but beta footage shows him looking far different.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://punchout.fandom.com/wiki/Punch-Out_Wiki Punch-Out Wiki]].

* LateExportForYou: The Mr. Dream version of the NES game was never released in Japan until 2001, ''eleven years'' after its North American and European release, as an obtainable item in ''VideoGame/{{Animal Crossing|2001}}''. Exactly why Nintendo of Japan took so long to release the Mr. Dream version has never been confirmed, though the fact that the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] was released the same year likely played a big role in that decision.
* NoExportForYou: Japan didn't get a standalone release of ''Super Punch-Out'' for SNES, except for a very limited edition in March 1998 [[note]]The game was bundled in the [=GameCube=] version of [=EA's=] Fight Night: Round 2, including the Japanese release, however.[[/note]]; nor did they get the spin-off ''VideoGame/ArmWrestling''.

** The GuestFighter for the Wii game was originally gonna be [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]], but was dropped because [[WouldntHitAGirl the idea of punching out a woman made them uncomfortable]]. See [[http://kotaku.com/5320198/punch+out-devs-talk-graphics-difficulty-nixed-princess-peach-idea here.]] [[labelnote:*]]However, Peach [[HilariousInHindsight would get her chance]] to fight Mac later in VideoGame/SuperSmashBros[[/labelnote]]

* Likewise, in real life, Mike Tyson's first loss to Buster Douglas in 1990 occurred by way of knockout, with Mike Tyson toppling backwards and collapsing next to the ropes with his arms flailing to his side in a manner [[https://i.gifer.com/904N.gif reminiscent]] of [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/RigidBogusAnkole-small.gif the way he goes down in the game]].
* The only boxers to appear in all three console versions of the game are Bald Bull, Super Macho Man, and Mr. Sandman. Due to Arcade Super Punch-Out being a MissionPackSequel, no boxer has appeared in all games.

* Little Mac (or someone that looked like him) [[http://www.unseen64.net/2009/05/26/super-punch-out-snes-beta/ was]] going to be the player character in the SNES Super Punch-Out!! before being replaced by the blond boxer for unknown reasons. Nintendo has [[FlipFlopOfGod flip-flopped]] over whether this character is Mac with a makeover (as they said he was when he [[GuestFighter guest starred]] in the [=GameCube=] version of ''Fight Night Round 2'') or an entirely new boxer for several years.

* RecycledSoundtrack: The Round Start and Match Loss jingles from the Arcade and NES versions are reused from the NES port of ''[[VideoGame/{{Defender}} Stargate]]'' ''[[VideoGame/{{Defender}} a.k.a. Defender II]]'', which was programmed by Nintendo and Creator/HalLaboratory in 1983 as part of Nintendo's [[WhatCouldHaveBeen failed deal with]] Creator/{{Atari}} to distribute the Famicom outside of Japan.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://punchout.wikia.com/wiki/Punch-Out_Wiki Punch-Out Wiki]].

* TalkingToHimself: Doc Louis and Mr. Sandman are both voiced by Riley Inge. These two characters are also the only ones that refer to Little Mac as "Mac baby".

* Although extremely hard to see in normal gameplay, the manga Piston Honda is reading in his Title Defense intermissions is ''Manga/SailorMoon'', albeit with its panels arranged differently from the source material. A member of the development team snuck this in as a joke, but it was not removed mainly because the angle and the low resolution made it difficult to see it clearly. When Nintendo found out about this, it apparently caused quite a stink [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJYGcOEZz78&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendolife.com%2F&feature=emb_title according to]] an anonymous employee of Next Level Games. This ended up causing legal troubles for Nintendo, so the Japanese version of the game removed all references to ''Sailor Moon''.

* Although extremely hard to see in normal gameplay, the manga Piston Honda is reading in his Title Defense intermissions is ''Manga/SailorMoon'', albeit with its panels arranged differently from the source material. A member of the development team snuck this in as a joke, but it was not removed mainly because the angle and the low resolution made it difficult to see it clearly. When Nintendo found out about this, it apparently caused quite a stink [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJYGcOEZz78&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendolife.com%2F&feature=emb_title according to]] an anonymous employee of Next Level Games. The Japanese version of the game removed all references to ''Sailor Moon''.

* Although extremely hard to see in normal gameplay, the manga Piston Honda is reading in his Title Defense intermissions is ''Manga/SailorMoon'', albeit with its panels arranged differently from the source material.

* ReferencedBy:
** One of the retro games that Joker can play in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' is “Punch Ouch”, which has a title screen, music, and sound effects that are similar to the NES game. This reference would come full circle in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', as Joker and Little Mac can fight each other.
** The Punch-Out Pizzeria in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' is a love letter to this game. Pictures of Little Mac, Doc Louis, and most of the opponents can seen hanging on the wall.
** Henk Rogers mentions this game during ''Film/Tetris2023''.

** Henk Rogers mentiones this game during ''Film/Tetris2023''.

** The Punch-Out Pizzeria in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovies'' is a love letter to this game. Pictures of Little Mac, Doc Louis, and most of the opponents can seen hanging on the wall.