Phred's Cool Punch-Out 2 Turbo

I tried something different today, to play a Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! romhack. I played two in fact.

Very cool.

 First Phred's Cool Punch-Out, this hack is actually only a graphical hacks. The appearances of the fighters have changed, as well as some of the texts, but their patterns are identical. I decided to play it because might as well do, I haven't played Punch-Out!! in a while (when I played it it was on the gamecube in Animal Crossing), so I can play the original before playing a romhack so I can see the changes better.

 

 Very mature.

 

And so about Phred's Cool Punch-Out, the new graphics are cool. They are not amazing or better than the original, but they make a nice alternative if you played the original Punch-Out!! a lot (not my case) and want something slightly different. Most of the new texts are just stupid, but funny. I did chuckles some times. I just noticed one error when you lose against Mask X is head change into's Bald Bull.

 

 Creepy dude.

 

So that's it. I would rate it 2 stars I guess. But anyway, here's for the main course :

 

 The cooler Phred's Punch-Out!!

 

 This hack, compared to the first one, has new patterns for all the boxers. And they are all news. It's subtitled turbo because indeed the game is faster like Street Fighter II Turbo... or is it? The music sure is faster, the rest idk.

 

 Boxing with glasses on?

 

So the game has new elements but the same base. The same 3 tournaments, with the same boxer order except Joe switched with Flamenco. This time more text was modified (with a feeling of old internet slang, some may like it some not). Other than the boxer's info and talks, the tournaments names and other things are different. Each fight as it's own color palette, with one having a particular palette that does change a bit some things. It's not ugly, it's different. The boxer appearance are decent, except the two girls have some frames that looks really bad.

 

You fight Doc! But because of limitations, the strategy is the same as King Hippo.

 

The fight themselves are good. Some boxers have a simple pattern, some have a particular one that requires some time to understand how to overcome them. It makes the difficulty a bit uneven, some fights can be harder than the next one. Overall the difficulty is a bit harder than the original Punch-Out!! There's one fight I had a lot of troubles, because I kept getting punched even when I predicted the attack. Either my reaction was too slow or the dodge window too tight.

 

F*** this robot.

 

There's also some change in the game system. Important is you start each fight with two stars, and also get two stars after you get knocked out. The maximum stars is 7 now. So if well used, that can make some fights goes faster if you use your uppercut at the best moment.

 

lel

 

So a Punch-Out!! hack is very original. P-O is not my favorite game series, but I enjoy it. A romhack with new fighters is nice for a change, and the free uppercut stars is good.

⭐⭐⭐

Good 

 

For download link to the ROM and more infos about Phred's Cool Punch-Out, check out the creator's website: http://master_phred.tripod.com/punchout/index.html