Punch-Out!! is a boxing video game created by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Players control Little Mac, a novice boxer guided by his trainer Doc Louis, as he battles through a series of opponents. Initially titled Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, it was rebranded after Tyson's licensing ended, replacing him with Mr. Dream as the final adversary. The game is a notable entry in Nintendo's history.
You are Little Mac, a 17 year-old rookie fighter straight out of the Bronx. What you lack in size you more than make up for in determination. Spurred on by your trainer, Doc Louis, it's time to take on the world's boxing best!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! was re-branded simply as Punch-Out!!, and re-released in the US and Europe in 1990. When Nintendo's license had expired with Mike Tyson, his likeness was replaced by a fictional character named Mr. Dream, whose visual likeness and undefeated record are based on Rocky Marciano. This version of the game is used in all Virtual Console releases, Animal Crossing, the NES Classic Edition, and on Nintendo Switch Online (which Mike Tyson contested).