I have fond memories of this game. One thing this had was unlimited continues, at least in the Japanese version. I was a 8 year old kid, who loved the Gameboy. This was the game I wanted to beat, but I always got stuck around stage 3. The time came in a train going to the Seibu Lions Baseball game. My mom was a die hard Seibu fan back then, and she invited quite a few of my friends to go to "The Game". The Lions dominated back then, and my friends were thrilled to be able to go to a live game. On the train ride which was about 40 min I was constantly continuing from around stage 4. I think when we arrived to the stadium station I was around stage 5. (Pause the game to walk to our seats, but I kept my Gameboy ON) I didn't know how many more opponents I had to beat to see the ending. I wasn't much of a baseball fan, and decided to still play this game after sitting down, during a live ball game in the stadium. I think after 10 or so continues I got to Level 6. The battery lamp started to dim. Next the battery lamp starts blinking. Yeah I knew I had to watch baseball if my Gameboy runs out of battery. There are serious time limits on the original Gameboy. It was exciting. I think around the 3rd inning, I beat the last opponent, which I only found out was the last opponent when the Ending started. I told my good friend who was sitting next to me, "I beat the game". ("Cleared!" in Japanese) Him taking a short break from the live game, we watched the ending together, and my friend congratulated me. My other classmates also noticed I seemed happy, some gathered around to see a glimpse of my game screen, and were in congrats mode, most of them. We were all 2nd graders, it was awesome seeing a ending of a game, which almost no body owned, running during a live ball game. I also told my mom about my huge accomplishment, which she shrugged and said something like "NOW can you watch the game?"... One thing for sure, she did let me play till the end despite all of real life going on in a packed stadium. Looking up the dark open sky in the stadium, the moon and the stars looked so beautiful. Thanks mom. Thanks friends.. Thanks Duracell... and thanks Baseball? Maybe I'm the only kid in the whole world who beat Tonkinhouse Boxing on the Gameboy in a packed live stadium. For 8 year old me, Professional baseball players didn't cut it. I felt like a champion. Now I wear glasses.
それはいい物語ですよ あたしも「がんばる！」の気持ちいだｗ 勝利おもでとうございます！ すみません、あたしの日本語はちょっと少しですね でも 英語に物語をありがとうをするために、日本語で返信したいった～ いい物語ありがとう！ That's a good story! It makes me feel like I can also do my best lol Congratulations on your victory! Sorry, my Japanese isn't very good, but to thank you for telling your story in english, I wanted to reply in Japanese. Thank you for a good story!
+Gabriele Riva I'm not in this to collect games. Once I've captured, reviewed, and photographed the games, I put them up on eBay to raise more cash to buy additional games to cover. I'm keeping a small library of favorites, cartridge-only, for myself.
Great review as always, this actually looks interesting, it's a shame that so much emphasis is put on the power of your punches. I got Good Nintentions for Christmas and really loving it. Keep up the fine work.
Excellent summary of the sad but true publisher-developer relationship. And future episode spoiler: Tose co-developed Kid Icarus of Myths and Monsters. That's proof enough that they can get their shit together if their publisher allows them to.
I always enjoyed this game a lot, have the Japanese version with funny parody names. I personally find it too damn easy though, you can easily beat it in about 20 minutes. Great music and pretty novel gameplay though
I feel like the side scrolling to first person perspective is very disorienting. Maybe it isn't so bad if you are actually playing the game (and not watching it via a gameplay recording).
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I have fond memories of this game.
One thing this had was unlimited continues, at least in the Japanese version.
I was a 8 year old kid, who loved the Gameboy.
This was the game I wanted to beat, but I always got stuck around stage 3.
The time came in a train going to the Seibu Lions Baseball game.
My mom was a die hard Seibu fan back then, and she invited quite a few of my friends to go to "The Game".
The Lions dominated back then, and my friends were thrilled to be able to go to a live game.
On the train ride which was about 40 min I was constantly continuing from around stage 4.
I think when we arrived to the stadium station I was around stage 5.
(Pause the game to walk to our seats, but I kept my Gameboy ON)
I didn't know how many more opponents I had to beat to see the ending.
I wasn't much of a baseball fan, and decided to still play this game after sitting down, during a live ball game in the stadium.
I think after 10 or so continues I got to Level 6.
The battery lamp started to dim.
Next the battery lamp starts blinking.
Yeah I knew I had to watch baseball if my Gameboy runs out of battery.
There are serious time limits on the original Gameboy.
It was exciting.
I think around the 3rd inning, I beat the last opponent, which I only found out was the last opponent when the Ending started.
I told my good friend who was sitting next to me, "I beat the game". ("Cleared!" in Japanese)
Him taking a short break from the live game, we watched the ending together, and my friend congratulated me.
My other classmates also noticed I seemed happy, some gathered around to see a glimpse of my game screen, and were in congrats mode, most of them.
We were all 2nd graders, it was awesome seeing a ending of a game, which almost no body owned, running during a live ball game.
I also told my mom about my huge accomplishment, which she shrugged and said something like "NOW can you watch the game?"...
One thing for sure, she did let me play till the end despite all of real life going on in a packed stadium.
Looking up the dark open sky in the stadium, the moon and the stars looked so beautiful.
Thanks mom.
Thanks friends..
Thanks Duracell...
and thanks Baseball?
Maybe I'm the only kid in the whole world who beat Tonkinhouse Boxing on the Gameboy in a packed live stadium.
For 8 year old me, Professional baseball players didn't cut it.
I felt like a champion.
Now I wear glasses.
This was beautiful
それはいい物語ですよ あたしも「がんばる！」の気持ちいだｗ 勝利おもでとうございます！ すみません、あたしの日本語はちょっと少しですね でも 英語に物語をありがとうをするために、日本語で返信したいった～ いい物語ありがとう！
That's a good story! It makes me feel like I can also do my best lol Congratulations on your victory! Sorry, my Japanese isn't very good, but to thank you for telling your story in english, I wanted to reply in Japanese. Thank you for a good story!
This was a fantastic story, and I thank you for sharing it. Every game is a special memory to at least one person.
That "Winner" screen tune is seriously Ducktales / Mega Man / Shovel Knight God tier!
I think Tose might be the developer with the largest CV ever... They developed or co-developed countless games every year since 1981!
pretty sure this was the first game I got for my game boy pocket. thanks for bringing back some memories Jeremy. gonna have to pick this one up!
Tose reminds me of a video game studio version of Duke Togo...mysterious, yet able to get the job done by any means at the right price...
+NORM NORM Duke Togo never misses. Can't say the same about TOSE...
Yeahh if the criterion of "getting the job done" is just putting out a game, even if it's crap.
ooooooh, is this the one where if you avoid fighting too long the crowd throws bottles at you?
Hey Parish, goncrats on her 4200th subscriber.
+MightyJAK Thanks, I can hear IGN trembling in their boots already.
Totally forgot about this game even though I owned it.
9:31 What he say? No need for an English translation, I can figure that out myself
Jeremy, what do you do with all these games when the review is out, and the ganme is not that great?
+Gabriele Riva I'm not in this to collect games. Once I've captured, reviewed, and photographed the games, I put them up on eBay to raise more cash to buy additional games to cover. I'm keeping a small library of favorites, cartridge-only, for myself.
Actually, pretty reasonable. Just to have a taste, have you tried Famista/Extra Bases for the Gb yet? Did you like it?
Ring King doesn't have a "top down bird's eye view", see boxing for 2600 for a boxing game with said view
Great review as always, this actually looks interesting, it's a shame that so much emphasis is put on the power of your punches. I got Good Nintentions for Christmas and really loving it. Keep up the fine work.
+davidevoid Thanks!
It looks kinda good in the fort person view imo!.
A Silicon Valley shot instead of Halt and Catch Fire? Hrmm
Excellent summary of the sad but true publisher-developer relationship.
And future episode spoiler: Tose co-developed Kid Icarus of Myths and Monsters. That's proof enough that they can get their shit together if their publisher allows them to.
Man its a shame the game didn't come out better. Punch out on the go this far back in time wouldve been impressive.
I wonder if there's a mod of the game somewhere that fixes these issues...
+Vyz3r I think that would require the game to have passed a certain threshold of interest/popularity that I doubt it achieved.
Jeremy Parish
That's unfortunate...
One part of that “winner” screen theme sounds veeerrrry familiar........ MEGALOVANIAASAAAAAAAAAA
It's the rare GB game could be improved by slowing it down.
That boxing game tried it's best.
I always enjoyed this game a lot, have the Japanese version with funny parody names. I personally find it too damn easy though, you can easily beat it in about 20 minutes. Great music and pretty novel gameplay though
Looks like a lot of unfulfilled potential, which is a category I think a lot of GB titles can probably be lumped into.
I feel like the side scrolling to first person perspective is very disorienting. Maybe it isn't so bad if you are actually playing the game (and not watching it via a gameplay recording).
+Retro Power Up It's pretty bad while playing, too. Interesting idea, not such great execution.
+Jeremy Parish definitely another "leave at least one mechanic on the cutting room floor" game