Punch-Out!! | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

NES/Famicom

SuplexJackson 27 Apr 2020 22:36

This one was a pain since it's so hard to knock him down twice in the first round and you have to fight 4 other fighters at the start of each attempt. Also it's a bit random even with 6 knockdowns, so just try again and eventually you'll get it.

SaifuuSuri 25 Jun 2020 22:18

Tip: Use 940 861 8538 as the password to go straight to Super Macho Man. If you lose, you'll go to Don Flamenco 2, and if you beat him, you go to Sandman. You only get 2 tries since you lost a match, but it's still faster than the normal way.

RetroReplayed 22 Oct 2020 10:06

i knocked him down twice each round and on 2nd knockdown in round 3 i KO'ed him

TheJediSonic 12 Dec 2020 08:27

It seems as though you have to knock down the last fighters 2 times in 3 rounds in order to KO them (sometimes that doesn't happen)

Mentro 7 Jan 2021 17:48

Can confirm, it's random. Just be sure to get 2 knockdowns in round 1&2 each and then the second knockdown in round 3 should KO. Took me 3 tries until it worked.

Gollawiz 8 Jun 2022 14:54

RNG here is atrocious for whether he gets up or not at the 6th knock down, but you can totally combo his ass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz34H6A-Ycg&ab_channel=FreeBachelor

CommanderProton 19 Sep 2022 19:46

KO Conditions from mPAP's gamefaqs guide:

1) Get the 6th knockdown (random)

Easily the most frustrating one if you are doing Hardcore, since it's all luck if you get it in the end. With Softcore, just save state before you knock him down the 6th time.

DL73 4 Jun 2023 15:41

I think I'm giving up on this one. my monitor seems to have too much delay to dodge the dreamland express without just guessing, and having to get back to him after every 2nd failed attempt is far too frustrating combined with the knock out not being guaranteed

Malvenido 1 Jan 2024 23:14

Well, this one was really frustrating but after practising a lot and memorizing Sandman's dreamland express pattern (you know, round 1 at 1:30 and then anytime you or him go down from round 2 on) I just kept getting better and better.
However, I was really unlucky with the RNG and it took me like 20 or 30 tries!

Funny thing: With Mike I was lucky and even though my health was not at its max, I got it like in my 3rd try haha.

Cloutless 25 Aug 2024 21:51

really dumb achievement to get hardcore, getting to the fight and doing the actual fight both take some time and having it all come down to rng sucks.

Chromagram 14 Sep 2024 08:08

A really important thing to note when attempting this is that the Dreamland Express comes out at a different speed if you legitimately dodge it versus guessing and getting lucky. Watching for the flash and legit dodging it will ensure all 3 punches come out slow enough to dodge.

Overall, here’s the best strat you have, the rest is luck.
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When the fight starts, you have to dodge as many rolling punches as you can. Don’t get antsy, sit until you see the first instance of his hands rolling, then input the dodge. Counter punch after.

At around 0:50 seconds, he will likely start throwing the hooks. As soon as he does, use this pattern: face punch (he will dodge), immediately hold dodge (you will dodge his counter), immediately throw face punch (stuns him), then 3 gut punches. You can keep cycling this and doing consistent damage at the cost of one stamina point for whiffing the first face punch.

The one exception is at certain points, Sandman won’t dodge your first face punch in the combo, he’ll block it. When he does that, stop the combo and laser focus in, the Dreamland Express is coming. Again, DO NOT just guess and mash dodge. Most of the time you’ll miss and get demolished. If you happen to get lucky and dodge the express this way, his 3 punches will come out quicker than normal and you won’t be able to dodge all 3. Instead, sit and wait and watch CLOSE for him to flash, THEN dodge. It’s NOT easy by any means, you have very little time to do it. However, if you dodge it legitimately this way, his 3 punches will be slow enough to rapid dodge all 3. Dodge all 3 successfully, and you can face punch him and get a TON of free gut punches in.

Practice and continue this sequence as much as you can, get 2 knockdowns per round and just PRAY he stays down on the 6th one in the 3rd round. However, this will give you the best chance to keep getting to that spot.

CJharvster 4 Feb 2025 04:04

2025 player here. This achievement still sucks.