Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

It's Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! this week on The Retrograde! Andrew and MIkey step into the squared circle to revisit their past opponents like Piston Hon, Von Kaiser, and other racially charged stereotypes which, like the boxer himself, may not age as well in the modern day. We also discuss the role of E-sports players in the gaming landscape, Super Smash Brothers, and the death of Luigi. This game is referenced in popular culture to this day, but does it truly deserve to be ranked among the greatest to enter the ring, or, like the titular athlete, does this game warrant being informally ignored in talks of the greatest of all time? Find out this week when Andrew and Mikey Retrograde: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

An episode of the The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast podcast, hosted by Andrew Bascom and Mikey Ehrenworth, titled "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!" was published on August 14, 2018 and runs 76 minutes.

August 14, 2018 ·76m · The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast

Summary

It's Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! this week on The Retrograde! Andrew and MIkey step into the squared circle to revisit their past opponents like Piston Hon, Von Kaiser, and other racially charged stereotypes which, like the boxer himself, may not age as well in the modern day. We also discuss the role of E-sports players in the gaming landscape, Super Smash Brothers, and the death of Luigi. This game is referenced in popular culture to this day, but does it truly deserve to be ranked among the greatest to enter the ring, or, like the titular athlete, does this game warrant being informally ignored in talks of the greatest of all time? Find out this week when Andrew and Mikey Retrograde: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

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