{"id":385,"date":"2009-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dpad.ca\/wp\/05292009\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T20:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:55:32","slug":"sucker-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dpad.ca\/wp1\/2009\/05\/29\/sucker-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sucker Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Punch-Out is the game that finally convinced me to buy a Wii.\u00c2\u00a0 And I did so fully expecting that I probably won’t be buying too many more Wii games. (That already makes me a typical Wii owner, as the system has a a pretty dismal attach rate.) But seeing as I’m not really a Zelda fan, or a Metroid fan, or even a 3D Mario fan, Punch-Out is about as close to a killer app for the Wii as I’m likely to ever come across. And yeah, it is<\/em> killer.<\/p>\n

I’m one of those thirtysomethings who grew up playing all the retro consoles when they were new, and because of that games like Punch-Out have a pretty strong nostalgia effect on me. I skipped Super Punch-Out, not because it wasn’t a good game or anything, but because I was more into computer gaming when it came ’round. But the original Punch-Out, and of course Mike Tyson’s<\/em> Punch-Out, claimed countless hours of my youth (not to mention a ton of quarters.)<\/p>\n

Now, as strong as the nostalgia effect can be, it’s not really enough on its own to get me to bring home a new console. The idea of playing one of my favourite games of yore in a completely new way is what sealed the deal. There’s just something extremely compelling and downright engaging about playing a fun and familiar boxing game by actually throwing jabs instead of tapping buttons.\u00c2\u00a0 So there it is, the Wii’s secret sauce finally won me over. This new Punch-Out has also reminded me of how old and out of shape I am. Not even the most rousing game of Halo has ever left me as sore or sweaty as a few rounds against Glass Joe and friends. Yeah, that’s pathetic, but like Little Mac I’m back in training after a long hiatus and there’s nowhere to go but up.<\/p>\n

As for a d+pad comeback? Hey, anything’s possible! I’m going to take it one round at a time.<\/p>\n

joe at <\/em>dpad dot <\/em>ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Punch-Out is the game that finally convinced me to buy a Wii.\u00c2\u00a0 And I did so fully expecting that I probably won’t be buying too many more Wii games. (That already makes me a typical Wii owner, as the system has a a pretty dismal attach rate.) But seeing as … <\/p>\n

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