Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out (5 Screw)

Punch-Out 5 Screw is Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! for the NES in the early five-screw cartridge shell. Nintendo released the boxing game in North America in 1987. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.

About Punch-Out 5 Screw on the NES

Nintendo R&D3 developed the game under director Genyo Takeda, and Nintendo published it. You play Little Mac, a 17-year-old boxer who weighs about 107 pounds. His small sprite was a way around the NES being unable to match the arcade graphics.

Little Mac works through three circuits. The Minor Circuit has three opponents, the Major Circuit has four, and the World Circuit has six. Each ends with a title bout. Then comes the Dream Fight against Mike Tyson himself, for 14 opponents in total. Mario makes a cameo as the referee.

The game was a big seller: more than 2 million copies sold in North America by 1988. Nintendo's license for Tyson's likeness ran out in 1990, and the US re-release that year was called just Punch-Out!!, with the fictional Mr. Dream as the final boss.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Details

• Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• NES release (North America): 1987
• Developer: Nintendo R&D3
• Publisher: Nintendo
• Genre: Boxing
• Final opponent: Mike Tyson
• Cartridge: 5 screw shell
• What you get: Loose cartridge only, no box or manual

Five Screw Tyson Carts Explained

Nintendo's earliest NES carts were held together by five flathead screws, one in each corner and one in the center. By 1988 Nintendo had moved every game to a three-screw shell. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! came out in October 1987, very close to the end of five screw production, and price guides such as PriceCharting list a five screw Tyson Punch-Out separately. The shell does not change the game. Check the listing photos to count the screws on this copy.

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Punch-Out 5 Screw: FAQs

Is Mike Tyson in this version?
Yes. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! has Tyson as the final opponent. He was replaced by Mr. Dream only in the 1990 re-release.

How many opponents are there?
Fourteen, spread over three circuits plus the Dream Fight.

Will it work on my NES?
It is an NES cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The five-screw shell does not affect play.

What do I get?
The loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.

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