A Rare Early Version Of The NES Classic Punch-Out!! Has Been Unearthed
Kotaku | 10.04.2026 02:39
A prototype, pre–Mike Tyson version of what would go on to become Nintendo’s 1987 classic Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! has been purchased at an auction, and the ROM has subsequently been dumped online for all to use. And before any of you start pushing your specs up your nose and hitting me with a “well, actually,” this isn’t the Mike Tyson-less, Japanese-only “Gold Version” of Punch-Out!!, nor is it the 1990 version of Punch-Out!! released here in the States which replaced Mike Tyson with Mr. Dream either. It’s a genuine prototype version of the English version of the 1987 game, sans Mike Tyson.
