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{{Short description|1994 video game}}
{{For|the arcade game of the same name|Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox video game
| title = Super Punch-Out<nowiki>!!</nowiki><!-- exclamation marks are interpreted as wikitable markup&nbsp;— do not remove nowiki tags -->
| image = Superpunchoutbox.jpg
| caption = North American cover art depicting (from left to right) Mr. Sandman, Bald Bull and Super Macho Man, the three initial champions in the game
| developer = [[Nintendo R&D3]]
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| director = Makoto Wada<br />Yasuyuki Oyagi
| producer = [[Genyo Takeda]]<ref name="credits">Closing credits of ''Super Punch-Out!!''</ref>
| designer = 
| writer = 
| programmer = Masato Hatakeyama
| artist = Makoto Wada
| composer = Takashi Kumegawa<br />Masaru Sakakibara
| released = {{Video game release|NA|October 24, 1994<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 23, 1994 |title=What's Up! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/205913140 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=[[Battle Creek Enquirer]] |pages=63 |quote=''Super Punch Out'' for Super NES, due out Monday, is an updated version of the hit, ''Punch-Out''. |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706135247/https://www.newspapers.com/image/205913140 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 24, 1994 |title=Teddys are ready to teach; kids going batty for Halloween |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/240065191 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=[[Argus Leader]] |pages=9 |quote=''Punch Out'' out today: Pretty good rolling with the punches? "Super Punch Out" for Super NES, due out today, is an updated version of the hit, "Punch Out." |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706135246/https://www.newspapers.com/image/240065191 |url-status=live }}</ref>|UK|February 10, 1995<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 28, 1995 |title=Step back in the boxing game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/823114808 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=[[Nuneaton News|Heartland Evening News: the Voice of Nuneaton, Hinckley, Bedworth and Atherstone]] |pages=18 |quote=''Super Punch Out'' for the Super NES, the fast and furious game that'll have you hooked from the start. Price £44.99. Release date: February 10, 1995 |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706135246/https://www.newspapers.com/image/823114808 |url-status=live }}</ref>|JP|March 1, 1998}}
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| series = ''[[Punch-Out!!]]''
| platforms = [[Super NES]]
}}

{{Nihongo foot|'''''Super Punch-Out!!'''''|スーパーパンチアウト！！|Sūpā Panchi-Auto!!|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[boxing]] video game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES). It was released on October 24, 1994 in [[North America]] and again in the same region in 1996. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 10, 1995 for the same console and in Japan in 1998 for the [[Super Famicom]] through the [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power]] [[flash RAM]] cartridge series. The game is also included in the [[GameCube]] version of ''[[Fight Night Round 2]]'' as an extra game due to the inclusion of [[Little Mac]] in the game. The game was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Europe on March 20, 2009, in North America on March 30, 2009, and in Japan on July 7, 2009. The game was also released on the New Nintendo 3DS eShop on May 5, 2016. [[Nintendo]] re-released ''Super Punch-Out!!'' in the [[United States]] in September 2017 as part of the company's [[Super NES Classic Edition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic|title=Super NES Classic Edition|publisher=[[Nintendo of America, Inc.]]|date=September 29, 2017|access-date=September 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928025849/https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic|archive-date=September 28, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is the fourth game in the ''[[Punch-Out!!]]'' series, taking place after the ''[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!!]]'' game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES).

In ''Super Punch-Out!!'' the player controls a boxer as he fights his way to become the World Video Boxing Association champion. Players, fighting from a "behind the back" perspective, must [[knockout]] their opponent in three minutes to win. Players can launch jabs, hooks, and uppercuts against their opponents as well as block, dodge, and duck opponents' attacks. [[Nintendo Development Teams#Nintendo Central R&D Divisions|Nintendo Integrated Research and Development]], led by [[Genyo Takeda]], [[Minoru Arakawa]] and Makoto Wada, developed the game. It also featured voice acting by [[Charles Martinet]].

The game received praise from reviewers for its cartoon-like style, its colorful, outlandish opponents, simple [[gameplay]] controls, and replay value. The game also featured colorful, detailed graphics, which included the usage of transparency that facilitates the game's "behind the back" perspective. Other reviewers had said that this game lacked the overall appeal, gameplay, or audience of its predecessor.

==Gameplay==
{{See also|List of Punch-Out!! characters}}
The [[gameplay]] in ''Super Punch-Out!!'' is more similar to that of its arcade and NES predecessors. The player controls a nameable boxer as he fights his way to become W.V.B.A. Champion.<ref name="Scullion">{{cite magazine|last=Scullion|first=Chris|title=Virtual Console Review: ''Super Punch-Out!!'' (Super NES)|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]|access-date=May 1, 2015|date=May 11, 2009|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7511|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321092515/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7511|archive-date=March 21, 2009}}</ref><ref name="wiishopdetails">Wii Shop Channel details for ''Super Punch-Out!!'' (Super NES). Retrieved on March 30, 2009.</ref><ref name="Official Site">{{cite web|title=''Punch-Out!!''|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=June 27, 2011|url=http://punchout.nintendo.com/|quote=''Super Punch-Out!!'' [Super NES] – With 16-bit graphics came a whole new set of features in the reimagining of the arcade title with the same name. Returning are some of the adversaries from the first game, alongside new ones like Bear Hugger. One round fights, the ability to recover energy while one's opponent is down, and Time Attack modes add to the experience.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306001835/http://punchout.nintendo.com/|archive-date=March 6, 2010}}</ref> The player controls the boxer from a [[third-person perspective]], with him being translucent on the screen.<ref name="Weiss">{{cite web|last=Weiss|title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' – Overview|publisher=[[Allgame]]|access-date=April 3, 2015|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2633|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211044345/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2633|first=Brett Alan|archive-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref> Players can attack their opponents with jabs to the face or with body blows from either hand.<ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' Review|website=[[IGN]]|date=March 30, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2009|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/967/967615p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402191932/http://wii.ign.com/articles/967/967615p1.html|archive-date=April 2, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The opponent can deflect punches, so players must aim at the opponent's open spot (where the gloves are not) to connect. Depending on the opponents' stances, they will guard themselves differently, so players need to use the correct punches.<ref name="Manual6">{{cite book|title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' Instruction Manual|publisher=Nintendo|year =1994|page=6}}</ref>

As in the first two [[arcade game]]s of the series, players have a power meter, located on the bottom of the screen.<ref name="Thomas" /> The meter fills up as the player lands punches against the opponent, and it goes down as the player gets hit.<ref name="Manual8">{{cite book |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' Instruction Manual |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |year=1994 |page=8}}</ref> When the power meter fills up completely, the player will be able to launch [[knockout]] punches such as [[uppercut]]s, [[hook (boxing)|hooks]], and rapid punches. These punches have a slight delay in execution, but they cause more damage to the opponent.<ref name="Thomas" /><ref name="Manual6" /> Players can also build power as the match progresses, as indicated by the background color behind the player's face on the upper left corner of the screen, which goes from blue to green to yellow to red. The player reaches "Power-Up" status when the background color reaches red. During this status, the player's punch speed and power increase. They lose their Power-Up status if they are knocked down.<ref name="Manual8" />

[[File:Super Punch-Out!! - Dragon Chan.png|left|thumb|The player fights Dragon Chan, who is attempting to kick the player. The player dodges to the right to avoid the kick.]]
Players can avoid attacks from their opponents by dodging to the left or right or by ducking,<ref name="Thomas" /> but players cannot punch while dodging or ducking, nor can they duck body blows.<ref name="Manual4">{{cite book |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' Instruction Manual |publisher=Nintendo |year=1994 |page=4}}</ref> They can also block attacks to either the head or the body,<ref name="Thomas" /> but they cannot block strong punches; strong punches must be avoided by dodging or ducking. Depending on the situation, the player must strategically block, dodge, rope, or duck in order to avoid an opponent's attack.<ref name="Manual4" /> Players can capitalize on the opponent's attacks by launching counter-punches immediately after avoiding an attack.<ref name="Scullion" />

Both the player and the opponent have stamina meters, both displayed on the top of the screen. The meters decrease when either boxer gets hit by a punch. Boxers will get knocked down if their stamina meter runs out. Faster knockdowns will cause that boxer to recover less stamina upon getting up; the same happens if a boxer is knocked down by a knockout punch.<ref name="Manual8" /> Either boxer will lose if they cannot stand up before the count of ten after being knocked down (resulting in a [[knockout]] or KO) or if they are knocked down three times in the match (resulting in a technical knockout or TKO).<ref name="Manual10">{{cite book |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' Instruction Manual |publisher=Nintendo |year=1994 |page=10}}</ref> The player can also recover some stamina while the opponent is down by pressing the buttons on the [[game controller|controller]].<ref name="Manual8" />

A meter not displayed on screen is what many skilled players refer to as a "dizzy threshold". This means that if a player manages to land a given number of consecutive punches, it will put the opponent into a brief "dizzy" or "stunned" animation. A "dizzied" or "stunned" opponent will appear shaken for a short period of time (in which the match timer freezes temporarily), and the player has a small margin of opportunity to achieve an instant knockdown with a well-timed knockout punch. Each of the 16 opponents varies in how much match time it takes to become "dizzied", some more quickly than others. There are two opponents who can be knocked out upon the first knockdown, however, a knockdown during a "dizzy" animation is critical in making this possible. There are eight opponents who can be knocked out in two knockdowns, however, the player must achieve the second knockdown within four seconds of the first knockdown. Finally, there are six opponents who the player must defeat via a TKO as the aforementioned four seconds between the first two knockdowns does not apply.{{fact|date=January 2025}}{{or-inline|date=January 2025}}

The player has three minutes to knock out the opponent. After three minutes, the match ends, and the player loses; the player cannot win by a decision.<ref name="Manual8" /> After losing, the player can use a [[Glossary of video game terms#Continue|continue]] and fight a rematch. The game ends after all continues have been used; the player must fight all opponents in the current circuit again.<ref name="Manual8" /> The game consists of four circuits, the fourth of which can only be unlocked if the player has never suffered a loss.  The player can retry any circuit that has already been beaten.<ref name="Manual2">{{cite book |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' Instruction Manual |publisher=Nintendo |year=1994 |page=2}}</ref> The game has a battery–backed memory in which players can save their data and records for future play.<ref name="Weiss" />

In 2022, it was revealed that the use of a button prompted [[cheat code]], a hidden [[two-player game]] mode can be unlocked. This works on all versions with no hacking required.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doolan |first1=Liam |title=Super Punch-Out!! Hidden Two-Player Mode Discovered 28 Years Later |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/super-punch-out-hidden-two-player-mode-discovered-28-years-later |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |access-date=14 August 2022 |date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809202059/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/super-punch-out-hidden-two-player-mode-discovered-28-years-later |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Plunkett |first1=Luke |title=Super Punch-Out!!'s Secret Two-Player Mode Has Been Found After 28 Years |url=https://kotaku.com/super-punch-out-two-2-player-cheat-mode-snes-nintendo-1849387561 |website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=August 14, 2022 |date=August 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Kat |title=Super Punch-Out!!'s Secret Two-Player Mode Discovered After 28 Years |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/super-punch-out-secret-two-player-mode-discovered |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=August 14, 2022 |date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814170728/https://www.ign.com/articles/super-punch-out-secret-two-player-mode-discovered |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Jay |title=Super Punch-Out!! has a hidden two-player mode — and you can try it on the Switch |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/9/23298518/super-punch-out-hidden-two-player-mode-snes-nintendo-switch |website=[[The Verge]] |access-date=August 14, 2022 |date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813151237/https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/9/23298518/super-punch-out-hidden-two-player-mode-snes-nintendo-switch |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Hayley |title=Super Punch-Out's Secret Two-Player Mode Discovered After 28 Years |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-punch-outs-secret-two-player-mode-discovered-after-28-years/1100-6506311/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=August 14, 2022 |date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814223805/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-punch-outs-secret-two-player-mode-discovered-after-28-years/1100-6506311/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Development and release ==
''Super Punch-Out!!'' is the fourth game in the ''[[Punch-Out!!]]'' series and was developed by [[Nintendo Development Teams#Nintendo Central R&D Divisions|Nintendo Integrated Research and Development]] and was produced by [[Minoru Arakawa]], [[Genyo Takeda]] and Makoto Wada.<ref name="credits" /><ref name="Sterling">{{cite web |last=Sterling |first=Jim |title=ESRB ieakytime: ''Super Punch-Out!!'' |website=Destructoid |date=January 11, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2009 |url=http://www.destructoid.com/esrb-leakytime-super-punch-out--117634.phtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618125053/http://www.destructoid.com/esrb-leakytime-super-punch-out--117634.phtml |archive-date=June 18, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Voice actor [[Charles Martinet]] was credited for providing the voices of the boxers, the referee and the announcer.<ref name="credits"/>{{failed verification|date=September 2009|does not say that about Martinet at all—only says he received "special thanks"}} Nintendo IRD was developing this game simultaneously with ''[[Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II]]''.<ref name="nsider2">{{cite web |date=December 23, 2007 |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' |publisher=N-Sider |url=http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=115&view=credits |access-date=December 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402033016/http://www.n-sider.com/gameview.php?gameid=115&view=credits |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The game is the closest arcade-to-home console translation of the ''[[Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|Punch-Out!!]]'' and ''[[Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|Super Punch-Out!!]]'' arcades; however, like the NES titles, the Super NES title is not a direct port. Shortly before the game was finished and released, some screenshots and video footage of the prototype were shown in a video preview of the game, as well as in an issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Play it Loud |magazine=Nintendo Power |issue=62 |page=25 |date=July 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Pak Watch – ''Super Punch-Out!!'' |magazine=Nintendo Power |issue=63 |page=105 |date=August 1994}}</ref> and two official television commercials, which all showed the protagonist of the game with a different look as well as the announcer having a different voice compared to the ones in the final version seen in the finished and released version.<ref name="playitloud tvcm1">{{cite web |url=http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=10260 |title=Play It Loud – Butthole Surfers |publisher=gameads.gamepressure.com |access-date=October 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071821/http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=10260 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name = "playitloud tvcm2">{{cite web |url=http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=10217 |title=Play It Loud – Tattoo commercial |publisher=gameads.gamepressure.com |access-date=October 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071826/http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=10217 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The game had a marketing budget of $3.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Richtel|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111589737/oakland-tribune/|title=New perspective comes with Super Punch-Out|newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]]|page=46|date=November 6, 1994|accessdate=October 19, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019143719/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111589737/oakland-tribune/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Super Punch-Out!!'' was released in North America October 1994 and in Europe on {{Start date|1995|1|26}}. It was rereleased in North America in 1996, and it was released in Japan as part of the [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power]] service on March 1, 1998, which allowed users to download the game unto a rewriteable [[flash RAM]] cartridge via a kiosk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nintendo published Super Famicom listing |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=August 6, 2009 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217033644/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/index.html |archive-date=February 17, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' for SNES |website=[[GameFAQs]] |access-date=May 25, 2010 |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588747-super-punch-out/data |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515004520/http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588747-super-punch-out/data |archive-date=May 15, 2010 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In addition, [[Electronic Arts]] included the game as an [[unlockable game|unlockable bonus item]] along with its protagonist as an unlockable boxer in the [[GameCube]] version of ''[[Fight Night Round 2]]'' as part of Nintendo's deal of featuring Nintendo characters in the GameCube versions of some EA Sports titles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' unlockable in ''Fight Night'' sequel |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=January 11, 2005 |access-date=May 17, 2009 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news110105punchout |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513090137/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news110105punchout |archive-date=May 13, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The game was later released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service in Europe and Australia on {{Start date|2009|3|20}}, in North America on {{Start date|2009|3|30}}<ref>{{cite web |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' for Wii |website=GameFAQs |access-date=May 12, 2009 |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/wii/data/958973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513065724/http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/wii/data/958973.html |archive-date=May 13, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and in Japan on {{Start date|2009|3|30}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Japanese Virtual Console website for ''Super Punch-Out!!'' |publisher=Nintendo |access-date=August 6, 2009 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_spo/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706161349/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_spo/index.html |archive-date=July 6, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2016, the game was re-released via the [[New Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/new-3ds/super_punch-out_snes |title=Super Punch-Out!! Review (New 3DS / SNES) |access-date=September 9, 2020 |archive-date=January 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120160632/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/new-3ds/super_punch-out_snes |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==

{{Video game reviews
| GR = 84% (based on 3 reviews)<ref name="GR">{{cite web |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' for SNES |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588747-super-punch-out/index.html |access-date=March 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606141737/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588747-super-punch-out/index.html |archive-date=June 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| Allgame = 4/5<ref name="Miller"/>
| EGM = {{plainlist|* 86%
* 79%<ref name="EGM65">{{cite magazine|title=Team EGM: Super Punch-Out by Nintendo|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=65|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=December 1994|page=240|url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20065%20%28December%201994%29/page/n267}}</ref>}}
| Fam = 26/40<ref name="Famitsu2">{{cite web|title= スーパーパンチアウト!!|publisher=[[Famitsu]] |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4755&redirect=no|lang=JA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814131257/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4755&redirect=no|archive-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref>
| GI = 8.75/10<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine |date=March 2002 |title=Classic Reviews: Super Punch-Out!! |url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-107-march-2002/page/108/mode/2up |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |page=108 |issue=107}}</ref>
| GamePro = 18.5/20<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine |author=Slo Mo |title=ProReview – Super NES – ''Super Punch-Out!!'' |magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=65 |date=December 1994 |pages=126–127}}</ref>
| IGN = 8/10<ref name="Thomas" />
| rev1 = ''[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment]]''
| rev1Score = 80%<ref name="VGCE">{{cite journal |title=none|journal=[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment]] |date=January 1995}}</ref><ref name="mobyranks">{{cite web |title=''Super Punch-Out!!'' for SNES |publisher=MobyGames |access-date=March 20, 2009 |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-punch-out/mobyrank |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609122809/http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-punch-out/mobyrank |archive-date=June 9, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Game Players]]''
| rev2Score = 90%<ref name="GamePlayers">{{cite journal |title=none|journal=[[Game Players]] |volume=8/1 |issue=67 |date=January 1995}}</ref><ref name="mobyranks"/>
| NGen = 4/5<ref name="NG"/>
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''Super Punch-Out!!'' received a rave review in ''[[GamePro]]''. The reviewer praised the game's good controls, "deceptive challenge", sprite layouts, animations, and sounds which "juice the game's intensity level". He stated the game's one flaw was "the lack of an easy-to-use two-player mode." The magazine ran alternate reviews by Fred Doughty and Mark Guinane, winners of the 1994 [[Blockbuster Video]] World Game Championship. They also gave the game positive assessments, praising the easy-to-learn controls, high challenge level, and artistic design of the characters.<ref name="GamePro" /> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'''s two sports game reviewers criticized the game's unrealistic style, but nonetheless acknowledged that "it still has fantastic game play."<ref name="EGM65"/> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the game, and stated that most everything in the game was "done to perfection", making the game "a great tribute to the original classic."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=2|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=February 1995|page=102}}</ref>

Several reviewers praised ''Super Punch-Out!!'' overall for not trying to be realistic, for the originality of its different opponents, and for its simple controls. Chris Scullion from ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' praises the game for its outlandish characters, addictive gameplay, and simple controls. He adds that ''Super Punch-Out!!'' is "superb way to prepare for the upcoming [[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Wii [''Punch-Out!!''] title]]". Scullion states that "the thing that makes ''Super Punch-Out!!'' interesting (along with the rest of the games in the series) is that it's not a realistic boxing game". He adds that the opponents in the game are "the real stars of the show", with each opponent having a unique personality, traits, and boxing styles.<ref name="Scullion" /> Skyler Miller from ''[[Allgame]]'', like Scullion, praised the game for its simple, responsive controls, for its colorful, detailed opponents, and for its usage of the Super NES's transparent color palette for the fighter, which facilitates the "behind the back" perspective. He also appreciates the game's sound and music, in particular the usage of real voice for the announcer.<ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Skyler |title=''Super Punch-Out!!''&nbsp;– Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |access-date=April 30, 2015 |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2633&tab=review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141212103139/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2633&tab=review|archive-date=December 12, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Game Players]]'' magazine applauded the game's "large, colorful graphics and easy-to-learn controls".<ref name="GamePlayers" />

Reviewers have praised ''Super Punch-Out!!'' for its other unique features and for its rewarding difficulty. ''[[Game Informer]]'' magazine praised the game for its [[time attack]] mode, which recorded and kept track of the fastest knockouts for each opponent.<ref name="GI" /> Miller also commended the time attack mode, adding to the game's replay value. Another review from ''[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment]]'' magazine lauded the game for a fair difficulty curve, stating that it "is a really tough game, but it's one in which repeated playing (and you will be playing it a lot) really pays off".<ref name="VGCE" /> Lucas Thomas from ''[[IGN]]'', while praising the game overall, says that the game lacks the overall appeal that the [[Punch-Out!! (NES)|NES version]] had and that he recommends the NES version over this version. He notes that the sound is "Not as memorable as the music from the NES game, but [is] more varied". He says that many people who are familiar with the NES version have to relearn new attack patterns from different opponents. Thomas also notes that the game did not have as large an audience as the NES version enjoyed.<ref name="Thomas" />

===Accolades===

In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' placed the game 27th in their Top 100 SNES Games.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n41/mode/2up |journal=Total! |issue=43 |pages=43 |access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> In 1997, ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' ranked it the 56th best console video game of all time. They explained their decision to include it on the list instead of ''Punch-Out!!'': "The NES version is great, but the Super NES one is even better, with large, well-animated characters, great control and a near-perfect learning curve."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=126}}</ref> In 2011, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked the game 17th on their top 100 SNES games of all time list.<ref name="IGNTop100">{{cite web |title=Top 100 SNES Games of All Time |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-snes-games/17 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204231205/http://www.ign.com/top/snes-games/17 |archive-date=4 December 2011 |date=27 August 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' rated the game number 18 on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|date=April 30, 2018|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109005057/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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