What's The Lowest Possible Score In Mike Tyson's Punch Out?

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  @Brolylomaniac · 3 years ago · pinned

  I'm placing my bet on 267000 points

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  @OllieOakryn · 3 years ago

  272622700 points?

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  @Morgan423Z · 3 years ago (edited)

  It must be unbelievably frustrating to fight a guy who turns into a phantom and dodges every shot you throw for rounds on end... and then drops you with one perfectly placed, kidney-shattering punch.  Especially when he's ten weight classes smaller than you are.

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  @rorbee · 3 years ago

  Low score Mac is my favorite boxer. He has his opponents analyzed down to the bone. He'll dodge and weave for 2 rounds and land one punch to end the fight. And in the next fight he can't dodge a punch to save his life, getting punched every time he lands a hit. Yet he still wins, every time. Somehow all his fights seem like they're pre-determined, but you never know what kind of Mac will show up. It is an honor to be a boxing spectator in this era. Low score Mac will always be my world champion.

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  @DouglasZwick · 3 years ago

  I love how at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psMBM3y52Hs&amp;t=3320">55:20</a>, you get Super Macho Man crouching and turning into Soda Popinski before releasing his uppercut

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  @SerpiaXerma · 3 years ago

  As mentioned in the intro, it is physically impossible to complete the game with zero points, as hitting an opponent in any way gains a point.<br><br>Therefore, mathematically, 0 points is the worst guess, and I should be pinned for this glorious achievement in scientific problem solving.

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  @AceZephyr1 · 3 years ago

  yeah idk mate. probably like a billion

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  @Kitamerby · 3 years ago

  As someone who&apos;s never paid attention to the score in punch out, I&apos;m going to say exactly 38610. Let&apos;s see how awful my score is in an hour...

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  @MetalSandshrew · 3 years ago

  My guess for the lowest score is 5.51 seconds. Not sure why Twin Galaxies removed that record...

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  @underrated1524 · 3 years ago

  Let&apos;s see, since win by decision is off the table, each foe needs to be knocked out at least once. So that immediately gives us 14 * 1010 = 14140 as a lower bound. And not every foe can be beaten in one knockdown – if we imagine that, on average, each opponent takes 2 knockdowns, this would give us an estimate of 28280 points, disregarding other sources of points. So I&apos;ll give a broad guess of 30000 points total to give some room for 10 points per punch adding up.

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  @329link · 3 years ago

  This may be a bit off topic, but it&apos;s really amazing how well made this game is. Most NES games, even the big titles, have a lot of jank to them. Whether it&apos;s weird hitboxes, buggy graphics, or sprite flickering/lag, you&apos;ll find it everywhere. This game has so few issues that even speedrunners can barely bust its code. Tbh, I really don&apos;t like most NES games because they&apos;ve mostly aged very poorly, but this is a huge exception. The only real &quot;dated&quot; things I can see are the lack of a level select (which is easily made moot with the password system) and the score counter. You could legitimately put this game on a store for 5 bucks (maybe with cleaned up sprites like the video) and it&apos;d feel like it was made today. It&apos;s a marvel of game design.

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  @doctorprepologedyedeyadede3542 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m guessing 36,000ish<br><br><br>Why the fuck did that work

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