Mike Tyson’s Punch Out (1987)

An early standout of home console entertainment and one of the first sports video games, Punch Out was successful for targeting arcade-style fun rather than attempting to emulate the sport it’s based upon.

In fact, part of Punch Out’s brilliance is that it’s not really a sports game at all. It’s a puzzle game that has much more to do with pattern recognition than physical prowess. In a way, so is boxing.

Price: £32.30

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