S2E09: Punch-Out!! -or- Let's Get Ready to Rage Quit!

Long-time friend Bryan steps into the ring with Mike and Jaymo in the ring for Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987) and Super Punch-Out! (SNES, 1994), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we match up Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! in a head-to-head bout sponsored by the Cable Club podcast. We’ll debate whether Punch-Out!! holds up or not with Mr. Dream replacing Mike Tyson, unveil the hidden two-player mode in Super Punch-Out!!, and marvel at the insane levels that Punch-Out!! speed runners have achieved. Will these two games be O.K. or K.O.ed?

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:17) Welcoming Bryan

(7:35) Punch-Out!! vs Super Punch-Out!!

(1:34:05) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Find Bryan on Instagram at bryan.s.lee and YouTube as bryanlee

Episode sponsor The Cable Club Podcast is also available on YouTube @TheCableClubPodcast

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